Gender Analysis in Global Development - Core perspectives and Issues

On completion of this course the students should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge:

The student has in-depth knowledge of:

• Core concepts and ideas in gender analysis and feminist theory, including intersectional and critical non-Western perspectives, and theories of masculinity
• Perspectives on and issues in gender and development as a policy field, including debates on human rights and empowerment
• The inter-relationships between current global challenges and gender (for example gender and migration and gender and climate change)

Skills:

The student has the ability to:

• Deal critically with various sources of information and apply them to structure and formulate independent scholarly arguments
• Critically apply key concepts of gender and feminist analysis to discuss empirical and theoretical problems

General competence:

By the end of the course the student has:

• The ability to coherently communicate ideas concerning gendered analysis of development processes both in written work and in oral presentations
• The ability to apply knowledge and skills in new areas to complete complex assignments