010180 SE Current Ethical Challenges (2026S)
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ACHTUNG: Da dieses Seminar mit internationalen Austausch-Studierenden stattfindet, ist die Teilnahme für Uni-Wien-Studierende mit 10 Plätzen begrenzt. Bitte Mail senden mit Wortlaut "Ich melde mich hiermit im Studienplanpunkt ... (bitte Studienplanpunkt einsetzen) an zum SE 010180" an claudia.bernal.diaz@univie.ac.at. Anmeldezeitraum Mo 02.02.2026 10:00 Uhr bis Mi 25.02.2026 10:00 Uhr. Aufnahme erfolgt nach dem "first come - first serve" - Prinzip. Mails, die VOR dem 02.02. einlangen, werden nicht berücksichtigt!PLEASE NOTE: As this seminar is held with international exchange students, participation is limited to 10 places for University of Vienna students. Please send an email with the subject line ‘‘I hereby register for SE 010180 in the curriculum item ... (please insert curriculum item)’’ to claudia.bernal.diaz@univie.ac.at. Registration is open from Monday, 2 February 2026, 10:00 a.m. to Wednesday, 25 February 2026, 10:00 a.m. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis. Emails received BEFORE 2 February will not be considered!
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 02.02.2026 10:00 to We 25.02.2026 10:00
- Deregistration possible until Su 15.03.2026 10:00
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes
Please note: For technical reasons, this course cannot be displayed in the u:space calendar!
Mo, 08.06.2026, 9:45-16:15 Uhr, Seminarraum Alte Kapelle, Campus, Hof 2.8, Spitalgasse 2-4, 1090 WienDi, 09.06.2026, 8:00-16:15 Uhr, Seminarraum Alte Kapelle, Campus, Hof 2.8, Spitalgasse 2-4, 1090 Wien
Mi, 10.06.2026, 8:00-18:00 Uhr, Seminarraum Alte Kapelle, Campus, Hof 2.8, Spitalgasse 2-4 , 1090 Wien
Do, 11.06.2026, 8:00-16:15 Uhr, Seminarraum Alte Kapelle, Campus, Hof 2.8, Spitalgasse 2-4, 1090 Wien
Fr, 12.06.2026, 8:00-13:00 Uhr, Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
In June 2022, the Pontifical Academy for Life published “Etica Teologica della Vita,” which brings together the results of a study seminar held to mark the 25th anniversary of the encyclical “Evangelium vitae.” The engagement with ethical questions at the beginning and end of human life - initiated by a foundational text titled “La Gioia della Vita,” authored by an international group of eight theologians - was also intended to make the impulses of Pope Francis’s pontificate fruitful for a theological ethics of life.The seminar aims to engage with the published outcomes of this study seminar. The individual topics presented therein will be critically discussed and evaluated.
Assessment and permitted materials
In addition to active participation in the seminar, students are required, on the one hand, to prepare and present a group project. On the other hand, they must submit a seminar paper.The individual components count towards the overall grade for the seminar as follows:
- Active participation: 20%
- Preparation and presentation of a group project: 30%
- Written seminar paper: 50%Assessment follows a descending grading scale from 1 to 5 (1 = Very good; 5 = Fail).Students may use AI systems for translating foreign-language texts, conducting research, and for the linguistic editing and proofreading of their own writing. The guidelines of the Faculty of Catholic Theology must be observed. Any use of AI in students’ own texts must be made transparent and documented in written assignments in accordance with these guidelines (including the prompts, to be listed in the register of tools used). For the purposes of assessment, AI must not be used in a way that replaces students’ own thinking and independent work, for example by having entire tasks completed by AI. The assessment must always demonstrate the student’s personal engagement with the chosen topic.
- Active participation: 20%
- Preparation and presentation of a group project: 30%
- Written seminar paper: 50%Assessment follows a descending grading scale from 1 to 5 (1 = Very good; 5 = Fail).Students may use AI systems for translating foreign-language texts, conducting research, and for the linguistic editing and proofreading of their own writing. The guidelines of the Faculty of Catholic Theology must be observed. Any use of AI in students’ own texts must be made transparent and documented in written assignments in accordance with these guidelines (including the prompts, to be listed in the register of tools used). For the purposes of assessment, AI must not be used in a way that replaces students’ own thinking and independent work, for example by having entire tasks completed by AI. The assessment must always demonstrate the student’s personal engagement with the chosen topic.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The individual components, which must be successfully completed, count towards the overall mark for the seminar as follows:
- Active participation: 20%
- Preparation and presentation of a group project: 30%
- Written seminar paper or submission of a review together with a comparative text analysis: 50%In addition, attendance at a minimum of 80% of the sessions is an essential requirement for successfully completing the seminar.
- Active participation: 20%
- Preparation and presentation of a group project: 30%
- Written seminar paper or submission of a review together with a comparative text analysis: 50%In addition, attendance at a minimum of 80% of the sessions is an essential requirement for successfully completing the seminar.
Examination topics
Students will be assigned to small groups over the course of the seminar. Each group will prepare a project on a specific topic and present it in class.The seminar paper must demonstrate personal engagement with the topic addressed by the small group. If students use AI systems to support the preparation of the seminar paper, this use must be made transparent and documented in accordance with the Faculty’s guidelines (including the prompts, to be listed in the register of tools used). AI must not be used in such a way that it replaces students’ own thinking and independent work, for example by having entire tasks completed by AI. The assessment must always demonstrate the student’s personal engagement with the chosen topic.
Reading list
The reading list will be presented in class.
Association in the course directory
für 011 (15W) FTH 17 oder FTH 25 oder FTH 26, 198 418 BA UF RK 16, 199 518 MA UF RK 02 oder RK 05, 033 195 (17W) BRP 18krp, BRP 18ktb, 795 [2] M3, M4, M5
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