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Africa's socio-cultural issues

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Course ID:	3600-7-AF1-ZSKA1
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.9 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0229) Humanities (except languages), not elsewhere classified The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Africa's socio-cultural issues
Name in Polish:	Zagadnienia społeczno-kulturowe Afryki1
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Oriental Studies
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	2.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Prerequisites (description):	Classes for African studies course. According to needs and situation classes can take place at the university or online.
Mode:	Classroom Remote learning
Short description:	The aim of the course is to present selected socio-cultural issues in Africa.
Full description:	The course is intended for first-year students to introduce them to the main social and cultural issues in Africa. Students will receive basic information about the physical and political geography of the continent and the ethnic groups living in Africa.
Bibliography:	Michael Carrithers, “Dlaczego ludzie mają kultury: uzasadnienie antropologii i różnorodności społecznej”, Warszawa 1994. Zygmunt Komorowski, „Kultury Czarnej Afryki”, Wrocław 1994 „Słownik etnologiczny: terminy ogólne”, pod red. naukową Zofii Staszczak, Warszawa 1987. Max Gluckman, Politics, Law and Ritual in Tribal Society, Oxford: Basil Blackwell 1965. John Iliffe, Afrykanie. Dzieje kontynentu, Kraków: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego 2011. Adam Kuper, Wymyślanie społeczeństwa pierwotnego. Transformacje mitu, Kraków: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego 2009. John S. Mbiti, Afrykańskie religie i filozofia, Warszawa: Instytut Wydawniczy PAX 1980. Ryszard Vorbrich, Plemienna i postplemienna Afryka. Koncepcje i postaci i wspólnoty w dawnej i współczesnej Afryce, Poznań: Wydawnictwo UAM, 2012.
Learning outcomes:	K_W09 has detailed and organized knowledge of socio-cultural issues in Africa within the scope of natural environment and ethnic, demographic and political situation K_W10 can name and characterize basic cultural phenomena of Africa K_W11 has organized knowledge of natural, geopolitical and economic environment and their importance for the historical and contemporary situation of a chosen region of Africa K_W14 is aware of the linguistic variety and its influence on the cultural and political situation of the world K_U02 can indicate sources of cultural differences between the countries of Africa K_U04 can use the knowledge of history of Africa to analyze and interpret events taking place in the modern world K_U05 can appropriately place Africa in the context of circumstances pertinent to natural, geopolitical and economic environment K_U09 can use the knowledge of socio-cultural issues of Africa in typical professional situations K_U17 can properly function in the linguistic and cultural environment of Africa K_U21 has a skill in presenting detailed aspects within the scope of cultural issues of Africa K_K01 understands the need to learn all one’s life K_K04 can set appropriate goals and ways to achieve them in the context of academic, professional and social activity K_K05 has awareness of the cultural distinctness and its religious, philosophical, traditional and historical roots and its significance for understanding modern world K_K06 sees the need of dialogue between cultures K_K07 is aware of significance the culture of Africa has for the culture of the world K_K08 acts in aid of sharing and promoting cultural and linguistic heritage of Africa
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Exam Student's presentation on a given subject
Practical placement:	None

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH WYK FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 30 hours, 30 places more information
Coordinators:	Zuzanna Augustyniak
Group instructors:	Zuzanna Augustyniak
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Lecture - Grading

Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (future)

Time span:	2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH WYK FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 30 hours, 30 places more information
Coordinators:	Zuzanna Augustyniak
Group instructors:	Zuzanna Augustyniak
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Lecture - Grading

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