Emne - Safety and Security for the Social Sciences - PSY3590
Safety and Security for the Social Sciences
Om
Om emnet
Faglig innhold
The course provides presentations of theories, discourse and practices
related to understanding and managing safety and security challenges in a wide social and international context.
Læringsutbytte
The course will present basics of conceptualizing safety and security
for the social sciences, science and ethics in the governing of risk, social values, ideology and
the globalization of threats and the individual, social, cultural and political determinants of dealing with risk.
Læringsformer og aktiviteter
Lectures, seminars, and group discussions.
Obligatoriske aktiviteter
- Approved theme and literature of term paper; oral presentation
Spesielle vilkår
Krever opptak til studieprogram:
Industrial Ecology (MSINDECOL)
Psykologi (MPSY)
Risk Psychology, Environment and Safety (MPRIPENSA)
Anbefalte forkunnskaper
PSY3001
Forkunnskapskrav
Bachelor's degree in Behavioral or Social Sciences.
Kursmateriell
The obligatory literature involves approximately 300 pages, in English.
The term paper is based on approximately 200 pages of individually chosen and relevant research literature.
Fagområder
- Industriell økologi
- Psykologi
- Samfunnsvitenskapelige fag