| Faculteit | Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen |
| Jaar | 2021/22 |
| Vakcode | GEPOPDEV |
| Vaknaam | Population and Development |
| Niveau(s) | bachelor, universitaire minor, facultaire minor |
| Voertaal | Engels |
| Periode | semester I b |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Rooster | rooster.rug.nl |
| Uitgebreide vaknaam | Population and Development | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leerdoelen | 1. Describe the ways in which population change and development are interrelated and vary across space and time 2. Explain the role of population policies in population change and development 3. Apply prevailing population and human rights perspectives and theoretical concepts in understanding the relationship between population and development 4. Work together with peers in a group on projects relating to certain aspects of population and development 5. Analyse certain aspects of population change and the relationship with development with peers or group members |
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| Omschrijving | 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uren per week | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Onderwijsvorm | Guest lectures, Lectures, Seminars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toetsvorm |
Group assignments digital, Individual assignments digital, One day essay exam
(peer-review of paper and of participation in the group assignment) |
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| Vaksoort | bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coördinator | dr. B. de Haas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Docent(en) | Dr. S.A. Adaawen ,dr. B. de Haas , Guest lecturers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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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