EPN-V2

SFF4000 Theories of Social Science Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Samfunnsvitenskapelige teorier for sosialfag
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2020/2021
Course history
Curriculum
FALL 2020
Schedule
Programme description

  • Introduction

    Dette emnet tar utgangspunkt i sosiale teorier som utfordrer de umiddelbare og gjengse måtene å forstå menneskers handlinger og sosiale situasjoner på. Emnet fokuserer spesielt på "personen i situasjonen", som er en sentral definisjon i sosialt arbeids teori. Hva innebærer denne komplekse setningen? Hvor fri vilje har en person? Hvor mye betyr den strukturelle konteksten? Hva ligger i begrepet "sosial"? Emnet reflekterer over disse spørsmålene ved hjelp av mange ulike samfunnsfaglige teorier. Studentene skal i løpet av emnet tilegne seg kunnskap om og forståelse av ulike bidrag fra klassisk og moderne samfunnsvitenskapelig teori som har særlig relevans for de ulike studieretningene i masterprogrammet i sosialfag.

  • Required preliminary courses

    Ingen forkunnskapskrav.

  • Learning outcomes

    A student who has completed his or her qualification has the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

    Knowledge

    The student has:

    • in-depth knowledge of different contributions to classic and modern social science theory
    • knowledge of how different theoretical perspectives provide a unique understanding of social phenomena
    • in-depth insight into theoretical concepts such as society, individual, power and state

    Skills

    The student is capable of

    • analysing and discussing social phenomena in light of social scientific concepts and theories
    • analysing the "person in the situation" from different analytical perspectives
    • using perspectives and theoretical terms in the analysis of professional practice

    Competence

    The student is capable of

    • taking a critical approach to knowledge that is produced
    • understanding the role ideologies can have in specific fields of knowledge
    • recognising different social theories and understanding how they problematise social phenomena in different ways

  • Teaching and learning methods

    The teaching methods are lectures and seminars. Students are advised to take part in study groups.

  • Course requirements

    Ingen arbeidskrav eller obligatoriske aktiviteter.

  • Assessment

    Students will take a six-hour supervised written exam.

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

    Ingen hjelpemidler er tillatt.

  • Grading scale

    A grade scale A-F.

  • Examiners

    The exam is graded by an internal and an external examiner.

    A random selection consisting of at least 25 % of the exam papers will be graded by both an internal and external examiner. This will inform the grading of the remaining exam papers.