Communicating Philosophy
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| PHIL3015 | Philosophy | 3 | 20 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- PHIL3015
- School
- Philosophy
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
This module will help students develop skills in how to communicate philosophy through a variety of different media. This involves exploring two philosophical ideas and their potential applications across different settings, including content delivered by guest speakers inside and outside the University, and assessing students' ability to demonstrate the flexibility of their skill-set through a range of short projects. Students will develop these projects by exchanging feedback in peer groups, with the module convener’s guidance. Representative forms of communication studied include: legal documentation, press releases, presentations, lesson plans, funding bids, posters, speech and short stories.
Target Students
Third year single honours and joint honours Philosophy students. Also available to Liberal Arts students in their final year who have completed either PHIL1012 or PHIL1013. Also available to exchange students.
Classes
- One 1-hour seminar each week for 10 weeks
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 10 weeks
Assessment
- 16% Coursework 1: Choice 1 of legal brief/lesson plan/charity funding bid/PG funding bid/flash fiction/digital media/poster/spoken presentation.
- 16% Coursework 2: Choice 2 of legal brief/lesson plan/charity funding bid/PG funding bid/flash fiction/digital media/poster/spoken presentation.
- 17% Coursework 3: Choice 3 of legal brief/lesson plan/charity funding bid/PG funding bid/flash fiction/digital media/poster/spoken presentation.
- 17% Coursework 4: Choice 4 of legal brief/lesson plan/charity funding bid/PG funding bid/flash fiction/digital media/poster/spoken presentation.
- 17% Coursework 5: Choice 5 of legal brief/lesson plan/charity funding bid/PG funding bid/flash fiction/digital media/poster/spoken presentation.
- 17% Coursework 6: Choice 6 of legal brief/lesson plan/charity funding bid/PG funding bid/flash fiction/digital media/poster/spoken presentation.
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
This module aims to support students to(i) gain competence in key skills for communicating philosophy within different contexts,(ii) develop confidence in relating study of philosophy to careers, and(iii) develop skills in constructive collaboration.Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module, students will be able to:
1: Demonstrate competence in key skills for communicating philosophy within different contexts, by:
Using appropriate language;
Recognising norms and expectations within a context;
Engaging audiences.
2: Confidently relate study of philosophy to careers, by:
Understanding more fully their possible careers after graduating;
Recognising and taking opportunities to apply philosophy to those careers;
Demonstrating the philosophical skills that are useful in those careers.
3: Demonstrate excellence in constructive collaboration, including:---Constructively giving and receiving feedback;
Critically assessing expectations through engagement with frameworks like mark schemes;
Effectively interpreting peer responses to one's work;
Implementing recommendations effectively.