Kursplan

SYLLABUS

Intersectionality and Change, advanced level , 12 ECTS Credits

COURSE CATEGORY   Master´s Programme in Gender Studies
MAIN FIELD OF STUDY   Gender Studies - GEU
SUBJECT AREA   Gender Studies – GS1

COURSE CODE

757A22

AIM OF THE COURSE

On completion of the course, the students should, on an advanced level within the field of Gender Studies – Intersectionality and Change, be able to:
- critically reflect and theoretically and historically contextualize current issues, debates and concepts of intersectional gender/sex;
- to critically reflect, assess and account for professional modes of integrating intersectional gender/sex perspectives in higher education and research across disciplines and faculties, nationally and internationally;
- to critically reflect, assess and account for professional modes of working with processes of intersectional gender mainstreaming in organizations, media, communication, politics and knowledge production at a national and transnational level.

CONTENTS

The course provides overviews and in-depth knowledge of certain aspects, as regards
- theoretical and historical contexts of current issues, debates and concepts of intersectional gender/sex;
- professional modes of integrating intersectional gender/sex perspectives in higher education and research across disciplines and faculties;
- professional modes of working with processes of intersectional gender mainstreaming in society at large, in organizations, media, communication, politics and knowledge production at a national and transnational level.

TEACHING

Lectures followed by discussions take place in the online classroom. Knowledge is further reinforced during online-seminars, -workshops and/or other learning activities. In between online-seminars and -lectures students study the course literature independently and communicate with each other online in tutor groups.

EXAMINATION

The course is examined through active participation in online seminars and/or other learning activities and through written individual assignments, submitted online.
Detailed information about the examination can be found in the Key document.
Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course twice are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for reexamination. Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades.

Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course twice 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

A bachelor’s degree with at least 30 ECTS credits in Gender Studies or equivalent qualifications.
Documented knowledge of English equivalent to Engelska B/Engelska 6.

GRADING

The course is graded according to the ECTS grading scale A-F

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.

Intersectionality and Change, advanced level
Intersektionell genusvetenskap som förändringsarbete, avancerad nivå

Department responsible
for the course or equivalent: TEMA - Department of Thematic Studies

Registrar No: 2011-01073

Course Code: 757A22

Exam codes: see Local Computer System

Subject/Subject Area : Gender Studies - GEU

Level		Education level			Subject Area Code		Field of Education
A1X		Advanced level					SA

The syllabus was approved by the Board of Faculty of Arts and Science 2016-01-29