Social theories of the 21st century Field of study: Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies in the Humanities
Programme code: W1-S1SH24.2024

Module name: Social theories of the 21st century
Module code: W1-SH-S1-TS
Programme code: W1-S1SH24.2024
Semester: winter semester 2025/2026
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: exam
ECTS credits: 3
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The course will discuss the most important social and humanities theories concerning the phenomena that have occurred in recent decades. The topics which will be addressed include: globalisation and its slowdown, neo-liberalism, the attack on the World Trade Centre as a boundary event for the 21st century, economic crises, the idea of the precariat, inequality, energy crises and the climate crisis, as well as the issues related to contemporary conflicts and visions of the future regarding the automation of work and fantasies of various catastrophes, as well as utopian scenarios. The course will enable students to understand a range of contemporary local and global issues, as well as raise awareness of their possible solutions.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
has knowledge of key events of the 21st century and their relation to social theories [01]
 W07 [4/5]
is aware of political inequalities, understands the concept of the precariat, is able to illustrate these phenomena with examples from the course [02]
 W10 [4/5]
while adopting social sensitivity poses relevant research questions and is able to refer to them critically [03]
 U02 [3/5]
uses the knowledge from the classes during talks, discussions, social interactions [04]
 U05 [3/5]
is ready to develop pro-social and pro-equality attitudes [05]
 K03 [4/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
lecture [W] 30 Formal lecture/ course-related lecture [a01] 
Problem-based lecture [b01]  		exam 01 02 03 04 05
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Search for materials and review activities necessary for class participation [a01] Preparation for classes
reviewing literature, documentation, tools and materials as well as the specifics of the syllabus and the range of activities indicated in it as required for full participation in classes
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Determining the stages of task implementation contributing to the verification of learning outcomes [c01] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
devising a task implementation strategy embracing the division of content, the range of activities, implementation time and/or the method(s) of obtaining the necessary materials and tools, etc.
Analysis of the corrective feedback provided by the academic teacher on the results of the verification of learning outcomes [d01] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reading through the academic teacher’s comments, assessments and opinions on the implementation of the task aimed at checking the level of the achieved learning outcomes
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Syllabuses (USOSweb)
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