Welcome to the course SK1139 Swedish Environmental Politics in a Comparative Perspective, 7,5 credits!

Course period: 2023-12-04 to 2024-01-14

Course start

The course starts with a course introduction on December 4 at 10:15 in room A012, Sprängkullsgatan 19.

Course registration

For those of you who are Erasmus-students, you won´t be able to register yourself. You will be registered by the course administrator after you have confirmed that you are joining the course. A confirmation request will be sent to you by email a few days before the course begins.

For the Swedish students, you register yourself in Ladok. The registration is only open between October 25 - October 26. If you have any problems to register for the course or if you have missed the registration deadline, please contact the course administrator.

Find more information about how to register here.

Course syllabus, literature list and schedule

Course syllabus
Literature list
Schedule (preliminary until 14 days before the course starts)
Course guide

Examinations

This course is examined through two group assignments and an individual essay. You will find more information about the different part of the course in the course guide when you are registered.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism means that you use someone elses paper or work and present it as your own, without using correct references to the author or where you have collected the information. Plagiarism is under no circumstances allowed and can lead to suspension. It´s important that you take part of the information about academic writing and plagerism, which you can find both in the course guide and through the University Library´s digital resources.

Study support

You who have a documented disability including mental illness can apply for educational support. 

• Information regarding student support at the University of Gothenburg 

After you have gotten your Nais certificate and had meeting with Eva, you should apply for pedagogical adaptations that you have recommended in you certificate. You find the form to apply for the adaptations here: Application SK1139 Swedish environmental politics in a comparative perspective

Contact information

Course coordinator: Björn Rönnerstrand (bjorn.ronnerstrand@som.gu.se)
Answers questions about the course content and examinations.

International coordinator:  Angelica Thell (exchange@pol.gu.se)
Answers questions about  your exchange and other questions related to this.

Course administrator: Kajsa Evertsson (kajsa.evertsson@gu.se) 
Answers questions about registration, certificates, grades in Ladok, Canvas and schedule. If you´re not sure who you should contact you can always contact your study administrator.

Student counselor: Eva Nilsson (studentcounselling@pol.gu.se)
Phone: +46 (0)31-786 1189
Phone hours: Tuesday 15:00-16:00 and Thursday 09:00-10:00
Answers questions about and gives support in questions concerning study situation, conditions to courses, support considering disabilities and help with planning your studies.

Director of studies: Birgitta Niklasson (birgitta.niklasson@pol.gu.se)
Answers general questions concerning the education.

Student information - Department of Political Science and the University of Gothenburg (GU)

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Student portal
All you need to know being a student at the Department of Political Science
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Modules

IWe use Modules in Canvas for this course. Under Modules, we present the course content in it´s context and make it easier for you to find your way on Canvas and on the course.