Globale kønsstudier

2018/2019

Modulets indhold, forløb og pædagogik

Objectives:

To provide students with knowledge about and insight into gender theories and how these can be used in analyses of inequalities within the field of development policy and international and transnational relations.

Content

The course will give an introduction to the area of ‘gender and globalisation’, in particular in the context of development and international relations, and will include discussions of specific cases and case studies in which gender and equality can be understood from local, regional and global perspectives (including the EU as a regional institution). Specific emphasis will be placed on the history of gender and equality policy within the field of development and international relations, on possibilities and limitations of international law and human rights, and on analyses of gender and equality policies in various contexts and parts of the world, which are relevant areas of research within development and international relations. The module will form the basis of further theoretical and practical work within the field in the project module of the semester,

 

Læringsmål

Viden

  • possess knowledge of theories and practices within the field of gender, development and international relations and can reflect on these on a scientific basis
  • possess knowledge and understanding of themes within the field of gender, development and international relations and various approaches to the study of these.

Færdigheder

  • can apply their knowledge within the module’s disciplines in order to choose the theories that best serve the analytical purpose and are able

Kompetencer

  • can reflect and argue on the basis of scientific knowledge

Undervisningsform

The module consists of lectures and seminars, possibly with exercises and student contributions.

Omfang og forventet arbejdsindsats

5 ECTS

Eksamen

Prøver

Prøvens navnGlobal Gender Studies
Prøveform
Mundtlig
The module is evaluated at an internal individual oral examination. The examination will take the form of a conversation between the student and the examiners about a question posed within the syllabus of the module.
Duration of examination: 20 min, including grading and announcement of result.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
ECTS5
Tilladte hjælpemidler
Alle skriftlige og alle elektroniske hjælpemidler
Bedømmelsesform7-trins-skala
CensurIntern prøve
VurderingskriterierThe grade 12: will be awarded to students who give an excellent performance and demonstrate that they have fulfilled the objectives for the module exhaustively or with only few insignificant omissions.
The grade 02: will be awarded to students who demonstrate that they have fulfilled the minimum acceptable level of the learning objectives above for the module, i.e. at least basic knowledge of the main theories and topics that are treated in the course literature.

Fakta om modulet

Engelsk titelGlobal Gender Studies
ModulkodeKAINF20177
ModultypeKursus
Varighed1 semester
SemesterEfterår
ECTS5
UndervisningssprogEngelsk
TompladsJa
UndervisningsstedCampus Aalborg
Modulansvarlig

Organisation

StudienævnStudienævnet for Internationale Forhold
InstitutInstitut for Kultur og Globale Studier
FakultetDet Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet