Study Programmes 2015-2016
SOCI1247-2  
Seminar on science and society
Duration :
30h SEM
Number of credits :
Master in sociology (120 ECTS)6
Master in sociology (120 ECTS)6
Master in communication (120 ECTS)4
Master in journalism (120 ECTS)4
Lecturer :
Laurence Bouquiaux, Frédéric Claisse, Marc Jacquemain
Coordinator :
Frédéric Claisse
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
The seminar will be organised during the second period of the year . Laurence Bouquiaux, Marc Jacquemain and Frederic Claisse are in charge of this seminar.
Learning outcomes of the course :
This seminar aims to interest students to issues related to science and society relations (from a philosophical, sociological or political point of view).
Problems of nature of scientific work, of influence of science on society, of scientific knowledge of lay people will be studied. Each year a different theme will be chosen.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Students will be in charge of organizing seminars on basis of lectures or readings.
Exact thematic will be will be datailed before the begining of the course
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
All the students have to attent the first course in order to organise the seminar.
Recommended or required readings :
Assessment methods and criteria :
The evaluation will be based on the quality of the work done during workshops or seminars : quality of presentation, participation to to the discussion. Each student will have to produce a short synthesis document.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
See French Version for adresses of teachers.