Sociology and Anthropology
This course provides an introduction to the sociological and anthropological analysis of humanity and particular societies. It introduces the main sociological and anthropological approaches and conceptions. The course proceeds to the analysis of culture, socialization, family, gender, religion, social stratification; examines the phenomena of holism, cultural relativism, intercultural comparison, emic/etic, kinship, reciprocity systems of exchange, […]
Human Rights and Global Justice
This course aims to examine contemporary human rights as a sociopolitical phenomenon, its evolution, implementation challenges, and possible solutions. The interdisciplinary course explores the social, cultural, political, and institutional-legal aspects of human rights implementation. Students will analyze the United Nations human rights system and its implementation on the local, national and global levels, will explore […]
Sociology of Body
This course will analyse the ways the body is portrayed, described and represented in culture, particularly contemporary pop culture. What is the body? What kind of bodies are favoured in popular culture? How is the body shaped by such factors as sex, gender, class, ethnicity and race? Topics to be covered in this course include […]
Sociology of Family
The course aims at presenting the basic terminology, sociological theoretical perspectives, and research in order to understand the historical development and diversity of families, their changing forms and complexity in the contemporary world; to discuss developmental stages of families and the social forces that shape family forms. After completion of the course students will be […]
Witness Testimony – Legal and Psychological Aspects
The aim of the class is to provide the students with knowledge, experience and competence connected with the legal and psychological aspects of witness’s interview. List of topics: The concept and types of witnesses; Legal aspects of witness testimony.; Interview – preparation and strategy; Interviewing witnesses – practical aspects; Theoretical issues in the study of […]
Challenges of the contemporary world
The classes are a combination of theoretical sociological reflection and practical film analysis, combining the knowledge of sociology with the perspective of film production and distribution. Half of the classes, conducted by a doctor of social sciences focus on theoretical aspects of the challenges of the modern world. Participants delve deeply into social structures, global […]
Philosophy of Education
Philosophy of education course introduces students to both, philosophical reflection of educational issues as well as philosophical practice in education. The course focuses on philosophy for children program as a universal educational method that can be applied to various educational settings and processes. The course stimulates students to think about application of critical, creative, collaborative […]
