Cultural anthropology Field of study: Pedagogy
Programme code: W6-N2PE19.2022

Module name: Cultural anthropology
Module code: W6-PE-N2-2AK
Programme code: W6-N2PE19.2022
Semester:
  • summer semester 2024/2025
  • summer semester 2023/2024
  • summer semester 2022/2023
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 2
Description:
The subject Cultural anthropology is assumed to familiarize students with the essence of anthropological thinking of the man and human culture, to shape the skill of noticing and analysing cultural variety and differences. The subject allows for learning basic theoretical and research currents in Polish, European and American anthropology and for presenting the position of cultural anthropology among humanities. It is significant to present the role of this discipline in shaping the attitudes of tolerance and openness to cultural differentiation. Students are familiarized with the mechanisms of raising and functioning of negative categorization of the Other/s. The subject matter is to stimulate students to critical reflection on problems in intercultural interactions and on the resulting educational tasks.
Prerequisites:
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Key reading:
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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]
understands the need and sense of shaping open and tolerant attitudes aiming at understanding, communication and coexistence of various human cultures and social environments; is convinced of the sense, value and need of undertaking activities for the protection and preservation of cultural heritage of humanity [2AK_K_1]
 K_K06 [2/5] K_K07 [2/5] K_K08 [2/5]
can apply basic theoretical knowledge of cultural anthropology and related disciplines in interpreting socio-cultural phenomena in their broad context, i.e. culture understood as a particular way of human life; has the skills of anthropological reasoning concerning the situation of man in the created socio-cultural reality as well as the ability to notice and think anthropologically about cultural diversification of the world [2AK_U_1]
 K_U01 [3/5] K_U07 [5/5]
can implement the anthropological approach to cultural phenomena in regard to diagnosing and analysing particular problems of local culture, has communication skills, can talk in a clear, coherent and precise way about anthropological issues using different theoretical standpoints [2AK_U_2]
 K_U02 [3/5] K_U03 [4/5] K_U04 [3/5] K_U08 [3/5]
knows the essence of sciences concerning culture and society – their evolution and relations to other humanistic sciences; has elementary knowledge of the origin and development of cultural anthropology and its contemporary orientations and currents; understands the key notions, paradigms and research problems of cultural anthropology [2AK_W_1]
 K_W02 [3/5] K_W04 [5/5]
Type Description Codes of the learning outcomes of the module to which assessment is related
presentation [2AK_w_1]
checking the level of knowledge of the content of the lectures and the degree of use of the acquired theoretical knowledge in order to present and analyze selected problems in the field of cultural anthropology
 2AK_K_1 2AK_U_1 2AK_U_2 2AK_W_1
Form of teaching Student's own work Assessment of the learning outcomes
Type Description (including teaching methods) Number of hours Description Number of hours
lecture [2AK_fns_1]
lecture on basic issues with the use of audio-visual means
 10
supplementary reading, work with the text; preparation and presentation of a presentation
 50 presentation [2AK_w_1]
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Semester Module Language of instruction
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