General provisions

The course is offered within the Master's Program on International Humanitarian Action 90 ECTS credits.

The course plan was agreed by the Dean of the Faculty of Theology on 2007-08-29

The course plan is valid from 2007-08-29

Entry requirements

The course on Geopolitics in Humanitarian Action is only available to students admitted to the NOHA programme.

Learning outcomes

The student will, after fulfiling this course, understand and be able to analyse perspectives on social conflict and political dimensions in humanitarian disaster situations. The student will be familiar with key empirical patterns and central concepts of armed conflicts, their settlement and humanitarian consequences. In addition, some theoretical problems as well as policy developments will be analysed within the same context.

Content

The course gives an introduction to basic conflict theory concepts and perspectives, and applies them to a concrete case. Finally it introduces some issues of relevance to on-going humanitarian action situations.

Instruction

The course is taught by means of lectures and seminars. For the seminars, students are expected to prepare and make oral presentations in tutorial groups. Language of instruction will be English.

Assessment

The course is examined through written tests, as well as by oral presentations and seminar assignments.

Grade: VG or G (Distinction or Pass) as well as ECTS grades.

Transitional provisions

Members of a course regulated by a former version of this course plan have the possibility to be examined in accordance with that course plan within two years after the closure of the course. If there are particular reasons, such an examination can take place also later on. Normally no instruction in accordance with former versions of the course plan is given.