[{"Course code":"P000100","Version":1,"English name":"Philosophy of Social Science","Higher education credits":5.0,"Syllabus":"Finalized by: Forskarskolan People, Society and Sustainability, 2024-06-10","Syllabus approved":"2024-06-10","Level within study regulation":"Third cycle","Grading scale":"Pass \/ Failed","Language":"Swedish","Entry requirements":"Accepted as a PhD student.","Objectives":"Upon completion of the course, the students shall be able to:\n\n\n- account for and critically discuss distinct social scientific paradigms;\n- actively use philosophies of social science to deepen and strengthen their own research work;\n- distinguish between distinct levels and forms of scientific analysis and be able to account for their ontological and epistemological preconditions.","Content":"The course offers a general introduction to philosophies of social sciences, describing and analysing distinct scientific paradigms and perspectives. The students will be introduced to the major philosophical paradigms of social science, with a specific focus on the contexts, contents, arguments, and main concepts and assumptions. There will also be a focus on how researchers position themselves in relation to the field, as well as on how distinct paradigms of philosophies of science have tackled problems related to ontology, epistemology and interpretation. Furthermore, the course will discuss the connections between philosophy of science and social theory, with a distinct focus on the development of these connections during the last decades.\n\nThe core of the course will consist of a series of seminars, introduced by lectures. The seminars will be dedicated to analysing original texts by central social science writers in order to see how philosophical assumptions influence them as well as to discuss general problems of philosophy of social science. The course will be divided into four parts, each devoted to one central question. Lectures will partly be used to present and discuss important theoretical paradigms, concepts and problems of philosophy of science, and introduce central themes that will be discussed in the seminars.","Examination formats":"For successful completion of the course the students will present and discuss the specific theoretical issues and challenges of their ongoing PhD research project. The students must also actively participate in lectures and seminars. \r\n- If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.\r\n\r\n- The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.\r\n\r\n- If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.\r\n\r\n- For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.\r\n","Organisation":[{"code":"595","Organisation":"Department of Urban and Rural Development"}],"Other information":"\r\n- The right to participate in teaching and\/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.\r\n\r\n- If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.\r\n"}]