Postgraduate Course: Science and Society A (BIME11079)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course explores the development of public engagement from a broadly sociological perspective. It considers the social, cultural and political context in which the public engagement agenda has emerged over the past 20 years, and how this agenda has, in turn, helped shape the governance of science and technology. A key theme pursued throughout the course is the construction of knowledge and expertise in the context of public engagement and in societal issues in which science is a factor. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Online Activities 45,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
53 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
An essay (2500 words) that critically engages with and reflects on a set text. Students will be asked to critically reflect on and appraise the underpinning assumptions about public understanding and engagement in the article. |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the deficit model of science communication
- Demonstrate an awareness of the development of policy debates about public engagement and an awareness of the key issues
- Demonstrate knowledge of the conceptual tools and theoretical approaches for the study of public engagement from a social science perspective
- Demonstrate an understanding of the social and political aspects of lay-expert relations and how a social science analysis can further our understanding of these issues
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Elizabeth Stevenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3258
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Course secretary | Ms Marie-Therese Rafferty
Tel: (0131 6)50 3160
Email: |
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