AANB11036U Ethnographic Approaches to Migration Issues in Scandinavia
Board of Studies, Department of Anthropology
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.
Knowledge
Identify issues within the subject of migration and integration in a Scandinavian context
Skills
Critically discuss concepts and theories related to the subject
Competences
- Work analytically with a topic chosen form the course plan
BSc 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
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 35
- Lectures
- 7
- Preparation
- 109
- Seminar
- 21
- Study Groups
- 35
- Total
- 207
to be announced.
International- and credit students; read about application here: International students/Credit students
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written examinationEssay length: 21,600–26,400 keystrokes for an individual submission. 6,750–8,250 keystrokes per extra member for group submissions. The maximum number of students who can write an essay in a group is four.
- 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.
- Exam period
The essay must be uploaded to Digital Exam no later than June 7th 2018 at 12.00 (noon).
- Re-exam
1. re-exam:
An essay with a revised problem statement must be submitted at the announced date. The students must sign up for the 1. re-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 and credit students
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- AANB11036U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- BachelorBachelor choice,Full Degree Master,Full Degree Master choice
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn And Spring
- Schedule
- See timetable
- Study board
- Department of Anthropology, Study Council
Contracting department
- Department of Anthropology
Course Coordinators
- Tina Gudrun Jensen (3-7a6d704667747a6e787534717b346a71)