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| SOCI0022-1 | Epistemology of social sciences
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| Duration : | 45h Th |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Master in European Studies, Professional focus, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 6 |
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| Master in Political Sciences : International Relations, Professional focus, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 6 |
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| Master in Political Sciences : General, Professional focus , 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 6 |
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| Master in Public Administration, Professional focus, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 6 |
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| Master in Anthropology, in-depth approach, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 6 |
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| Master in Sociology, in-depth approach, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 6 |
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| Master in Anthropology, Teaching Focus, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 6 |
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| Master in Sociology, didactic approach, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 6 |
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| Master in Anthropology, specialized approach in applied anthropology, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 6 |
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| Master in Sociology, Professional focus in applied sociology, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 6 |
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| Master in Sociology and Anthropology | | Premier quadrimestre | | 6 |
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| Holder(s) : | Marc Jacquemain |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | The first part of the course presents some basical concepts of general epistemology and an introduction to explanation in social sciences.
The second part is dedicated to lectures by research fellows who present some of the main theoretical frames in social sciences. |
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| Course objective : | The main goal of the course is to render students sensible to questions of conditions of validity of a social knowledge and to the relations between social theorists knowledge and lay people knowledge. |
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| Prerequisites : | A basic knowledge of great theoretical questions in social sciences |
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| Organization : | The first part of the course will consist in ex-cathedra lessons illustrated by slides. The second part will be given as lectures by research fellows. |
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| Written notes : | The course is based on the following book
Jacquemain M., Frere B., Epistémologie de la sociologie. Paradigmes pour le 21 ème siècle, Bruxelles, De Boeck, 2008 |
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| Assessment : | Oral examination |
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| Contacts : | Teacher : Marc Jacquemain - 04 366 30 72
E-mail : Marc.Jacquemain@ulg.ac.be
Teaching assistant : Jérôme Pieters 04 366 48 94
E-mail : J.Pieters@ulg.ac.be |
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