Introduction to Social Sciences

Code:

P100

Acronym:

ICS

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Social and Human Sciences

Instance: 2016/2017 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIPSI	161	Official Curricular Structure	1	-	3	30	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

• Acquaintance with the biological aspects of human social behavior. Acquisition of skills to analyze human cultures when compared with other non-human primate cultures. • Acquaintance with the evolution of thought on society and on social relations accounting for social, economic, political and religious conditions. 

Learning outcomes and competences

• Acquaintance with some of the most prominent theoretical and methodological approaches in Social Sciences. • Acquaintance with the problems arising in research and production of knowledge in Social Sciences. 

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Biology and Society: the ethological bases of human beings as social beings. - Evolutionary perspectives on social behavior - Social cohesion and language - Altruism and cooperation 2. The emergence of thought on society - Philosophical, socio-political and ideological bases - The illuminist philosophy and the idea of Social Contract - Forerunners of social sciences - Montesquieu, Tocqueville e Comte. 3. Introduction to three classic sociologists: K. Marx; E. Durkheim; M. Weber. - Philosophical influences, key concepts, research methods, vision on Society and on the Individual.

Mandatory literature

Robin Dunbar; A história do Homem: Uma nova história da evolução da humanidade, Lisboa: Quetzal Editores , 2006
Bottomore Tom; História da análise sociológica
Barrett Louise; Human evolutionary psychology. ISBN: 0-333-72558-1
Morin Edgar; O^paradigma perdido. ISBN: 972-1-01721-3

Complementary Bibliography

Durkheim Émile; A^divisão do trabalho social
Delas, J.-P. & Milly, B. ; Histoire des pensées sociologiques, Dalloz, 1997
Mendras, H. & Etienne, J.; Les grands auteurs de la sociologie ; Tocqueville, Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Hatier, 1996
Kuper Adam 340; The^social science encyclopedia. ISBN: 0-415-20794-0
Foucault Michel; As^palavras e as coisas. ISBN: 972-44-0531-1
Dunbar Robin; Grooming, gossip and the evolution of language. ISBN: 0-571-17397-7

Teaching methods and learning activities

Expositive, using audio and video media, and group exercises.

keywords

Social sciences
Social sciences > Psychological sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Teste	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	55,00
Frequência das aulas	26,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Attendance to classes not required.

Calculation formula of final grade

- Evaluation consists of two test classified in a 0-20 grade scale. The final grade results from the average of the two grades, but the student should not have less than 8 on eah test.
- Non attendance to the tests or reproval in one of them, implies evaluation through the final exam.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Internship work/project

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

As previewed in the evaluation regulations of the faculty

Classification improvement

The student may submit to the final exam - second call - to improve the final grade.