6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 1020828BNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Languages & Humanities
Department
Philosophy - Moral Sciences
Educational team
Bart Van Kerkhove (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
26 contact hours Lecture
130 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

In this course, a philosophical reflection is developed about some important aspects of the economy as a social reality and practice, such as the (dis)functioning of markets, the role and meaning of money, economic (in)equality, and business ethics. Next to that, also the methodological limits of economics as a scientific domain are discussed.

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Alle noodzakelijke teksten, Canvas
Additional info

All necessary texts will either be available on the learning platform, or be easily retrievable via the internet. For more info, send an e-mail to bart.van.kerkhove@vub.be.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

The student has a fundamental understanding of the most important economical institutions and processes, is capable of extending and applying this knowledge independently, and can critically reflect upon this subject matter.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 50% of the final mark.
SELF Paper determines 50% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Oral exam with a relative weight of 50 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

Within the SELF Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • paper with a relative weight of 50 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

 

In the course of the semester an individual paper is being prepared. Generative AI can be used in any way to complete this task. Any use of generative AI should however be explicitly and properly referenced (see reference list AI). The oral exam is essentially a discussion of the evaluation of the paper. Relevant aspects of both the course material and the group discussions can be touched upon as well.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Philosophy and Moral Sciences: default (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of History: Minor Minor Human Sciences (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of History: minor Social Sciences (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Art Studies and Archaeology: Profile Profile Art Studies and Archaeology (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Arts in Philosophy and Moral Sciences: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)