KUMP002 Introduction to Cultural Policy (5 cr)

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Study level:
Basic studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Department of History and Ethnology
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

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The course introduces students to the discipline and interesting phenomena of cultural policy.

Description

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Learning outcomes

 After completing the course, the student will:

  • know the basics of cultural policy as a research tradition and academic discipline

  • be familiar with the key questions and research goals of cultural policy, and understands their local, national, regional, and international dimensions

  • understand the central concepts and approaches used in cultural policy

  • be able to describe what KUMU and cultural policy brings to academic and societal debate. 

Additional information

Taught course. Independent work on written assignments is possible in special cases.

Study materials

  • Häyrynen, Simo (2015): Kulttuuripolitiikan liikkuvat rajat

  • Jakonen, Olli (2022): Kulttuuripolitiikkaa strategisessa valtiossa: taiteen ja kulttuurin ohjaus ja rahoitus hallinnollisena politiikkana.

  • Häyrynen, Maunu & Wallin, Antti (2017): Kulttuurisuunnittelu

  • Purhonen, Semi; ym. (2015): Suomalainen maku — kulttuuripääoma, kulutus ja elämäntyylien sosiaalinen eriytyminen 

Completion methods

Method 1

Description:
Taught course.
Evaluation criteria:
The grading scale in all completion modes will be numerical: 0-5. The grade will be based on the evaluation of the assignments that measure the extent to which the learning goals have been achieved. In courses organized in the form of contact teaching, completion requires 80% attendance. For independent learning, completion of the unit requires that written assignments are completed and approved by the instructor in charge.
Select all marked parts

Method 2

Description:
Independent work on written assignments.
Evaluation criteria:
The grading scale in all completion modes will be numerical: 0-5. The grade will be based on the evaluation of the assignments that measure the extent to which the learning goals have been achieved. In courses organized in the form of contact teaching, completion requires 80% attendance. For independent learning, completion of the unit requires that written assignments are completed and approved by the instructor in charge.
Select all marked parts
Parts of the completion methods
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Participation in teaching (5 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish

Teaching

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Independent study (5 cr)

Type:
Independent study
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish

Teaching