Behörighetskrav

Grundläggande behörighet

Mål

After completing this course, students are expected to have a basic knowledge of:

• The Swedish political system (constitutional structure, main political actors)
• Some of Sweden’s distinctive features regarding political participation, welfare state structure and/or gender equality-policies
• The historical development of the Swedish political system

Innehåll

The course provides the students with basic knowledge of the Swedish political system, both on the input side (political participation, political parties, other political actors), its structure (constitution, electoral system), and its output side (over the last couple of years, primarily welfare- and gender equality policies). It also discusses the historical development of these factors.

Undervisning

The teaching consists of lectures and seminars. The participants are further expected to study the literature in private, preferably before the corresponding lectures, and certainly before the seminars. The total time of study should be around 40 hours/ week.

Examination

The examination consists of a written test covering the course literature and active participation in seminars. Other written assignements may be handed out as part of the seminar-examination.

Unlike the lectures, the seminars are compulsory and form part of the examination, that is, presence and active participation is required. Should any student miss a seminar, for whatever reason, they must compensate for this in accordance with instructions handed out during the course. 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.

The grades will be according to the Swedish grading system; Fail (U), - Pass (G), - Pass with distinction (VG).

Övriga föreskrifter

Ges endast för utbytesstudenter.

Studieanvisningar kommer att tillhandahållas vid kursstart.