Cultural and Urban Sociology

Knowledge

The student has:

• Knowledge of the term ¿culture¿, its complexity and possible contents.
• Knowledge of the main lines and developments within cultural sociology.
• Knowledge of various theoretical approaches to culture and the production of meaning, and the application of these in social analysis.

Skills

The student can:

• Present and discuss central perspectives presented in the curriculum.
• Apply relevant academic knowledge in reflections on the relationship between dimension of meaning and social life.
• Apply perspectives from cultural sociology in empirical analysis.

General competence

The student can:

• Reflect upon the content and complexity of culture as a concept.
• Reflect upon academic and professional ethical issues related to the understanding of, and analytical approaches to, social life.
• Debate and acquire new knowledge in accordance with academic standards.