Political Philosophy
Course content
The course concerns the normative political basis for societal organization. Classical theories in political philosophy and their foundations are scrutinized, focusing in particular on recent and contemporary such theories. Themes include justice, equality, freedom, democracy, power, community, feminism, conservatism, nationalism, pluralism, multiculturalism, identity politics and methodology in political philosophy.
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching takes the form of lectures and seminars. Twice a week there is lecture; once a week there is a seminar where the students in groups work on short writing exercises and have other activities around the central texts / questions of the course.
Feedback form
Written
Collective
Continuous feedback during the course
Feedback by final exam (In addition to the grade)
Peer feedback (Students give each other
feedback)
Exam
- ECTS
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Oral examination
- Type of assessment details
- Oral examination, conditional on passing active participation,
which requires having 7 out of 8 written assignments approved
(including approval of two individual assignments).
For at blive indstillet til den ordinære eksamensform, skal 2 af kursets øvelser besvares individuelt. Disse øvelser er først godkendte, når der er modtaget skriftlig og mundtlige feedback fra undervisere på begge øvelser - Aid
- Only certain aids allowed
.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
Workload
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 82
- Preparation
- 322,5
- English
- 404,5
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- HFIB00831U
- ECTS
- 15 ECTS
- Programme level
- Bachelor
Bachelor choiceMaster’s minor subject
- Duration
-
1 semester
- Placement
- Spring
- Studyboard
- Study Board of Communication
Contracting department
- Department of Communication
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
Course Coordinator
- Nils Holtug (4-706a716e426a776f306d7730666d)
Saved on the
13-01-2023
Timetable
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