Culture and Identity in Globalization

Culture and Identity in Globalization
Bachelor in International Studies
ECTS Credits: 6.0
Semester: 2

COMPETENCES AND SKILLS THAT WILL BE ACQUIRED AND LEARNING RESULTS

BASIC COMPETENCES
CB1 Be able to show that they possess and comprehend facts and contents in an area of study which, based on a previous general secondary school level, have been extended to those included in advanced textbooks and in some aspects proceed from the most advanced studies in this area.
CB2 Be able to show that they have learned how to apply their knowledge professionally to their future jobs or tasks and that they possess the competences needed to develop and defend arguments and solve problems in that area of study.
CB3 Be able to show that they are capable of collecting and interpreting the relevant data (normally within their area of study) needed for formulating judgments which require critical thought on social, scientific and ethical topics of relevance.
CB4 Be able to show that they are able to transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions both to specialized and non-specialized publics.
CB5 Be able to show that they have developed the learning skills required to perform further studies with a high degree of self-dependence.

GENERAL COMPETENCES
CG1 Understand social, political, legal and economic realities from a comparative perspective.
CG2 Be able to approximate and analyze the intrinsic values contained in equal opportunities, multi-cultural society, political ideological and cultural pluralism, human rights, and the international community.
CG3 Know quantitative and qualitative research techniques and possess the ability to choose which is most adequate to apply in the field of Social Sciences.
CG4 Be able to manage information: identify, organize and analyze relevant information critically and systematically within the context of international relations.
CG5 Be able to debate and formulate critical reasoning, using precise terminology and specialized resources, when analyzing international and global phenomena, employing both the concepts and knowledge from different disciplines as well as the methods of analysis, paradigms and concepts pertaining to the Social Sciences.
CG6 Be able to apply scientific method to the economic, social and political questions of a global society; be able to formulate problems in this context, identify a possible explication or solution, and a method to contrast them by sensibly interpreting the data.
CG7 Know how to express judgments, which include ethical reflections, on essential social, scientific and economic topics within a representative context of society both on a local and international level.

OVERLAPPING COMPETENCES
CT1 Acquire the capacity to communicate knowledge in oral and written form, both to specialized and to non-specialized publics.
CT2 Acquire the capacity to establish good interpersonal communication and to work both in interdisciplinary and international teams.
CT3 Acquire the capacity to organize and plan workloads, taking correct decisions based on the available information, collecting and interpreting relevant data in order to provide assessments in that area of study.
CT4 Develop the motivation and capacity to perform independent continuous learning for life, with an endowment to adapt to change and new situations.

SPECIFIC COMPETENCES
CE1 Be familiar with the principal political and social theories. Be capable of analyzing and comparing contemporary policies.
CE2 Be familiar with and understand the processes of political, social, economic and cultural change in society and contemporary policy.
CE3 Be familiar with the system of origins of Law.
CE4 Be familiar with public freedoms and fundamental rights in both Spanish and international legal codices.
CE5 Be familiar with the leading state models of territorial, political, economic and social organization.
CE6 Understand the socio-political impact of empires, religions and cultures in historical perspective.
CE7 Understand the main dynamics which generate inequality and its consequences, and comprehend the principles on which equal opportunity policies are based.
CE8 Understand the structure of markets and the impact of public intervention on markets.
CE9 Be familiar with and comprehend the relevance of technological change for economic and social development.
CE10 Be able to discern the differentiating elements in international problems in accordance to the development stages of a country.
CE11 Be able to critically relate present and past events and processes.
CE12 Be able to formulate and solve basic economic, social, political problems in an international context.
CE13 Be familiar with the principles of cost-benefit analysis and its application to basic problems.
CE14 Be able to design and evaluate viable and sustainable political and socio-economic programs designed for social advancement.
CE15 Be able to design and evaluate programs to improve the management and quality of public and private services.
CE16 Be able to carry out case studies and apply comparative method to analyze institutions, processes and policies in different countries.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
· Knowledge of the main theories about the formation of social identities, with special attention to national, ethnic and supranational identities.
· Knowledge of the main theories of ethnic conflict, racism and xenophobia, and socio-economic determinants of attitudes towards immigration.
· Knowledge about changing values in the contemporary world, with special attention to the processes of secularization, the emergence of post-materialist values, and the decline of class identities.

DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS: PROGRAMME

Origin and evolution of national, ethnic and supranational identities. Social and economic determinants of attitudes towards immigration. Process of changing cultural values: theory and evidence. Ethno-territorial conflicts in the contemporary world and the debate on the clash of cultures. The cultural dimension of regional integration processes: the case of the European Union. The study of culture as an explanatory variable: methodological and conceptual challenges.

ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
- 40% Continuous work (assingments, labs, practicals, etc.)
- 60% End-of-term exam