Current active course description (last updated 2021/22)
Study of Social/Societal Change – Global and Local Challenges
SOS1000
Current active course description (last updated 2021/22)
Study of Social/Societal Change – Global and Local Challenges
SOS1000
The course addresses major social and societal changes and challenges in our time, illuminating these as both as global and local phenomena and processes. The subject is associated with sociology and uses key sociological concepts and theories.
This issue addresses major social and societal changes and challenges in our time. The topic illuminates both as global and local phenomena and processes. The subject is associated with sociology and uses key sociological concepts and theories.
Basic requirement for university admission.
General Study Competence.
After completing the course, the student has obtained the following learning outcomes
Knowledge:
- has broad knowledge of key topics and issues in the field of sociology and has an understanding of global, international and Norwegian societal relations,
- has knowledge of sociological concepts and terminology about societal changes and challenges
- has a critical reflection of the contexts and challenges in society
Skills:
- can explain the key challenges of today's society, both in writing and orally
- can see social features in a historical light and in relation to each other
- masters basic academic skills in reading and writing about the major topics of the course
General competence:
- has a general understanding of society and critical reflection
- can describe and analyze global and local social conditions
- can convey an communicate general sociological knowledge and be able to illustrate global and local consequences of changes
No costs except semester registration fee and course literature. It is required that students possess their own laptop
Compulsory for the bachelor programme and one year program in sociology. For other programmes elective.
Lectures, seminars, student activities
The programme of study is evaluated annually by the students through course surveys (mid-term evaluation and final evaluation). The evaluations are part of the university's quality assurance system.
- Take-home examination - individual, 48 hours, comprises 100/100 of the grade, grading scale A-E, Best A, Not passed F.
Pen, ruler, laptop, and up to 2 bilingual dictionaries
None
Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:
SOS1007 - Changes in society - Global and Local Processes - 20 credits