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| SYLLABUS |
| Social and Political Ethics,
7,5 ECTS Credits |
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COURSE CATEGORY Single Subject Course
MAIN FIELD OF STUDY Applied Ethics - TEE
SUBJECT AREA
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COURSE CODE |
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HETD07 |
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| AIM OF THE COURSE |
Students should acquire
- knowledge of concepts, theories and problems within the field of social and political
ethics
- ability to analyse ethical problems in the same area. |
| CONTENTS |
| The course focuses on theories of ethics and ethical problems relevant within the field of social and political ethics. A central topic is the concept of social justice, its different interpretations, its connections to liberty, equality and culture, its justification and various suggested ways of its implementation. The course also deals with problems of professional ethics in public administration. |
| TEACHING |
| Teaching comprises lectures and discussion seminars. |
| EXAMINATION |
Active participation in seminar discussions. The course is also examined by the writing of a paper.
Students who have failed an examination are normally allowed to retake it on two additional occasions, one of which should be arranged shortly after the first examination.
Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course two times are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.
Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades. |
| ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS |
Documented knowledge of English. This means a TOEFL-score of at least 550 (213 for the computer-based test) or an equivalent test if your native language is not English. For Swedish residents, "Engelska B" is required.
At least one year of studies in ethics, or the equivalent, in according to individual decision taken by the Department of Religion and Culture.
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| GRADING |
| The course is graded according to the ECTS grading scale A-F |
| CERTIFICATE |
| Course certificate is issued by the Faculty Board on request. The Department provides a special form which should be submitted to the Student Affairs Division. |
| COURSE LITERATURE |
| The course literature is decided upon by the department
in question. |
| OTHER INFORMATION |
Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus.
The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed. |
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Social and Political Ethics
Social and Political Ethics |
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Department responsible
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the course or
equivalent:
IRK - Department of Religion and Culture |
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| Registrar No: 102/05-41 |
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Course Code: HETD07 |
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Exam codes: see Local Computer System |
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| Subject/Subject Area : Applied Ethics - TEE |
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| Level |
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Education level |
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Subject Area Code |
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Field of Education |
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TEE |
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The syllabus was approved by the Board of Faculty of Arts and Science 2005-02-28
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