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Environmental and Animal Ethics, basic course, 7.5 credits
Is it ethically acceptable to use animals for food and medical experiments? To what extent is it defensible to genetically modify plants? How should we mitigate climate change? What is sustainable development? Do we have a moral responsibility to...
Philosophy and Film, 7.5 credits
The course entails an introduction to popular works of Western cinema and their relationship with classical texts of philosophy. The texts include some of the prominent works of Aristotle, Rousseau, Locke, Nietzsche, Marx and Foucault, as well as...
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Interaction Analysis, 7.5 credits
The course provides a hands-on introduction to the microanalysis of human interaction. You will be actively involved in the full research process starting with ethical considerations, data collection and transcription, and ending with the...
Contemporary Research Issues in Ethics, Science, and Policy 2, 7.5 credits
This course is a more advanced version of Contemporary Research Issues in Ethics, Science and Policy. Like that course, it takes as central tasks in policy work to interpret, explain and use new research information. The course readings include a...
Ethics and Migration Policy, 7.5 credits
This course focuses on the normative issues connected with migration and migration governance. In the first module, a theoretical framework is introduced, against which central questions related to transnational migration are analysed. Arguments for...
Decision Theory and Risk, 7.5 credits
This course presents the basic concepts, theories and problems of decision theory. Both individual and group decision theory will be covered. The course starts with a general overview of classical decision theory, and then focuses on more specific...
The Philosophy of Childhood and Educational Policy, 7.5 credits
Educational policy is a hot topic in public debate and the philosophy of childhood is a quickly growing field of research. These are also fields that are different from many other policy areas in that they take the interest of children, rather than...
Taxation, Policy, and Philosophy, 7.5 credits
This course introduces, analyses, and evaluates a core policy instrument: taxation. The question of how the system of taxation should be designed is both a classical area of policymaking and sets the parameters for policies in other areas. This...
Contemporary Research Issues in Ethics, Science, and Policy, 7.5 credits
The course provides philosophical tools for understanding and assessing research literature in the areas of applied ethics and philosophy of science. The course readings include a recently published book in either philosophy of science or applied...
Research Ethics and Research-based Knowledge, 7.5 credits
Scientific research may produce valuable knowledge and innovations, but may also give rise to risks. This course provides an overview of criteria that scientific knowledge should adhere to and requirements that research should meet to be ethically...