Compulsory course: Nature, Population and Society in Africa

The aim is for the student to acquire the following qualifications:

• Knowledge of key themes and debates on nature, population and society in Africa
• Knowledge of relevant theories and approaches that are central to nature, population and society in Africa
• Skills in identifying and selecting key theories and approaches to enable the analysis of selected aspects of nature, population and society within Africa
• Skills in applying an interdisciplinary approach
• Skills in communicating research-based knowledge and scientific debates related to nature, population and society.
• Competences to conduct independent, interdisciplinary and critical analysis of a sub-topic within the field of nature, population and society

Teaching and learning methods:

The course is organised in sessions of 2 hours twice per week over the semester’s 14 weeks.

This course is about learning rather than teaching. All members of the class are expected to show genuine commitment to maximizing the return from the time invested in the class. Reading course literature is expected and the class sessions will build on this material. The course will consist of a combination of lectures and workshop-like activities with active student participation and presentations by a number of external lecturers including guests from the private sector, NGOs and researchers.