Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree of at least 180 credits. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• critically analyze and evaluate various normative worldviews and visions underpinning the evolving concept of sustainable development;
• apply equity and temporal dimensions in examining current and future sustainable development challenges;
• identify and critically reflect on the ways that their academic background and perspectives relate sustainable development's equity and temporal dimensions.

Content

The course provides an in-depth and critical exploration of normative worldviews and visions underpinning the evolving concept of sustainable development, with emphasis on equity and temporal dimensions, which are often intertwined. Key topics include the "North-South divide", exploring how disparities in economic prosperity, access to resources and environmental impact influence interpretations of sustainable development. Concepts such as inter- and intragenerational justice, urgency, path dependency and just sustainability are examined to illustrate how equity and temporal aspects of sustainable development are intertwined in the short and long term. The course invites students to develop a nuanced understanding of various normative perspectives that underlie sustainable development.

Instruction

The teaching consists of lectures, workshops and seminars. The lectures are given by guest lecturers from various academic disciplines and relevant areas of society. Ample opportunities are provided for active student participation and critical reflection

Assessment

The student is examined through preparation and active participation in seminars and workshops (3 credits), and a written assignment (2 credits).

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.

Other regulations

Active participation is reassessed through a re-seminar. If a student after having been offered a re-seminar still does not meet the requirements to pass the active participation elements the examiner can choose reassessment by another method.