VITHF905 - Theory of Science and Ethics
VITHF905 engages Ph.D. candidates in research ethics and in key areas of theory of science with an emphasis on the humanities and the relationship between research and society.
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The course in the Theory of Science and Ethics, for which the Center for the Study of the Sciences and Humanities is responsible, is a mandatory part of the doctoral education at the Faculty of Humanities and of The Grieg Academy - Department of Music, at the Faculty of Art, Music and Design at the University of Bergen, UiB.PhD candidates can choose between either VITHF905 or VITHF900 in order to fulfill this requirement.
In 2023 the Faculty Board decided to discontinue VITHF905, and the course will only be offered to PhD candidates who started the PhD program before 20.06.2023 during an transitional period.
VITHF905 will be taught for the last time in spring 2024. The last semester for passing the course will be the fall semester 2024.
Ph.D.-course: Theory of Science and Ethics (VITHF905)
VITHF905(5 ECTS) engages Ph.D. candidates in research ethics, and in key areas of theory of science with an emphasis on the humanities and the relationship between research and society.
VITHF905 is a mandatory part of the researcher training at the Faculty of Humanities and the Grieg Academy’s Institute of Music at UiB.
The course is only open for Ph.D. candidates at the Faculty of Humanities and the Grieg Academy - Department of Music at the University of Bergen, UiB.
The course is held by The Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities (SVT) in the Spring semester. The five-day seminar is usually held in January.
The course is in English.
- A five-day seminar with lectures and discussions on theory of science and ethics.
- Paper (2500 words) which discusses ethical and/or methodological or scientific problems with relevance for the candidate’s PhD-project.
Note that candidates who has taken VITHF905 are eligible to take Supervised Paper in Theory of Science and Ethics, VITHF910 (5 credits). The candidates can thereby extend the shorter paper from VITHF905, or write a new and longer paper in theory of sciences or ethics with relevance for their field of research or Ph.D. project.