Socjologia polityki Field of study: Sociology
Programme code: W3-S1SO19.2023

Module name: Socjologia polityki
Module code: W3-SO-S1-SP
Programme code: W3-S1SO19.2023
Semester:
  • summer semester 2025/2026
  • summer semester 2024/2025
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 2
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The module aims to teach students to follow, intellectually analyze, and understand the contemporary world and the Polish political scene. Participants will acquire conceptual tools allowing them to understand current events and broader political processes. Some political systems of countries will be subjected to sociological analysis, with particular emphasis on the democratic state and the problem of civil society, also discussed in the context of the political transformation in Poland after 1989. The module aims to teach students to understand the challenges of representative democracy in the aftermath of the so-called crisis of representation, progressing globalization, and changes in world geopolitics. The knowledge gained during the course will allow students to take a more mature, professional, and critical look at the world of politics and the processes taking place in it.
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]
The student is aware of the need to constantly expand his knowledge, update it, and thus create his own political capacity. [K01]
 K01 [4/5] K06 [2/5]
The student is prepared both for research work and for functioning within public institutions as well as in political and civic organizations. [K02]
 K02 [3/5] K04 [4/5]
is ready for critical and thorough observation and intellectual analysis of the contemporary world and the Polish political scene using the studied theoretical concepts. [U01]
 U01 [4/5] U02 [3/5]
can independently and critically acquire knowledge about political reality, drawing from various sources of information, enabling him to build his conclusions and formulate forecasts. [U02]
 U03 [3/5] U09 [4/5]
knows the basic concepts relating to the functioning of the state and its institutions in mutual relations with citizens and understands the essence of the phenomenon of politics [W01]
 W01 [3/5] W06 [2/5]
has basic, structured knowledge of collective social actors operating in the public space of the state, their specificity, and processes determining their mutual relations and relations with public authorities [W02]
 W04 [4/5] W08 [3/5]
understands the political processes in modern democratic societies, considering their transformations determined, among others, by the phenomena taking place at the global level [W03]
 W04 [4/5] W12 [4/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
discussion classes [01] 30 Description [a03] 
Lecture-discussion [b02] 
Activating method – discussion / debate [b04] 
Screen presentation [c07] 
Individual work with a text [f02]  		course work K01 K02 U01 U02 W01 W02 W03
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
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
Production/preparation of tools, materials or documentation necessary for class participation [a05] Preparation for classes
developing, preparing and assessing the usefulness of tools and materials (e.g. aids, scenarios, research tools, equipment, etc.) to be employed in class or as an aid when preparing for classes
Getting acquainted with the syllabus content [b01] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
reading through the syllabus and getting acquainted with its content
Studying the literature used in and the materials produced in class [c02] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
exploring the studied content, inquiring, considering, assimilating, interpreting it, or organizing knowledge obtained from the literature, documentation, instructions, scenarios, etc., used in class as well as from the notes or other materials/artifacts made in class
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
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