| 1 | Global Development Studies | EBB921B05 |
| This course is about the main determinants of socio-economic development in developing countries. Students learn about the similarities and differences in the socio-economic development of various regions in the world such as China, India, South-East Asia, Latin-America, Eastern Europe and Africa. In the course, the role of trade, technology, health, education, structural change, and foreign aid on socio-economic development is explained. The usefulness of various empirical methods to measure socio-economic development and its determinant is discussed, and theories of socio-economic development are evaluated. Throughout the course, national and international policies to generate socio-economic development are discussed and evaluated. |
| Faculteit | Economie en Bedrijfskunde | | Voertaal | Engels | | Coordinator | dr. G.J. de Vries | | Docent(en) | dr. G.J. de Vries E.B. Mensah, BA. MSc. | | Onderwijsvorm | -hoorcollege , -werkcollege | | Toetsvorm | -schriftelijk tentamen (open en mc vragen), actieve deelname | | ECTS | 5 | | Opmerkingen | Secretary: gem.feb@rug.nl, tel. +31(0)50 36 33458, room 5411.0538
Coordinator: G.J. de Vries, gem.feb@rug.nl |
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| 2 | Healthy Ageing | GEHEAGEN |
Healthy ageing is a topic with great societal relevance. This course introduces the concept of healthy ageing from a socio-demographic perspective. The demographic perspective reveals causes and consequences of ageing and their relationship with health. The social perspective addresses determinants of health and wellbeing over the life course with a particular focus on older ages. Healthy ageing is addressed from the societal level, i.e. what does healthy ageing mean for a society, as well as from the individual level, how older people can maintain health, wellbeing and a self-determined life.
After completing the course, students have an understanding of the determinants and consequences of healthy ageing from a socio-demographic perspective. Students have knowledge of how healthy ageing relates to life course factors including socioeconomic status, health behaviors or social participation. They can reflect on 1.) how these issues relate to older adults’ health and wellbeing and 2.) how societies as a whole are challenged by population ageing. |
| Faculteit | Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen | | Voertaal | Engels | | Coordinator | dr. T.C. Vogt | | Docent(en) | Guest lecturersdr. A.P.P. Remunddr. T.C. Vogt | | Onderwijsvorm | Guest lectures, Independent study, Lectures, Seminars | | Toetsvorm | Active participation, Examination with multiple choice questions, Group assignments, Oral presentation | | ECTS | 5 | | Opmerkingen | All students from RUG can follow this course as part of the minor Population Studies. This Bachelor course is also open - as an optional course - for Bachelor students from disciplines related to Population Studies within RUG (e.g. Sociology, Epidemiology, Psychology, Spatial Sciences, Public Health, Medical Sciences, Cultural Anthropology, International Relations, Gerontology, and Development Studies). |
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| 3 | Population and Development | GEPOPDEV |
| While countries in Western-Europe are dealing with the implications of population ageing and decline for the wellbeing of its population, projections show that in the eastern part of the world India will pass China in becoming the world’s biggest population. Also, most countries have seen a reduction in fertility and mortality, as explained by the demographic transition model, but countries such as Uganda do not follow this typical pattern: they continue to have high fertility, which poses great challenges to the country’s resources and the wellbeing of its citizens. Different parts of the world are challenged by different population issues, which play a role in the countries’ development and their population wellbeing. In this course we will explore and discuss how population and development are interlinked and its implications for wellbeing. To do so, we will focus on three global contemporary population issues: sexual and reproductive health, migration and development, and human resource development. We will discuss how international and national policies are at the core of such developments, and we will pay special attention to vulnerable and marginalised groups in societies as we apply a human rights and capability perspective. |
| Faculteit | Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen | | Voertaal | Engels | | Coordinator | dr. B. de Haas | | Docent(en) | dr. S.A. Adaawendr. B. de Haas Guest lecturers | | Onderwijsvorm | Guest lectures, Lectures, Seminars | | Toetsvorm | Group assignments digital, Individual assignments digital, One day essay exam | | ECTS | 5 | | Opmerkingen | All students from UG can follow this course as part of the minor Population, Development and Wellbeing. The course is also open as an optional course within the minor Development Studies, see www.rug.nl/GSG/Education. In addition, this Bachelor course is open - as an optional course - for Bachelor students from disciplines related to Population Studies within UG (e.g. Sociology, Epidemiology, Psychology, Spatial Sciences, Public Health, Medical Sciences, Cultural Anthropology, International Relationships, Gerontology, and Development Studies). |
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| 4 | Sociale welvaart | SOBA201 |
| In dit vak wordt het welvaartsbegrip vanuit twee perspectieven belicht: het economische en het sociologische. De vragen die hierbij centraal staan zijn wat volgens beide perspectieven de randvoorwaarden zijn die de welvaartsproductie bepalen en via welke sociale mechanismen deze randvoorwaarden invloed hebben op de sociale welvaart. Bij het economische perspectief komt de traditionele welvaartseconomische benadering aan bod, alsmede door economen geformuleerde kritiek op de gevolgen van economische ontwikkeling voor de sociale en natuurlijke omgeving. Bij het sociologische perspectief gaat het om het ontwikkelen van een zelfstandig sociologisch welvaartsbegrip aan de hand van onderzoek naar individueel geluk, sociaal kapitaal en sociale netwerken en interpersoonlijk vertrouwen. Studenten werken mee aan de ontwikkeling van dit welvaartsbegrip door middel van het schrijven van een essay. |
| Faculteit | Gedrags- en MaatschappijWetenschappen | | Voertaal | Nederlands | | Coordinator | dr. J. Dijkstra | | Docent(en) | dr. J. Dijkstra | | Onderwijsvorm | hoorcollege | | Toetsvorm | essay | | ECTS | 5 |
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