AANA18130U Critical theory and the social sciences
The course is a cross-disciplinary course and aims to attract
students from Sociology, Anthropology and Political Science
BSc in Anthropology
MSc in Anthropology
MSc in Political Science
MSc in Social Data Science
MSc in Global Development
MSc in Psychology
MSc in Sociology, course package:
Welfare, inequality and mobility
Knowledge, organisation and politics
Culture, lifestyle and everyday life
Enrolled students register the course through the Selfservice. Please contact the study administration at each programme for questions regarding registration.
This course has its base in the cross-disciplinary research
centre Centre for Anthropological, Political and Social
Theory (CAPS) at the faculty of the social sciences,
University of Copenhagen.
The general topic of the course is the meaning and role of critique
in the social sciences. The course will focus on different
theoretical conceptions of critique and the application of critique
in different fields of research across the social
sciences.
KNOWLEDGE
The student must in a first step be able to understand what
distinguishes different conceptions of critique and the role
critique plays in different conceptions of social science. In the
next step the student must be able to relate these conceptions to
different ways of conducting critique in different
interdisciplinary research fields and compare and critically
discuss these ways.
SKILLS
The course provides students with the practical skill of
criticizing social problems or pathologies and to use this skill in
research across disciplines in investigations of the social
world.
COMPETENCES
To plan an perform research and investigations of different aspects
of the social world in which critique plays a crucial role. The
student will be able to choose and apply the right way of
criticizing in different kinds of interdisciplinary
research.
A combination of articles, chapters in edited volumes and 2-3 books.
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 42
- Preparation
- 100
- Exam
- 64
- Total
- 206
Through discussions in class
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignment, -
- Type of assessment details
- Free written take-home essays are assignments for which
students define and formulate a problem within the parameters of
the course and based on an individual exam syllabus. The free
written take-home essay must be no longer than 10 pages. For group
assignments, an extra 5 pages is added per additional student.”
For groups writing together it must be clearly indicated which parts of the assignment each of the students has written. - Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
- Exam period
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- Re-exam
Free written take-home essays are assignments for which students define and formulate a problem within the parameters of the course and based on an individual exam syllabus. The free written take-home essay must be no longer than 10 pages. For group assignments, an extra 5 pages is added per additional student
For groups writing together it must be clearly indicated which parts of the assignment each of the students has written.
Criteria for exam assesment
Please see the learning outcome.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- AANA18130U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- BachelorBachelor choice,Full Degree Master,Full Degree Master choice
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Spring
- Schedule
- See timetable
- Course capacity
- Vejl. 46 personer
Study board
- Department of Anthropology, Study Council
Contracting departments
- Department of Anthropology
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Political Science
- Social Data Science
- Department of Sociology
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Social Sciences
Course Coordinators
- Mikael Carleheden (2-5b514e817d713c79833c7279)
Sociology - Lars Tønder (2-7a824e7774813c79833c7279)
Political Science - Mark Friis Hau (3-7a73754d736e7c803b7178)
Anthropology