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Course Catalog 01/02


Business Adm and Social Science

IES017 Sweden and the Swedish Way of Living 7.5 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
III + IV late start

LANGUAGE:English

EXAMINER
Astrid Fell Univ adj


PREREQUISITES
None except general.

COURSE AIM

- To give an overall view of the country, its people and daily life.
- To compare special aspects of the Swedish society with conditions in the students´ home countries.




CONTENTS
Course A (2 points): Discusses what is typical about Sweden from a geographical, social and historical perspective.
Course B (3 points): Project work, which consists of a comparison between some aspects of the Swedish society and the conditions in the students´ home countries.


TEACHING
Lectures, individual and group exercises. Study visits to local sites of interest.

EXAMINATION
The project is to be in the form of a written paper and in a seminar.
The grades are Fail and Pass.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, G

ITEMS/CREDITS

Presentation and essay-writing 7.50ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
To be decided upon at the beginning of the course.



REMARKS
Valid for the academic year 01/02.

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