Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course constitutes a general introduction to sociology, its main authors and paradigms. Students will be introduced to this discipline by focusing on basic concepts such as social identity and social tie.
Objectives:
- To present a general history of sociology as a scientific discipline and to place sociology within human and social sciences;
- To approach the main paradigms, authors and theories;
- To study key-concepts such as social identity and social tie.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
General knowledge on sociology : authors, founding theories, methods and disciplinary approach.
Learning of the vocabulary associated to the discipline.
Ability to summarise scientific texts.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Ex-cathedra lectures. The course will be organised during the first semester.
Recommended or required readings
Syllabus (Part I. Founders'Theories of Sociology) and articles.
RIGAUX Nathalie, Introduction à la sociologie par sept grands auteurs, Bruxelles, De Boeck, 2015(3rd edition).
Powerpoint Presentations.
Assessment methods and criteria
Written exams
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Gautier Pirotte
Gautier.Pirotte@uliege.be
Phone : 04/366.27.80
Véronique Fettweis (assistant)
Pierre.Beaulieu@uliege.be
Phone : 04/366.52.69
Secrétariat Faculty of Social Sciences:
Nathalie Pulgar
npulgar@ulg.ac.be
Phone : 04/366.36.18
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Not concerned
Assessment subjects
No change
Assessment methods
For the June session during the confinement period, the MCQ examination of 30 closed questions with a certainty coefficient is replaced by an open-ended questionnaire. The questionnaire and the examination organised on e-campus will be adapted to the specific context of containment. Students will have the opportunity to practice on e-campus during the week of May.
Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
Same material as for the January and June evaluation
Assessment methods
Same modality as in June. The written test will be organized on ecampus. The usual MCQ is replaced by a 12-question short answer questionnaire based on the understanding of the subject. Duration of the exam: 60 minutes.
Contacts
Gautier Pirotte
Gautier.Pirotte@uliege.be
Tel : 04/366.27.80
Pierre Beaulieu (assistant)
Pierre.Beaulieu@uliege.be
Tel.: 04/366.52.69
Secrétariat Faculté Sc. Sociales:
Nathalie Pulgar
npulgar@ulg.ac.be
Tel : 04/366.36.18