Principles of Social Sciences and Communicative Competences

22B1855

Bachelor

German

5.0

only summer term

1 semester

Based on the theoretical knowledge of the fundamentals of political and social sciences, this module is about practice: Which social phenomena lead to conflict material? What factors contribute to the stability of a liberal democratic society? Which political debates shape current times? What individual and societal possibilities of influence are available to people in Germany and in other countries? Continuously related to current phenomena, this module is dedicated to social and political questions of everyday life and questions the practice of collective actors and individuals and their significance for the continued existence of democracy and a liberal society.

- Consolidation: basic knowledge of social and political sciences

- Training: dealing, classifiying and critically discussing media that report on politics and society

- Basic knowledge of empirical methods

- Getting familiar with current phenomena, practical examples, problem contexts

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

• Portfolio exam or
• Presentation or
• oral exam

Students can rely on their abilities to apply scientific concepts and theories in a practice-oriented way. In doing so, they are able to classify phenomena in politics and social sciences both knowledge-based and with a critical distance. In this way, they achieve a balanced understanding of structural challenges in politics and society, which everyone will be confronted with again and again in their later professional and everyday lives. 

By studying this module, students have basic knowledge of social science theories and methods of analysis of social structures and processes and can critically reflect and analyse communication processes. They are able to apply the different theories to concrete problem areas for analysis purposes.

Students are able to use their knowledge of social and political sciences in such a way that they contribute to a better understanding of problems and challenges for themselves and others. They use this understanding to counter prejudices, hasty classifications and thus strengthen social and democratic structures.

This module represents the idea of applied science: the focus is on the concrete handling of social and political phenomena. The work in this module is based on research findings, but is concretely oriented towards practice. The resulting knowledge and skills will be reflected in later modules, which will then focus on research-based learning.

Students learn practically effective communicative skills in the form of discussing, arguing, presenting, explaining, listening and systematising. They can analyse and present political and social contexts and develop solutions to problems.

• Public Management, B.A.

• Loer, Kathrin

• Loer, Kathrin