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About Study Course

ECTS:3
Course supervisor:Klāvs Sedlenieks
Study type:Part-Time, Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Communication Science; Sociology
Language:English, Latvian
Study course description Full description, Part-Time, Full time
Branch of science:Social Anthropology; Sociology and social work

Objective

To introduce students to the basics of social anthropology.

Prerequisites

Basic background knowledge in social sciences.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Students will be able to know:
• what is anthropology;
• what are the main research methods used in social anthropology;
• what is the range of questions asked by anthropology;
• understand the most important issues of kinship, communication, economic, political, gender, health and illness, and religious aspects of human life from the point of view of anthropology.

Skills

1.After successfully completing the course, students:
will be able to analyze academic literature;
will be able to write a reasoned text;
will be able to analyze social processes using anthropological knowledge.

Competence

1.You will be able to analyze anthropological texts; justify own opinion while giving group presentations; analyze social phenomena drawing on acquired anthropological knowledge.