Master Topic in Aesthetics
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| Number of credits | 10 |
| Course offered (semester) | Spring or Fall |
| Subject overlap | Emnet overlapper med FIL218 (Estetikk). For studentar som har tatt eitt av emna FIL211 (Valemne 1 i filosofi), FIL212 (Valemne 2 i filosofi), FIL213 (Valemne 3 i filosofi), FIL214 (Valemne 4 i filosofi), FIL301 (Forskingsemne i filosofi 1), FIL302 (Forskingsemne i filosofi 2) eller FIL302 (Forskingsemne i filosofi 2) med nærliggande tema kan det og være overlapp. Ta i så fall kontakt med instituttet for nærare informasjon. |
| Schedule | Schedule |
| Reading list | Reading list |
Language of Instruction
Norwegian or English
Pre-requirements
Bachelor degree with 90 credits specializing in philosophy or equivalent.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:
After completing the course, students should be familiar with the main concepts and theories of aesthetics.
Skills:
After completing the course, the student should be able to
- thoroughly understand philosophical aesthetics
- explain important positions in philosophical aesthetics
- identify and critically analyze various theories within the topics of the course
Competence:
The course may be suitable to support specialization in fundamental questions in connection with the study of other subjects.
Contact Information
Email: studierettleiar@fof.uib.no
Course offered (semester)
Spring or Fall
Language of Instruction
Norwegian or English
Course Unit Level
Master
Access to the Course Unit
A condition for entry into this course is having been accepted for the Masters programme in philosophy.
Aim and Content
The course will provide an introduction to philosophical issues and positions that are central to philosophical aesthetics and the theoretical reflection of the aesthetic subjects. The course is primarily a thematic approach, but classics are also a central position. Examples of important topics is the definition of art, aesthetic experience, art and acknowledgment, and taste.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:
After completing the course, students should be familiar with the main concepts and theories of aesthetics.
Skills:
After completing the course, the student should be able to
- thoroughly understand philosophical aesthetics
- explain important positions in philosophical aesthetics
- identify and critically analyze various theories within the topics of the course
Competence:
The course may be suitable to support specialization in fundamental questions in connection with the study of other subjects.
Pre-requirements
Bachelor degree with 90 credits specializing in philosophy or equivalent.
Recommended previous knowledge
A good proficiency in English is necessary since it ought to be assumed that much of the prescribed reading will be in English.
Teaching Methods
Teaching is offered in the form of lectures and/or seminars.
Individual tuition: up to 1 hours per student.
The number of gatherings may be reduced if the number of students attending the course is less than 4. In that case, the students will be compensated with individual or group tutoring.
Compulsory Requirements
An approval of compulsory requirements is valid for three semesters, including the semester in which the approval is given.
Submission of a draft of the semester assignment paper before supervision.
Individual supervision given by the teacher of the course.
Submission of reading list by 15 April in the Spring and by 15 October in the Fall. The reading list should contain course code, semester of examination, and names of the student and teacher, and adher to usual standards for bibliographic references. Number of pages for each book/book excerpt or article should be given (for electronic sources without page numbers one should count 500 words per page). The reading list must be signed by the teacher and approved by the Department.
Assessment methods
A supervised semester assignment paper of 4000- 6000 words (not including table of contents, list of references etc.) The topic of the paper must be approved in advance by the teacher of the course. . The semester assignment paper will be assessed at the end of the semester.
Exams in the course are held every semester.
The compulsory activities have to be formally approved before one can take an exam in the course.
The compulsory requirements have to be formally approved in a semester in which there is teaching in the relevant course in order to register for the examination in a semester in which there is no teaching in that course.
Grading Scale
From A to F
Place of Teaching
Bergen
Course Unit Evaluation
The teaching will be evaluated from time to time.
Contact Information
Email: studierettleiar@fof.uib.no