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SVF-8061 Indigeneity and Decolonisation - 5 stp
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Type of course
Course contents
Application deadline
PhD students at UiT register for class and exam i Studentweb by February 1st for spring semester.
Othes apply by December 1st for spring semester. The application code in Søknadsweb 9303.
Admission requirements
PhD students or holders of a Norwegian Master´s Degree of five years or 3+ 2 years (or equivalent) may be admitted. PhD students must upload a document from their university stating that they are registered PhD students.
Holders of a Master´s Degree must upload a Master´s Diploma with Diploma Supplement / English translation of the diploma. Applicants from listed countries must document proficiency in English. To find out if this applies to you see the following list: https://www.nokut.no/globalassets/nokut/artikkelbibliotek/utenlandsk_utdanning/gsulista/2019/gsu_list_english_14032019.pdf
For more information on accepted English proficiency tests and scores, as well as exemptions from the English proficiency tests, please see the following document: https://uit.no/Content/254419/PhD_EnglishProficiency_100913.pdf
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The course has 20 seats. If the number of applicants exceeds the number of places available on the PhD course, applicants will be ranked from category 1 to 4.
Category 1: People admitted to the PhD Programme at UiT
Category 2: Participants in the Associate Professor Programme that fulfil the educational requirements
Category 3: Doctoral students from other universities
Category 4: People with a minimum of a Master´s Degree (or equivalent). (A Norwegian Master´s Degree of 5 years or 3 (Bachelor Degree) + 2 years (Master’s Degree).
Objective of the course
The students have the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge
The student has:
- wide knowledge about the theory of practice within peace, indigenous tourism and social work studies
- thorough knowledge about decolonization and reconciliations studies
- specialized insight about restorative justice
- specialized insight into indigenous metodologies
- good understanding of mediation and conflictsolving
Skills:
The student is able to / can:
- analyse ontological differences ongoing in resource conflicts
- consider how local residents and different stakeholders have dealt with the expansion of extractive industries and how it effect indigenous communities
- consider conflicts in the concerned areas, formulate and analyse according to empirical findings and theoretical approaches, discuss, conclude and summarize possible solutions within a decolonizing framework.
Language of instruction
Teaching methods
This is a five days intense course, and requires literature studies beforehand entering the program. The course consists of lectures, seminars and stakeholder workshops. Lectures will be given by academic scholars from social and humanities studies that hold different position within the theory of practice. In addition, stakeholder workshops will be held - for students to enter into knowledge dialogues.
Students are required to write an essay. The topics of the essays will be discussed during the course.
Assessment
Coursework requirements:
Information on coursework requirements, the scope of these requirements, i.e. the study week with bus and at UiT, Alta is obligatory and includes lecture attendance, methodology course, exercises, practice, field work, excursion and group assignments. Assessment of coursework will be on a Pass/Fail basis.
Exam:
The exam will consist of an essay of about 5-10 pages, based upon the relevant syllabus material, the empirical experiences underway and discussions throughout the study week.
The exam will be assessed on a Pass/Fail basis.
Retake is offered in in the beginning of the following semester in cases of grade F or Fail. Deferred examination is offered in the beginning of the following semester if the student is unable to take the final exam due to illness or other exceptional circumstances
Date for examination
The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.