Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGICAL ISSUES | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | ASOC400 | ||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 3 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
Course Contents | Basic principles in sociology and world change: Sociological topics, theoretical approaches and methodology of sociological research.Definition of change. Effects of social change, change in the contemporary era, current changes and future projections. Women’s issues: The gender, its social positions, equality, eroticism and feminism. The human body and the society: The effects of society and media on health and the body (eating and other disorders). Social strife: Crime, social violence and drug abuse. Education: | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | This course is delivered to the students by means of lectures conducted with the help of computer presentations. Lectures are supplemented with film presentations and panel discussions in order for the students to familiarize with the critical approach of mass communication formulate theoretical questions regarding media. | ||||||||
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Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |