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SYLLABUS
Living on, with and without the Border: Cultural Meetings in the Global. , 7,5 ECTS Credits
 
COURSE CATEGORY   Fristående kurs
MAIN FIELD OF STUDY   Social Anthropology - SBA
SUBJECT AREA   Social Anthropology - SBA
  COURSE CODE   741G12
AIM OF THE COURSE
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- account for socio-anthropological perspectives on borders and the significance of borders;
- account for the significance of borders for individuals and groups in local and global contexts.
CONTENTS
With a consistently cross-cultural and socio-anthropological perspective, the course covers
- social and cultural science theories of the social construction of borders;
- ideas on how borders create both possibilities and limitations for globalisation processes and human living conditions.
TEACHING
The course work mainly consists of independent literature studies. In addition, there will be teaching in the form of lectures, film screenings, seminars, work in groups and individual supervision. The seminars in all cases imply work that should be carried out in advance. The students should also study independently.
EXAMINATION
The course is examined continuously within the scope of the teaching through group work results presented in writing, and at the end of the course through presentation of a written individual assignment (take-home exam).

Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course two times are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.

Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

GRADING
A grade of Pass with Credit, Pass or Fail is given for the course
CERTIFICATE
Course certificate is issued by the Faculty Board on request. The Department provides a special form which should be submitted to the Student Affairs Division.
COURSE LITERATURE
The course literature is decided upon by the department in question.
OTHER INFORMATION
Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus.

The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.
 
Living on, with and without the Border: Cultural Meetings in the Global.
Att leva på, med eller utan gräns: Kulturmöten i det globala
 
Department responsible
for the course or equivalent:
IKK - Department of Culture and Communication
           
Registrar No: 2009-00139   Course Code: 741G12      
    Exam codes: see Local Computer System      
Subject/Subject Area : Social Anthropology - SBA          
           
Level   Education level     Subject Area Code   Field of Education  
G1X   Basic level     SBA   HU  
The syllabus was approved by the Board of Faculty of Arts and Science 2009-11-20