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Course offered as a part of a programme
Course, master’s level
15 credits
Distance | Mixed hours | 50%
1 September 2025 - 18 January 2026
Code for the course: KK620C
About the course
This course establishes a global perspective and provides a general introduction to the key concepts of Globalisation, Communication/Media, Culture, Development and the Postcolonial/Decolonial.
This course is offered as part of programme:
Course content
The course is divided in two modules, ‘Globalisation and Communication’ (7.5 credits) and ‘Development and Postcolonialism’ (7.5 credits).
The first module gives a broad introduction to globalisation debates in relation to questions of communication, media and social change, stressing the cultural rather than economic aspects.
The sequel module 2 gives an introduction to development theory, complemented with emphasis on postcolonial/decolonial theory and writing. We study cultural approaches to development, from early modernisation to present day approaches. Special attention is paid to the journalistic, documentary and literary depictions of a globalized world, and especially the global South.
Entry requirements
1. Degree of Bachelor or equivalent.
2. The equivalent of English course B in Swedish secondary school.
Course evaluation
The University provides all students who are participating in, or have completed, a course to express their experiences and views on the course through a course evaluation which is organized at the end of the course. The university will collate the course evaluations and provide information about their results and any actions prompted by them. The results shall be made available to the students. (HF 1:14).
