English version published 2008-01-09 10.50.53

Study units and instruction

Study unit Bachelor´s Degree

In Finnish: Kandidaatin opinnot/vtk

Bachelor´s Degree

Credits: 180 , Credit Units: 120
  • Studies in major subject: basic studies 25 credits, intermediate studies 55 credits
  • Studies in minor subjects: 1 x 60 sp (basic + subject studies) or 2 x 25 (2 x basic studies)
  • Compulsory studies: 30-34 credits
  • Elective studies: 6-20 credits

Subordinate units

Study unit General Studies

In Finnish: Yleisopinnot/yleisopinnot

General Studies

Credits: 20 ,
  • Orientation course for foreign students 1 credit
  • Basic Finnish or Swedish 10 credits (preferable 15 credits)
  • Foreign language text comprehension 10 credits
  • Basic course in computing and communication 5 credits
  • Introduction to Statistics 4-8 credits

Superordinate Units

Subordinate units

Study unit Basic Studies

In Finnish: Perusopinnot (25 op / 15 ov)/perusopinnot

Basic Studies

Credits: 25 , Credit Units: 15

Study unit 101. Introduction to Development Studies:literature

In Finnish: 101. Johdantojakso (5 op / 3 ov)/990052

101. Introduction to Development Studies:literature

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

Allen T & Thomas A (eds.): Poverty and Development into the 21st Century (5 ECTS)

Literature examinations

Study unit 102. Development of development theory:literature

In Finnish: 102. Kehityksen teorian ja kehitysajattelun kehitys (5 op / 3 ov)/990053

102. Development of development theory:literature

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

5 ECTS / 3 Local credits

Literature

  • Arndt: Economic Development (1 op)
  • Hoogvelt A.: Globalization and the Postcolonial World (2 op)
  • Martinussen J.: Society, State and Market: A guide to competing theories of development (3 op)
  • Kitching: Development and Underdevelopment in Historical Perspective (1 op)
  • Rist: History of Development (2 op)
  • Sihvola J.: Maailmankansalaisen etiikka (1 op)

Literature examinations

Study unit 103. Basic social science for development studies

In Finnish: 103. Kehitysmaatutkimuksen yhteiskuntatieteelliset perusteet (5 op / 3 ov)/990049

103. Basic social science for development studies

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Study unit 104. Introduction to inquiring learning

In Finnish: 104. Tutkiva oppiminen (5 op / 3 ov)/990050

104. Introduction to inquiring learning

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Superordinate Units

Courses

Subordinate units

Study unit 105. Development policy and development co-operation: literature

In Finnish: 105. Kehityspolitiikka ja kehitysyhteistyö (5 op / 3 ov)/990056

105. Development policy and development co-operation: literature

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

105. Development policy and development co-operation: literature

Literature

(options – choose something from both 1. and 2.; altogether 5 op)

1.

  • The World Bank: World Development Report (1997, 2000/01, 2004 or 2006), 1.5 op per Annual report
  • UNDP: Human Development Report (1999, 2003, 2005 or 2006 - only the text parts), 1,5 op per Annual report

2. one of the following:

  • Ha-Joon Chang: Kicking Away the Ladder (1,5 op)
  • Easterly, W.: Elusive Quest for Growth (1.5 op)
  • Wade R.: Governing the Market (1,5 op)

Literature examinations

Study unit Intermediate Studies

In Finnish: Aineopinnot (55 op/ 33 ov)/aineopinnot

Intermediate Studies

Credits: 55 , Credit Units: 33

Superordinate Units

Subordinate units

Study unit 201. The Global System:literature

In Finnish: 201. Globaalijärjestelmä (10 op / 6 ov)/990059

201. The Global System:literature

Credits: 10 , Credit Units: 6

Literature examinations

Study unit 202. Studying social realities in developing countries

In Finnish: 202. Kehitysmaiden yhteiskuntarealiteetit (10 op /6 ov)/990061

202. Studying social realities in developing countries

Credits: 10 , Credit Units: 6

Literature examinations

Study unit 203. Theory and Methodology Studies.

In Finnish: 203. Teoria- ja metodiopinnot (15 op, pääaineopiskelijoille)/203met

203. Theory and Methodology Studies

Credits: 15 , Credit Units: 9

Study unit 203 Social theories and methodologies for Development Studies

In Finnish: 203. Johdatus yhteiskuntatieteen teoriaan ja metodologiaan (5 op / 3 ov)/oj203

203 Social theories and methodologies for Development Studies

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

  • Baert P : Social Theory OR May T: Social Research (3 credits/2 credit units)
  • Flyvbjerg B : Making Social Science Matter (2 credits/1 credit units)
  • Sayer A : Method in Social Science OR Danermark et al: Explaining Society (2 credits/1 credit units)

Literature examinations

Study unit 203. Quantitative Research Methods

In Finnish: 203. Johd.yhteiskuntatieteiden kvantitatiiviseen metodologiaan (5 op / 3 ov)/990083

203. Quantitative Research Methods

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Study unit 204 Qualitative Research Methods

In Finnish: 203. Johd.yhteiskuntatieteiden kvalitatiiviseen metodologiaan (5 op / 3 ov)/990082

204 Qualitative Research Methods

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Study unit 204. Optional thematic or areas studies

In Finnish: 204. Valinnaiset aineopinnot/aineval

204. Optional thematic or areas studies

Credits: 10 - 15 , Credit Units: 6 - 9

Superordinate Units

Subordinate units

Study unit Global history

In Finnish: 204. Globaalihistoria (5 op / 3 ov)/globhist

204 Global history

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature examinations

Courses in English

Global History

Credits

ECTS credits: 5 Credits (study weeks): 3

Teachers

Pekka Valtonen 8108467

Huom! Uusi alkamisaika Please note new starting date!

Time, location and registration

22.01.2008 - 20.02.2008

TI ja KE 14-16 PR AUD XV.

Huom! Uusi alkamisaika Please note new starting date!

Registration time in webOodi 13.12.2007 - 14.01.2008

Compensations

Korvaa perus- tai aineopintojen valinnaisia opintoja.

Website http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/staff/lasiiton/opetus//MUIDEN%20KURSSEJA/Globhist07/Globhist07.html

Study unit Development co-operation

In Finnish: 204. Kehitysyhteistyö (5 op /3 ov)/kehtyo

203 Development co-operation

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Study unit Project Management

In Finnish: 204. Hankehallinto (5 op / 3 ov)/990068

Project Management

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Study unit The civil society, NGOs and development:literature

In Finnish: 204. Kansalaisyhteiskunta, kansalaisjärjestöt ja kehitys (5 op / 3 ov)/990076

204 The civil society, NGOs and development:literature

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Study unit Natural resourses and environment: literature

In Finnish: 204. Luonnonvarat ja ympäristö (5 op / 3 ov)/990078

204 Natural resourses and environment: literature

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature: 5 Credits

Literature

  • Adams: Green Development. Environment and Sustainability in the Third World (2 op)
  • Reed: Structural Adjustment, the Environment and Sustainable Development (2 op)
  • Bryant & Bailey: Third World Political Ecology (1,5 op)
  • Klare: Resource Wars: the New Landscape of Global Conflict (1 op)
  • Vogler & Imber: The Environment and International Relations (1,5 op)

Literature examinations

Study unit The Middle East in the international system: literature

In Finnish: 204. Lähi-itä kansainvälisessä järjestelmässä (5 op / 3 ov)/990070

The Middle East in the international system: literature

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

  • Mehran Kamrava: The Modern Middle East (3 op)
  • Peter Mansfield: A History of the Middle East (3 op)
  • Avi Shlaim: The Iron Wall. Israel and the Arab World (3 op)

Literature examinations

Study unit Development History of the Middle East:literature

In Finnish: 204. Lähi-idän kehityshistoriaa (5 op / 3 ov)/990072

Development History of the Middle East:literature

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Study unit Globalisation, development and international system:leterature

In Finnish: 204. Globalisaatio, kehitys ja kansainvälinen järjestelmä (5 op / 3 ov)/990074

Globalisation, development and international system:leterature

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature examinations

Study unit Gender and Development

In Finnish: 204. Sukupuoli ja kehitys (5 op / 3 ov)/99090

Gender and Development

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3
  • Kabeer N.: Reversed Realities
  • Mohanty C. T.: Feminism Without Borders. Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity
  • Visvanathan, Duggan, Nisonoff & Wiegersma (eds.): The Women, Gender & Development Reader

Literature examinations

Study unit Other Courses

In Finnish: 204. Muita kursseja/muita204

Other Courses

Literature examinations

Study unit 205 Project for B.A. -Students

In Finnish: 205. Seminaari+ kandityö+ harjoitusaine (10 op /3+5 ov)/990084

205 Project for B.A. -Students

Credits: 10 , Credit Units: 3+5

Study unit Master´s Degree

In Finnish: Maisteriopinnot/vtm

Master´s Degree (120 ECTS)

Credits: 120 , Credit Units: 160

Advanced studies 95 ECTS

  • 301 The grand lines of development thinking 10 ECTS
  • 302 Social theories and methodologies for Development Studies 10 ECTS
  • 303 Practical training 5 ECTS
  • 304 Optional thematic or areas studies 20 ECTS
  • 305 Seminar 10 ECTS
  • 306 Master’s thesis 40 ECTS

Elective studies: 25 credits

Subordinate units

Study unit 301 The great lines of development thinking

In Finnish: 301. Kehitysajattelun suuret linjat (10 op / 6 ov)/990085

301 The great lines of development thinking

Credits: 10 , Credit Units: 6

Superordinate Units

Courses

Subordinate units

Study unit 302. Social theories and methodologies for Development Studies

In Finnish: 302. Teoria- ja metodiopinnot 10 op/vtmmetod

Social theories and methodologies for Development Studies

Credits: 2 x 5 , Credit Units: 2 x 3

Literature examinations

Study unit Participatory and Other Rapid Methods

In Finnish: 302. Osallistavien ja nopeiden kenttämenetelmien kurssi (5 op / 3 ov)/990028

304. Participatory and Other Rapid Methods

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3
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Objective

The course familiarises the student with participatory and other rapid methods, and teaches their implementation in practice. These methods can then be applied in thesis writing.

Contents

During the course the history, idea and practical application of the aforementioned methods will be covered, from RRA to PRA and other participatory methods. The methods are examined both from a project planning and research viewpoint. Special attention is paid to practical methods of fact acquisition and analysis.

Method

The course form is integrated intensive course. It includes initial exam, introductory lectures (20 h), exercises and exercise reviews. Before the start of the course, following literature is required reading: 1) Laitinen H: Kenen ehdoilla? Osallistaminen kehitysyhteistyössä sekä 2) Carlos Barahona & Sarah Levy: How to generate statistics and influence policy using participatory methods in research: reflections on work in Malawi 1999–2002 (available at these locations: http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/bookshop/wp/wp212.pdf sekä http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/particip/information/recentpubkn.html).

Responsible Teacher

Jussi Ylhäisi

Literature

The following texts (among others) will be used on the course:
  • Laitinen H : Kenen ehdoilla? Osallistaminen kehitysyhteistyössä
  • Barahona C; Levy S : How to generate statistics and influence policy using participatory methods in research: reflections on work in Malawi 1999–2002. IDS, Brighton, UK, (2003) (The text can be obtained from the interenet addresses shown under Method).

Study unit Field work in development countries

In Finnish: 302. Kenttätyö kehitysmaissa (5 op / 3 ov)/990087

Field work in developmet countries

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Study unit Other Courses

In Finnish: 302. Muita kursseja/muita302

Other Courses

Study unit 303. Practical Training

In Finnish: 303. Harjoittelu (5 op / 3 ov)/990030

S3 Practical Training

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

A degree student majoring Development Studies has the possibility to complete an internship as part of her/his studies and to apply for a grant from the Institute of Development (IDS) to cover the internship costs.

Internship grants are reserved for students who are already doing their master’s degree studies.

It is also possible to complete an internship by working as a research assistant at the IDS.

As a general rule, the IDS offers a two month grant for an internship of three months. The employer is, therefore, expected to be pay the salary for the remaining one month.

For further information, contact Lauri Siitonen lauri.siitonen@helsinki.fi

For general information concerning internship and a listing of internship vacancies, look at the Faculty page in: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/faculty/Studies/internship/index.htm

Superordinate Units

Subordinate units

Study unit 304. Optional thematic or areas studies

In Finnish: 304. Valinnaisia syventäviä opintoja (20 op / 12 ov)/990086

Optional thematic or areas studies

Credits: 20 , Credit Units: 12

Study unit Global history

In Finnish: 304. Global history (10 op / 6ov)/globhis304

304. Global history

Credits: 10 , Credit Units: 6

This course looks at the basic issues of global history in a historically more detailed and specific way. It follows the historical growth of global connections and the emergence of global inequality and asks what have been the factors making for them. After having taking the course the student should have a good grasp of the basic historical factors that have led to the emergence of the present world and a more detailed understanding of these processes in certain contexts.

Particular attention is given to issues such as the long-term growth of connections through trade, war, world religions, empires, etc.; the role of industrialism; and the contribution of colonialism to the development of Europe and the rest of world. These will be examined in the context of specific historical processes.

The course consists of introductory sessions (4 hours) and a seminar which includes several reading and writing assignments.

Literature

  • Bairoch P: Economics and World History
  • Ferro: Histoires de colonisation (engl.. Colonialization)
  • Landes: The Wealth and Poverty…
  • Maddison A: The Wold Economy … A Millennial Perspective
  • Pomeranz: The Great Divergence
  • Senghaas: Von Europa lernen (eng. European Experience)

Courses in English

304 Global History II

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 5 Credits (study weeks): 3

Teachers

Juhani Koponen 297255

Time, location and registration

17.01.2008 - 24.04.2008

Thu 14-16 U38 A205

Registration time in webOodi 13.12.2007 - 14.01.2008

Objectives

This course looks at the basic issues of global history in a historically more detailed and specific way. It follows the historical growth of global connections and the emergence of global inequality and asks what have been the factors making for them. After having taking the course the student should have a good grasp of the basic historical factors that have led to the emergence of the present world and a more detailed understanding of these processes in certain contexts.

Content

Particular attention is given to issues such as the long-term growth of connections through trade, war, world religions, empires, etc.; the role of industrialism; and the contribution of colonialism to the development of Europe and the rest of world. These will be examined in the context of specific historical processes.

Course work and forms of study

The course consists of introductory sessions (4 hours) and a seminar which includes several reading and writing assignments.

Study unit History and contending theories of development co-operation (10 op /6 ov)

In Finnish: 304. History and contending theories of development co-operation (10 op /6 ov)/histco304

304. History and contending theories of development co-operation - European perspectives

Credits: 10 , Credit Units: 6

The course is meant for students who have a broad idea of how aid and trade work but have not done substantial specialized courses on them before.

The course is to give the students a basic understanding of the present forms and trends in European development co-operation, meaning aid and trade, and its historical development as well as provide them with some theoretical tools to analyse these.

  • A. Introductory section: European development co-operation today;
  • B. History section: where does European aid come from?;
  • C. Analysis section: theoretical approaches to European development co-operation;
  • D. Concluding section: where is European aid heading to?

For all:

  • presence and active participation in (at least 8 out of) 9 sessions (abstentions to be compensated)
  • individual reading assignments (some 200 to 300 pages altogether) for the lecture sessions (a paper of 1-2 pages to be written by each student)
  • individual final report by each student (12-15 pages) selected among topics given by teachers

For the Master's students in Development Studies:

  • presence and active participation in 3 seminars (abstentions to be compensated)
  • group or individual assignments for 3 seminars (5-10 pages per student)

For the students who take Development Studies as a minor subject: book examination (two of the following books):

  • Grilli, Enzo R. : The European Community and the Developing Countries
  • Holland, Martin : The EU and the Third World
  • Ravenhill, John : Collective Clientilism

Study unit Studying African development history

In Finnish: 304. Studying African development history (10 op / 6 ov)/Studaf304

304 Studying African development history and politics

Credits: 10 , Credit Units: 6

This study module will address a selection of research traditions in African studies, how to formulate a research problem on the basis of the traditions and how to assess different kinds of sources vis-à-vis the problem.

Various research traditions and recent approaches in African studies, their background hypotheses and the availability and use of various kinds of sources.

Lectures on research traditions and approaches; reading assignments and seminars.

The study module is primarily for those students who plan or prepare a Master’s thesis on African issues.

Courses in English

304 Colonial Legacies in Postcolonial Africa

Credits

ECTS credits: 10 Credits (study weeks): 6

Teachers

Päivi Hasu, Lalli Metsola, Wolfgang Zeller 300622

Time, location and registration

15.01.2008 - 29.04.2008

Tue 16-18, U38 B107.

Registration time in webOodi 13.12.2007 - 08.01.2008

Target group/Course level

This course is primarily for those students who plan or prepare a Master’s thesis on African issues. Priority is given to those majoring in Development Studies.

Content

Course programme

  • 15.1. Introduction
  • 22.1. Wolfgang Zeller: Barotseland - an African Empire Against the background of Barotse history during European colonisation and after Zambia's independence (1964), the role of chiefs and “traditional" authority in post-colonial Africa and current Zambian politics is introduced. This leads us to questions regarding state formation and the constraints to broadcasting state power in Africa.
  • Compulsory reading: 1. Chapter Two: Decentralized Despotism. In: Mamdani, Mahmood (1996): Citizen and Subject, pp. 37 – 61. 2. Englebert, Pierre (2005): Compliance and Defiance to National Integration in Barotseland and Casamance. In: Africa Spektrum 2005 # 1, pp. 29-59.
  • 29.1. Jeremy Gould: Lawyers in Zambia
  • Compulsory reading: Gould: "title", Development and Change.
  • 5.2. Lalli Metsola: Re-integration of ex-combatants in Namibia.
  • Compulsory reading: Metsola (to be confirmed)
  • 12.2. Päivi Hasu: Pentecostal-Charismatic churches in the globalizing world

Compulsory reading: 1. Robbins, Joel (2004): The Globalization of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity. Annual Review of Anthropology 33: 117-143.

2. Hasu, Päivi (2004): World Bank and Heavenly Bank in Poverty and Prosperity: A Case of Tanzanian Faith Gospel. Review of African Political Economy 33(110): 679-693.

  • 19.2.Wolfgang Zeller: A new Bridge across the Zambezi We witness the official opening of a road and bridge on the Namibia/Zambia border in May 2004.

Observations from the colourful event and details regarding the participating delegations from Barotseland, Zambia, Namibia and Germany lead us to the interests of local and national elites and powerful transnational investors, Africa’s role in the global economy, and to questions regarding the sovereignty of African postcolonial states.

Compulsory reading: 1. Ferguson, James (2006): Transnational topographies of power. Beyond ”The State” and ”Civil Society” in the study of African Politics, in: Global Shadows. Africa in the Neoliberal World Order, pp. 89-112.

2. Zeller, Wolfgang (to be confirmed).

  • 26.2. Wolfgang Zeller: From colonial legacies to neo-colonialism - Africa in the 21st century
  • Compulsory reading: (to be confirmed)

– 11.3. - 29.4. Students' presentations

Course work and forms of study

  • Attend the lectures and student presentations
  • Read the compulsory literature before each lecture (see above for details)
  • Write a lecture-diary, 1-2 pages for each lecture (deadline March 11)
  • Make a 20 min. presentation (students work in pairs; a list of possible topics is discussed in the first session January 15)
  • Write an essay of 5000 words (ca. 12 pages A4) (deadline May 12)

Instructions for writing the lecture diary

The lecture diary is meant to monitor the student’s learning process during the course.

You should write approximately two pages of lecture diary after each session, covering what you saw as the main points in the teacher presentations AND literature of the session, as well as your own comments and further thoughts on the topics that were discussed. If you missed a session, you write on the basis of the compulsory readings provided and the presentations that you find on this website. The diary should not be a mere summary of the session but should reflect the student

Study unit The great lines of development thinking. Literature examination

In Finnish: 304. Kehitysajattelun suuret linjat ja uudemmat keskustelut (5-10 op / 3-6 ov)/Kehaj304

304. The great lines of development thinking

Credits: 5 - 10 , Credit Units: 3 - 6

Literature examinations

Study unit Other Courses

In Finnish: 304. Muita kursseja/val304

Other Courses

Courses in English

304. Development and Security

Credits

ECTS credits: 5-10 Credits (study weeks): 3-6

Teachers

Lalli Metsola, Wolfgang Zeller 239360

Time, location and registration

10.03.2008 - 26.04.2008
  • MON 16-18, U38 D112
  • FRI 25.4. 15.30-20, U38 D112
  • SAT 26.4. 9-14, PR AUD III.
Registration time in webOodi 13.12.2007 - 03.03.2008

Target group/Course level

Maximum of 20 students will be taken. Priority is given to those majoring in Development Studies.

Content

During the last decade, development policies and practices in the world’s richest nations and many developing countries have become increasingly preoccupied with issues of security. This has involved redefining development and redirecting aid and policy as tools to prevent or resolve violence and conflict. This shift in attention poses new challenges to the social sciences.

The course offers a critical introduction to contemporary debates on state, sovereignty and security in Africa, with an emphasis on contributions from Anthropology, History and Political Science. During the weekend seminar, we will revisit the themes of the course by watching the film Apocalypse Now, followed by group work and discussions.

Course work and forms of study

For 5 credits:

• attendance of minimum 5 out of 6 Monday sessions and the entire week-end seminar (25-26.4.) • presentation of maximum 20 min. (+10-25 min. for discussion) during the course as part of a working group • writing of a lecture diary for the Monday lectures, approximately 2 pages A4 per session, to be submitted by (5.5.).

For 10 credits: • In addition to the above, writing an essay of 5000 words (ca. 12 pages A4) by (16.5.).

Grading

Grading will be on scale 0-5.

Website http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/blogs/metsola/post-5.htm
Courses in English

304. Governing the Topographies of Extraction

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 5-10 Credits (study weeks): 3-6

Teachers

Wolfgang Zeller 282034

Time, location and registration

30.10.2007 - 11.12.2007

TUE 16-18 U38 B107

Registration time in webOodi 16.08.2007 - 22.10.2007

Target group/Course level

Priority is given to those majoring in Development Studies. Max. 20 students.

Content

Reviewing statistics on Africa’s declining share of world trade, Susan George remarked in 1993 that “one can almost hear the sound of sub-Saharan Africa sliding off the world map.” But in 2007 Africa seems to be back on the map. World market prices for “strategic minerals” are rising, and not only governments and multinationals based in western countries, but increasingly Chinese and other new economic power-players are scrambling to secure their access to Africa’s remaining mineral wealth. Is Africa finding a new place for itself in the world economy, or simply back to its colonial role as provider of raw materials?

This course offers a critical introduction to current research on the historical, economic, social, political, environmental and geographical dimensions of the way mineral extraction in Africa is currently reconfigured by powerful players both out- and inside the continent. We will approach these topics through theoretical literature and case studies of specific minerals, countries, multinationals and transport routes. The emphasis is however not on world markets or international relations. We will try to discover the human faces of those who govern, or are governed by the topographies of extraction and also pay attention to less well-known cases than “Shell in Nigeria” or “China in Sudan”. The daily realities of small-scale miners, smugglers, “human taxis” and other foot-soldiers of extraction will also emerge in ethnographic detail.

Course work and forms of study

Course requirements to receive 5 or 10 ECTS

  • Attendance of minimum 7 course sessions.
  • Presentation of 20 min. (+25 min. for discussion) during the course as part of a working group (2-4 students). In each session, one student group will present on a topic related to the lecture theme of the session. Presentation topics will be discussed in the first course session, and student suggestions are welcome.
  • Course diary (min. 1 page A4 per lecture and student presentation = 2 pages per session)
  • Essay ca. 5000 words (this is optional, for additional 5 ECTS); topic to be chosen by the student and approved by course supervisor, or assigned by supervisor.

Study unit 305. Pro Gradu: Writing Seminar

In Finnish: 305. Seminaari (10 op / 6 ov)/990031

305. Pro Gradu: Writing Seminar (S4)

Credits: 10 , Credit Units: 6

Superordinate Units

Courses

Subordinate units

Study unit 306. Master’s thesis

In Finnish: 306. Pro gradu -tutkielma (40 op / 20 ov)/990032

306. Master’s thesis

Credits: 40 , Credit Units: 20

Superordinate Units

Subordinate units

Study unit Development Studies as a Minor subject

In Finnish: Kehitysmaatutkimus sivuaineena/sivuaineena

Development Studies as a Minor subject

  • Basic Studies (Credits: 25, Credit Units: 15): study units 101, 102 and 105 plus optional studies from the unit 204.
  • Intermediate Studies (Credits: 35, Credit Units: 21): study units 201 and 202 plus optional studies from the unit 204.

Subordinate units

Study unit 204 Subject Studies in Development Studies

In Finnish: 204. Valinnaiset aineopinnot/ainevalsivu

204 Subject Studies in Development Studies

Superordinate Units

Subordinate units

Study unit Post-graduate Studies

In Finnish: Jatko-opinnot/jatko

Post-graduate Studies

Postgraduate studies can be divided into two degrees: Licentiate of Social Sciences and Doctor of Social Sciences. Licentiate of Social Sciences is a lower, optional post-graduate degree, mainly composed of independent research. For the Doctor’s degree (Doctor of Social Sciences) the candidate must write a dissertation. After receiving permission from the Faculty to publish the thesis, the candidate must defend the dissertation in a public examination which is organized as a debate between the candidate and an opponent or occasionally two opponents.

Requirements 70 ECTS (35 local credits)

1. Advanced studies in Development Studies If the student does not have Development Studies as the major subject in the Master’s degree, he/she has to complete supplementary requirements. The scope and extent of such studies will be decided case by case, taking into consideration the applicant’s entire graduate and postgraduate education as well as publications. The need for supplementary studies will be decided upon the admission to postgraduate studies, but the exact scope and contents will be agreed only after the admission. As a rule the extent of supplementary studies is not more than 25 ECTS (15 local). These requirements are completed as agreed with the Professor before the beginning of the postgraduate programme (70 ECTS).

2. Active participation in the departmental PhD Seminar over three semesters 15 ECTS (8 local).

3. Studies in a subject other than Development Studies, no less than 15 ECTS (8 local) and no more than 30 ECTS (16 local).

4. Additional credits in Development Studies comprising a total 60 ECTS (35 local) as the sum of credits gained from points 2. to 5.

It is possible in this connection to complete optional advanced studies in Development Studies, either by writing essays or by taking book examinations. Postgraduate courses and research courses, both domestic and international, as well as papers presented at scientific conferences and other publications can also be used here, as agreed with the Professor.

5. Postgraduate examination 10 ECTS (6 local), voluntary. The aim of the final examination is to update the student’s knowledge of key theoretical questions in Development Studies. It is meant for those who did not have had Development Studies as the major subject in their Master’s degree, or otherwise lack the required knowledge. The books for examination are to be agreed with the Professor.

6. Licentiate Thesis or Doctor’s Thesis.

Literature examinations

Courses

Subordinate units

Courses in English

PhD Seminar

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 9 Credits (study weeks): 6

Teachers

Juhani Koponen and Jeremy Gould 297255

Time, location and registration

10.09.2007 - 05.05.2008

Mondays at 17-19, U38 E 107.

Registration time in webOodi 16.08.2007 - 05.05.2008

Content

The seminar will discuss the research proposals of the new participants and research experiences of the more advanced doctoral students. New students will first attend the seminar for two terms (one academic year). During this time they are expected to revise their proposal so that they are ready to embark on empirical work at latest at the end of this period. After having worked on the field or elsewhere the student will attend one more term.

Courses in English

404. Advanced development studies

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 15 Credits (study weeks): 8

Teachers

Juhani Koponen, Jeremy Gould 297255

Time, location and registration

07.09.2007 - 09.05.2008

Fridays at 14-16, U40 sali 5.

Registration time in webOodi 16.08.2007 - 09.05.2008

Content

This is a new course compulsory for all new doctoral students and strongly recommended for those who have recently started their doctoral studies. It goes into the basic issues of development discourse and development studies at a more advanced level. Both mainstream development discourse and more critical approaches are covered. The course consists of short introductory lessons and reading and writing assignments for the participants.

Courses