Emner

EDS370 Kjønn og utvikling

Studiepoeng:5

Ansvarlig fakultet:Fakultet for landskap og samfunn

Emneansvarlig:Lyla Mehta

Campus / nettbasert:Undervises campus Ås

Undervisningens språk:Engelsk

Antall plasser:40

Frekvens:Annual

Forventet arbeidsmengde:About. 35-40 hours of structured teaching and 40 hours of independent work, a total of 80-90 hours.

Undervisnings- og vurderingsperiode:Augustblokka - 4 hours a day for two weeks

Om dette emnet

The course will introduce students to gender and development through examining the gendered dimensions of, among others, development processes, power and governance, environment and resource management. Particular attention is given to exploring feminist epistemologies and gendered dimensions of social, political, environmental and economic change. The course will include the following topics (can vary from year to year): Historical development of concepts of gender; gender and feminist ecological issues; masculinities; power and politics; gender in development discourse and policy; and gender and human rights. The course embodies sustainability values ​​​and supports critical thinking to embrace complexity in sustainability and support equity and justice for current and future generations and more-than-humans.

Dette lærer du

Knowledge:

  • Know the most important perspectives and experiences in the field of gender and development
  • Understand gender perspectives within the topics covered

Skills:

  • Apply methods and analytical approaches in the field of gender and development
  • Obtain, analyze and share information and perspectives on the topics covered
  • Analyze power, discourses, objectives and politics from a gender perspective

General competence:

  • Plan, assess, use and carry out independent analyzes of gender dimensions on topics within social, political, environmental and economic change
  • Is aware of ethical or political perspectives within gender and development
  • Develop competence to critically embrace sustainability values ​​& complexity in sustainability and support equity and (gender) justice for current and future generations and more-than-humans.
  • Læringsaktiviteter
    Lectures, group work and home exam assignment.
  • Læringsstøtte
    Students are supported through lectures, individual guidance and feedback on presentations and assignments.
  • Pensum
    A bibliography is made available in Canvas before the start of the course.
  • Forutsatte forkunnskaper
    Sufficient social science competence to take a course at master's level. B-IEDS in the third year of study.
  • Vurderingsordning, hjelpemiddel og eksamen

    Written Assignment – individual take home term paper

    The assignment is in English.



  • Sensorordning
    Ekstern sensor vil bli brukt i evalueringen av semesteroppgave.
  • Obligatorisk aktivitet

    80% attendance

    Presentation of term paper

  • Undervisningstider
    Approximately 40% lecture and 60% supervised individual work.
  • Fortrinnsrett
    Open. If necessary, priority is given to M-GDS, M-IR, M-IES.
  • Opptakskrav
    GSK