2024-25

This course introduces students to social and cultural anthropology and therefore focuses on the concepts of society, culture and civilization.  It therefore introduces students to the different anthropological directions involved in the inquiry of these matters. Students will learn about the trajectory of anthropology and the different schools/perspectives that evolved from the early 20th century down to the post-war period and recent trends. Thus we will examine and assess functionalism, structural-functionalism, structuralism and post-structural studies.

Introduction to scientific thought, hypothesis, theory and law. The physical sciences in anthropology, history and archaeology. Ancient Greek evolutionists. The creation of the universe, the Big Bang, elementary particles. Galaxies and planetary systems. Plate tectonics. The evidence for evolution. Natural selection. Speciation, Darwinism and creationism. Mutations and chromosomal rearrangements. Evolutionary mechanisms and events up to the appearance of man on earth. The course is a pre-requisite for other courses in Physical Anthropology.

The course is an introduction to the basic concepts of educational technology. Integration models are presented along with software and online tools designed to improve teaching, learning and student evaluation. The course also gives the opportunity to students to discover new ways in which the Internet can improve education outcomes. During the course, students are introduced to synchronous and asynchronous distance learning, supporting technologies and digital platforms. Additionally, examples of the integration of educational technology in the teaching of history are given.

The course consists of the following units:
1. Folklore and Fairytale:  Fundamental Scholars of the Fairytale
2.  The Features of Fairytales, Stylistic and Structural Elements.
3.  The First Publications of Fairytales in Greece and Abroad.
4.  The Relationship between Myth and Fairytale (animal myths, myths of men, myths of animals and men).
5. Theories on the Origin of Fairytales I:  Methods of Analysis of Fairytales. Theories regarding Origin, Classification (by categories, by pairs, by subject matter) and the Analytical Methods Employed.

The aim of the course is for the student to acquire an awareness of the need for an anthropological approach to the contemporary education process, particular at secondary level. The course commences by establishing the basic difference, which is mainly methodological, between the sociology of education and the anthropology of education.