Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree equivalent to a Swedish degree of at least 180 credits with at least 90 credits in business studies. Proficiency in English. This is normally attested by means of an internationally recognised test such as TOEFL or IELTS.

Learning outcomes

Having completed the course, students are expected to be able to:

• Provide a description of the contested meanings and realities of environmental justice in history and on different geographical scales.
• Describe the relationships between economic globalisation of the production system, resource use and environmental justice problems.
• Analyse conflicts over particular resources and how these relate to different senses of justice.
• Gather and integrate information and facts about environmental justice and the extraction, circulation and use of natural resources.
• Connect the concept of environmental justice to their own disciplinary fields.
• Demonstrate skills in interdisciplinary work in the field of environmental justice.

Content

Course unit 1: Concepts and perspectives, 4.5 credits

This section deals with geographical, economic and social dimensions of the power over natural resources, from an interdisciplinary point of view. The extraction, use and circulation of natural resources are related to questions of social justice and uneven development in an increasingly globalised world. Environmental justice and its relation to sustainability are studied from a historical, geographical and political-economic perspective.

Course unit 2: Project, 3 credits

This section consists of a minor group project on the course theme, to be presented orally and in a written report.

Instruction

The course is given in English. The course will include lectures and literature seminars, as well as group based project work in which active student participation is required.

Assessment

Examination takes place at seminars and comprises written and oral assignments. In addition to seminars, attendance and participation in exercises, group work, etc. is required. Papers are to be duly debated and discussed.

The course grades are Pass or Fail. The grade Pass requires the grade Pass on all course units.