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Postgraduate Module Descriptor
SOCM032: Emerging Issues in STS
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- Science and Modern World (Whitehead)
- Experience and Nature (James and Dewey)
- Social Construction of Technology (SCOT)
- Symmetrical Anthropology (Latour, Callon, Mol)
- Standpoint and Situatedness (Harding, Haraway)
- STS and Risk Society
- Cosmopolitics (Stengers)
- Public Engagement and Publics (Norres, Schillmeier)
- STS and Disability Studies
- STS and Art
- STS as Experimental and Speculative Research
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 278 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 22 | 11 x 2 hours seminars, involving presentations, moderation, group discussion and engagement, film presentations and media analysis. Session 10 and 11 are virtual sessions |
| Guided Independent Study | 32 | Preparing Seminar-presentation individually and as a group |
| Guided Independent Study | 200 | Reading and Research |
| Guided Independent Study | 46 | Web-based activities |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
ELE - vle.exeter.ac.uk