FIL2308 – Major - Ethics and practical philosophy

Course content

The content of the course may vary from year to year but will be based on important, contemporary topics within ethical theories, moral dilemmas, theories within philosophy of law and other kinds of practical philosophy.

Learning outcome

After having completed the course you will have

  • gained a deeper knowledge within normative theories and practical philosophy

Admission

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

Prerequisites

Recommended previous knowledge

Teaching

28 hours of seminar. There are two compulsory tuition activities:

  • attendance at at least 10 out of 14 sessions
  • six one-page paper assignments, of which you must complete five

These activities must be approved in order to be allowed to hand in the final term paper.

 

Examination

A term paper of approximately 10 pages à 2300 characters, litterature list not included. You submit your paper in Fronter.

Please note that all compulsory activities must be approved in order to be allowed to hand in the final term paper.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

Explanations and appeals

Resit an examination

Special examination arrangements

Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.

Evaluation

All courses are subject to continuous evaluation. The Department's assessments of courses are
available at our web-pages but generally only in Norwegian.
 

Facts about this course

Credits
10
Level
Bachelor
Teaching
Every spring
Examination
Every spring
Teaching language
English