BENJ1006 Philosophy and Ethics of Science (2 cr)

Study level:
Postgraduate studies
Grading scale:
Pass - fail
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Biological and Environmental Science
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020

Description

Content

Aimed at post-graduate students to increase their awareness of the philosophy and ethics behind their own biological research. Based on discussions on a reading material given at the beginning of the course.

Completion methods

14 hours of interactive discussions with group activities and 3 hr panel discussion (question day).

Assessment details

Assessment for the course: pass-fail.

To get a passing grade, the student is required to attend all the discussions and panel discussion.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student:
- understand what is biological research, what are its limitations and how biological knowledge has developed
- has the ability to reflect on the ethical boundaries of his/her own research.
- understands how ethics plays a role in all scientific work

Study materials

Will be given out before the course begins in Optima.

Completion methods

Method 1

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