Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Understand, thoroughly and critically, the basic theoretical frameworks on social transitions and innovations.
• Understand and appropriately apply highly specialised knowledge of human and social sciences.
• Analyse social, political and economic change.
• Understand the epistemological postures and the methodological tools human sciences related to issues of social transitions and innovations.
• Understand the epistemological frameworks in human and social sciences in order to change thought patterns.
• Understand the methodological frameworks in human and social sciences in order to change practices.
• Mobilise the relevant analytical approaches and the appropriate methodological tools to analyse, rigorously, thoroughly and comparatively, the problems of social transitions and innovations, including their interactions and their spatial and temporal evolutions.
• Comparatively analyse the problems of social transitions and innovations.
• Develop an interdisciplinary and multiscale approach that integrates complementary disciplines, such as anthropology, sociology, political science, psychology and education, urban planning and architecture, geography, and history, in order to analyse transitions and put them into context.
• In an interdisciplinary framework, analyse social transitions by applying acquired knowledge of social sciences and put them into context.
• In an interdisciplinary framework, analyse social transitions by applying acquired knowledge of political sciences and put them into context.
• In an interdisciplinary framework, analyse social transitions by applying acquired knowledge of human sciences and put them into context.
• Articulate reflection, research and action in order to design and carry out an innovative research project.
• Understand the different steps and methods necessary to conduct scientific research on issues regarding social transitions and innovations.
• Intervene appropriately in concrete problems regarding transition, among other things, by developing answers and action plans from the creativity of local actors.
• Critically evaluate the scope, potential impacts and limitations of actions implemented in contexts of social transitions and innovations.

Learning Outcomes of UE

not applicable

Content of UE

Scientific and technological know-how does not only invade our societies, but is a constitutive part of it. It is therefore crucial to develop a critical focus on the concrete intricacies between two areas - scientific / technological issues, on the one hand; societal issues, on the other - often treated separately. This course is mainly based on the methodological and theoretical approaches of Science and Technology Studies (STS) as developed over the last decades. It is intended to give students tools to think and act in a world where knowledge and techniques are in perpetual transition. In concrete terms, the course will introduce students to key STS authors and their respective particularities, such as Ludwik Fleck, Robert Merton, Bruno Latour, Michel Callon, Sheila Jasanoff, Sandra Harding, Donna Haraway, Andrew Pickering and others.

Prior Experience

Not applicable

Type of Assessment for UE in Q1

• Presentation and/or works

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

Students will give an oral presentation during class and write a paper based on this oral presentation

Type of Assessment for UE in Q2

• Presentation and/or works

Q2 UE Assessment Comments

Not applicable

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

• Presentation and/or works

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Students will give an oral presentation during class and write a paper based on this oral presentation

Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)

• Presentation and/or works

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

Students will give an oral presentation during class and write a paper based on this oral presentation