Course: Introduction to Anthropology II

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Course title Introduction to Anthropology II
Course code KSKA/UAN2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Synková Hana, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
- how can we "use" anthropology? Current challenges to an applied anthropology - the birth of applied anthropology and definition of areas of its interest - from application to activism - methodology of applied researches - ethics in applied researches - anthropology of development - engaged anthropology - environmental anthropology - anthropology of medicine - anthropology in/of politics and public administration and anthropological approaches towards social work - anthropology in education - anthropology in commercial sector - finishing the course, evaluation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Projection
Learning outcomes
This course will introduce students with possibilities of applied anthropology, with the use of anthropology in practical situations, in organizations of public service, non-profit and commercial sector. The absolvents of the coutse should get the idea about the possibilities of using cultural and social anthropology.

Prerequisites
unspecified
KSKA/UAN1

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

Recommended literature
  • četba bude vyvěšena ve stagu.
  • Hirt, T. a kol. Vybrané kapitoly z aplikované sociální antropologie. Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita v Plzni., 2012.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Humanities (2013) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Humanities (2016) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer