Theories about Development and Migration - II
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| Number of credits | 10 |
| Course offered (semester) | Autumn |
| Subject overlap | GEO231 - 5 ECTS |
| 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, etnic conflicts, lack of resources and migration in a theoretical framework, and analyse relations among such phenomena.
Contact Information
Department of geography
advice@geog.uib.no
Course offered (semester)
Autumn
Language of Instruction
English
Course Unit Level
Master
Access to the Course Unit
Open for students at Master´s level who meets the prerequisites. GEO338 is obligatory for Master's in Resources and Human Adaptations. The course is a "Special topic course". The coursework requirement in Master's programme in Geography includes two special topics courses.
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 GEO231, 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, etnic 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
GEO231 - 5 ECTS
Teaching Methods
Lectures, seminars
1 lecture á 2 hours pr. week.
Total: 12 lectures
1 seminar á 2 hours pr. week.
Total: 1 seminar
Compulsory Requirements
Approved term paper, about 10 pages
Assessment methods
Written exam, 5 hours
Grading Scale
Grading A-F
Course Unit Evaluation
At least one third of all the subjects taught at the Department of Geography are evaluated every term.
Contact Information
Department of geography
advice@geog.uib.no