2023-2024 / PHIL0025-1

Critical anthropology of psychology

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in anthropology (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of social sciences)5 crédits 
 Bachelor in philosophy5 crédits 
 Master in communication (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Certificate in teaching of philosophy and citizenship (not organised in 2022-2023)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Vinciane Despret

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Theoretical part: exposition of various psychological theories related to a given theme. Practical part: application of critical reading to explanatory theories. Selected theme: in alternate years, a theme from either human or animal psychology (emotions, the question of influence, constructivism in psychology, etc.)

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To enable students to critically read the scientific theories of human and animal psychology, in order to pinpoint the multiple stakes that determine the theoretical and methodological choices. Deal with the specificity of human and social sciences in the more general domain of epistemology.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

The course is organised in the form of four hours of seminars a week each Monday 9-11 and 15-17

Recommended or required readings

2 books dealing with similar issues should be analysed. The references of the books will be given during the seminar.

Exam(s) in session

January exam session

- Remote

written exam ( open-ended questions )

May-June exam session

- Remote

written exam ( open-ended questions )

August-September exam session

- Remote

written exam

Written work / report


Additional information:

tudents are expected to give a written paper about one of the topics of the seminar, this paper should be based upon the 2 books they will choose in the list. 

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Philosophy department,
place du 20-Août, 2nd floor
Vinciane DESPRET
Tel. 04 366 55 98 - Fax 04 366 55 59
Private number 04 232 07 65
E-mail: v. despret@ulg.ac.be
Secretary's office
Tel. 366 55 99 - Fax 366 55 59

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