TAFANPS15U Nature, Population and Society in Africa
Volume 2014/2015
Content
This
course has three inter-related objectives. Firstly, it aims to
locate ‘Africa’ – as idea and as continuum of complex realities –
within histories of representation of and on the continent, and in
relation to the changing dynamics associated with its resources,
spaces, and people. Secondly, it aims to provide students with a
basic grounding in the kinds of academic disciplines, theoretical
perspectives, analytic themes and empirical topics that are key to
the contemporary, interdisciplinary field of African Studies.
Thirdly, through the use of diverse sources and perspectives –
including those of historians, anthropologists, geographers,
sociologists, political scientists, political economists, and
environmentalists, as well as writers and artists – the course aims
to illuminate more deeply and engage critically with three core
analytic arenas, namely nature, population, and
society.
Learning Outcome
The aim is for the student to acquire the following qualifications:
- Knowledge of key issues and themes central to the study of ‘Africa’ (as an idea) and of diverse and complex African realities.
- Critical capacities for analyzing the inter-related social, political, economic and cultural dynamics on the continent, and, where relevant, beyond it.
- Command of interdisciplinary approaches and methodologies within African Studies.
- Knowledge of relevant concepts and concerns associated with the particular analytical fields ‘nature’, ‘population’ and ‘society’ in Africa.
Formal requirements
The course is only
open for CAS MA students and professional master
students.
Teaching and learning methods
The course combines lectures
and classroom discussions, requiring participation and active
engagement, including student presentations. This will be
supplemented by guest lectures. If available, ethnographic and
documentary films giving a visual aspect to some of the themes in
the course will be screened.
Remarks
Please see the Study
Curricula at
www.teol.ku.dk/cas/studentinformation/study_curricula
Workload
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 56
- Course Preparation
- 244
- Exam
- 120
- Total
- 420
Sign up
Self Service at KUnet CAS MA
students admitted 1 September 2014 wil automatically be
registered for this course.
Other CAS MA students have to register for the course at KUnet.
Professional Master students has to hand in a registration form in the CAS administration.
Other CAS MA students have to register for the course at KUnet.
Professional Master students has to hand in a registration form in the CAS administration.
Exam (Written - a seven-day take-home
assignment)
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignment
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
- Exam period
- January 2015
Criteria for exam assesment
The grade of 12 is given at the exam when the student demonstrates:
- Confident knowledge of the disciplines, history and academic terminology of African Studies.
- Confident ability to identify, define and consider an issue from an interdisciplinary and critical-analytical perspective.
- Confident ability to choose, analyse and present the material relevant to the issue in question in an independent and critical manner.
- Confident command of methodologies and concepts within the key disciplines of African Studies as well as contemporary research discussions.
- Confident ability to communicate academic material in a clear, concise and well-argued manner.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- TAFANPS15U
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- TBC
- Study board
- Study board of African Studies
Contracting department
- African Studies
Course responsibles
- Julie Katrine Oxenvad (3-71767f477b6c767335727c356b72)
Head of Administration
Lecturers
Amanda Hammar
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