FLKM4310 Struggles for justice and equality in international development, education and sustainabilities Emneplan

• Fagdidaktikk
• Fordypning i valgfritt aktivitetsområde

No prerequisite knowledge required.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• has acquired in-depth knowledge of and insight into the field of education and development in the South
• has an overview of recent research-based knowledge of education discourse and the production of knowledge from both a North and a South perspective
• has broad knowledge of international perspectives and discussions concerning comparative and international education

Skills

The student

• is capable of explaining the role of education in societies in the South characterised by socio-economic, cultural, epistemological and ethnic diversity
• is capable of comparing and critically assessing theories and methods used to study education, culture and sustainable development
• is capable of analysing recent research on connections between education, gender, globalisation, culture and the production of knowledge in the Global South

General competence

The student

• has extensive knowledge of how to assess how recent research on education and development is relevant to work on the education sector in the Global South
• is capable of explaining and problematising relevant theory in the research field
• is capable of using and disseminating new knowledge and academic issues relating to education in the context of the South

The work and teaching methods used in the course are characterised by lectures and dialogue and discussions, to which the students bring their own different practical experience and academic backgrounds. See the programme description for further details.

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

• The student must give a presentation lasting 15-30 minutes (individually or as part of a group) of an article, chapter in a book etc. to fellow students during the course.
• 80 % attendance requirement

The purpose of the oral presentation is to encourage students to engage in more oral activity and improve their oral presentation skills, and to present the academic content to fellow students and the lecturer(s) in an organised and effective manner. The oral presentation is intended to help the students to acquire the skills specified in the learning outcomes for the course.

The course is assessed on the basis of an individual written home exam over five days, with a scope of 3,500 words +/- 10%, followed by an oral exam lasting approx. 30 minutes. The oral exam is based on the written paper and the syllabus for course 3a. One grade is awarded for the home exam and the oral exam. The grade is set after the oral exam.

Resit/rescheduled exams

Resit/rescheduled exams are organised in the same way as ordinary exams.

Right of appeal

If a student appeals the grade, both parts of the exam must be re-assessed together. A new oral exam will be held.

Examination support material is permitted for the home exam.

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.

Language of instruction: Norwegian/English

Under supervision, the students will conduct an independent research or development project, or a literaturestudy. Students can choose to write the master’s thesis individually or in pairs. On application, large, interdisciplinary innovation projects can be written in groups of up to four students. Students can also apply to write the master’s thesis with students from other specialisations if they so wish, provided that the scope of the master’s thesis is the same. If more than one student work on the master’s thesis together, each student’s contributions must be documented. The thesis can be written as a monograph or as a scientific article on a specialised topic.

Development of the project description in preparation for the master’s thesis is part of the course MAVIT4070 Research Design and Project Description, 10 ECTS credits.