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| Title |
Foundation Course in Global and Development Studies
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| Semester |
E2025
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| Master programme in |
Global and Development Studies / European Master in Global Studies
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| Type of activity |
Course |
| Mandatory or elective |
Mandatory |
| Teaching language |
English
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| Study regulation |
Read about the Master Programme and find the Study Regulations at ruc.dk |
| REGISTRATION AND STUDY ADMINISTRATIVE | |
| Registration |
You register for activities through stads selvbetjening during the announced registration period, which you can see on the Study administration homepage. When registering for courses, please be aware of the potential conflicts and overlaps between course and exam time and dates. The planning of course activities at Roskilde University is based on the recommended study programmes, which should not overlap. However, if you choose optional courses and/or study plans that goes beyond the recommended study programmes, an overlap of lectures or exam dates may occur depending on which courses you choose. |
| Number of participants |
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| ECTS |
10
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| Responsible for the activity |
Jacob Rasmussen (jacobra@ruc.dk)
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| Head of study |
Markus-Michael Müller (muellerm@ruc.dk)
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| Teachers |
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| Study administration |
ISE Registration & Exams (ise-exams@ruc.dk)
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| Exam code(s) |
U60115
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| ACADEMIC CONTENT | |
| Overall objective |
The Foundation Course provides students with key theoretical and conceptional knowledge required for a successful completion of the Global and Development Studies MA program. Offering a theoretical understanding of global and development processes as the results of interlinked practices and structures that cut across Global North-South divides, the course allows students to analyse global social, political and economic actors, relations and institutions, including their histories, contemporary manifestations and related power hierarchies. On that basis, it familiarises students with academic discussions on resulting global and development challenges, such as conflicts, geopolitical competition, questions of justice, migration, inequality and sustainability, and their effects on societies, markets, and political orders. |
| Detailed description of content |
The Foundation Course provides students with key theoretical and conceptional knowledge required for a successful completion of the Global and Development Studies MA program. Offering a theoretical understanding of global and development processes as the results of interlinked practices and structures that cut across Global North-South divides, the course allows students to analyse global social, political and economic actors, relations and institutions, including their histories, contemporary manifestations and related power hierarchies. On that basis, it familiarizes students with academic discussions on resulting global and development challenges, such as conflicts, geopolitical competition, questions of justice, migration, inequality and sustainability, and their effects on societies, markets, and political orders. |
| Course material and Reading list |
Readings can include: Tilly, C. (1985). War Making and State Making as Organized Crime, in Evans, P.B., Rueschemeyer, D. and Skocpol, T. (eds.), Bringing the State Back In. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 169-191. Wood, E.M. (2009). Peasants and the Market Imperative: The Origins of Capitalism, in Haroon, A-L and Kay, C. (eds.), Peasants and Globalization: Political Economy, Rural Transformation and the Agrarian Question, London: Routledge, 37-56. Lake, D., Martin, L., and Risse, T. (2021). Challenges to the Liberal Order: Reflections on International Organization, International Organization, 75(2), 225-257. Paul, B. and Veltmeyer, H. (2021). Introduction to Critical Development Studies: Four characteristics with Illustrations from Seven Decades, in Bowles, P. and Veltmeyer, H. (eds.), The Essential Guide to Critical Development Studies, Abingdon: Routledge, 3-10. |
| Overall plan and expected work effort |
10 ETCS: 270 hours Expected workload in relation to the course: 48 hours: Confrontation hours divided between lectures and assignments 120 hours: hours preparation per confrontation 80 hours: Exam assignment 22 hours: Other activities |
| Format |
Pensum |
| Evaluation and feedback |
The activity is evaluated regularly based on the study board's evaluation procedure. The responsible for the activity will be informed of any evaluation of the activity at the start of the semester. See link to the study board's evaluation practice here: https://intra.ruc.dk/fileadmin/assets/ise/Undervisning/Evaluation_procedures_at_ISE.pdf |
| Programme |
Will be specified on Moodle. |
| ASSESSMENT | |
| Overall learning outcomes |
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| Prerequisites |
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| Form of examination |
Individual portfolio exam
The character limit of the portfolio is 12,000-14,400 characters, including spaces. Examples of written products are exercise responses, talking points for presentations, written feedback, reflections, written assignments. The preparation of the products may be subject to time limits. The character limits include the cover, table of contents, bibliography, figures and other illustrations, but exclude any appendices. The portfolio is written partially during the course. The entire portfolio must be handed in at the same time. Assessment: 7-point grading scale |
| Form of Re-examination |
Samme som ordinær eksamen / same form as ordinary exam
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| Type of examination in special cases |
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| Examination and assessment criteria (implemented) |
Individual portfolio exam The character limit of the portfolio is 12,000-14,400 characters, including spaces. Examples of written products are exercise responses, talking points for presentations, written feedback, reflections, written assignments. The preparation of the products may be subject to time limits. The character limits include the cover, table of contents, bibliography, figures and other illustrations, but exclude any appendices. The portfolio is written partially during the course. The entire portfolio must be handed in at the same time. Assessment: 7-point grading scale In this exam, the use of generative AI (GenAI) tools is allowed as per the university's guidelines for the use of AI. Specifically, the following points must be observed: • When using GenAI tools, you must include a description of the purpose of using GenAI and which GenAI are used and how they have used. The description is assessed the same way as other methodology sections regarding the use of relevant literature, course’s general learning objectives, and assessment criteria. • Text copied from GenAI chats must be quoted the same way as citations from other texts. The citations and your demonstrated ability to interpret, evaluate and critically assess them is part of the overall assessment of the exam. Please consider including the prompt in a footnote to the citation if you find it relevant to demonstrate your description and analysis of the subject matter. • Ordinary spell checking and other language suggestions as known from Word or other word processing programs are allowed without declaration. |
| Exam code(s) | |
| Last changed | 12/08/2025 |
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