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 […]
Chinese Level 1
The course provides students with the communicative competence of basic Chinese through the linguistic activities of reception (listening and reading), production and interaction (speaking and writing), and mediation (translation). Students are introduced to the structure, order and formation principles of Chinese characters; develop tone discrimination and usage patterns. The lexical repertoire is built on the […]
Arabic Language 1
Arabic language Level 1 (elementary) course is based on the development of reception (listening and reading comprehension), production (speaking and writing) and mediation (translation) skills along with grammar and vocabulary development. The course is organized in such a way that the students develop basic awareness of the Arabic language and culture in the Arabic speaking […]
Music
This course will provide students with an aesthetic and historical perspective of different genre music, covering a variety of styles and developments from the Early Ages through the Twentieth First Century. Students will acquire basic knowledge, listening skills, experience and criteria for critical perception of music. Lecturer: V. Jucevičiūtė Bartkevičienė
Lithuanian Folklore, Traditions, Mythology
This course, taught in English, is specifically designed for foreign and Lithuanian students of different study programmes. It offers an overview of different aspects of the traditional Lithuanian way of living: folklore, festivals, family customs and traditions, mythology, and the main features of material culture. The course focuses on the issues of continuity, transformation, or […]
History of Civilization
This course, aimed for a very broad audience, discusses different civilizational processes in the world history from the oldest times until now, assessing their importance to the world of today. After the defining the term “civilization” and explaining its problematics, different aspects of human history are discussed – relationship between people and nature, development of […]
