The Origins of Art: Nature or Culture?
Course, Bachelor's level, 5ES078
Autumn 2023 Autumn 2023, Uppsala, 100%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 28 August 2023–1 October 2023
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
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60 credits in the humanities or the social sciences
- Selection
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Higher education credits (maximum 165 credits)
- Fees
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If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 11,250
- Total tuition fee: SEK 11,250
- Application deadline
- 17 April 2023
- Application code
- UU-50506
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 27 July 2023–21 August 2023
- Information on registration from the department
Autumn 2024 Autumn 2024, Uppsala, 100%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 2 September 2024–6 October 2024
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
60 credits in the humanities or the social sciences
- Selection
-
Higher education credits (maximum 165 credits)
- Fees
-
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 11,250
- Total tuition fee: SEK 11,250
- Application deadline
- 15 April 2024
- Application code
- UU-50506
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 26 July 2024–26 August 2024
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
To what extent can art be said to be a socio-cultural product, and to what extent can it be said to be the instinctive expression of human nature? We approach the central questions from an interdisciplinary perspective, that is to say not only from the point of view of philosophy but also with the help of anthropology, evolutionary theory, psychology and neurology. How, if at all, can empirical data add to our understanding of why art exists and plays an important part in our lives? Does art have a distinct cognitive function or is it a so-called by-product? What can cave art teach us about the development of our ability to think symbolically?
In this course, students at the first and second cycles study together. The examination requirements are higher for second-cycle students than for first-cycle students.
Contact
- Course Administrator Ulrika Valdeson
- ulrika.valdeson@filosofi.uu.se