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Overview
What you will learn
After the Human Rights and Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa course offered by Dalarna University, the student should be able to:
- express deep knowledge of varying relationships between Human Rights issues, religions, and local traditions in Africa south of the Sahara, and the ability to convey this knowledge to various persons and groups
- critically and independently analyze theories of Human Rights and democracy and their relevance for different societies in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- articulate and consider hypothetical developments in the area of Human Rights and democracy in some Sub-Saharan contexts
- show respect for the equal value of all human beings as well as for different cultural and religious traditions while relating them to Human Rights issues
- evaluate one’s own learning process.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- During the course the student will be introduced to theories of Human Rights and Democracy, with a primary focus on their relevance for different Sub-Saharan societies.
- On the theoretical level, philosophical, legal and religious aspects of rights are treated.
- Possible conflicts between different kinds of rights are analysed, as e.g. claims for cultural and religious rights to self-determination versus individual rights.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 2 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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More details
- Contact the university for more information about the start dates.
Language
English
Credits
7 ECTS
- 7.5 Credits.
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
African studiesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- At least a Bachelor of Arts consisting of 180 higher education credits within the areas of Hu-manities, Social sciences or Education, or the equivalent.
Tuition Fee
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International
10875 SEK/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 10875 SEK for the full programme during 2 months. -
EU/EEA
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 SEK for the full programme during 2 months.
- EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Funding
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