| Learning objectives |
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the
following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or
errors:
- demonstrate knowledge about central political and economic
thinkers of the Western world from antiquity to today,
- describe, compare, and discuss central ideas from the history
of Western political theory, economics, and ideology
- relate historical and theoretical arguments to present day
political and economic issues,
- take a critical view of the application of political and
economic concepts and theories in current public
discourse.
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| Examination |
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Political and
Economic Thought:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Home assignment - written product |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual exam |
| Size of written product |
Max. 10 pages |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
48 hours to prepare |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
One internal examiner |
| Exam period |
Winter |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
A new exam assignment must be
answered. This applies to all students (failed, ill, or
otherwise)
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| Course content and structure |
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The course presents and discusses central thinkers in the
history of Western social sciences, political theory, economics,
and ideology. It covers normative and analytical or theoretical
ideas from antiquity to the contemporary
world, such as the origins and functioning of the
state, individual freedom, the purpose of society, the ideal
government, liberal democracy and other systems of governance, and
macroeconomic problems such as the origins of wealth and growth,
problems of production and distribution, economic crises,
unemployment and inflation.
Focus is on the origins of contemporary political and economic
ideas and on the trajectories of the specialized modern social
sciences with a special emphasis on the evolution of, and the
disciplinary divisions between, sociology, economics and political
science.
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| Teaching methods |
| Lectures and a concluding workshop |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| We try to offer feedback in response to your
questions and work whenever feasible although please appreciate
that there are often time constraints. Please feel free to take
full advantage of the ‘office hours’ offered by full-time staff
members, although these can never be a substitute for participation
in lectures and classes. We also encourage you to ask questions or
make comments in class and form self-study groups to secure peer
feedback on your work. |
| Student workload |
| Preparation time (readings, group work etc.) |
142 hours |
| Lectures / workshop |
25 hours |
| Exam (incl. preparation for the exam and actual exam
period) |
41 hours |
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| Further Information |
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The course requires active participation by those taking it, a
willingness to work individually and collectively, a familiarity
with current affairs, and an ability to work in new and different
ways.
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| Expected literature |
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Literature will be published on the learning platform. A
full reading list will be included in the course plan which is
published on CBS Learn. These texts represent examples of the types
of literature that will be used.
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