UFMM533 Introduction to psychology and sociology

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Andrea Bakalová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Andrea Bakalová
Centrum interdisciplinárních studií – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Introduction to psychology and social psychology introduce the listeners the basic knowledge of these disciplines according to the focus on media studies. Considerable attention will be paid to the relationships between sociology and photography, film, video / historical aspect, methods of interpretation, media techniques as sociological / a difficulty in sociological interpretations. The object of concern of both disciplines is the human action, creation, experience and its manifestations in the context of broader and narrower social environment that determines the personality. The course is designed to motivate students to think about themselves, to make their own creative works. By selected range of lecture topics the both courses will be designed primarily as introductory courses - Access to the questions in order to motivate interested students in a deeper understanding of the issue. By choosing the fields of study the fact was taken into account, that psychology and social psychology is not profiling discipline. Therefore are incorporated into thematic plan especially those issues which have a direct access to the multimedia studios with an emphasis on visual communication.
Syllabus
  • 1. Beneficial coexistence of philosophy, psychology, sociology.
    2. New paradigms of psychology, socio-cultural determination psyche.
    3. Basics of psychology of personality.
    4. Values and shaping of lifestyle, individuation, personalization, self-knowledge and auto-communication, self-esteem.
    5. Art as a significant factor of culture in human life, the Artephiletics - arts of experience, experience of art, from experience in the arts to experience in life. Mental processes associated with creative activity / perception, visual thinking, emotion, motivation /.,
    6. Basic phases of the creative process / preparation, incubation, inspiration, illumination / from experience in the arts to experience in life.
    7. Psychology of perception and experience.
    8. Sociology as a way of learning, interpretation and knowledge.,
    9. Visual media and sociology / techniques of observation, quantitative and qualitative sociology /.,
    10. Visual media in sociological research / documentary f, social f., subjective d., objectivity and subjectivity in the work of AV /.
    11. Audio-visual sociology, visual media and communication.
    12. Hermeneutics and interpretation of audiovisual images - texts.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Vágnerová, M. Úvod do psychologie. Karolinum, Praha, 1997. info
  • KELLER, J. Úvod do sociologie. Praha: SLON, 1997. ISBN 80-85850-25-7. info
  • BAUMAN, Z.:. Postmoderní sociologie. Slon, Praha, 1996. info
  • Kulka, J. Psychologie umění. SPN, Praha, 1990. info
  • Šlédr, J. Psychologie umění. UK, Praha, 1988. info
  • DRVOTA, S. Osobnost a tvorba. Praha : Avicenum, 1973. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
* 70% course attendance
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2019.
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