Sociology of Human-Animal Relations 3700-AZm-L1-12-SCZ

Knowledge:
Understanding the principles of operation of the main social (political, economic and cultural) institutions dealing with animals
Understanding the role of law, customs and morality as regulators of human-animal relations
Understanding the role of the media in shaping attitudes towards animals
Understanding the natural, economic, legal, social and political determinants of human-animal relations

Skills
Analysing the main phenomena of human-animal relations from the perspective of different disciplines
Diagnosing the main ideological disputes over the status of animals and their use by humans in the course of history
Analysing and interpreting – in a cultural, social and ethical context – artistic projects featuring animals or their images
Knowing how to continually update and expand one’s knowledge and improve one’s skills

Social competences
Being prepared for fact-based argumentation in academic debates and ideological disputes while respecting views different from one’s own
Being prepared for acting in accordance with the code of scientific work ethics and decency while respecting one’s own and others’ health as well as intellectual property rights
Being prepared for using deductive thinking skills in analysing natural phenomena and cultural processes

Exam

Provided by the lecturer.

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