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| Semester | spring semester 2019 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers |
Bernice Simone Elger (b.elger@unibas.ch, Assessor)
Sophie Haesen (sophie.haesen@unibas.ch) Helene Merkt (helene.merkt@unibas.ch) Tenzin Wangmo (tenzin.wangmo@unibas.ch) |
| Content | Prison is an important part of our society and yet it is strangely invisible. We plan to make it more visible by presenting different aspects such as the history of sentences and measures, prison life, older prisoners or the role of punishment and possible alternatives. We want to present the views of different stakeholders – like defense lawyers, prisoners themselves, health researchers or forensic experts – in order to offer a broad range of perspectives and allow a nuanced approach on this sensitive topic. Over the course of a semester, participants will get to know and discuss various problems and challenges related to detention in Switzerland, and also be able to express their positions during lectures and homework. The lecture series will feature leading national and international experts in the field. |
| Learning objectives | get an insight into the prison system and gain awareness about problems that are not currently discussed |
| Bibliography | will be announced in ADAM |
| Comments | This seminar is held in English AND German - some presentations will be in English, others in German. Accordingly participants may write their essay either in German or in English. |
| Admission requirements | None - suitable for all including law students. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Aufbaumodul (Teil C) (Transfakultäre Querschnittsprogramme im freien Kreditpunkte-Bereich) Aufbaumodul (Teil D) (Transfakultäre Querschnittsprogramme im freien Kreditpunkte-Bereich) Courses: Master's Studies Epidemiology (Master's Studies: Epidemiology (Start of studies before 01.08.2017)) Doctorate Biomedical Ethics: Recommendations (PhD subject: Biomedical Ethics) Doctorate Medical and Health Ethics: Recommendations (PhD subject: Medical and Health Ethics (Start of studies before 01.02.2015)) Electives Master Nursing: Recommendations (Master's Studies: Nursing) Modul: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Public Health and Social Life (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Praktische Philosophie (Master's degree subject: Philosophy) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Global Ageing and Health (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | For a PASS presence at at least 80% of the seminars is required plus two 1 page summarizing essays on one of the seminars with a personal reflection regarding the subject. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: teaching staff |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Medicine |
| Offered by | Institut für Bio- und Medizinethik |