AGDK14000U Global Development: Theories, Facts and Current Issues
MSc Programme in Global Decelopment
Our understanding of globalization and development are constantly evolving. Development theories and policies are adjusted, augmented and replaced as we gain new insights from observing the World. However, there is often more than one interpretation of observed facts. Therefore, it is important to have knowledge of both the facts and the diverse interpretations of these facts within and across the social science disciplines. Global Development: Theories, Facts and Current Issues integrates the concepts and perspectives of the social science disciplines to consider the major trends in modern development. The course presents the classical debates about development and globalization within the social sciences, but it also takes up current issues highlighting the significant disparity in contemporary thought. The classical debates and contemporary issues are presented and analysed as they are understood and interpreted by anthropologists, economists and other social scientists to further discussions and a deeper understanding of development and globalization across the social sciences.
After completing the course, the student should be able to:
Knowledge
· Describe the leading development and globalization theories and dominant development thinking and relate this to developments in the various social science disciplines.
· Show overview of scientific facts and controversies of the selected current development issues based on contemporary research.
· Understand the importance of measurement and measurement problems in social science development research.
Skills
· Select relevant theories and methods for analyses of the current development issues covered in the course.
· Select relevant theories and methods for analyzing development issues that are similar to the current issues covered in the course.
· Communicate and discuss evidence-based knowledge and theories about current development issues on different levels to researchers, policy makers, media, organizations, and laypersons.
Competences
· Process relevant information for analysis of current and future global development issues.
· Evaluate, validate and disseminate evidence-based knowledge and theories about current development issues.
· Work effectively with cross-disciplinary problems within global development on an individual basis as well as in teams.
- Category
- Hours
- Course Preparation
- 156
- Exam
- 12
- Lectures
- 28
- Seminar
- 14
- Total
- 210
Course registration is automatic.
This course is fully booked and therefore not open to credit/exchange students.
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written examination, 12Written examination, essay + 12 hours take home exam, All aids allowed, 7-point grading scale, No external censorship
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
- Re-exam
If you fail an examination, you will be allowed two more attempts to pass the relevant course. The first re-examination will typically be scheduled immediately following the semester (February/August). The second re-examination will typically be scheduled in the following exam period.
In order to contact to sign up for the re-exam please contact Ulla Andersen, ua@samf.ku.dk. You must sign up no later than 14 days before the re-exam date.
Criteria for exam assesment
See 'Learning Outcome'
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- AGDK14000U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- See weekplan
- Course capacity
- 60 (Course registration is automatic. This course is only for students at Global Development and is therefore not open to credit/exchange students)
- Study board
- Study Board for Global Development
Contracting departments
- Department of Anthropology
- Law
- Department of Geoscience and Natural Resource Management
- Department of Economics
Course Coordinators
- Thomas Markussen (16-81757c7a6e803b7a6e7f78828080727b4d72707c7b3b78823b7178)
Lecturers
Thomas Markussen, Department of Economics
Atreyee Sen, Department of Anthropology