• Graefe Olivier

• Graefe Olivier

Summary: concepts of science, social constructivism, discourse and critical theory and methodological anarchism f.e. will be presented trough text readings and extensive discussion during the seminar. This seminar gives an orientation in the different main theories used and debated in social sciences and human geography.

Subject: The seminar introduces in theories of knowledge and epistemology in order to sensitize geography students to different approaches of truth, reality and its methodological implications.
Learning outcomes: On successful completion of the module, you will be able to:
- identify logics of theoretical and methodological approaches
- differentiate between ontological foundations and epistemological approaches in social sciences
- relate understandings of truth and social theories used in Geography

- - - - Requirement for students from other Swiss universities - - - -

The participation to the course and the registration for the exam are conditional to the enrollment as BENEFRI or guest students. At the beginning of the semester at latest :

- Students from the universities of Bern and Neuchâtel (BENEFRI) are invited to follow the steps of the procedure described on https://www3.unifr.ch/studies/fr/admission/admission-etudiant-hote/programme-benefri.html in order to be identified as BENEFRI students.

- Students from other Swiss universities are invited to follow the procedure described on https://www3.unifr.ch/studies/fr/admission/admission-etudiant-hote/hote-complementaire.html in order to be enrolled as guest students.

Below is some information concerning the registration to exams. Please be aware that registration to exams is mandatory and does not automatically happen if you are registered to a class:

https://www3.unifr.ch/scimed/en/studies/register.

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