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Estonian Society

Course code

RAS6002.YK

old course code

RAS6002

Course title in Estonian

Eesti ühiskond

Course title in English

Estonian Society

ECTS credits

3.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

This course is designed to provide students with a general overview of Estonian society, its structure and basic developments over the past twenty years.

Brief description of the course

The course consists of introductory lectures, seminars and individual work. The first lectures deal with the historical roots of contemporary Estonian society and also with some methodological questions concerning the description of the society. A short overview will be given about the developments in the 20th century, with special attention on the consequences of the Soviet rule on the Estonian society. The concept of „transition society” will be explained. A broad scope of topics will be discussed on seminars. Students should do a presentation as a group or as an individual work.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has an overview of the developments, trends and recent issues of Estonian society in the past twenty years.

Teacher

Kairit Kall MA, Siim Krusell MA

Study programmes containing that course