AANB11036U Ethnographic Approaches to Migration Issues in Scandinavia

Volume 2015/2016
Content

The course introduces you to various migration and integration issues in a Scandinavian context – seen through the eyes of anthropologists. Hereby the course introduces both to migration and the Scandinavian countries as ethnographic fields. The interconnectedness of these fields will be explored through various anthropological research areas such as identity, religion, medical anthropology, policy and the welfare state – using Danish, Swedish and Norwegian ethnography on immigration and integration.

Learning Outcome

By the end of the course the student should be able to:

a) identify and formulate central anthropological questions within the subject of migration and integration in a Scandinavian context
b) Critically discuss concepts and theories related to the subject
c) Work analytically with a topic chosen form the course plan

BSc and Open Education students: 500 pages obligatory literature.
MSc students: 500 pages obligatory literature + 200 pages of literature chosen by students

Literature chosen by students must be relevant to the course’s subject matter.

Course literature will be available in Absalon on the course website

website

The course will consist of a combination of lectures, discussions, group work and student presentations
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Exam
  • 35
  • Lectures
  • 7
  • Preparation
  • 112
  • Seminar
  • 21
  • Study Groups
  • 35
  • Total
  • 210
Credit
7,5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Written examination
Essay.
Length: Min. 21.600 - max. 26.400 keystrokes for an individual essay. For group exams plus an additional min. 6.750 - max. 8.250 keystrokes per extra group member.

The essay assignments can be written individually or in groups of max. 4 people. Read more about the rules for group examinations in the
curriculum.

The examination essay must address a relevant topic from the course and must include literature from the course syllabus.
The examination essay must address a relevant topic from the course and must include literature from the course syllabus.
Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
No external censorship
There is appointed a second internal assessor to assist with the assessment when the first assessor finds this necessary.
Re-exam

1. re-exam:

A new essay with a revised problem statement must be submitted at the announced date. The students are automatically registered for the 1. re-exam. Please note that the re-exam is an essay even for courses, where the ordinary exam is a portfolio exam.

2. re-exam:

A new essay with a revised problem statement must be submitted at the announced date next semester. The students must sign up for the 2. re-exam.

Criteria for exam assesment

See description of learning outcome. Formalities for Written Works must be fulfilled, read more: MSc Students/ BA students (in Danish)/ exchange, credit and Open University students