Ects : 3

Enseignant responsable :

• CHRISTOFFER GULDBERG

Volume horaire : 18

Description du contenu de l'enseignement :

The course aims at addressing the major social and cultural issues of the contemporary world from both a synthetic approach in integrating the different Social Sciences and Humanities disciplines (Philosophy, Anthropology, Sociology, Political Sciences, etc.) and a genesis of current issues. In this sense, the teaching approach is an intellectual method allowing the entering of a set of data (structures and dynamics) which underlays modern society. Students will understand the transition from modernity to postmodernity and the challenges brought by the different globalization dimensions.

Coefficient : 0.5

Compétence à acquérir :

This course provides tools to students to debate and understand issues of our globalized world, approaching them from both classical and contemporary debates around a variety of topics (freedom, human rights, racism, nationalism, science, religion, etc.) At the end of the course, the student will have improved: 1.- Critical reasoning skills. 2.- Communication skills, both oral and written. 3.- Teamwork skills. 4.- The capacity for initiative and organization. 5.- The ability to solve or seek solutions to problems, both in analysis and in synthesis. Also, upon completion of the course, students will be able to: 1.- Understand and analyze modern society. 2.- Strengthen its commitment to the defense of ethical standards. 3.- Identify, analyze and predict issues of global relevance. 4.- Improve their knowledge of classical debates of philosophy and sociology.