Course: Development Theories and Anthropology

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Course title Development Theories and Anthropology
Course code MRS/WDTA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Daněk Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Dluhý Radovan, Mgr.
Course content
1. History of cultural anthropology 2. History of anthropological thinking 3. Theory of culture and cultural change 4. Theory based on modernity 5. Colonialism and neocolonialism and their influence on the development 6. Alternative theory of development and alternatives to development 7. Practical implications of development theories

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course will introduce selected anthropological and development theories and relationship between them.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Development Studies and Foresight - specialization in Foresight (2020) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Global Development Policy (2021) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Development Studies and Foresight - specialization in International Development Studies (2020) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter