General provisions

The course can constitute freestanding course on 7.5 credits

The course may be included in the Master's programme religious studies 120 credits. The course may be included in Religion scientific program 210 credits

The course may be included in the teacher programme for student with Bachelor's degree and completed studies equivalent 40 credit points/60 credits within some religion scientific field and that furthermore accomplished General education studies III.

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree with main field of study within some social sciences, humanistic or religion scientific field or 120 credits completed courses for first-cycle studies including 90 credits within some religion scientific main field of study.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student is expected to be able to:

Level descriptors

• general reproduce the discourse analysis history of ideas in the continental philosophy

• be able to problematise scientific theoretical matters thoroughly

• show deepening knowledge within one of the analytical specialisations of the course,

Skills

• in a scientific acceptable way work with discourse-analytical tools

• operationalise abstract reasonings to practical useful method and theory

• in groups compile and present analysed materials,

• write a scientific text

Values

• take position to and be able to support an independent argumentation for/against scientific theoretical matters,

• produce independent problem formulations in relation to social and political processes by means of discourse-analytical theory.

Content

: Discourse analysis is a generic term for critical civic analysis with roots in semiologi, ideology analysis and psychoanalysis. Discourse analysis is mainly used to analyse text and speeches but it is suited also well for the analysis of the materials of other types as image and film.

The course Discourse analysis has two parts.

1) The history of ideas of the discourse analysis: during this part be given an introduction to the contemporary designs of the discourse analysis and how the analytical method has been operationalised in earlier studies. Focus is placed on Michel Foucault's problematising analysis's, Norman Fairclough's critical discourse analysis, Jonathan Potter and the discourse psychology of Margareth Wetherells and Ernesto Laclau and the discourse theory of Chantal Mouffes.

2) The discourse analysis in placement: during this part be given the opportunity to use different discourse-analytical methods on a large choice of material. The design of the part is depending on the size why teacher and students decide the design of the part at the beginning of the course of the student group.

Instruction

The Undervisning*: The teaching consists of lectures and seminars. The course is based on active participation, and the selected literature requires precise reading. The extent of the compulsory literature is limited by the reason to at most 600 sides. Seminars and lectures are compulsory. Missed seminar: independent presentation of assignment. Missed lecture: Minor essayS on current literature.

* Observe that teaching may be given in English – Please observe, course may ask given in English.

Assessment

Continuous examination through seminars and a home exam.

Transitional provisions

Individuals that reading this course according to older course syllabus has possibility to examine course according to the course syllabus within two years after course date. If there are special reasons, such retake can take place also later. Normally, teaching according to older course syllabus is not given.