Tutorial Philosophy 1

Course goals

The purpose of a tutorial is to provide the opportunity for in-depth study within one of the specialized areas of philosophical research in which the philosophy staff is engaged. Students also gain experience co-leading tutorial discussions. Students also produce a research paper that often can function as a preparatory study for their thesis.  

Content

Tutorials are organized on a range of specialized topics, tailored to the current research activity research staff in philosophy and the research interests of students.  In regular sessions, a small group of students meet with the tutorial leader to discuss research problems and challenges on a topic in the instructor's field of expertise. Using close readings and short presentations regarding a substantial reading list of philosophical texts, a tutorial provides a thorough introduction to the current praxis of research in a particular subject. The tutorial concludes with a final research paper on a topic covered in the tutorial.
 
Topics for each year are determined in the beginning of the academic year. The dates and locations of Tutorial meetings are flexible and are determined jointly by the students and staff for the tutorial. Details are specified at the start of the tutorial and written up in a Tutorial Protocol, which will be distributed at the beginning of the academic year.


The number of EC credits awarded for a Tutorial varies (5 EC, 7.5 EC or 10 EC), depending on the workload, as established in the Tutorial Protocol for the tutorial in question.
 
Students in the M.A. “History and Philosophy of Science” who are interested in enrolling in or organizing a tutorial (which can be for 7,5 EC) should contact both the HPS programme coordinator and the Philosophy programme coordinator (who is also the course coordinator) prior to the enrollment period for the relevant semester.


The entrance requirements for Exchange Students will be checked by International Office and the Programme coordinator. Therefore, you do not have to contact the Programme coordinator yourself.