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Anthropology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:15.04.2024 15:19:35
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | MK_075 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Basic Sciences of Medicine, including Pharmacy | Target Audience: | Rehabilitation; Medical Services | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Silvija Umbraško | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Morphology | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, aaiak rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061551 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 1 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 5 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 30 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 1 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 5 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 30 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge of anatomy and biology in the scope of the previous years of studies. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To introduce students to the methods and practical application of anthropology in the study of the human body structure. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introducation to the history of anthropology. Development of anthropology in Latvia. | Lectures | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 2 | Scientic research methods and programmes. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 3 | Indicators of physical development and dynamics thereof in the Latvian population in the 20 century. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 4 | Anthropological material and methods for processing thereof; somatometry and somatoscopy, somatometric instruments, craniometry and cranioscopy. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 5 | Indicators of physical development of school-age children in the change process of the century. Assessment of puberty and secondary sexual characteristics in the Latvian population and world body frame. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 6 | Relative measures and indices, determination thereof. Determination of skin fat folds in certain parts of the body. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 7 | Morphofunctional characterisation of normal posture and foot. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introducation to the history of anthropology. Development of anthropology in Latvia. | Lectures | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 2 | Scientic research methods and programmes. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 3 | Indicators of physical development and dynamics thereof in the Latvian population in the 20 century. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 4 | Anthropological material and methods for processing thereof; somatometry and somatoscopy, somatometric instruments, craniometry and cranioscopy. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 5 | Indicators of physical development of school-age children in the change process of the century. Assessment of puberty and secondary sexual characteristics in the Latvian population and world body frame. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 6 | Relative measures and indices, determination thereof. Determination of skin fat folds in certain parts of the body. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 7 | Morphofunctional characterisation of normal posture and foot. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Attendance of lecture and practical classes, preparation for examination (test work, seminars and colloquia), according to the content of the study course; preparation for the final examination of the study course; individual and group work; with study materials, study literature (research, analysis) and RSU e - environment; drawing up of practical work results; performance of specific tasks; preparation of presentations and reports; attending consultations on the content of the study course. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evalution questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Attendance of lectures and classes; work with study materials and literature; oral and practical knowledge control during classes; participation in group work. Method of examination: theoretical test at the end of the study course. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | As a result of completing the study course, the student will know the main research methods of anthropology; will be able to define and describe the most important somatometric points of the head and body, their location and determination on the human body. | ||||||||
| Skills: | The student will recognise and compare the proportions of the human body in different ethnic, age and gender groups; describe the meaning of certain anthropometric measurements (longitudinal dimensions, transverse dimensions, circumferences, fat tissue fold thickness); describe the meaning, changes, trends and influencing factors of body frame and mass; define the essence of body mass index, determination and possible changes thereof; assess and compare the fat tissue fold thickness in different locations and list possible changes thereof; work with specialised literature. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | The student will be to use the acquired theoretical and practical knowledge to skilfully determine individual somatometric points of the head and body, measure skin fat folds, determine plantogram parameters, calculate some indices of body proportions. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Ilva Duļevska, Silvija Umbraško. Praktiskā antropoloģija. Rīga: RSU, 2019. | ||||||||
| 2 | Prīmanis J. Ievads antropoloģijas metodikā. A/S Valters un Rapa apgāds, 1937. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 3 | Segleniece K. Bērna augšana un attīstība. R. Millere, K. Segleniece. Rīga, Zvaigzne, 1977. (akceptējams izdevums). | ||||||||
| 4 | Martin R., Saller K. Lehbuch der Anthropologie. Stuttgard: Fischer, Bd. I, 1957 (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Denisova R., Grāvere R. Antropoloģijas zinātne Latvijas vēstures institūtā. LVIŽ, Nr. 4, 1995, LVI | ||||||||
| 2 | Feders G. Rīgas latviešu pamatskolēnu garums un svars. Rīga, IM, māc. līdz. nodaļa, 1936. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Anatomijas web resursi. | ||||||||
