Negotiation and Conflict, 15 credits

Main field of study

Course level

Advancement level

Course offered for

• Bachelor´s Programme in Social and Cultural Analysis

Entry requirements

General entry requirements for undergraduate studies
and
History, Social Studies, and English corresponding to the level in Swedish upper secondary education (Historia 1b or 1a1 and 1a2,  Samhällskunskap 1b or 1a1 and 1a2 and Engelska 6)
and
105 ECTS credits passed from Social and Cultural Analysis, or the equivalent, are required.

Intended learning outcomes

After the course the student should be able to
- analyse complex relations of negotiation and conflict in a global perspective
- account for central concepts and theories relevant to the course themes
- formulate research problems
- use methodological competence – mainly text analysis -within the framework of the course

Course content

The courses treats neotiation and conflict in a national and international perspective. The basic concepts are scrutinised and theoretical perspectives from different fields of research is introduced and discussed. Within the frames of international relations historical and contemporary prerequistes for war but also consensus and cooperation are discussed. The questions of the course emanates from the relation between development on the national and international level where Swedish processes is related to a global perspective. Comprehensive tendences in contemporary international and Swedish development is analysed, for intsance in terms of national and ethnic conflict.

Teaching and working methods

The teaching is based on student active workforms. Lectures, individual and qroupwise practices and supervision are the dominating forms of teaching. If international exchange students participates in the course, lectures and some seminars are given in English. Undervisning sker därmed exempelvis genom föreläsningar, individuella och gruppvisa övningar samt handledning.

Examination

Examinations are both oral and written. Oral examination in presentations of group examination assignments and participating in discussions. Written examination by both individual and group assigments. The course is examined in several parts, to pass the course the students have to pass all these parts.

If special circumstances prevail, and if it is possible with consideration of the nature of the compulsory component, the examiner may decide to replace the compulsory component with another equivalent component.

If the LiU coordinator for students with disabilities has granted a student the right to an adapted examination for a written examination in an examination hall, the student has the right to it.

If the coordinator has recommended for the student an adapted examination or alternative form of examination, the examiner may grant this if the examiner assesses that it is possible, based on consideration of the course objectives.

An examiner may also decide that an adapted examination or alternative form of examination if the examiner assessed that special circumstances prevail, and the examiner assesses that it is possible while maintaining the objectives of the course.

Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course twice are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.

Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades.

Grades

Other information

Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus. The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.

Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus. 

The course is conducted in such a way that there are equal opportunities with regard to sex, transgender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion or other belief, disability, sexual orientation and age.

If special circumstances prevail, the vice-chancellor may in a special decision specify the preconditions for temporary deviations from this course syllabus, and delegate the right to take such decisions.

About teaching and examination language

The teaching language is presented in the Overview tab for each course. The examination language relates to the teaching language as follows: 

• If teaching language is “Swedish”, the course as a whole could be given in Swedish, or partly, or as a whole, in English. Examination language is Swedish, but parts of the examination can be in English.
• If teaching language is “English”, the course as a whole is taught in English. Examination language is English.
• If teaching language is “Swedish/English”, the course as a whole will be taught in English if students without prior knowledge of the Swedish language participate. Examination language is Swedish or English depending on teaching language.

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