Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Understand the fundamentals (theories and tools) in human and social sciences
• Understand the social environment and the way it works, as well as the role played by different social, economic and political agents
• Analyse historical and contemporary phenomena of societies.
• Sociology and Anthropology option : Understand the fundamentals in the field of sociology and anthropology
• 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.
• 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.

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of teaching, students will be able to critically question the generally taken for granted opposition between tradition and modernity; they will be apt deconstructing the word ‘development' and its contents as well as measuring the inputs anthropology can valuably make in this challenging field, of which consequences can globally be approached as any (though consequent) social change.
 

Content of UE

The class is divided into three lessons: i) Criticizing tradition; ii) Deconstructing development; iii) socio anthropology of social change and development. Development is seen as an example of the articulation between tradition and modernity and the anthropology of development as a scientific response given by the social sciences to address the development phenomenon. Students are asked to read, and later comment, papers illustrating the contents tackled during the classes. Those readings are completed with two documentaries dealing with development issues that are presented during the classes.
 

Prior Experience

Not applicable

Type of Assessment for UE in Q1

• Oral examination

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

None

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

• Oral examination

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

None

Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)

• N/A

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

Pas d'application