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Course Catalog 01/02


Department of Education

PÄS040 Social Science I 7.5 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q2

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER



PREREQUISITES


COURSE AIM
The aims of the course are that the students acquire elementary knowledge of teaching at compulsory school in social science, for instance by
- acquiring basic knowledge of the different fields of social science
- develop ability to use knowledge and methods from the different social fields and to analyse and discuss social and political issues
- acquire knowledge of didactic issues relevant to compulsory school
- develop ability to plan and work our a place inventory for studies of the local community


CONTENTS
The emergence of the political ideas
Democracy
Municipalities and county councils
The Swedish constitution
Public and private administration
Political ideologies and interest groups

TEACHING
Lessons, lectures, seminars, group work and field studies.

EXAMINATION
Written and oral examination, individually and in groups.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass.

ITEMS/CREDITS
The local community/community inventory 1.50ECTS
The Swedish constitution/exam 3.00ECTS
Democracy and ideologies/exam 3.00ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Halvarson, Arne. Sveriges statsskick. Fakta och perspektiv . Almqvist & Wiksell 21-18019-9.
Larsson, Reidar. Politiska idéologier i vår tid. Studentlitteratur ISBN 91-44-00294.

REFERENSLITTERATUR
Larsson, Torbjörn. Det svenska statsskicket. Studentlitteratur ISBN 91-44-34082-6.
Malnes, R - Midgaard, K. Det politiska idéernas historia. Studentlitteratur ISBN 91-44-46481-9.

Övrig kurslitteratur väljs i samråd med kursledaren.

REMARKS


Valid for the academic year 01/02.

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