Population change: fertility, mortality and migration
The course, at advanced level, aims to familiarise students with fertility, mortality and migration – that is, the three main population processes via which population change.
The focus is on population developments in Sweden and Europe from the end of the 1800s onwards, with some attention to the major population trends and issues in poorer countries.
The course is structured in three parts. Family dynamics focuses on fertility and related theories in particular, addressing norms, attitudes and the links between (female) employment, family policies and childbearing. The section on migration addresses the causes and consequences for individuals and society of international and internal migration. The section on mortality considers both biological and social aspects of morbidity and mortality.
Teaching Format
The course is provided at half-time basis over ten weeks. Teaching is conducted through lectures in form of interactive presentation with the students’ active participation. Participants meet once-twice a week during seven weeks. About three weeks are devoted to preparation for the independent classroom exam and the oral exam.
Assessment
The assessment is based on: i) a written classroom exam in which questions on fertility, migration and mortality must be answered and ii) an oral exam on any of the three sections of the course.
