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Introduction to Social Anthropology (KF_048)
About Study Course
Department: Faculty of Social Sciences
ECTS:3
Course supervisor:Klāvs Sedlenieks
Study type:Part-Time, Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Communication Science
Language:Latvian, English
Study course description Full description, Part-Time, Full time
Branch of science:Social Anthropology; Sociology and social work
Objective
Introduce students to social anthropology.
Prerequisites
Basic background knowledge in social sciences.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students know:
• what is anthropology;
• what are the main research methods used in anthropology;
• what is the range of questions asked by anthropology;
• understand the most important issues of political, economic, gender, kinship and religious aspects from the point of view of anthropology.
Skills
1.Improved skills in analysing academic literature.
Improved skills in producing an argumentative text.
Improved skills in analysing social processes, by use of anthropological knowledge.
Competence
1.Analysis of texts, writing essays, state one's opinion, based on the anthropological knowledge.
