Course syllabus

The course is held between 1 November 2023 and 14 January 2024.

Link to orientation map: Campus Linné 

Course introduction: Please watch the below video for an introduction to the course. You can raise questions with the course leaders during the first lectures.

Important: You have 4 days before the first lecture. Use this time to:

a. Read over the main Canvas instructions. See the sections on course literature and assignment instructions in particular.

b. Plan your study time

c. Get into the course readings and get your hands on the main textbooks. Have a look at the first few lectures and see what you need to prepare (front-loading your reading can really help you get the most from in-class sessions).

d. Introduce yourself to your course group (these will be set up on Nov 1)

Link to Reading List, Syllabus and Schedule:

Find syllabus and reading list (search for the course using the course code)

Please note that the reading list can be updated until 8 weeks before the start of the course and the syllabus ant schedule can be updated until 2 weeks before the start of the course.

Link to schedule. Please note that the schedule is preliminary until 2 weeks before the start of the course.

Contact

Course Coordinators

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

Damon Barrett: damon.barrett@gu.se 

Karen da Costa: karen.da.costa@gu.se

Study Administration

If you have questions about admission, registration and access to Canvas, you can contact the study administration. 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/en/your-studies/registration-results-and-certificates 

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/en/digital-tools/change-contact-details-in-our-systems 

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/en/organization/school-of-global-studies 

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".