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FLKM4320 Development studies: Power and Inequality Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Utviklingsstudier: Makt og ulikhet
Study programme
Master's Programme in International Development, Education, and Sustainabilities
Weight
15.0 ECTS
Year of study
2020/2021
Curriculum
SPRING 2021
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

On successful completion of the course, the student has the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

  • can describe the structure and function of the body
  • can explain basic human needs
  • can describe the most important principles of hygiene
  • can present important aspects of microbiology
  • can describe the structure and functioning of the cell
  • can describe the structure and physiology of different organ systems with a particular focus on neurology
  • can describe normal motor skill development and factors that can affect this development
  • can describe normal sensory development and functioning, and factors that can affect this development

Required preliminary courses

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

  • Group work in groups of six students with:

    • submission of written assignments totalling up to 1,000 words
    • minimum attendance of 80%
  • One multiple-choice test;with a minimum of 80% correct answers by the given deadline

Learning outcomes

Individual written examination with invigilation, multiple-choice test, 3 hours

Content

The course deals with important theories and concepts concerning inequality and power in developing countries, and theoretical analyses of processes that create, change and maintain inequality. Particular emphasis is placed on how power affects distribution through relations of class, gender, ethnicity, race, patron-client relationships and political-economic organisation.

Teaching and learning methods

None

Course requirements

An external programme supervisor contributes to the preparation of the question papers and assessment criteria. Each answer paper is quality assured by an internal examiner and automatically assessed.

Assessment

10;credits overlap with VERN1500/VERND1500/VERNL1500

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Examination support material is permitted for the home exam.

Grading scale

Letter grades ranging from A to F are used, with A being the highest grade and E the poorest pass grade, and F being a fail grade.

Examiners

The exam is assessed by one internal and one external examiner.