This Year's Theme: 'Understanding and Explaining'

*** Now accepting applications ***

The Theory and Philosophy Summer School is an intensive course in theories, concepts and methods of inquiry designed for the needs of postgraduate students & researchers, especially doctoral candidates, in the Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences, in Sociology, Philosophy, History, Anthropology, Politics, Languages, Arts, Literature and Classics, from universities throughout Ireland, Europe and around the world who are developing theoretical and interpretive paradigms for their research. TAPSS offers a student-centered and collaborative setting in which students participate in sessions led by academics from UCC and guest professors. Conventional didactic presentations are bolstered by small group work, student-led seminars and discussions, peer-group presentation and feedback sessions.

To optimize students' learning experience at the Theory and Philosophy Summer School the number of participants will be limited to 30.

Date: April 30th May 4th 2012

Location: Blackwater Castle, Cork , Ireland

Teaching Staff: School of Sociology & Philosophy, National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC), plus international guests

ECTS: 5 credits (with an option for 10)

Inquiries to: admin@tapss.ie

Theory & Philosophy Summer School was seed-funded by Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) in 2008, and is supported by the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences (CACSSS) Graduate School at UCC.