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.