Course AS3015

African Studies: Human Rights and Democracy in Africa South of the Sahara

7 Credits
Second Cycle
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Starts week 3, 2024

After completion of the course, the student shall be able to:

  • show in-depth knowledge about the relationship between issues of human rights, religion, and local traditions in Africa south of the Sahara, and the ability to convey this knowledge to others
  • critically and independently analyze theories of human rights and democracy and their relevance for different societies in Africa south of the Sahara.
  • formulate and discuss possible development scenarios in the area of human rights and democracy in some contexts south of the Sahara
  • show respect for different cultural and religious traditions while relating them to human rights issues
  • evaluate his or her own learning process.
Starts and ends:
week 3, 2024 - week 7, 2024
Study Rate:
100%
Location:
Flexible (Falun)
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
English
Other:
Only for Exchange Students (Erasmus)
Entry Qualifications :
  • Bachelor Degree of 180 credits in the field of Humanities, Social Sciences or Education and English 6. No knowledge of Swedish is required.
Application Code:
HDA-V3GBQ
Main field of study:
Online Education
Compulsory meetings:
0 physical
2 online
Computer Skills:

Surf on the Internet, read and send emails, use a word-processing programme (e.g. Word). Plug in peripherals to your computer, install programmes and adapt installations for your computer.

Computer Capacity:

Access to a computer (Not a mini pc, tablet or similar) that is not older than two years (or equivalent) and broadband connection, at least 2 Mbit/s (not mobile broadband, because mobile broadband can vary considerably in speed).

Means of Education:

Higher rate of web-based communication where our learning platform (Learn/Canvas) is a natural element of the course, as are web-based meetings using sound and image. Lectures can be broadcast live or can alternatively be made available afterwards online. Use more advanced programmes – for example, simulation programmes.

Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

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Maria Ericson