Course syllabus

The course is held between 16 January 2023 - 22 March 2023.

Link to orientation map: Campus Linné 

Course introduction: Monday 16 January, 13.15-15.00 hours in room 419 (Annedalseminariet)

Message from the course coordinators: The schedule is organized weekly and daily as presented in the section "Modules".  Readings assigned  to each lecture can be found even there.

Please note that the schedule may change during the course due to sick leave or other unforeseen events. We recommend that you always check the schedule some days before each week.

We also recommend that you read the literature for each lecture and come prepared for conversations/debates with your teacher and fellow students.

Link to Reading List, Syllabus and Schedule:

Find syllabus and reading list 

Link to schedule

Contact

Course Coordinators

If you have questions about the course, you can contact the course coordinators:

Maria Clara Medina, contact by message in Canvas

Åsa Wahlström Smith, asa.smith@gu.se 

Study Administration

If you have questions about admission, registration and access to Canvas, you can contact study administrator Matilda Andersson. You will find the contact information in the Student Portal.

If you need a transcript of records you can order one here: https://studentportal.gu.se/english/e-services/transcript-of-records 

Study Counselling

If you need to talk about your study situation or if you have questions on how to plan your studies, you can contact the Study Counsellors at the School of Global Studies:

studentcounselling@globalstudies.gu.se

Your Contact Details

At the University of Gothenburg we retrieve contact details from different sources so it is important that you, when needed, forward or update your e-mail address in our different systems in order not to miss any important information. Please make sure your contact details are correct, by following the instructions here: https://studentportal.gu.se/english/e-services/e-mail

Sustainable student life

For general information and support for a better study environment we recommend that you visit the site Sustainable student life in the Student Portal. This is where you can also find contact information for student healthcare.

About Canvas and the Student Portal

Link to schedule, syllabus and reading list will be published here at the syllabus page before the course starts. You will access the other pages once you have registered for the course. Most courses will use the function Modules to navigate the course content. For information on how to use Canvas, please look at the Canvas guides or contact Servicecenter for support. 

At My Studies in the Student Portal you will find general information and contact information for various functions that are relevant to students at the School of Global Studies. You can find these pages at the following link: https://studentportal.gu.se/english/my-studies/globalstudies

In the Student Portal you will also find other student related information and log in to all the student university e-services. We recommend that all students explore the resource "To search, read and write".