Course ARK227

Human Rights and Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa

7.5 Credits

Second Cycle

After the course the student should be able to:

express deep knowledge of varying relationships between Human Rights issues, religions, and local traditions in Africa south of the Sahara, and the ability to convey this knowledge to various persons and groups
critically and independently analyze theories of Human Rights and democracy and their relevance for different societies in Sub-Saharan Africa.
articulate and consider hypothetical developments in the area of Human Rights and democracy in some Sub-Saharan contexts
show respect for the equal value of all human beings as well as for different cultural and religious traditions while relating them to Human Rights issues
evaluate one’s own learning process.

Starts and ends:

week 4, 2026 - week 13, 2026

Study Rate:

50%

Location:

Varied

Time of Day:

Day

Teaching form:

Distance

Language:

English

At least a Bachelor of Arts consisting of 180 higher education credits within the areas of Hu-manities, Social sciences or Education, or the equivalent.