Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in human and social sciences (New programme) | 5 crédits | |||
| Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of social sciences) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Theoretical part and empirical presentations.
The course is an introductory course to the social sciences. It works on the similarities and differences between sociological and anthropological approaches at three different levels:
- at a theoretical and methodological level, by presenting the disciplines's evolutions and by discussing the qualitative approach in socio-anthropology;
- at the level of the heritages and major approaches in health;
- in a specific field, using examples from developing countries in health/medicine.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- To try to qualify sociological and anthropological approaches to social events.
- To reflect upon the status of social sciences using examples from sociological and anthropological research in the fields of health and medicine.
- Shed light upon the similarities and differences between the two disciplines.
- To introduce students to qualitative investigative methods in sociology and anthropology.
- To introduce and learn how to use the practices and institutions of health/medicine in the context of developing countries.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
An introductory course to sociology or anthropology.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
None
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
- Direct teaching, oral classes, presentations, interventions from invited researchers.
- Reading an article and individual analysis are required.
Recommended or required readings
- Olivier de Sardan, Jean-Pierre, 2008, La rigueur du qualitatif : les contraintes empiriques de l'interprétation socio-anthropologique, Louvain-la-Neuve, Academia-Bruylant.
- Reading portfolio to be purchased at the start of the course.
- Slides or texts from the external lecturers.
An individual written examination will be organised in the first term (multiple choice).
An oral exam is planned for the second session.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Lecturer :
Prof. Marc Poncelet
Tel.: 04 366 30 74
marc.poncelet@ulg.ac.be
Assistant :
Mélissa Schneider
Melissa.Schneider@uliege.be
Secretary :
secretariat.fass@uliege.be