AANB11036U Ethnographic Approaches to Migration Issues in Scandinavia

Volume 2018/2019
Education

Board of Studies, Department of Anthropology

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

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
     
Literature

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

The course will consist of a combination of lectures, discussions, group work and student presentations
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Exam
  • 35
  • Lectures
  • 7
  • Preparation
  • 109
  • Seminar
  • 21
  • Study Groups
  • 35
  • Total
  • 207
Individual
Collective
Continuous feedback during the course of the semester
Peer feedback (Students give each other feedback)

Feedback on portfolio assignments and group feedback.

Credit
7,5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Written examination
Portfolio exam.
Length: The portfolio exam can be taken individually or in groups of maximum four students. The portfolio exam consists of 3-7 submissions. The number of submissions is set by the lecturer. The total length of all of the submissions must not exceed 30,000 keystrokes for a single student. For groups of two students the maximum is 40,000 keystrokes. For groups of three students the maximum is 45,000 keystrokes and for groups of four students the maximum is 50,000 keystrokes.
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:

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