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KSS / SNCZ
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KSS
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SNCZ
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Research in Sociology of Religion
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
7
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Lecture
2
[Hours/Week]
Tutorial
2
[Hours/Week]
Seminar
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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7 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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Minimum (B + C) students
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6
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
Yes
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Substituted course
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None
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
Graphic PNG
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XLS
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Course objectives:
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The class focuses a sociological perspective on study of religious minorities that exist in contemporary Czech society. It presents factual, theoretically founded information rooted in sociological research.
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Requirements on student
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Liaising written work, final written and oral examination. The most of seminars text are in English only. Besides the above specified requiremennts for coursework, the students´presentation in English during the semestr is an integral part of the course.
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Content
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1. The concept of minorities
2.-3. The concept of multiculturalism and nationalism
4. Religious minorities: Islam
5. Religious minorities: Judaism
6. Religious minorities: Hinduism
7. Religious minorities: Buddhism
8. Religious minorities: New religious movements
9. National and ethnic minorities: Roma, Muslim immigrants, Vietnamese, Germans, Slovaks, Ukrainians, etc.
10.-11. Czech Republic: social, political, economic and other context
12.-13. Researches of religiosity in the Czech Republic
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Guarantors:
Prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr. (100%),
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Lecturer:
Prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr. (50%),
Prof. PhDr. Jan Váně, Ph.D. (50%),
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Tutorial lecturer:
Prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr. (100%),
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Seminar lecturer:
Prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr. (50%),
Prof. PhDr. Jan Váně, Ph.D. (50%),
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Literature
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Basic:
Lužný, Dušan; Nešpor, Zdeněk R. Náboženství v menšině : religiozita a spiritualita v současné české společnosti. Praha : Malvern, 2008. ISBN 978-80-86702-53-7.
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Basic:
Antes, Peter,; Geertz, Armin W.,; Warne, R. R. New approaches to the study of religion. Vol. 1, Regional, critical, and historical approaches. Berlin : Walter de Gruyter, 2008. ISBN 978-3-11-020551-0.
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Basic:
Antes, Peter,; Geertz, Armin W.,; Warne, R. R. New approaches to the study of religion. Vol. 2, Textual, comparative, sociological, and cognitive approaches. Berlin : Walter de Gruyter, 2008. ISBN 978-3-11-020552-7.
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Basic:
Turner, Bryan S. Religion and social theory. London : Sage Publications, 1991. ISBN 0-8039-8569-X.
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Basic:
Hastings, Adrian. The Construction of Nationhood : ethnicity, religion and nationalism. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999. ISBN 0-521-62544-0.
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Basic:
Stark, Rodney; Bainbridge, William Sims. The future of religion : secularization, revival and cult formation. Berkeley : University of California Press, 1986. ISBN 0-520-05731-7.
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Extending:
Sharot, S. Minority Situation and Religious Acculturation: A Comparative Analysis of Jewish Communities Comparative Studies in Society and History.
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Extending:
Kymlicka, Will. Multicultural citizenship : aliberal theory of minority rights. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 2003. ISBN 0-19-829091-8.
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Extending:
Baršová, Andrea; Barša, Pavel. Přistěhovalectví a liberální stát : imigrační a integrační politiky v USA, západní Evropě a Česku. Brno : Masarykova univerzita, Mezinárodní politologický ústav, 2005. ISBN 80-210-3875-6.
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Recommended:
Petráš, René,; Petrův, Helena,; Scheu, Harald Christian. Menšiny a právo v České republice. Vyd. 1. Praha Auditorium, 2009. ISBN 978-80-87284-00-1.
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Recommended:
Norris, Pippa; Inglehart, Ronald. Sacred and secular : religion and politics worldwide. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-521-54872-1.
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Recommended:
Drbohlav, Dušan - Horáková, Milada - Jánská, Eva. Současné debaty o imigraci v Evropě - Česká republika. Masarykova univerzita Brno, 2005.
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Recommended:
Berger, Peter L. The desecularization of the world : resurgent religion and world politics. Washington : Ethics and Public Policy Center, 1999. ISBN 0-8028-4691-2.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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78
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Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
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24
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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40
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Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
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40
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Total
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182
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to describe and explain basic sociological theories and methods. |
to describe the formation of sociological perspectives using sociological methods. |
to characterize the basic knowledge resulting from empirical qualitative research. |
to enumerate and describe the basic developmental stages of the formation of qualitative and quantitative methods. |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to create a formally acceptable professional output. |
to actively use foreign databases of professional journals. |
to independently interpret the knowledge resulting from the application of sociological methods. |
to use adequate terms corresponding to the terminology of the field in Czech and English. |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
to distinguish the variability of methodological approaches to the study of religion. |
to explain various theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of religion. |
to characterize different types of conflicts between theories and methods of religion research.
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to enumerate and characterize key studies dealing with the study of religion. |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
to classify different types of methodological nuances in the study of religious groups. |
to independently demonstrate specific conflicting theoretical and methodological approaches in the study of religion. |
to independently critically evaluate epistemological problems in the conceptualization of religion. |
to independently choose a suitable theoretical and methodological approach to the study of religion. |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Test |
Seminar work |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Project |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Test |
Seminar work |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Project |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Test |
Seminar work |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Project |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture |
Seminar |
Task-based study method |
Textual studies |
Project-based instruction |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Lecture |
Seminar |
Task-based study method |
Textual studies |
Project-based instruction |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Lecture |
Seminar |
Task-based study method |
Textual studies |
Project-based instruction |
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