Objectives

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This is a transdisciplinary course taught by professors from the universities of Lausanne and Lancaster. It aims at making disciplines and institutional practices meet and dialogue, as it is the organizers’ belief that the current economic and ecological crises and all its human dimensions can only be apprehended by a refounding of our sense of community. The aim of the course is to introduce students to transdisciplinary studies; it requires from them to get out of their disciplinary comfort zone to confront new forms of discourse, understand the effects of their own discipline on the world and on others, and reflect together with others on new solutions to our impending problems.Master students from 3 different faculties can take the course (HEC, FGSE, Lettres).

Contents

You can find the syllabus with the information on the course and the different sessions on the moodle.

Pre-requisites

None

Evaluation

First attempt

Exam:

Without exam (cf. terms)  

Evaluation:

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The 2-hour course is worth 3 credits ECTS. To validate the course, you are required to write three essays, two during and one after the course.

Base of evaluation:

During the course, you will have to write two essays/reflection paper of 1200 words (+/-10%). You will be assigned to two different professors and topics for your essays. Each of these essays will be graded. Please upload your assignment on the moodle before the deadlines specified for each assignment. Each essay contributes 25% to the final grade.

After the course, you have to write a final essay of 2.200 words (+/-10%) in which you either go broad and synthesize what you have learned during the course or you go deep and provide a more detailed analysis of one aspect of the course. The final essay contributes 50% to the final grade.

Retake

Exam:

Without exam (cf. terms)  

Evaluation:

“In case of failure with the final grade below 4.0, the parts of the validation that have been graded below 4.0 (be it one or more of the short essays or the final essay) have to be repeated. for the same course in the following year.