6780 - Social Studies as a Teaching Subject: Economic, Sociological and Political Theory
Course information
- Title
- Social Studies as a Teaching Subject: Economic, Sociological and Political Theory
- Course number
- 6780.24
- Academic year
- 2024-2025
- ECTS
- 10.00
- Level
- Bachelor
- Faculties
- Education
- Educations
- BEd in Primary and Lower Secondary Education
- Prerequisites
- Fortreytir Prerequisites The prerequisite for taking this course is that the student is enrolled in the teacher education program at the Department of Education.
- Language of instruction
- The course is taught in Faroese.
- Registration
- Students on the second, third and fourth semester of Bachelor of Education in Primary and Lower Secondary Education.
- Beginning date
- Tuesday, August 27, 2024
- End date
- Friday, December 20, 2024
Academic content
- Purpose
- The course aims to help students acquire knowledge and insight into the core areas of social studies in primary and early secondary school. Students will gain foundational insight into the discipline’s identity and purpose and in-depth knowledge of the core areas in the primary and early secondary school sociology curriculum. The aim is for students to acquire the foundational knowledge that enables them to design learning processes in sociology for primary and early secondary school.
- Learning outcomes
- Upon completion of the course, the student must be able to: - Explain basic economic, sociological, and political concepts. - Examine independently selected texts and data from the media based on relevant concepts, including linking concepts to examples and finding examples to illustrate concepts. - Compare different perspectives on current societal issues. - Compare current events with previous societal stages. - Discuss and evaluate various real and hypothetical events, both qualitative and quantitative. - Critically evaluate various types of sources.
- Content
- The course has three main parts, each covering approximately 3 ECTS. The last ECTS is dedicated to an introduction, source criticism, field trips, exams, etc. - Economics: Personal finance and work. Welfare systems. Resources and export. Economic policy and national economy. - Sociology: Social changes. Socialisation and identity. Social stratification and integration. Demographic changes and globalisation. - Politics: Political parties and ideologies. Democracy and human rights. The primary and early secondary school in the political system. The municipal sector.
- Learning and teaching approaches
- Lectures, independent study, discussions, group work, presentations, smaller assignments, and field trips.
Assessment
- Assessment method
- Active participation. Throughout the course, students will give oral presentations to the instructor and classmates and complete smaller assignments. These assignments must be satisfactorily completed to pass the course.
- Examination (internal/external)
- Internal
- Grading scale
- Passed/Failed
- Exam date/dates
- The exam is set for week 3, 2025.
- Deadline for withdrawal from exam
- Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Academic responsibility and teachers
- Academic responsibility
- Frida Birita Poulsen
- Teachers
- Sámal Matras Kristiansen