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PED1001

Educational Philosophy and the History of Ideas

Credits 15
Level Foundation courses, level I
Course start Autumn 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

The course gives a broad introduction to the philosophy of education and the history of ideas. Goals and content of upbringing will be discussed, and the changes in ideas on development as growth and teaching examined. The course will discuss different perspectives on and ideas about upbringing, socialization, education, dialogue and teaching, and how ideas about power, authority, freedom and rationality affect pedagogical thinking and practice.

The aim of the course is to give students a closer understanding of the ongoing debate about questions of schooling and upbringing, and for students to see pedagogical questions in the light of a philosophical perspective. The course will also shed light on central approaches to problems in education studies, for instance on the relationship between individuals and society, and the relationship between schools and society, of power, authority, freedom and rationality.

The course is obligatory in order to achieve full specialization in education studies. The course is one of five courses in the One-Year Programme in Education.

Learning outcome

The aim of the study is to give students a critical understanding of key educational questions from a pedagogical and philosophical perspective.

Learning methods and activities

Up to 4 hours of lectures per week, and up to 2 hours of seminar per week.

Course materials

The required course reading material is approximately 1000 pages.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
PED1091 15 sp
SVPED107 4 sp
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Education
  • Social Sciences

Contact information

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code E Date 2025-12-13 Time 09:00 Duration 6 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment
Place and room for school exam

The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.

Sluppenvegen 14
Room SL110 turkis sone
60 candidates
Room SL430
22 candidates
Room SL210
51 candidates
Room SL310 blå sone
37 candidates
Room SL310 turkis sone
1 candidate
Room SL111 orange sone
60 candidates
Room SL111 brun sone
13 candidates

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code E Duration 6 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment Place and room Not specified yet.