Course syllabus

The course is held between 27th March - 8th June 2025

Finding your way on the University 

 

Course introduction:

27th March, 10.00-12.15, room 419

 

Message from the course coordinator:

Welcome to the thesis course!

In order to be assigned a supervisor, you need to send an email to Malin with the following information about your thesis:

(i) research problem

(ii) main methods for data collection and analysis

(iii) main theoretical perspective(s) and/or analytical tools

if relevant:

(iv) geographical focus

(v) intention to write in Swedish (not all supervisors speak Swedish)

Please don't write more than a sentence on each of the above aspects, and not more – preferably less – than 100 words in total.

Most students are assigned a supervisor at the start of the course, but to facilitate and speed up the process, it is good if you send this information as soon as possible!

 

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. The syllabus and schedule can be updated until 2 weeks before the start of the course.

Link to schedule (please note that the schedule may change up until two weeks before the course starts)

 

Contact

Course Coordinators

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

Malin Hasselskog, malin.hasselskog@globalstudies.gu.se 

Study Administration

If you have questions about admission, registration and access to Canvas, you can contact education 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: Registration, results and certificates | Student Portal (gu.se)

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 Counsellor, NameSurname. You will find the contact information in the Student Portal.

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

 

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.