Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Anthropology
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English
Teaching staff
By appointment via email.
Theoretical sessions: Dr. Remei Agulles ragulles@uic.es
Practical sessions: Dr. Isabel Morales imorales@uic.es
Introduction
The subject of Anthropology helps develop a complete and consistent knowledge of the human person, which includes the acknowledgement of its plural dimensions and how they are integrated. This learning is essential for any university student but it is especially vital within Biomedical studies, which are directed towards research and the quest for solutions that benefit individual persons as well as human society.
Pre-course requirements
There are no previous requirements.
Objectives
This course has three main objectives:
1. To acquire a habit of critical reflection, which can be applied to various areas of present and future activity.
2. To think about the human person, its multiple dimensions, and its social nature.
3. To understand that the person is at the core of their future professional practice.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- Identify the implications of social and cultural diversity for the understanding of disease and health.
- Understand the importance and limitations of scientific thinking in the study, prevention and management of diseases.
- Reason and argue ideas related to the position of the human being faced with different situations such as illness or death.
- Demonstrate a reasoned knowledge of the human being and its main dimensions.
- Discuss ideas related to anthropology in a critical and self-critical spirit.
Learning outcomes of the subject
At the end of the year, students will have to prove they have acquired the competences and knowoledge which are specific to the subject.
Syllabus
First approach: Introduction
1. Antropology as the Study of Human Nature
2. Human Being: Nature and Nurture
I. The Person: The Core of Human Being
3. Fundamental Traits of the Person
4. The Dignity of the Person
II. The Dimensions of Human Nature (physis, pathos, logos, ethos, polis)
5. Animal Life and Human Life
6. Feelings
7. Intelligence and Language
8. Human action. Will and Free Agency.
9. Human Sociability. Society and Institutions
III. Anthropological Questions in Biomedicine
10. Human corporality
11. Vulnerability and sickness
12. Science, technique and technology
Teaching and learning activities
In person
There are four types of learning activities:
1. Theory classes: lectures given by the teacher, to convey knowledge to the student and to stimulate the process of reflection through the student's participation.
2. Practical classes: the students will comment on texts and multimedia resources and will analyse contents related to the theoretical classes.
3. Peer assessment assignment. This task unfolds in two phases. In the first phase the student prepares an assignment according to the instructions provided by the professor. In the second phase the student evaluates the assignments of several classmates and in turn is assessed by other several classmates too. The final grade obtained in this activity will be a combination of the grade the student receives from the teacher for the assignment plus a grade that measures how accurately the student has evaluated the assigned classmates.
4. Critical reflection assignment, about a book to be specified on the first day of class.
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
In order to evaluate the student's knowledge and competences, the following will be considered:
-Theory: 50% of the final grade. This grade will be split in the following parameters:
- 70%: Final exam
- 20%: Midterm exam
- 10%: Attendance
-Practical activities: 50% of the final grade. This grade will be split in attendance, participation and class exercises and assignments.
In order to pass the subject, students must pass separately both theory and practice with a minimum grade of 5/10.
In case of needing a second sitting, the student must retake the part of the subject in which the minimum required in the previous paragraph has not been achieved.
Bibliography and resources
GARCÍA CUADRADO, J. A., Antropología Filosófica. Una introducción a la Filosofía del hombre, Eunsa, 2014
LOMBO, J. A.- GIMÉNEZ, J. M., La unidad de la persona: aproximación interdisciplinar desde la filosofía y la neurociencia, Eunsa, Pamplona, 2013
LLANO, A., La vida lograda, Barcelona, 2002
MALO, A., Antropología de la afectividad, Pamplona, Eunsa, 2004
POLO, L., ¿Quién es el hombre?, Madrid 1991
POLO, L., La persona humana y su crecimiento, Pamplona, Eunsa, 1999
POLO, L., Lecciones de Psicología Clásica, Eunsa, Pamplona, 2009
SARRAIS, F., Madurez psicológica y felicidad, Eunsa, Pamplona 2013
TERRASA, Eduardo: El viaje hacia la propia identidad, Eunsa, Pamplona 2005
VON HILDEBRAND, D., El corazón, Palabra, Madrid 1997
YEPES, R. - ARANGUREN, J., Fundamentos de Antropología, Eunsa, 2007
Evaluation period
- E1 22/05/2023 A16 14:00h
- E2 28/06/2023 A16 14:00h