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DID3702

Democracy, Citizenship and Human Rights Education

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This course is no longer taught and is only available for examination.

Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

The course aims to shed light on central theories and perceptions of democratic citizenship and human rights education. Conceptual understanding and didactic approaches to democracy, citizenship and human rights in the school context are essential. Research and studies of the school's democracy education and human rights education in politics and practice are given emphasis, including comparative perspectives.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

The candidate

  • has in-depth knowledge of key didactic theories and concepts within the areas of democracy and citizenship
  • has advanced knowledge of human rights and its various dimensions, and of didactic theories and research related to human rights learning
  • has relevant knowledge about the relationship between democracy and human rights, and its implications concerning educational approaches.

Skills

The candidate

  • has professional competence to implement relevant democracy-and human rights education in various ways and levels in school.
  • can evaluate various theories and perceptions of democracy, and discuss these critically in light of the school's democratic mandate.
  • can discuss key research findings concerning democracy education.

General competence

The candidate

  • can contribute to developing good teaching and innovation about democratic citizenship and human rights education at various levels in the school.
  • can make qualified interpretations of social science curricula in the fields of democratic citizenship and human rights education
  • can communicate and discuss the relationship between human rights, democracy and citizenship and discuss democracy in relation to authoritarian and totalitarian regimes

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, seminars, digital tools, student presentations.

Compulsory work

1 presentation and 1-2 written assignments. Attendance is required to carry out mandatory activities

Compulsory assignments

  • Oral presentation and written work requirement

Further on evaluation

6 hours written exam, grading scale A-F.

Course materials

Books and articles in English and Norwegian/Scandinavian languages.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
EDU3044 7.5 sp Autumn 2020
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Pedagogical knowledge
  • Social Studies

Contact information

Course coordinator

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Teacher Education