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Course code: BHS10010f11Semester: 2011/2012 winter
Name: STUDY OF THE CULTURE
Major: Animal Science
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 0 / 0
Lecturer: dr Ewa Pustelnik
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: To interest students with a marvel of specific character of a human being in the world of nature and with ability to create culture; to show the achievement of the two basic disciplines examining culture, anthropology and sociology of culture.
Competences: Creating an attitude of interest, respect and tolerance towards the cultural variety of the world as well as interest in contemporary global phenomena in the culture.
Prerequisites: The humanities within the secondary school curriculum.
Course content: Introduction to the study of cultures, the notion of culture, features of culture. The origin of culture, the formation of literate and state civilisation, the study into contemporary primeaval cultures, anthropology of peasant societies, the study into sociology of culture and culture of large social structures, the main problems of contemporary culture – mass-culture, globalization of culture.
Recommended literature: Appadurai A., Modernity without borders. Cultural aspects of globalization, ,,Universitas”, Cracow 2005 Filipiak M., Sociology of culture. The outline of issues, Wyd. Uniw. M. Curie-Składowskiej, Lublin 2000 Nowicka E.,The world of a man - the world of culture. Systematic lecture on problems of cultural anthropology, Wyd. Nauk. PWN, Warsaw 1991
Assessment methods: Compulsory written or orall pass Level of knowledge required to complete: 60%
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