Globalization, Environment and Social Change
The course is offered only for students at the Master’s Programme in Globalization, Environment and Social Change.
It requiers a Bachelor’s degree in a subject relevant to the course. English B or equivalent.
The course addresses the linkages between environmental issues, social and economic development and political processes, both at the global and local level. A geographical perspective highlights how the effects of these processes vary between different places and between global North and South.
Teaching Format
Obligatory education is introduction, lectures and seminars.
Detailed information, including grading criteria, is presented at the course introduction and via the learning environment Athena.
Learning objectives
After completing the course, the student is expected to be able to:
- compare and reflect upon different theoretical perspectives in the field of globalization, environment and social change, and related challenges.
- account for and analyse the processes driving globalization, environmental and social change and related challenges, and the effects of such processes in time and space.
- analyse the ways in which global and local processes interact and shape local environments, conditions and opportunities for local populations.
- gather and assess information, analyse complex phenomena and evaluate the results of one’s own work and that of fellow students, within the field for the course.
Assessment
Examination is done by written assignments and oral presentations.
Examiner
Several teachers assess and grade within the course.
Examiner: Ilda Lindell
