Kursöversikt
SK2223 V25 Environmental Problems within Social Science: From Tragedy of the Commons to Planetary Boundaries
The course is taken by students at the Department of Political Science and free standing students, it is a 15 credits course.
Course introduction
The course starts on 20th of January, 2025:
Intoduction at 9:00-10:00 in D138, Göran Duus-Otterström.
First lecture at 10:15-12:00 in D138, Sverker Carlsson Jagers.
Registration
To be able to see all the pages on this learning platform, Canvas, you must be registered for the course.You register yourself online on Ladok one week before the introduction. More information about registration can be found here.
If you don't have a Swedish personal number you will need to visit the Servicecenter in person and activate your student account first, and then you can register yourself online.
Please contact the course administrator Wilma Holmestrand (wilma.holmestrand@gu.se), if you have difficulties with your registration.
Course information
When you are registered and can log in to Canvas, you will get access to all parts of the course. The teachers will upload exercises, PowerPoint presentations and other useful documents or material in the modules.
Schedule 2025 - Please note that the schedule is preliminary until 2 weeks before the course begins.
Course report from spring 2024
Study Support
If you have a documented disability (including mental illness), you can apply for educational support.
Information regarding student support at the University of Gothenburg
Course period
2025-01-20 - 2025-03-26
Contact us
Please note, If you want to contact a teacher or the administrative staff, please send us an e-mail, do not use any other message services.
Course coordinator:
Göran Duus-Otterström, goran.duus-otterstrom@pol.gu.se
Course administrator:
Wilma Holmestrand, wilma.holmestrand@gu.se
I can answer your questions regarding registration, certificates, grades, Canvas and the schedule. If you are unsure who to contact, you can always contact your course administrator.
Student counsellor: Eva Nilsson, studentcounselling@pol.gu.se
Telephone : 031-786 1189
Telephone hours: Tuesday 15:00-16:00 och Thursday 09:00-10:00
Provides support concearning study social issues, eligibility issues, study support, transfereing credits from previous education and helps with study planning.
Find your way in Canvas
- Canvas is based on Modules, see to the left.
- When you are registered on the course you can log in to Canvas and find more information about the course. The teachers will upload assigments, PowerPoint presentations and other useful documents or material.
- Canvas is also the place where you also submit the assignments. There is a folder for each submission.
Department of Political Science
Visiting address: Sprängkullsgatan 19, 4th floor
Postal address: Box 711, 405 30 Göteborg
https://www.gu.se/en/political-science
Servicecenter - the reception for the entire university
Servicecenter offers service and support to students, visitors and staff at the University of Gothenburg.
Contact one of our Servicecenters for information about courses, study counselling and the university in general. The services for students include academic transcripts and issuing the GU-card.
There are several servicecenter. You can find one at the same address as the Deparment of Political Science, Sprängkullsgatan 19. (servicecenter@gu.se)