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STV-3020 Indigenous Peoples - Politics, Institutions and Tools - 5 stp
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Type of course
The course is mandatory for students at the Master¿s Programme in Indigenous Studies (MIS).
The course may also be part of other disciplinary master programmes within social sciences and may be taken as a single course. Prior knowledge of the situation for indigenous peoples are highly recommended.
Course overlap
Course contents
Application deadline
Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 June for the autumn semester and 1 December for the spring semester. Exchange students and Fulbright students: 1 October for the spring semester and 15 April for the autumn semester.
Applicants from Nordic countries: 1st December for the spring semester
Applicants from outside the Nordic countries: 15th April for the autumn semester.
Admission requirements
General admission requirements: Admission to requires a bachelor's degree (180 ECTS), or an equivalent qualification, with a minimum of 80 ECTS within social sciences, humanities, education or the social practice of law.
- Applicants with a Norwegian study background need an average minimum grade of C or better from the bachelor's degree to be admitted to the master's program.
- Applicants who hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent issued in Europe, Canada, USA, Australia and New Zealand need an average grade of C or better on the ECTS scale.
- Applicants who hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent issued in countries other than the above mentioned must have an average grade of B or better on the ECTS scale.
Specific academic requirements: A special interest in Indigenous issues is a precondition. Experience from work related to Indigenous peoples and/ or studies will be an advantage.
The course requires solid competence in reading and writing English.
Application code: 9371.
Objective of the course
The students have the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge
The student gets knowledge about
- important debates on indigenous rights and politics, in particular relating to land and resources, self-determination and culture;
- how various colonial histories and different systems of government influence and define state-indigenous relations and conditions for self-determination arrangements.
Skills
The student knows how to
- critically examine indigenous rights claims from the foundations of both international law and domestic legal and political developments
- distinguish between how different country contexts impact debates on indigenous rights issues and political questions
Language of instruction
Teaching methods
Teaching methods
12 hours of lectures.
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.