The course concerns the intercultural issues that you will meet in your personal and professional life. In our contemporary global world we meet many people from cultures different than our own. These contacts can often enrich our lives and our understanding of the world, but sometimes they cause problems for ourselves and for the organization we work for.  Learning to handle intercultural isThe course concerns the intercultural issues that you will meet in your personal and professional life. In our contemporary global world we meet many people from cultures different than our own. These contacts can often enrich our lives and our understanding of the world, but sometimes they cause problems for ourselves and for the organization we work for.  Learning to handle intercultural is

The course deals with the shaping of Swedish industrial culture and society from 1800 to 2000. The topics addressed include the transformation of the agricultural production system and the development of an infrastructure for transports, communications and power transmission. The significance of technical change for the transformation of Sweden from a poor country to an industrialised and democrat

During prehistory Europe changed and developed in several ways, especially in connection with the introduction of new technological and social complexes. This course consist of a number of thematic lectures and seminars concerning different central questions in European prehistory. Among them we can find; the introduction of agriculture the emergence of metallurgy the emergence of complex During prehistory Europe changed and developed in several ways, especially in connection with the introduction of new technological and social complexes. This course consist of a number of thematic lectures and seminars concerning different central questions in European prehistory. Among them we find; the introduction of agriculture the emergence of metallurgy the emergence of complex soci

Based on a cultural analytical perspective this course focus upon what and how we eat, how different products are incorporated into or excluded from daily meal practices, as well as how food habits are constantly influenced by new circumstances.  The course will also include discussions on a variety of defining factors concerning food culture such as production and processes, trade and econoBased on a cultural analytical perspective this course focus upon what and how we eat, how different products are incorporated into or excluded from daily meal practices, as well as how food habits are constantly influenced by new circumstances.  The course will also include discussions on a variety of defining factors concerning food culture such as production and processes, trade and econo

Each session will equip students with an understanding of the historical roots and contemporary impacts of inter-religious relations between the three faiths. Students will learn about the core narratives at the heart of inter-religious discourses and will gain a new understanding of both the challenges facing inter-religious engagement as well as points of co-operation. Themes include gender and Each session will equip students with an understanding of the historical roots and contemporary impacts of inter-religious relations between the three faiths. Students will learn about the core narratives at the heart of inter-religious discourses and will gain a new understanding of both the challenges facing inter-religious engagement as well as points of co-operation. Themes include gender and

The course covers the development of European integration after the Second World War with a special focus on questions concerning national and supranational identities and values. The aim is to study the EU's development from the time of the European Coal and Steel Community to the UK's withdrawal in 2020, partly chronologically, but also based on a present-day perspective.The course covers the development of European integration after the Second World War with a special focus on questions concerning national and supranational identities and values. The aim is to study the EU's development from the time of the European Coal and Steel Community to the UK's withdrawal in 2020, partly chronologically, but also based on a present-day perspective.

På den här kursen kommer vi att utforska och reflektera kring skillnaden mellan att umgås med en annan människa jämfört med en robot; och hur sociala robotar förändrar hur vi lever, tänker, interagerar och arbetar -- nu och i framtiden. På kursen presenteras kontrasterande synsätt på mänsklig social kognition, tillsammans med litteratur om forskning som rör interaktion mellan männisIn this course we will gain knowledge and share reflections on the difference between engaging with another human versus a robotic partner; and how social robots have changed the way we live, think, interact and work (now and in the future). Standard and contrasting accounts of human social cognition will be presented, along with mainstream literature on research into human-robot in

Kursen fokuserar på den skandinaviska koloniala expansionen från 1600- till tidigt 1900-tal. Med utgångspunkt i ett antal fallstudier (t.ex. exploateringskolonialism i Sapmi och Grönland, plantager i Danska Västindien, handel och konsumtion av koloniala varor), undersöker kursen koloniala diskurser och praxis och uppmärksammar samband mellan kolonialism och resurser/miljö, ekonomi, makt, motstånd The course focuses on the Scandinavian colonial expansion from 1600 to the early 20th century. Based on a number of case studies (e.g. resource colonialism in Sápmi and Greenland, plantations in the Danish West Indies, trade and consumption of colonial products), the course examines colonial discourses and practice and notice relationships between colonialism and resources/environment, econom

Kursen börjar med att utforska de stora sociala, politiska och kulturella frågorna, händelserna och ideérna som format regionen, främst från slutet av första världskriget fram till idag. Särskild uppmärksamhet ägnas åt arvet från kolonialismen och processen för statsbyggande, olika mellanstatliga konflikter och deras inhemska och regionala konsekvenser, auktoritarismens ihållande samt demokratiser

I kursen ägnas särskild uppmärksamhet åt att studera konfliktens utveckling under 1900-talet ur ett inhemskt, regionalt såväl som internationellt perspektiv. Olika israeliska och palestinska rörelsers inverkan på konflikten kommer att studeras liksom det pågående engagemanget från regionala och internationella statliga och icke-statliga aktörer. Kursen avslutas med en analys av konflikten under 20In the course, particular attention is paid to studying the development of the conflict over the course of the 20th century from a domestic, regional as well as international perspective. The impact of various Israeli and Palestinian movements on the conflict will be studied as well as the ongoing involvement of regional and international state and non-state actors. The course concludes with an an

The course is based on field studies and visits to important places of interest, museums, archives, libraries, laboratories, etc., which will give us a glimpse behind the scenes. We will visit places from the middle ages to the present time, even into the future. The course is multidisciplinary and discusses art, architecture, objects, ideas, science, and other topics that in all forms a universitThe course is based on field studies and visits to important places of interest, museums, archives, libraries, laboratories, etc., which will give us a glimpse behind the scenes. We will visit places from the middle ages to the present time, even into the future. The course is multidisciplinary and discusses art, architecture, objects, ideas, science, and other topics that in all forms a universit

The aim of the course is to allow students to explore greening the economy and the sustainable development goals on four levels – individual, business, city, and nation, and look at the relationships between these levels. Practical examples of the complexities and solutions across each level are discussed. A particular focus is placed on examples from Scandinavia, but the course also features examThe aim of the course is to allow students to explore greening the economy and the sustainable development goals on four levels – individual, business, city, and nation, and look at the relationships between these levels. Practical examples of the complexities and solutions across each level are discussed. A particular focus is placed on examples from Scandinavia, but the course also features exam

The course delivers knowledge of where important materials in products we use every day are sourced from, and how these materials can be used more efficiently, for longer periods of time, and in closed loops – these being key areas of work encompassed by the concept of the CE. However, adoption of the CE does not happen on its own and requires the support of social, business, and policy interventiThe course delivers knowledge of where important materials in products we use every day are sourced from, and how these materials can be used more efficiently, for longer periods of time, and in closed loops – these being key areas of work encompassed by the concept of the CE. However, adoption of the CE does not happen on its own and requires the support of social, business, and policy interventi

Under kursens gång får du djupdyka i aktuella teman som cirkulär ekonomi, hållbara affärsmodeller och hållbara varumärken. Du lär dig att analysera och utveckla marknadsföringsstrategier som både främjar lönsamhet och tar ansvar för miljö och samhälle. Du kommer även att arbeta praktiskt med att skapa en hållbar marknadsplan för ett företag, där du får möjlighet att tillämpa dina teoretiska kunska

Den här kursen i projektledning ger dig både teoretisk kunskap och praktisk erfarenhet av att arbeta i och leda projekt. Du får en inblick i hur projekt kan organiseras som arbetsform och hur projektledning och grupprocesser samverkar för att skapa framgångsrika resultat. Kursen fokuserar på projektledarens roll, gruppdynamik och de relationer som påverkar arbetet i projekt. Du kommer att lära dig

Denna kurs ger dig kunskap om aktuella teorier om servicearbete. Du får möjlighet att utforska både de teoretiska och praktiska aspekterna av tjänstearbetets ständigt föränderliga villkor. Ur ett samhällsvetenskapligt perspektiv ger kursen en ökad förståelse för vem som utför servicearbete, hur det utförs och hur det värderas. Kursen problematiserar villkoren och förutsättningarna för ett hållbart

I kursen introduceras olika teorier om översättning, alltifrån klassiska bidrag till moderna teorier som bygger på semiotiken, den allmänna vetenskapen om betydelser. Centrala problemställningar som berörs är översättningsaktens natur, översättningens målsituation och de svårigheter som uppträder genom olikheten mellan olika språks uppbyggnad liksom genom den underliggande kulturen - och som ökar The course introduces different theories of translation, from classical contributions to modern theories that build on semiotics, the general science of meaning. Central questions dealt with include the nature of the act of translation, the goal situation of translation and the difficulties that arise due to differences in language structure as well as the underlying cultures – difficulties which

I kursen introduceras kognitiv semiotik som ett närmande som kombinerar insikter hämtade från såväl semiotik som lingvistik och kognitionsvetenskap. Grundläggande begrepp som tecken, betydelse, kommunikation, medvetande, kultur, ikonicitet, indexikalitet, normativitet, livsvärld, evolution, utveckling, m.fl. exemplifieras med exempel framför allt från språk, bilder och kultur. Perspektivet i kurseThe course introduces cognitive semiotics as a field in which insights from semiotics, linguistics and cognitive science are brought together. Basic concepts such as signs, meaning, communication, mind, culture, iconicity, indexicality, normativity, life world, evolution, development etc. are exemplified by, above all, language, images and culture. The perspective of the course is based on compari

Kursen ger dig kunskap om hur trendanalys kan förstås, samt hur innovation skapar nya förutsättningar för hur trendanalys kan göras. Med innovation avses här hur nya digitala verktyg kan användas inom trendanalys, och vilka utmaningar användningen av dessa verktyg kan medföra. Vi erbjuder även den fristående kursen The Fashion Market: Fashion Communication and Sustainability.  Trend analysis is a creative process that aims to map and analyze cultural changes in society in order to predict the future. The purpose of the course is for the student to acquire knowledge of how trend analysis can be understood, as well as how innovation creates new conditions for how trend analysis can be done. Innovation here refers to how new digital tools can be used in trend analysis, and

Kursens syfte är att studenten ska tillägna sig kunskap om och förståelse för modekommunikation, mer specifikt modekommunikation i relation till hållbarhet och strategier för hållbara och cirkulära textiler inom modeindustrin. Kursen syftar vidare till att utifrån teorier inom modekommunikation skapa förståelse kring hur modebranschen relaterar till hållbarhetskommunikation till digitalisering ochThe aim of the course is for the student to acquire knowledge and understanding of fashion communication, more specifically fashion communication in relation to sustainability and strategies for sustainable and circular textiles within the fashion industry. The course further aims to, based on theories in fashion communication, create and understanding of how the fashion industry relates sustainab