[ 505WIFOZENS15 ] SE Main Topics of Science Studies
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Education level |
Study areas |
Responsible person |
Hours per week |
Coordinating university |
| 4,5 ECTS |
B2 - Bachelor's programme 2. year |
Social Science |
Julian Reiss |
2 hpw |
Johannes Kepler University Linz |
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(*)keine
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| Original study plan |
Bachelor's programme Sociology 2020W |
| Subject |
This course examines science as a social activity, especially dealing with the social conditions and effects of science, and with the social structures and processes of scientific activity. It will focus specifically on the political, historical, cultural or economic factors that drive the scientific process. Central topics include: the so-called ‘science wars’, social constructivism and relativism, the experimenter’s regress, particularities of the social and biomedical sciences, and the democratisation of science.
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| Changing subject? |
Yes |
| Earlier variants |
They also cover the requirements of the curriculum (from - to)
2SWFSE: SE Main Topics of Science Studies (2007W-2014W)
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| On-site course |
| Maximum number of participants |
30 |
| Assignment procedure |
Assignment according to priority |
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