Course Details

Sociology (APS)

Academic Year 2025/26

BZA012 course is part of 1 study plan

BPC-APS Winter Semester 4th year

Course Guarantor

Institute

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

2 credits

Semester

winter

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1. Introduction into sociology. Importance of sociology. Subject and methodology of general and applied sociology.
  • 2. Society, social groups, sociometry. The importance of sociology to society, man and architect.
  • 3. Sociological terminology, schools, streams and paradigms - summary, importance and heritage.
  • 4. History of sociology, basic theories of sociological thought. Inspiration for present.
  • 5. The theory of consensus and the theory of conflict. The problem of orientation in the world, social control.
  • 6. Traditional and modern society in sociological concepts. Conservativism, rationalism and liberalism.
  • 7. Complementary approach to the interpretation of social phenomena in society. Social structure of society. Demographic development.
  • 8. Sociology in architectural and urban design. Determinism of the environment. Neighbourhood phenomenon.
  • 9. Uniformity and diversity. Social stratification and space. Sociology of family, importance of family. Family and housing.
  • 10. Public and private spaces. Sociological evaluation of living level. Preferences and ideas of people on housing.
  • 11. Towns and village as the social units - agreements and differences. Architectural determinism. Urbanization in development.
  • 12. Sociological research in architecture. Future housing. Sociology of housing and aspect of environment. Life between buildings.
  • 13. Participation of users in the architectural design process, development programmes. The social aspects of architecture.