Anthropology

Re-Designing Life: Anthropological Approaches to New Biotechnologies

Module code: L6305S
Level 6
30 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Workshop
Assessment modes: Portfolio

On this module, you will explore how societies deal with the health, life and environmental problems caused by global developments in the life sciences, including genomics, neurobiology, GMOs and regenerative medicine.

Module learning outcomes

• An advanced grasp of how different societies conceptualize and experience the social, ethical and political issues related to the life sciences – facilitating
• Ability to apply main social-science approaches to global, national and local societal issues in the life sciences and society
• A constructive but critical understanding of the social and ethical issues of conducting life science research and applications
• Ability to analyse and assess development in the life sciences and biotechnology from different theoretical points of view and perspectives
• Ability to construct and present arguments about the life sciences, cultural and society in both written and verbal form, using theoretical and empirical data
• Work for NGOs in national and international organisations for bioethics and human rights organisations and educational institutions in this area