Key Concepts in the Humanities and Social Sciences
2024/2025
Content, progress and pedagogy of the module
The module comprises relevant coursework and an individual take-home assignment.
Learning objectives
Knowledge
The student must attain
Knowledge and understanding of:
- key concepts within humanities and social sciences such as grounding understandings of culture, social power, theories of historical change, problems of modernity versus postmodernity, and approaches to gender, race, and ethnicity
- basic theory of knowledge
- modern Western history of ideas
- theoretical considerations as concerns humanistic and social theoretical research.
Skills
The student must attain
Skills in:
understanding and analyzing basic concepts within humanistic and social theory.
Competences
The student must attain
Competencies in:
- reflecting on relevant theories and methods for analyzing issues within
- communicating about issues in modern history of ideas in a clear written English.
Type of instruction
Please see § 17 in the curriculum.
Exam
Exams
| Name of exam | Key Concepts in the Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Type of exam | Written exam
The examination is an individual take-home assignment; the content
of the assignment must demonstrate that the student has achieved
the above-mentioned learning objectives.
The exact content of the assignment will be determined by the course instructor at the start of the semester. The assignment paper must comprise a minimum of six pages and a maximum of eight pages. The assignment paper will be evaluated by the examiner. Any re-examinations will be held in accordance with the above guidelines on the basis of a revised assignment paper. |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Permitted aids | All written and all electronic aids |
| Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
| Type of grading | Internal examination |
| Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures |
Facts about the module
| Danish title | Centrale begreber i humaniora og samfundsvidenskab |
| Module code | BALISE2009 |
| Module type | Course |
| Duration | 1 semester |
| Semester | Autumn
|
| ECTS | 5 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Location of the lecture | Campus Aalborg |
| Responsible for the module |
Organisation
| Education owner | Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Language and International Studies, English |
| Study Board | Study Board of International and Cross‐Cultural Studies |
| Department | Department of Culture and Learning |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities |
