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Fundamentals of Social Sciences

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Fundamentals of Social Sciences
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Social work and early childhood, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2017
Module code: BSP-4
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P322-0097
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
2V+2PS (4 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
6
Semester: 1
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
BSP-4.1: Written exam (K) (bn)
BSP-4.2: /

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Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

BSP-4 (P322-0097) Social work and early childhood, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2017 , semester 1, mandatory course
BSP-4 (P322-0097) Social work and early childhood, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2019 , semester 1, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 180 hours (equivalent to 6 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 135 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Felix Hörisch
Lecturer:
N.N.


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Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this course, students will:
- be able to relate sociological "thinking" and different approaches to the analysis/interpretation of social reality.
- be able to explain the difference between empirical analysis, theoretical arguments and normative-ethical evaluations.
- be able to identify central (sociological) concepts, classics, basic facts and theory, as well as their significance for social work and childhood education.
- be able to practice the _Tatsachenblick_.
- be able to grasp social phenomena in terms of concept, recognize their genesis, reflect upon it theoretically and classify empirical findings related to it.
- be able to assess the significance of social facts, social structures and processes for individual development, for the environment of individuals and groups and for social cohesion.
- be able to identify social problems on an empirical basis, classify them theoretically and assess and evaluate the consequences for the addressees of social work and childhood education.
- be able to form their own opinion on conflicts of interpretation, distribution and recognition.


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Module content:
Lecture:
The lecture introduces social science thought and deals with central terms and theoretical concepts on the macro-, meso- and micro-level such as social action, community and society, role, communication and interaction, group, institution and organization, social systems, social structure, social space and social integration. Central questions will be the relationships between the individual and society and between structure and action.
 
 
Introductory seminar:
topics from the lecture will be discussed in depth.
 


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Teaching methods/Media:
- Lecture
- Discussion of module topics (seminar discussion)
- Literature studies (individual work)
- Group work
- Presentations by the students

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Recommended or required reading:
The most current introductory textbooks and manuals on the social sciences.

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