International Studies Project
2024/2025
Content, progress and pedagogy of the module
The module is comprised of problem-oriented project work within the field of International Studies. To complete the module, students are required to have submitted the portfolios from the modules the ‘20th and 21st Century World History’ and ‘Introduction to International Studies: Theories and Methods.'
Learning objectives
Knowledge
The student must attain
Knowledge and understanding of:
- a defined topic within the field of International Studies on the basis of a written project. The topic will derive from the project courses of the semester.
Skills
The student must attain
Skills in:
analyzing and understanding cultural, social and political phenomena in modern and contemporary development processes
applying basic knowledge on important political, cultural, and social events and currents in 20th and 21st century Western and global history.
Competences
The student must attain
Competencies in:
working individually and in groups
working with relevant theories and methods for analyzing a defined issue within International Studies
communicating ideas, arguments, and research results about a defined issue within International Studies in an academic spoken and written language.
Exam
Exams
| Name of exam | International Studies Project |
| Type of exam | Oral exam based on a project
An oral examination based on the students’ written work, whether
prepared individually or in cooperation with others. The group will
be jointly responsible for the project report or other written work
undertaken jointly. The project report constitutes the basis for
the examination and assessment, and an overall assessment of the
project and the oral performance will be made. At oral group
examinations, the examination must be conducted in such a way that
individual assessment of each individual student’s performance is
ensured, cf. the Examination Order, section 4, subsection 2.The
examination will take the form of a conversation between the
student(s), the examiner and the censor on the basis of the project
report written by the student(s); the project report must not
exceed 15 pages per student for group projects and 20 pages for
individual projects.
During the examination, the student(s) must demonstrate knowledge, skills, and competencies in accordance with the learning objectives of the module. The prescribed examination duration is 20 minutes per student and 10 minutes per group for deliberations and grading; however, the maximum duration for large groups is two hours, and the maximum duration of an individual examination is 30 minutes. Any re-examinations will be held in accordance with the above guidelines on the basis of a revised project report. |
| ECTS | 10 |
| Permitted aids | All written and all electronic aids |
| Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
| Type of grading | Internal examination |
| Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures |
Facts about the module
| Danish title | Projekt i Internationale studier |
| Module code | BALISE20182 |
| Module type | Project |
| Duration | 1 semester |
| Semester | Autumn
|
| ECTS | 10 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Location of the lecture | Campus Aalborg |
| Responsible for the module |
Organisation
| Education owner | Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Language and International Studies, English |
| Study Board | Study Board of International and Cross‐Cultural Studies |
| Department | Department of Culture and Learning |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities |
