Aesthetics
Undergraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 10
- Teaching semesters
- Spring
- Course code
- FIL218
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- Norwegian or English
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
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 the issues and challenges of philosophical aesthetics.
- explain important positions in philosophical aesthetics
- identify and critically analyze various theories within the topics of the course
Competence:
The course provides a basis for further studies aimed at the bachelor's degree with a specialisation in philosophy. In combination with other courses the student will be eligible for the teaching of philosophy in secondary school or upper secondary school. The course may also be suitable to support specialization in fundamental questions in connection with the study of other subjects.
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Place of Instruction
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching is offered in the form of lectures and/or seminars.
Supervision: supervision is a voluntary offer and can occur individually or in groups.
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 Assignments and Attendance
An approval of compulsory requirements is valid for three semesters, including the semester in which the approval is given.
Oral presentation
Forms of Assessment
The assessment form is a portfolio assessment, consisting of two written assignments to be handed in before a deadline set by the department. The first assignment is on a topic chosen from a list provided by the course teacher, and should be between 1500 and 2000 words (excluding table of contents, list of references, etc.). The second assignment is between 2500 and 3000 words (excluding table of contents, list of references, etc.). Each student chooses a topic subject to prior approval by the teacher of the course. With regards to the final grade, the first assignment makes up 30 % and the second assignment 70 % of the grade.
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.
Assessment in a semester without teaching follows the syllabus the previous semester the course had teaching.