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This course addresses major global challenges of the contemporary world as they emerge is specific local contexts. It offers an understanding of these challenges from a local point of view. The challenges the course will discuss include: global warming and rising sea levels; the ecological crisis; oil and energy; war and terrorism; religion and politics; sexual violence; the economic crisis; mining in post-colonial contexts; animal rights; the war on drugs; human rights and global justice; science and the state.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Old Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course addresses some of the major global challenges of the contemporary world and discusses them as they are appear in people's everyday lives through ethnographic descriptions. This involves looking at global challenges as they emerge is specific local contexts and an attempt to understand the challenges initially from a local point of view. The challenges the course will discuss include: global warming and rising sea levels; the ecological crisis; oil and energy; war and terrorism; religion and politics; sexual violence; the economic crisis; mining in post-colonial contexts; animal rights; the war on drugs; human rights and global justice; science and the state.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
1st Attempt
Resit
There are no assessments for this course.
Feedback will be provided promptly. Students will receive extensive feedback on their proposal on the basis of which they then write their essay. Sessions will be organised on writing a proposal and on writing a research essay. Feedback will consist of extensive commentary on both proposals and essay informed by the University Common Grading Scale.
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