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Course Name
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Culture and Society
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week)
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Application/Lab
(hour/week)
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Local Credits
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ECTS
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SOC 445
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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6
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Prerequisites
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None
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Course Language
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English
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Course Type
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Elective
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Course Level
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First Cycle
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Mode of Delivery
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- |
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Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
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Lecture / Presentation
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National Occupation Classification
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-
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Course Coordinator
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- |
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Course Lecturer(s)
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Assistant(s)
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- |
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Course Objectives
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This course aims to deepen the understanding of sociological thinking by examining certain topics and debates in the study of visual and material culture with a specific emphasis on society-culture relationship. The main question of the course is how we can use visual practices to understand and explain societies. |
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Learning Outcomes
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The students who succeeded in this course;
- will be able to explain the basic terms and theories of cultural sociology;
- will be able to differentiate different methodologies in the study of cultural sociology
- will be able to discuss the visual and material cultural practices from a sociological perspective;
- will be able to question the reproduction of the social inequalities through cultural practices;
- will be able to explain the social change by investigating cultural practices.
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Course Description
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Course Description The course is designed to make students familiar with sociological thinking through the discussions of visual and material cultural practices. To do this, by evaluating the general discussions of sociology of culture, the course focuses on visual and material cultural practices like spatial practices, eating and drinking, consumption and work within the framework of sociological imagination. |
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Related Sustainable Development Goals
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Core Courses |
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| Major Area Courses |
X
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| Supportive Courses |
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| Media and Management Skills Courses |
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| Transferable Skill Courses |
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WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
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Week |
Subjects |
Related Preparation |
| 1 |
Presentation and overview of the course |
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| 2 |
Introduction |
Chapter 1, “Anthropology” Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology |
| 3 |
What is Culture? |
Chapter 2, “Culture,” Core Concepts “Eating Christmas in the Kalahari,” Conformity and Conflict (14th edition), pp. 13-19 (Richard Borshay Lee) |
| 4 |
Religion |
“Expressive Culture: Religion, Worldview and Art” Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology “Baseball Magic,” Conformity and Conflict, (14th edition) (George Gmelch) “Body Ritual among the Nacimera,” Conformity and Conflict (14th edition) (Horace Miner) |
| 5 |
Family and Kinship I |
“Kinship and Descent” Core Concepts in Cultural Anthopology. |
| 6 |
Family and Kinship II |
“Marriage and Family” Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology. |
| 7 |
Family and Kinship III |
“Matrilineal Kinship: Walking Marriage in China,” Conformity and Conflict (14th ed.) (Lu Yuan and Sam Mitchell) “Polyandry: When Brothers Take a Wife,” Conformity and Conflict (14th edition) (Melvyn Goldstein) |
| 8 |
Mid-term Exam |
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| 9 |
Social Organization: Caste, Class, Race, Ethnicity |
“The Dimensions of Social Organization,” Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology “Mixed Blood” Conformity and Conflict (14th edition) (Jeffrey M. Fish) |
| 10 |
Social Organization: Gender |
“The Dimensions of Social Organization,” Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology |
| 11 |
Economic Anthropology |
“Economic Anthropology” Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology. “The Hunters: Scarce Resources in the Kalahari,” Conformity and Conflict (14th edition) (Richard Borshay Lee) Read about what the Bushmen of the Kalahari are doing now: http://www.survivalinternational.org/tribes/bushmen |
| 12 |
Political Anthropology |
“Political Anthropology” Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology |
| 13 |
Globalization and Culture |
“Globalization and the Culture of Capitalism” Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology. |
| 14 |
Discussion of homework topics |
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| 15 |
Semester Review |
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| 16 |
Final Exam |
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Course Notes/Textbooks
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Robert H. Lavenda and Emily A. Schultz. 2009 (4th ed.) Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology, Boston: McGraw Hill
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Suggested Readings/Materials
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James Spradley and David W. McCurdy. 2012 (14th ed.) Conformity and Conflict. Readings in Cultural Anthropology. Boston: Pearson
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EVALUATION SYSTEM
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Semester Activities
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Number |
Weigthing |
| Participation |
-
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-
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| Laboratory / Application |
-
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-
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| Field Work |
-
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-
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
-
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-
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| Portfolio |
-
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-
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| Homework / Assignments |
-
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-
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| Presentation / Jury |
-
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-
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| Project |
-
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-
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| Seminar / Workshop |
-
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-
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| Oral Exams |
-
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-
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| Midterm |
1
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40
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| Final Exam |
1
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60
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| Total |
2
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100
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| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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40
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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60
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| Total |
2 |
100 |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
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Semester Activities
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Number |
Duration (Hours) |
Workload |
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
-
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-
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-
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
15
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3
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45
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| Field Work |
-
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-
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-
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
-
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-
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-
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| Portfolio |
-
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-
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-
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| Homework / Assignments |
-
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-
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-
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| Presentation / Jury |
-
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-
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-
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| Project |
-
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-
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-
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| Seminar / Workshop |
-
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-
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-
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| Oral Exam |
-
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-
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-
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| Midterms |
1
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39
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39
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| Final Exam |
1
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48
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48
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Total |
180
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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#
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Program Competencies/Outcomes
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* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1 |
To have the knowledge of classical and contemporary theories in sociology, and be able to comparatively analyze these theories.
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X
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-
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-
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-
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-
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2 |
To have the knowledge of main methodological approaches in sociology as well as social research and data analysis methods.
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-
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X
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-
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-
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-
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3 |
To have knowledge in the fields of general sociology, sociology of institutions, social structure and change, and applied sociology.
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X
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-
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-
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-
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-
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4 |
To be able to determine the appropriate methods in the design of the planning stage and conclusion of a sociological project, individually or as part of a team.
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X
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-
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-
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-
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-
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5 |
To be able to diagnose the social dynamics behind personal problems by using sociological imagination.
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-
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X
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-
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-
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-
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6 |
To be able to define social problems at local, national, and global level, and offer new policies for solutions.
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X
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-
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-
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-
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-
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7 |
To be able to apply commonly-used computer programs for data collection and analysis in sociological research.
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-
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X
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-
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-
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-
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8 |
To be able to develop a socially responsible, scientific and ethical perspective regarding the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data.
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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9 |
To be able to analyze different aspects of the social world by drawing on the knowledge produced by other disciplines of the social sciences.
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X
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-
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-
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-
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-
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10 |
To be able to constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following scientific and technological developments in sociology and social research.
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X
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-
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-
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-
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-
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11 |
To be able to collect sociological data and communicate with sociologists and other social scientists in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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12 |
To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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13 |
To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.
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X
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-
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-
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-
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-
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
