PhD Courses in Denmark

Course description, incl. learning objectives and prerequisite:

The aim of the course it to familiarize students with classical and contemporary perspectives in the sociology of time, to enable students to critically discuss theoretical assumptions, methodological approaches and empirical results within studies of time and temporality and to construct a theoretical framework and methodological approach to a specific research problem in the student’s own ongoing or planned project.

Prerequisites

This PhD course addresses both PhD students unfamiliar with theories of time and PhD students who are more experienced with the field. The first group will obtain knowledge about the key concepts, theoretical traditions and methodological discussions in the field. The second group will obtain new perspectives on their own work through the attentiveness to theoretical development, methodological concerns and discussions of how to apply theories and concepts in specific analyses.

When signing up for the course, participants should submit ½ page about their own research and the role of time in it. These short papers will be used to select participants, if more than 15 sign up.

Learning outcomes

After completion of the course the doctoral student shall be able to:

1. Knowledge and understanding

• Present and discuss a broad overview of the different approaches in the sociology of time in general and of theoretical assumptions within the chosen areas of specialization in particular
• State and analyze the main empirical results within the chosen area of specialization
• Present and discuss current areas of conflict within the chosen area of specialization

2. Skills and abilities

• Orally and in writing present, explain and problematize research within the sociology of time in a format that meets international standards.
• In a more elaborate paper synthesize the theories and research within the chosen area of specialization and construct a theoretical framework and methodological approach to a specific research problem in the student’s own ongoing or planned project.

3. Judgment and approach

• Critically discuss theoretical assumptions and empirical results within the sociology of time in general and the chosen area of specialization in particular.
• Critically discuss methods used within the chosen area of specialization.
• Critically discuss trends and future development of the chosen area of specialization.