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About Study Course

ECTS:3
Course supervisor:Uldis Vēgners
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Dentistry
Language:Latvian, English
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Philosophical Anthropology; Philosophy, Ethics and Religion

Objective

To develop understanding about the various philosophical accounts of human nature, as well as various significant dimensions of human life, including cultural, existential and ethical aspects.

Prerequisites

Not required.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Students know and understand the philosohpical approach of anthropology, the main theoretical approaches and concepts in philosophical anthropology concerning the understanding of human being, as well as various significant dimensions of human life, including cultural, existential and ethical aspects.

Skills

1.Students identify and adequately use the concepts, dimensions that characterise human life, philosophical anthropology, recognizes the major issues in philosophical anthropology, formulates questions during discussions, analyse and critically evaluate the philosophical approaches, concepts and arguments, formulates and argues their own position in discussions, provide solutions for problems.

Competence

1.Students are able to understand, interpret and critically evaluate the approach of philosophical anthropology and its major theoretical approaches, as well as various significant dimensions of human life as described in philosophy. Students have improved their communicative (group work, discussions) and cognitive (independent work, examination) competence.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2025, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Dentistry1Master'sRequiredUldis Vēgners, Elīna Graudiņa, Vija Sīle, Vents Sīlis
Dentistry1Master'sRequiredUldis Vēgners, Elīna Graudiņa, Vija Sīle, Vents Sīlis
Planning period:Year 2026, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Dentistry 1Master'sRequiredUldis Vēgners, Elīna Graudiņa, Vija Sīle, Vents Sīlis