Objectives of general skills

• Understand the fundamentals (theories and tools) in human and social sciences
• Identify and explain the basic theoretical trends in various fields of human sciences (law, economics, management, history, psychology, etc.) and their applications.
• Understand the fundamentals in the field of sociology and anthropology (Sociology and Anthropology option)
• Have a critical view of theories, concepts and methods specific to sociology and anthropology.
• Describe and analyse contemporary, minority or distant human societies; decipher speeches and social and cultural representations.
• Avoid the pitfalls of ethnocentrism, sociocentrism and chronocentrisme.
• Master knowledge from disciplines within social and human sciences.
• Understand the tools and methods adapted to these disciplines.
• Master the principles and methodologies of scientific approaches applicable in the disciplines within social and human sciences
• Know the principles of different methodological approaches.
• Put English language skills and skills of at least one other language other than French into practice.
• Read and understand the overall meaning of non-specialised texts, listen and understand the overall meaning of audio documents.

UE's Learning outcomes

Undersand how methods used to produce anthropological knowledge have evolved over time and which are most useful today; learn to use them appropriately in compliance with the research questions and objectives; read papers and a case study and link this information with the subjects approached during the classes.

UE Content

The class shows how to proceed in order to produce anthropological knowledge which makes sense in the scientific world but also in the eyes of the natives; which respects the deontology of the profession (honesty, accurateness, advocacy) ; it insists on how to do the right choice amongst available methodologies, according to the research questions and objectives; how to appropriately follow the required steps from building a research proposal to getting the reader interested in the final paper and participating in broadening and improving the understanding one has of the social phenomenon and on their evolution.

Prior experience

Have studied previiously the main theories and trends in Sociology and in anthropology ; master the basic concepts of the disciplines.

Term 1 for Integrated Assessment - type

• Oral examination

Term 2 for Integrated Assessment - type

• N/A

Term 3 for Integrated Assessment - type

• N/A

Resit Assessment for IT - Term 1 (B1BA1) - type

• Oral examination