Theories about Development and Migration
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Current programmes of study
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| Number of credits | 10 |
| Course offered (semester) | Autumn |
| Subject overlap | Taken together with GEO338 will result in 5 ects credit reduction. |
| Schedule | Schedule |
| Reading list | Reading list |
Language of Instruction
English
Pre-requirements
Basic knowledge about migration and modern development theory.
Learning Outcomes
Having completed the course the student should be able to
- provide a basic overview of some central development theories and how these help us to understand different processes that further og change development patterns.
- explain central theories of migration and how migration is caused by both local and global conditions.
- discuss current issues as poverty, ethnic conflicts, lack of resources and migration in a theoretical framework, and analyse relations among such phenomena.
Contact Information
Department of Geography
Studieveileder@geog.uib.no
Course offered (semester)
Autumn
Language of Instruction
English
Course Unit Level
Bachelor
Aim and Content
Students get trained to understand present social phenomena like poverty, war, lack of resources and migration based on different theoretical interpretational frames
The course gives an introduction to classic and modern development theories. There will be a special emphasis on theoretical approaches which aim at explaining the uneven distribution of development in the world and the processes which reinforce or alter such geographical distribution. Migration may well be regarded as micro-adaptation to global development processes and transformations, while at the same time it contributes to shaping the global world. The course emphasises theories which do not focus one-sidedly on integration in the host society or on effects in the sender community, but which look upon the whole process of migration as one. The course has lectures together with GEO338, but GEO338 requires higher academic standard both in term paper and the exam to pass and admission to master´s level courses.
Learning Outcomes
Having completed the course the student should be able to
- provide a basic overview of some central development theories and how these help us to understand different processes that further og change development patterns.
- explain central theories of migration and how migration is caused by both local and global conditions.
- discuss current issues as poverty, ethnic conflicts, lack of resources and migration in a theoretical framework, and analyse relations among such phenomena.
Pre-requirements
Basic knowledge about migration and modern development theory.
Recommended previous knowledge
Subject Overlap
Taken together with GEO338 will result in 5 ects credit reduction.
Teaching Methods
1 lecture á 2 hours pr. week.
Total: 12 lectures
1 seminar á 2 hours pr. week.
Total: 1 seminar
Compulsory Requirements
Approved semester paper, about 4 pages.
Assessment methods
5 hour written exam
Grading Scale
Grading A-F
Course Unit Evaluation
GEO231 will be evaluated minimum every third semester
Contact Information
Department of Geography
Studieveileder@geog.uib.no