2018-2019 / SOCI1247-2

Seminar on science and society

Duration

30h SEM

Number of credits

 Master in political sciences : general (120 ECTS) (en Science, Technologie et Société (STS))5 crédits 
 Master in sociology (120 ECTS)6 crédits 
 Master in communication (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in journalism (120 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Laurence Bouquiaux, Frédéric Claisse, Marc Jacquemain

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit 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 learning unit

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.
Specific topic for 2017-2018 will draw on the concept of "collapse" and will use expert research on the link between ecological constraints and social systems.

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.