School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences

Course Syllabus

General Aims for Second Level Education

Second level education shall involve a deepening of knowledge, skills and abilities relative to first level education and, in addition to what applies to first level education, shall
- further develop the students' ability to independently integrate and use knowledge;
- develop the students' ability to deal with complex phenomena, issues and situations; and
- develop the students' potential for professional activities that demand considerable independence or for research and development work.
(Chapter 1, Section 9, Higher Education Act)

Knowledge
After accomplishing this module, the student is expected to have:
- gained an historical overview of theories of global development
- gained particular knowledge of theories of modernisation, dependency, participation, sustainable development and others, and the role of the media within these
- gained insight into media systems during particular historical times such as colonial media, liberation media, and post-colonial national media
- used this knowledge and theoretical understanding to deepen their comprehension of media and development in their home area

Skills and abilities
After accomplishing the module, the student is expected to be able to:
- have sufficient knowledge to critically follow the ongoing development debate, as conducted by academics, politicians and other commentators
- produce informed journalistic articles/broadcasts about development issues
- comment and debate on issues relating to the media and journalism
- have an improved ability to analyse and report on international affairs
- more competently incorporate theory into a scientific essay, thus furthering their ability to write a Masters thesis.

Evaluation abilities
After accomplishing the module, the student is expected to be able to:
- critically and scientifically evaluate statements relating to development, based on a competent theoretical understanding of the issues.

This programme module functions to deepen students theoretical understanding in a particular realm of inquiry -- that of development in relation to the media. Students are required to apply the knowledge and theoretical understanding gained to analysis of some aspect of development in their home environment. Literature seminars are an important component of the module, to ensure students adequately comprehend the theoretical perspectives.

Lectures, seminars, peer review sessions and supervision of essay production. Attendance at seminars, peer review session and supervision are compulsory.
Should a student be absent from a compulsory course session, the examiner will set him/her an assignment to make up for the missed session or decide that the student should retake the module at a later course date.

Students who have been admitted to and registered on a course have the right to receive tuition and/or supervision for the duration of the time period specified for the particular course to which they were accepted (see, the university's admission regulations (in Swedish)). After that, the right to receive tuition and/or supervision expires.

For further information, see the university's local examination regulations (in Swedish).

Unless otherwise prescribed in the course syllabus, a grade is to be awarded on completion of a course. The grade is to be determined by a teacher specifically appointed by the higher education institution (an examiner) (Chapter 6, Section 18, Higher Education Ordinance).

Unless the higher education institution prescribes another grading system, one of the following grades is to be used: fail, pass, or pass with distinction (Chapter 6, Section 19, Higher Education Ordinance).

Grades used on course are Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with Distinction (VG).

For further information, see the university's local examination regulations (in Swedish).

Please see programme syllabus in force at the time of adminssion.

For further information, see the university's admission regulations (in Swedish).

Students who have previously completed higher education or other activities are, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, entitled to have these credited towards the current programme, providing that the previous studies or activities meet certain criteria.

For further information, see the university's local credit transfer regulations (in Swedish).

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For further information, see the university's local examination regulations (in Swedish).

About the time of the examination is not held examiner decides how the examination should be conducted, and where appropriate time frame for it.


Reading List and Other Teaching Materials

Required Reading

Articles, approximately 400 pages.
Artiklar tillkommer om ca 400 sidor.

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