Arctic Nature Politics (5 cr)
Code: XAMP1305DV25-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 12.08.2025 - 31.07.2026
- Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
- 01.08.2025 - 31.07.2026
- Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 500
- Degree programmes
- Political Sciences and Sociology
Evaluation scale
H-5
Objective
After completion of the course the student is able to
- recognize the political character of nature and of different perceptions of Arctic nature
- decipher how natural phenomena and living beings participate in shaping the conditions of possibility of human communities and societies
- apply the perspective of nature politics in the study of different questions relating to the Arctic environment.
Execution methods
Teaching profile: ONLINE 2: independent study (book exam).
Content
The aim of this study unit is to explore arctic environmental and nature politics from the perspective of theories and discussions relating to environmental social sciences and especially environmental sociology. During the course, the student will gain knowledge on the ways in which nature and different human perceptions of nature are entangled and interact with one another.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Fail (0): Performance is highly deficient or erroneous. The work may be based on serious misunderstandings.
Sufficient (1): The author has identified some key concepts and aspects in the research field. Performance is lacking in scope, superficial, or corresponds poorly to the assignment. The author merely lists things out of context, or addresses them one-sidedly. The work may contain errors or obscurities.
Satisfactory (2): The author has identified the key concepts and aspects in the research field. The performance mainly repeats the content of the course or addresses them one-sidedly.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Good (3): The author has addressed the issue comprehensively. Performance corresponds to the assignment, manifesting skills to analyse and justify the content of the course. The work may contain some deficiencies.
Very good (4): The author has addressed the issue comprehensively. Performance manifests comprehension, insight, and skills to critically analyse and argue the content of the course.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Excellent (5): The work demonstrates independent and original thinking, and it is exceptionally well written and implemented.