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Political Science
The master´s programme Global Politics aims towards you who are interested in global political issues. You will learn how an increasing complex world, where the global and the local meet, presents us with new challenges and opportunities. The programme provides you with a solid practical base concerning concepts like justice, peace, security, power, culture and democracy. You will learn how to analyse conflicts, international relations and human rights claims and violations.
This is a multi-disciplinary programme with a core of political science which address aspects of international relations, human rights and peace and conflict studies.
Outcome
Knowledge and understanding:
Following successful completion of the course students should be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the developing tendencies identified in the programme that relate to its overarching themes, including a qualified overview of current research on globalization and of how different processes on the global level relate to and affect societal changes on the local level
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of methodological approaches in the field of Global Politics and of their consequences for research outcomes.
Competence and skills:
- Following successful completion of the course students should be able to:
- analyze complex phenomena and issues on the basis of different types of material.
- autonomously identify gaps in knowledge, formulate issues and design research based on relevant theories and methods.
- communicate research outcomes in speech and writing in a professional way to different audiences and recipients.
- demonstrate the ability to participate in research dialogue and project work.
Judgement and approach:
Following successful completion of the course students should be able to:
- identify and reflect on ethical aspects on research.
- evaluate research results on the basis of the parameters of reliability and generalizability for the purpose of estimating the limitations of research.
- identify their personal needs for further knowledge and learning.
Course Structure
Autumn 2020 - Semester 1
- Political Science: Global Politics as Social Science, 30 credits (GP616L) compulsory
Main field: Political Science
Spring 2021 - Semester 2
- Political Science: The Politics of Pluralism, 7.5 credits (ST620L) compulsory
Main field: Political Science - Political Science: Research Design and Methods, 7.5 credits (ST623L) compulsory
Main field: Political Science - Political Science: Thesis, 15 credits (ST632L) compulsory
Main field: Political Science
Ansøgning og adgangskrav
A Bachelor’s Degree within a social science field, e.g., Political Science, Peace and Conflict Studies, International Relations, Human Rights or a related major field. English B/6
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