General provisions

DECISIONS AND GUIDELINES

The course is a free-standing course, 7.5 credits.

The course plan was agreed by the Dean of the Faculty of Theology on 2007-06-15

The course plan is valid from 2007-07-01

Entry requirements

General entry requirements

Learning outcomes

AIM – LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course is part of Uppsala University's emerging core curriculum. A goal of the core curriculum – and thus the course – is to help students develop as compassionate human beings who are engaged with the predicaments of others.

After completion of this course, students will be able to:

(1) reflect upon and analyse ethical and anthropological questions concerning money and time;

(2) research such questions by conducting interviews and seeking out relevant texts;

(3) write in English about such questions in an extended essay as well as in short web-based reflections;

(4) speak in English about such questions in class discussions.

Content

CONTENT

When does money lead to happiness? Can one get paid for doing good? Why do our lives feel hectic – why do we never have enough time? Is money a way of owning some of other people's time? What is the place of time and money in our visions of a good life or a good society? We examine such ethical and anthropological questions.

Instruction

TEACHING

The course combines lectures, seminar discussions of classic theorists, examination of present-day case studies, in-class interviews with invited guests, and students' own field-research projects. These research projects, done by teams of two or three students, will be presented to the class.

This course is taught entirely in English.

To enable further discussion between students and the instructor, several course lunches and dinners are organised. These are optional and are open to all members of the course.

Assessment

EXAMINATION

The course requirements are:

1) Readings – consisting of articles and chapters – in preparation for each week's class.

2) Attendance at the class each week. Missed classes can be made up for by means of additional short writing assignments.

3) Participation in a discussion-launching team for one week. The team prepares questions based on the readings.

4) Posting a brief reflection on the course website each week.

5) A field research project, normally done in a group of two or three students. Each group will present their work to the class.

The grades Godkänd (pass) or Väl Godkänd (distinction) are given on successful completion of the course

Other directives

ADDITIONAL

The course is part of Uppsala University's emerging core curriculum, a set of cross-disciplinary courses for students from diverse academic fields.

Transitional provisions

REGULATION OF TRANSITION

Members of a course regulated by a former version of this course plan have the possibility to be examined in accordance with that course plan within two years after the closure of the course. If there are particular reasons, such an examination can take place also later on. Normally no instruction in accordance with former versions of the course plan is given.