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UTVB2300 Economy and Sustainability - Intermediate Level Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Økonomi og bærekraft
Study programme
Economy and Sustainability, Development Studies, Intermediate Level
Bachelor's Programme in Development Studies
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2018/2019
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

The course description was approved 07.04.2011 by the Academic Affairs Committee, Faculty of Education and International Studies, and revised 23.05.2013. Minor changes 24.05.2018.

The Faculty of Education and International Studies at Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (HiOA) offers interdisciplinary courses in development studies and North-South relations, leading to a Bacherlor's degree in Development Studies of 180 ECTS credits. The course Economy and Sustainability is at the intermediate level and represents a 10 ECTS credits module in the 5th semester of the bachelor programme.

The course will be taught in English (or Norwegian, depending on needs according to the participants' language abilities). The exam papers can be written in English, Norwegian, Swedish or Danish.

Required preliminary courses

The course is open to students who have completed at least a one-year introductory course in Development Studies at either HiOA, the University of Agder or equivalent courses at other universities/university colleges in Norway or abroad.

Learning outcomes

All

Content

The current economic system is both unsustainable and failing to meet the needs of a large part of the people living within the system. Resources are unevenly distributed, and our consumption of them is not within the limits of the planet's carrying capacity. In this situation visions and knowledge about different (sustainable) alternatives to the prevailing system is crucial. The course gives an introduction to different alternative economic systems/models and the debates about these alternatives. The course also reflects on myths about today's global economic system.

Teaching and learning methods

Unit 1 Grading scale will be according to the ECTS grading scale, with A - E as pass grades and F as fail grade.

Unit 2 Grading scale will be according to pass/fail

Course requirements

The assessment is evaluated by internal and external examiners. Overall examination procedures will be reviewed and approved by external examiners.

Assessment

The topics of study are:

Play, movement, nature and outdoor education.

  • Outdoor education in different natural environments
  • Play and movement in nature and outdoor environments
  • Practical work with natural science, food literacy and physical education
  • Practical work in selected biotopes
  • Motor behavior, physical activity play and risk-taking
  • Role model and gender awareness in pedagogical work outdoors
  • The Nordic concept of "friluftsliv"

Childhood in a Nordic welfare system

  • Education, cultural formation and childhood.
  • Critical reflective work with play, movement and outdoor education
  • Physical literacy and motor development
  • Different cultural traditions and pedagogical approaches to outdoor activities

Field experience, reflective practice and didactic regarding play, movement, nature, food and outdoor education

  • Different approaches to outdoor didactics and sustainable development
  • Development work connected to institutional work
  • Comparative approaches on cultural and pedagogical traditions

Permitted exam materials and equipment

All examination support materials permitted.

Grading scale

A graded scale from A to E for passed and F for not passed will be used.

Examiners

The assignment will be assessed by one internal and one external examiner.