Duration
Basic concepts : 15h Th
Applications to public health : 15h Th, 15h AUTR
Number of credits
Lecturer
Basic concepts : Jean-François Orianne
Applications to public health : Oriane Bodson, Bernard Voz
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
Basic concepts
This introductory course to sociology is designed for students in the preparatory year of the human and social sciences and public health.
Applications to public health
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the contribution of the social sciences to major public health issues. Building on the 'Introduction to Sociology' course, this course will examine concrete examples of how theoretical perspectives from sociology can be applied to public health problems.
The topics covered from this perspective will be:
- Individual and collective representations of health
- Healthcare organisations
- Healthcare professions
- The patient-healthcare professional relationship
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Basic concepts
The main objective of the course is to enable students to master the basic concepts of the discipline
Applications to public health
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Identify and name different sociological approaches to a public health issue
- Compare the contributions of different theoretical frameworks to the study of the same public health issue
- Understand and critically analyse texts on public health from a sociological perspective
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic concepts
None
Applications to public health
Course "Introduction à la sociologie"
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Basic concepts
None
Applications to public health
The course takes the form of a reading seminar. Students will be informed of the texts to be read during the first session. For each session, two students must prepare a critical analysis of a text chosen by the lecturers.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Basic concepts
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
The course is organised in seven two-hour sessions, during which the teacher proposes to retrace the main stages of sociological thought, while striving to analyse and articulate different trends and sociological paradigms.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Basic concepts
Orianne J.-F. (2019), Petit précis de théorie sociologique, De Boeck Supérieur, Paris/Bruxelles.
Applications to public health
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège
Further information:
Compulsory reading material will be provided to students during the first class session.
Basic concepts
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
Further information:
Any session :
Students' work will be assessed by means of a written examination (MCQ)
Applications to public health
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Continuous assessment
Further information:
The final score awarded to the student is based on:
- An individual oral examination involving a critical reading of a text chosen by the course lecturers (50% of the final score)
- Class participation, comprising the presentation of a text to the rest of the class and discussion of other texts during subsequent sessions (50% of the final score)
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Basic concepts
Jean-François Orianne
Sociologie de l'action publique et des problèmes du travail
Bâtiment B31 / Bureau: 1.99 Tel.: 04/366.30.49
Email: jforianne@uliege.be
Applications to public health
Bernard.voz@Uliege.be
Oriane.Bodson@uliege.be
04/366.91.63.
Office 0/15, B23: only with an appointment