Courses / International Cultural Studies at Aalborg University, Denmark

LIST OF COURSES OFFERED IN SPRING 2010.

Project Writing Workshops: [0 ECTS/0 US credits]
Instructor: Student instructor Rasmus Hindkjær
Please note that this course list also includes a series of Project Writing Workshops for students doing project work in extension of CCG courses. This parallel series of Project Writing Workshops (PWWs) is offered for students doing other project work. The PWWs will not be separately assessed, and no credits will be awarded.
Course plan: Pending.

ISCAN Introduction to Scandinavia [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
Lecturers: Various. Organized by Dr Susanne Annikki Kristensen
Course description: pending
Exam code: HCAVB0016D
Assessed on a pass/fail basis
Official title on transcript: Scandinavian Studies
Course plan: Wednesdays, 2:15-4pm. Room 4.110, Kroghstræde 3 bldng, start Feb 11.
Check timetable for remaining lectures as well as changes and cancellations.
Please note: Compulsory registration form for ISCAN

BASIC DANISH [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
Lecturers: Various. Organized by Assistant Professor Peter Kirkegaard and Dr Susanne Annikki Kristensen
Course description available here
Exam: Hand in an essay on a topic accepted by a supervising professor
Exam code:HCAVB0017D
Assessed on a pass/fail basis
Official title on transcript: Danish Language Studies
Course plan:
First session: 'Language bath' on Saturday, February 6, at 10am-4pm, in the canteen, Kroghstræde 3 building. Attendance is compulsory.
Normal lectures start in week 6, ie on Feb 8-11.
Students choose to attend classes two days per week, either Mondays and Wednesdays, or Tuesdays and Thursdays.
All class sessions are 4:30-6:45pm
Check timetable for lectures as well as changes and cancellations

LINGUISTIC TYPOLOGY [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
Lecturers: Dr Torben Andersen (TA) & Dr Susanne Annikki Kristensen (SAK)
Course description: How different can languages be and what are the similarities between different languages? Do universal linguistic features exist? Language typology deals with cross-linguistic comparison and classification of languages according to their structural features. In the course the participants are presented to data from four structurally very different languages, namely: Danish (The North Germanic group), Turkish (The Western Oghuz group), Finnish (The Finno-Ugric group), and Dinka (The Nilo-Saharic group) and we will explore the differences and similarities between the languages using different typological theories.
Prerequisites: Proof of a passed exam in basic grammar.
Assessment: in order to obtain the 5 ECTS the student must demonstrate active participation in the course and participate in minimum 6 of the seven lectures.
Assessed as Passed/Failed.
Exam code: HLCVB0021D
Official title on transcript: Language Typology
Course plan: Feb 10: Introduction to Linguistic Typology I (SAK), Feb 17: Introductin to Linguistic Typology II (SAK), March 10: Finnish (SAK), March 17: Turkish (SAK), March 24: Danish (SAK), April 7: Dinka I (TA), April 14: Dinka II (TA)
Room and time:
All lectures on the dates above, 10:15am-12 noon, room 1.111, Ks3 building.
Please note: Readings for the first and second course sessions on Feb 10 and 17 should be picked up from the ICS coordinator's office at Kroghstræde 3, room 2.225, no later than Monday noon, Feb 8.

GOLDEN AGES OF DANISH CINEMA [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
Lecturer: Assistant Professor Kim Toft Hansen
Course description: Sorry, this course has been cancelled for spring 2010
The course explores 1) the silent period and 2) the most recent period – the so-called second golden age – in Danish cinema. Five aspects are notable for these periods: Firstly, Danish cinema is well known for its significance during cinema’s silent age, and this is explored in the first lecture. Secondly, the Dogma movement and Lars von Trier cannot be underrated – the second lecture delves into the characteristics of Dogma 95 and the films of Lars von Trier. Thirdly, the success of Dogma and Trier resulted in a wider focus on Danish film. and Danish directors went abroad with a particular interest in the American Screen – the third lecture describes this director’s day out. Fourthly, Danish directors from different areas and film genres draw on this particularly national focus to offer a hub of social critique. Realism was a keyword throughout the Dogma movement and before, but certain directors approach the political and social situation in Denmark from a relatively realistic style – the fourth lecture draws attention to the critical potentialities of popular cinema. And lastly, a number of international popular genres – such as action, horror and sci-fi – have been employed in the Danish cinema tradition – the fifth and last lecture examines the particular Danish expression in such popular genres. Collectively these lectures cover the noteworthy developments in the silent age and the recent 20 years of Danish cinema.
Course plan: Wednesdays, 12:30-2:15pm, room to be announced
February 24. Lecture 1. The Original Movie Stars – The Silent Age of Danish Cinema.
March 10. Lecture 2. The Birth of the Second Wave – Dogma 95 and Lars von Trier.
March 31. Lecture 3. Director’s Day Out – International Success and Going Abroad.
April 14. Lecture 4. Pointing Fingers – Realism and Social Criticism.
April 29 (THURSDAY): Lecture 5.“Spielberg in Danish”–New Popular Genre Developments
Assessment: Assessed on a Pass/Fail basis by active participation: minimum 80% attendance/minimum 4 of the 5 lectures.
Exam code: pending

COMM Film Production Workshop. Media Production: Digital Video
[5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
Lecturers: Associate Professor Jørgen Riber Christensen and Engineering Assistant Per Mouritzen
Click for course description
Course plan:
March 1. 12.30 – 14.15 Camera work (Per) the video studio, room 5.124, KS3
March 8.12.30 – 14.15: Film language and scriptwriting (JRC), the video studio, room 5.124, KS3
March 15, 12.30 – 14.15 Digital editing, (Per) at the AV-laboratory, Room 5.124, KS3
March 22. 12.30 – 14.15: Cinematographic dramaturgy and the design process (JRC), the video studio, room 5.124, KS3
April 27: Hand-in finished film at the AV-laboratory
Oral exam date: pending
Assessment: Production of a 3-minute narrative film plus a 30-minute oral examination based on the film and theory.
Official title on transcript: Media Production: Digital Video
Exam code: HDA120049J

TEXT & LITERATURE:

Course name:
ENG-4 20th Century Literary Trends in the English-speaking World
[5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
Lecturer: Dr Mia Rendix
Course description:

The aim of the course is to provide students with:

understanding and knowledge of the complexity of 20th century literary history, including 'American', 'British', and 'Postcolonial' literature
skills in identifying and analysing examples of 20th century literary trends and proficiency in contextualising texts within a cultural framework
competences in reflecting on the interconnections between literary and cultural trends in the 20th century.

Exam: There is no separate exam in this course, but 5 ECTS credit points are awarded for satisfactory attendance. (In addition, this course is included as a requirement for participation in the TEXT & LITERATURE project options below.)
Exam code: HLAVB0038D
Course plan: Wednesdays 10:15-12 noon, room 3.114, Kroghstræde 3 bldng
Dates: February 3, 10, 17, 24; March 2, 17
Please check timetable for changes and cancellations.

TEXT & LITERATURE project options:
ENG-4 Literature project [10 ECTS/5 US credits]
Exam code: HLACB0032H

ENG-5 Literature project (BA thesis project) [15 ECTS/7½ US credits)
Exam code: HAA160028C

Please note: To register for either the ENG-4 or ENG-5 literature project, students are required to register for the 20th Century Literary Trends course above PLUS one, two or all three of the literature topic courses below. There is no individual exam option for any of the three literature topic courses below: The Merchant of Venice; Angels in America; or Crime and Fiction: They may ONLY be assessed in connection with a project exam and ONLY in this way are credits awarded for the two topic elective courses.

Topic elective literature course 1:
Course name: ENG-4 Crime and Fiction
Lecturer: Dr Jens Kirk
Course description:
"Before Romeo and Juliet there was Tristan and Isolde" reads the advertisement for the recent film Tristan and Isolde and Roland Barthes once said that "every other night, on TV, someone says I love you", suggesting that the discourse of desire is omnipresent in our culture. And, indeed, while most of us are ignorant of the discourses of law or medicine, we can't escape love in our own stories, in culture, or in literature. Utilising a range of theoretical perspectives, this seminar examines both "real" and "fictional" love stories, investigating the following issues, among others: What is a love story? What is the relationship between love and reading and writing? Why do we have and need so many love stories? What is the relationship between love and personal identity?
Assessment: This course may only be assessed by a project exam in combination with the 20th Century Literary Trends course (see above) .
Course plan: Tuesdays 12:30-2:15pm, room 1.111, Kroghstræde 3 building
Dates: February 9, 16, 23; March 2, 9, 16
Please check timetable for changes and cancellations.

Topic elective literature course 2:
Course name: ENG-4 The Merchant of Venice
Lecturer: Dr Steen Ledet Christiansen
Course description: This course will be a close reading of William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. Its aim will be two-fold: How may we understand the play in its historical context and how do we use, negotiate and appropriate the play for our contemporary period? In order to do so, we will first focus on the Elizabethan world and world view, and then investigate recent adaptations for stage and film, in order to see how we currently understand Shakespeare's plays.
Assessment: This course may only be assessed by a project exam in combination with the 20th Century Literary Trends course (see above) .
Course plan: Tuesdays 10:15-12 noon, room 3.114, Kroghstræde 3 building
Dates: February 9, 16, 23; March 2, 9, 16
Please check timetable for changes and cancellations.

Topic elective literature course 3:
Course name: ENG-4 Angels in America
Lecturer: Dr Mia Rendix
Course description:
The course presents different examples of the horror genre as well as offering theoretical and methodological approaches to the genre. The course as a whole will provide competences for project and paper writing, and it may generate ideas for speciale writing. Not only media texts but also literature will be the subjects of the course.
Assessment: This course may only be assessed by a project exam in combination with the 20th Century Literary Trends course (see above) .
Course plan: Fridays 10:15-12 noon, room 3.114, Kroghstræde 3 building
Dates: February 5, 12, 19, 26; March 5, 12
Please check timetable for changes and cancellations.

GERMAN COURSES:

GER-2 Mündliche Sprachfertigkeit [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
OFFICIAL EXAM TITLE ON TRANSCRIPT: Oral Communication II
Lecturer: Dr. Ernst-Ullrich Pinkert
Course description:
Im Mittelpunkt des Kurses stehen Studentenreferate zu vorgegebenen und selbst gewählten Themen. Darüber hinaus bietet der Kurs eine Einführung in Kommunikationstheorie und -analyse. Der Kurs richtet sich an Studenten mit schon erworbenen Deutschkentnissen, die durch die Übungen im Kurs verbessert werden.
Exam code: pending
Assessment: Portfolio
Course plan: Tuesdays, 12:30-2:15pm, room 1.121, Kroghstræde 3 building
Course sessions: February 2, 9, 16, 23; March 2, 9
Please check timetable for changes and cancellations

GER-4 Deutsche Filme [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
OFFICIAL EXAM TITLE ON TRANSCRIPT: German Film and TV
Lecturer: Dr. Ernst-Ullrich Pinkert
Course description:
Der Kurs bietet eine Einführung in die Filmgeschichte und widmet sich der Analyse von drei Filmen: Der Blaue Engel, Der Reigen, Das Wunder von Bern.
Exam code: pending
Assessment: Active participation
Course plan: Thursdays, 12:30-4:pm, room 3.108, Kroghstræde 3 building
Course sessions: February 18, 25; March 4, 11, 18, 25
Please check timetable for changes and cancellations

GER-4 Deutsche Gesellschaftstheorien- und Analysen [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
OFFICIAL EXAM TITLE ON TRANSCRIPT: German Social Analysis and Social Theory
Lecturer: Dr. Klaus Bohnen
Course description:
Der Kurs bietet eine analytische Einführung in das Denken zentraler deutscher Gesellschaftstheoretiker. Fokus des Kurses liegt auf Demokratie, zu welcher zentrale Begriffe, Probleme und die Geschichte erläutert werden.
Exam code: pending
Assessment: Active participation
Course plan: Tuesdays, 12:30-2:15pm, room 3.108, Kroghstræde 3 building
Course sessions: February 2, 9, 16, 23; March 2, 9
Please check timetable for changes and cancellations

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GERMAN PROJECT COMBINATIONS:

GER-2 PROJECT: Geschichte und Gesellschaft der deutschsprachingen Länder [15 ECTS/7½ US credits]
OFFICIAL EXAM TITLE ON TRANSCRIPT: German History and Society
Lecturer: Dr. Klaus Bohnen
Project course description: Der Kurs sucht - mit Schwergewicht auf der Bundesrepublik und mit Ausgangspunkt im Grundgesetz - die grundlegenden politischen und gesellschaftlichen Strukturen Deutschlands mit deren historischen Hintergründen und Entwicklungen seit etwa 1750 zu verbinden. Das heisst, einzelne Problemkreise' der gegenwärtigen deutschen Gesellschaft werden in einen historischen Kontext gestellt und von daher erläutert, etwa:
1. Der Föderalismus und seine historischen Voraussetzungen
2. Das parlamentarische System und seine Entwicklung
3. Die kulturell/religiöse Spaltung Deutschlands im historischen Rückblick
4.  Die sozialen Sicherungssysteme von ihren Anfängen bis heute
5. Deutschland, Europa und die Wiedervereinigung
6. Soziale Welt und Alltagskultut
Exam code: pending
Assessment: The course is not assessed separately, and no separate credits are awarded. Instead, the course is assessed in connection with the project report in extension of the course and the oral defence of the project report.
Course plan: Fridays, 12:30-2:15pm, room 3.108, Kroghstræde 3 building
Course sessions: February 5, 12, 19, 26; March 5, 19, 26; April 9
Please check timetable for changes and cancellations

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GER-4 PROJECT: Deutsche Literaturgeschichte [15 ECTS/7½ US credits]
OFFICIAL EXAM TITLE ON TRANSCRIPT: Literary theory and literary history
Exam code: pending
Project description:
Um das Projekt im Bereich Deutsche Literaturgeschichte zu schreiben muss den Kurs Deutsche Literaturgeschichte 1945- und mindestens ein der zwei Kurse Text und Medienanalyse oder Thomas Manns frühe Erzählungen belegt werden. (See below)

GER-2 Deutsche Literaturgeschichte 1945- [no separate credits awarded: assessed in connection with GER-4 PROJECT: DEUTSCHE LITERATURGESCHICHTE (see above). This course is a compulsory prerequisite for the project]
Lecturer: Dr. Klaus Bohnen
Course description:
Der Kurs is der dritte Teil eines Unterrichtsverlaufs, in dem wesentliche Perioden und Strömungen der deutschen Literatur- und Kulturgeschichte vorgestellt, erläutert und analysiert werden. Zu behandelnde Autoren sind u.a. Wolfgang Borchert, Max Frisch, Ulrich Plenzdorf, Heinrich Böll, Günther Grass und Thomas Brussig.
Course plan: Mondays, 12:30-2:15pm, room 3.108, Kroghstræde 3 building
Course sessions: February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 15, 22; TUESDAY, April 6 at 10:15-12 noon (same room), and Monday, April 12
Please check timetable for changes and cancellations

GER-4/8 Thomas Manns frühe Erzählungen [no separate credits awarded: assessed in connection with GER-4 PROJECT: DEUTSCHE LITERATURGESCHICHTE (see above). This course is one of two elective courses for the project]
Lecturer: Dr Klaus Bohnen
Course description:
Der Kurs behandelt Thomas Manns frühe Erzählungen von "Der kleine Herr Friedmann" bis zu "Der Tod in Venedig" und deren thematischer und sozialer Kontext.
Course plan: Thursdays, 10:15-12 noon, room 3.108, Kroghstræde 3 building
Course sessions: February 4, 11, 18, 25; March 4, 11
Please check timetable for changes and cancellations

GER-2 Text und Medienanalyse [no separate credits awarded: assessed in connection with GER-4 PROJECT: DEUTSCHE LITERATURGESCHICHTE (see above).
This course is one of two elective courses for the project]
Lecturer: Dr. Ernst-Ullrich Pinkert.
Course description:
Der Kurs has die Funktion, textanalytische Fertigkeiten unter Bezug auf die Theorie und Methodik des Faches zu entwickeln und zu trainieren. Im Zentrum des Kursus steht die Auseinandersetzung mit deutschsprachigen Texten aus der Zeit nach 1945. Es handelt sich dabei in der Regel um kürzere Prosatexte von Autoren/Autorinnen aus der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, der DDR, Österreich und er Schweiz.
Course plan: Tuesdays, 10:15-12 noon, room 1.121, Kroghstræde 3 building
Course sessions: February 2, 9, 16, 23; March 2, 9, 16, 23
Please check timetable for changes and cancellations

Keiner der drei Kurse wird separat bewertet und es wird nur ECTS-Punkte in Verbindung mit Projektarbeiten ausgegeben.

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GER-8 Germanistik-Projekt (Wahlfrei: Literatur, Kultur oder Linguistik
[10 ECTS/5 US credits] (Please note that this option is an 8th-semester graduate-level project.)
OFFICIAL EXAM TITLE ON TRANSCRIPT: Project module
Exam code: pending
Project description:
Das Projekt ist frei in der Sinne, dass das Thema frei aus den Bereichen der Germanistik (Linguistik, Kultur/Kulturgeschichte und Literatur) gewählt werden kann. Je nachdem in welchem Bereich das Projekt geschrieben wird, kann in den Kursen Text- und Medienanalyse; Deutsche Literaturgeschichte 1945-; Thomas Manns Frühe Erzählungen und Geschichte und Gesellschaft der Deutschsprachigen Länder Inspiration und Methodische Fertigkeiten erworben werden. Es wird empfohlen mindestens zwei der Kurse zu belegen. Zu bemerken ist, dass dieses Projekt auf Masterniveau liegt, weshalb die Anforderungen höher als bei den Bachelorprojekten sind.
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CCG - Culture, Communication and Globalization:

The Master's program in CULTURE, COMMUNICATION & GLOBALIZATION accepts admission to the following courses for international students enrolled in International Cultural Studies. However, undergraduate students selecting CCG courses are required to have completed a minimum of two years/4 semesters of undergraduate studies.

PLEASE NOTE THAT CCG EXAMS IN EXTENSION OF CCG COURSES ARE ASSESSED AT 1ST-SEMESTER GRADUATE LEVEL, MEANING 7TH- SEMESTER/4TH-YEAR UNIVERSITY LEVEL.

Students interested in CCG courses are advised to check out the CCG website in addition to the information on courses below.

CCG: The two courses immediately below are compulsory for all students opting for a CCG PROJECT assessment and may be taken individually by students opting for topic paper assessment:

CCG-8 Communication and Transnational Mobility [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
Lecturer: Research Fellow Julia Zhukova Klausen
Assessment option A: 5 ECTS/2½ US credit points awarded for a topic study. (A maximum of two CCG courses may be assessed by a topic study.)
Assessment option B: 20 ECTS/10 US credit points awarded for a project exam. To register for the project, two courses are compulsory, namely "Communication and Transnational Mobility" plus "Communicative Aspects of Global Processes", and two additional courses must be taken from the list of CCG courses.
Check out study regulations for the CCG program (especially pages 11-14)
Undergraduate students are required to have completed a minimum of 2 years/4 semesters of undergraduate studies to register for this course and the exam or project.
All course information, including course description as well as dates and times, is available via the CCG 8th-semester timetable.

CCG-8 Communicative Aspects of Global Processes [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
Lecturers: Dr Robert Thomsen, Dr Martin Bak Jørgensen, Dr Helene Pristed
Assessment option A: 5 ECTS/2½ US credit points awarded for a topic study. (A maximum of two CCG courses may be assessed by a topic study.)
Assessment option B: 20 ECTS/10 US credit points awarded for a project exam. To register for the project, two courses are compulsory, namely "Communication and Transnational Mobility" plus "Communicative Aspects of Global Processes", and two additional courses must be taken from the list of CCG courses.
Check out study regulations for the CCG program (especially pages 11-14)
Undergraduate students are required to have completed a minimum of 2 years/4 semesters of undergraduate studies to register for this course and the exam or project.
All course information, including course description as well as dates and times, is available via the CCG 8th-semester timetable.

CCG: MARKET AND CONSUMPTION courses:

CCG-8 Branding and Experience Economy [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
Lecturers: Dr Peter Kvistgaard and Assistant Lecturer Luigi d'Ambrosio
Assessment option A: 5 ECTS/2½ US credit points awarded for a topic study. (A maximum of two CCG courses may be assessed by a topic study.)
Assessment option B: 20 ECTS/10 US credit points awarded for a project exam. To register for the project, two courses are compulsory, namely "Communication and Transnational Mobility" plus "Communicative Aspects of Global Processes", and two additional courses must be taken from the list of CCG courses.
Check out study regulations for the CCG program (especially pages 11-14)
Undergraduate students are required to have completed a minimum of 2 years/4 semesters of undergraduate studies to register for this course and the exam or project.
All course information, including course description as well as dates and times, is available via the CCG 8th-semester timetable.

CCG-8 Non-profit and Public Marketing [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
Lecturer: Dr Malene Gram
Assessment option A: 5 ECTS/2½ US credit points awarded for a topic study. (A maximum of two CCG courses may be assessed by a topic study.)
Assessment option B: 20 ECTS/10 US credit points awarded for a project exam. To register for the project, two courses are compulsory, namely "Communication and Transnational Mobility" plus "Communicative Aspects of Global Processes", and two additional courses must be taken from the list of CCG courses.
Check out study regulations for the CCG program (especially pages 11-14)
Undergraduate students are required to have completed a minimum of 2 years/4 semesters of undergraduate studies to register for this course and the exam or project.
All course information, including course description as well as dates and times, is available via the CCG 8th-semester timetable.

CCG: Organisational Leadership and Culture courses:

CCG-8 Crisis Communication [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
Lecturer: Dr Andrew Fish
Assessment option A: 5 ECTS/2½ US credit points awarded for a topic study. (A maximum of two CCG courses may be assessed by a topic study.)
Assessment option B: 20 ECTS/10 US credit points awarded for a project exam. To register for the project, two courses are compulsory, namely "Communication and Transnational Mobility" plus "Communicative Aspects of Global Processes", and two additional courses must be taken from the list of CCG courses.
Check out study regulations for the CCG program (especially pages 11-14)
Undergraduate students are required to have completed a minimum of 2 years/4 semesters of undergraduate studies to register for this course and the exam or project.
All course information, including course description as well as dates and times, is available via the CCG 8th-semester timetable.

CCG-8 Organisational Culture and National Culture [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
Lecturer: Assistant Professor Susan Baca
Assessment option A: 5 ECTS/2½ US credit points awarded for a topic study. (A maximum of two CCG courses may be assessed by a topic study.)
Assessment option B: 20 ECTS/10 US credit points awarded for a project exam. To register for the project, two courses are compulsory, namely "Communication and Transnational Mobility" plus "Communicative Aspects of Global Processes", and two additional courses must be taken from the list of CCG courses.
Check out study regulations for the CCG program (especially pages 11-14)
Undergraduate students are required to have completed a minimum of 2 years/4 semesters of undergraduate studies to register for this course and the exam or project.
All course information, including course description as well as dates and times, is available via the CCG 8th-semester timetable.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND THE GLOBAL ORDER courses:

CCG-8 The Global Order in Flux? [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
Lecturer: Dr Steen Fryba Christensen
Assessment option A: 5 ECTS/2½ US credit points awarded for a topic study. (A maximum of two CCG courses may be assessed by a topic study.)
Assessment option B: 20 ECTS/10 US credit points awarded for a project exam. To register for the project, two courses are compulsory, namely "Communication and Transnational Mobility" plus "Communicative Aspects of Global Processes", and two additional courses must be taken from the list of CCG courses.
Check out study regulations for the CCG program (especially pages 11-14)
Undergraduate students are required to have completed a minimum of 2 years/4 semesters of undergraduate studies to register for this course and the exam or project.
All course information, including course description as well as dates and times, is available via the CCG 8th-semester timetable.

CCG-8 Americanization and Anti-Americanisms [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
Lecturer: Dr Bent Boel
Assessment option A: 5 ECTS/2½ US credit points awarded for a topic study. (A maximum of two CCG courses may be assessed by a topic study.)
Assessment option B: 20 ECTS/10 US credit points awarded for a project exam. To register for the project, two courses are compulsory, namely "Communication and Transnational Mobility" plus "Communicative Aspects of Global Processes", and two additional courses must be taken from the list of CCG courses.
Check out study regulations for the CCG program (especially pages 11-14)
Undergraduate students are required to have completed a minimum of 2 years/4 semesters of undergraduate studies to register for this course and the exam or project.
All course information, including course description as well as dates and times, is available via the CCG 8th-semester timetable.

INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AND ETHNIC RELATIONS courses:

CCG-8 Transnationalism and Borders in a European Context [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
Lecturer: Dr Martin Bak Jørgensen
Assessment option A: 5 ECTS/2½ US credit points awarded for a topic study. (A maximum of two CCG courses may be assessed by a topic study.)
Assessment option B: 20 ECTS/10 US credit points awarded for a project exam. To register for the project, two courses are compulsory, namely "Communication and Transnational Mobility" plus "Communicative Aspects of Global Processes", and two additional courses must be taken from the list of CCG courses.
Check out study regulations for the CCG program (especially pages 11-14)
Undergraduate students are required to have completed a minimum of 2 years/4 semesters of undergraduate studies to register for this course and the exam or project.
All course information, including course description as well as dates and times, is available via the CCG 8th-semester timetable.

CCG-8 Migration Processess and Integration: [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
Lecturer: Dr Trine Lund Thomsen
Assessment option A: 5 ECTS/2½ US credit points awarded for a topic study. (A maximum of two CCG courses may be assessed by a topic study.)
Assessment option B: 20 ECTS/10 US credit points awarded for a project exam. To register for the project, two courses are compulsory, namely "Communication and Transnational Mobility" plus "Communicative Aspects of Global Processes", and two additional courses must be taken from the list of CCG courses.
Check out study regulations for the CCG program (especially pages 11-14)
Undergraduate students are required to have completed a minimum of 2 years/4 semesters of undergraduate studies to register for this course and the exam or project.
All course information, including course description as well as dates and times, is available via the CCG 8th-semester timetable.

Please note that three sessions of CCG Project Writing Workshops will be open - and strongly recommended - to students undertaking project and other work in extension of CCG courses:

CCG Project Writing Workshops [not separately assessed - no ECTS awarded]
Lecturers: Dr Malene Gram, Dr Xing Li, Associate Professor Poul T. Madsen
All course information, including course description as well as dates and times, is available via the CCG 8th-semester timetable.

PSYCHOLOGY courses:

PSY-4 Experimental Psychology (project module) [20 ECTS/10 US credits]

This module is for undergraduate students who have previously completed introductory course work in Social, Cognitive or Developmental Psychology.
Upon completion of this project module, students should be able to formulate an interesting and relevant problem within the fields of cognitive, social and/or cognitive developmental psychology. Also, students should be able to work out this problem with the aim of making an original contribution to the field(s). Students carry out empirical quantitative research with the aim of investigating a problem and/or test hypotheses, and they discuss theoretical implications of choice of theory, method and problem formulation in connection with empirical research. Teaching format: Tutorial seminars.
Exam: Project report and oral exam.

PSY-8 Research-oriented Internship (CPU/KANUK) [15 ECTS/7½ US credits]
Further details pending
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LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (SIS) courses:

SIS-2 "Social, Cultural and Political History" project combination
[15 ECTS/7½ US credits]:
This project combination requires registration for the two courses below. The courses will not be separately assessed, and no credits are awarded for the separate courses. Instead, the courses are assessed in connection with the oral defense of the project report submitted in extension of the two courses.

SIS-2 American Social, Cultural and Political History
(MUST be taken in combination with the "British Social (..)" course below.)
Lecturer: Dr Bent Boel
Course description: Overview of major themes in American (and British) society and culture in the 20th and 21st centuries. Extended course description: available in SIS 2nd-semester course list
Course plan: Wednesdays, 10:15-12 noon, room 4.128, Kroghstræde 3 building
Course sessions: February 10, 24; March 10, 24; April 7, 14, 21, 28
Please check SIS 2nd-semester schedule for changes and cancellations.

SIS-2 British Social, Cultural and Political History: British Foreign Policy
(MUST be taken in combination with the "American Soc (..)" course above)
Lecturer: Dr Robert Christian Thomsen
Course description: Overview of British foreign policy since World War II. Extended course description: available in SIS 2nd-semester course list
Course plan: Mondays, 12:30-2:15. First session in room 4.110, Kroghstræde 3 building, remaining sessions in room 1.104 (the auditorium)
Course sessions: February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 8, 15, 22; April 12
Please check SIS 2nd-semester schedule for changes and cancellations.

Assessment: The two courses above MUST be taken in combination, and assessment is by a written project plus oral defence. In the oral defence, the student and the examiners will discuss both the written project and the broader theoretical foundation obtained through the course.
Official exam title on transcript: British and American Political, Social and Cultural History
Exam code: HMA160021F .

SIS-2 Discourse and Society II [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
Lecturer: Dr Paul McIlvenny
Course description: available in SIS 2nd-semester course list
Assessment: Individual take-home exam.
Exam code: HMA160022D
Course plan: Mondays, 10:15-12 noon, room 4.128, Kroghstræde 3 building
Course sessions: February 1, 8, 15, 22; March 1, 8, 15, 22
Please check SIS 2nd-semester schedule for changes and cancellations.

SIS-4 Globalization: An Introduction to the last phases of globalization (combination of lectures and workshops)
Lecturers: Doctors Bent Boel, Ben Dorfman and Steen Fryba Christensen
Assessment: Project exam, 15 ECTS/7½ US credits
Official exam title on transcript: Globalization
Exam code: HMA160029H
Course description: available in SIS 4th-semester course list
Course plan: Tuesdays, 12:30-2:15pm, room 3.138 (IT room: knock!)
Course sessions: February 9, 16, 23; March 2, 9, 16
Please check SIS 4th-semester schedule for changes and cancellations.

SIS-4 International Organizations [10 ECTS/5 US credits]
Lecturers: Dr Helene Pristed Nielsen, Dr Corrie Lynn S. McDougall
Course description: available in SIS 4th-semester course list
Assessment: Written take-home exam
Exam code: HMA160030B
Course sessions:
Tuesday, February 2, 10:15-12 noon, room 3.138 (IT room: knock!)
Wednesday, February 10, 12:30-4:15pm, room 3.138
Tuesday, February 16, 10:15-12 noon, room 3.138
Tuesday, February 23, 10:15-12 noon, room 3.138
Tuesday, March 2, 10:15-12 noon, room 3.138
Friday, March 5, 10:15-12 noon, room 3.138
Friday, March 5, 12:30-2:15pm, room 3.138
Please check SIS 4th-semester schedule for changes and cancellations.

SIS-4 Culture and Communication: Media Culture [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
Lecturer: Dr Paul McIlvenny
Course description: available in SIS 4th-semester course list
Assessment: Written take-home exam
Official exam title on transcript: Culture and Communication
Exam code: HMA160031D
Course plan: Wednesdays, 10:15-12 noon, room 3.138 (IT room: knock!)
Course sessions: February 3, 10, 17, 24; March 3, 10, 24; April 7
Please check SIS 4th-semester schedule for changes and cancellations.

SIS-6 Intercultural Communication project combination [15 ECTS/7½ US credits]
The three courses below MUST be taken in combination to register for the 6th-semester project combination:

SIS-6 Intercultural Communication, Basic Issues
Lecturers: Assistant Professor Susan Baca
Course description: available in SIS 6th-semester course list
Course plan:
Thursday, March 4, 2:30-4:15pm, room 1.119, Kroghstræde 3 building
Monday, March 8, 12:30-2:15pm, room 1.119
Thursday, March 11, 8:15-10am, room 1.104, Kroghstræde 3 building
Monday, March 15, 12:30-2:15pm, room 1.119
Thursday, March 18, 2:30-4:15, room 1.119
Tuesday, March 23, 8:15-10am, room 1.119
Thursday, March 25, 2:30-4:15, room 1.119
Please check SIS 6th-semester schedule for changes and cancellations.

SIS-6 Intercultural Communication, Philosophy, Ethics, Politics
Lecturer: Dr Ben Dorfman
Course description: available in SIS 6th-semester course list
Course plan: Tuesdays, 10:15-12 noon, room 1.119, Kroghstræde 3 bldng
Course sessions: February 2, 9, 16, 23; March 2, 9, 16
Please check SIS 6th-semester schedule for changes and cancellations.

SIS-6 Intercultural Communication in Practice
Lecturer: Dr Kirsten Jæger
Course description: available in SIS 6th-semester course list
Assessment: Project exam on the basis of the three course and a written project plus oral exam: 15 ECTS/7½ US credits
Official exam title on transcript: Intercultural Communication
Exam code: HAB160029C
Course plan: Tuesdays, 12:30-2:15pm, room 1.119, Kroghstræde 3 bldng.
Course sessions: February 2, 9, 16, 23; March 2, 9, 16
Please check SIS 6th-semester schedule for changes and cancellations.

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IBC courses: Languages and International Business Communication

IBC ENGLISH COURSES:

IBC-2 Business and Market [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
(This course may be taken together with the IBC-2 British Civics course (below), but it is only possible to register for ONE 5 ECTS exam in one of the courses.)
Lecturer: Assistant Professor David Stevens
Course description:
The main purpose of this course is to expand the students´ knowledge within areas of both national and international relevance for companies. Such areas include globalization processes, trends in world trade and social responsibility. Teaching is in English in the form of lectures, case analyses, discussions and presentations.
Indicative textbook: Janet Morrison: The International Business Environment. Global and Local Marketplaces in a Changing World. 2nd edition 2006, Palgrave.
Exam: The examination is in the form of an individual synopsis and subsequent oral examination in which the student´s knowledge of the above areas and proficiency in English are evaluated.
OFFICIAL EXAM TITLE: BUSINESS AND SOCIETY
EXAM CODE: HBÆ220003J
Course plan: Tuesdays, 8:15-10:00, room 2.128, Kroghstræde 3 building
Course sessions: February 2, 9, 16, 23; March 2, 9, 16, 23
Please check IBC timetable for changes and cancellations (plus alternative 'streams' for this course).

IBC-2 Business and Society: British Civics [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
(This course may be taken together with the IBC-2 Business and Market course (above), but it is only possible to register for ONE 5 ECTS exam in one of the courses.)
Lecturer: Assistant Professor David Stevens
Course description:
This course aims to give students insight in social, cultural and political factors in evidence in the United Kingdom with emphasis on the post-war period. Teaching takes place in English, the methods employed including lectures, case analyses, discussions and presentations.
Indicative textbook: Jørgen Sevaldsen et al: Contemporary British Society. 7th edition 2007, Akademisk Forlag
Exam: The examination is in the form of an individual synopsis and subsequent oral examination in which the student´s knowledge of the above areas and proficiency in English are evaluated.
OFFICIAL EXAM TITLE: BUSINESS AND SOCIETY
EXAM CODE: HBÆ220003J
Course plan: Tuesdays, 10:15-12 noon, room 4.128, Kroghstræde 3 building
Course sessions: February 2, 9, 16, 23; March 2, 9, 16, 23
Please check IBC timetable for changes and cancellations (plus alternative 'streams' for this course).

Please note: Whether one or both of the two courses above are selected, only ONE synopsis exam 5 ECTS will be assessed. In other words, taking both courses is perfectly ok, but the maximum credit for one of the courses, or for both of the courses taken together, is 5 ECTS.

IBC-4 Business and Market Project: International Marketing [15 ECTS/7½ US credits]
(Exam title on official transcript: International Marketing)
Supervisor(s) to be announced for supervision/tutorials for students
Project description:
In this group project, which generally relates to the Business & Market course above, students write a report in English which demonstrates that they have gained detailed knowledge of business and market conditions in an English-language country or area.
Exam: At the project examination the students demonstrate their ability on an individual basis to present and discuss aspects of and relating to their project report in terminologically and grammatically correct English.
OFFICIAL EXAM TITLE: INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
Exam code: HBÆ440001C (for projects in English. Different codes for projects in French, German and Spanish, respectively)

IBC SPANISH COURSES:

IBC-2 España: Una perspectiva políticosocial y laboral [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
(This course may be taken together with the IBC-2 Historia y Sociedad course (below), but it is only possible to register for ONE 5 ECTS exam in one of the courses.)
Lecturer: Assistant Professor Inge Wamberg Thostrup
Course description: Como continuación a los temas presentados en el primer semestre, este curso pretende ofrecer un panorama general de la actualidad española más reciente , para a través de textos varios, artículos y ensayos animar un debate abierto sobre la actualidad española.
Exam: La evaluación de la asignatura se basará en una sinopsis y un examen oral.
OFFICIAL EXAM TITLE: BUSINESS AND SOCIETY
Exam code: HBS220003J
Literature for the course available for download here (scroll down)
Course plan: Wednesdays, 12:30-2:15pm, room 3.108, Kroghstræde 3 building
Dates: February 3, 10, 17, 24; March 10, 17, 24; April 7

IBC-2 Historia y Sociedad de España y America Latina [5 ECTS/2½ US credits]
(This course may be taken together with the IBC-2 España: Una perspectiva (..) course (above), but it is only possible to register for ONE 5 ECTS exam in one of the courses.)
Lecturer: Dr Hugo Cancino
Course description available here
OFFICIAL EXAM TITLE: BUSINESS AND SOCIETY
Exam code: HBS220003J
Course plan: Tuesdays, 8:15-10:00, room 3.108, Kroghstræde 3 building
Dates: February 2, 9, 16, 23; March 2, 9, 16, 23

Please note: Whether one or both of the two courses above are selected, only ONE synopsis exam 5 ECTS will be assessed. In other words, taking both courses is perfectly ok, but the maximum credit for one of the courses, or for both of the courses taken together, is 5 ECTS.

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TOURISM

The Master's program in TOURISM accepts admission to the following courses for international students enrolled in International Cultural Studies. However, undergraduate students are required to have completed a minimum of two years/4 semesters of undergraduate studies.

PLEASE NOTE THAT TOURISM EXAMS IN EXTENSION OF TOURISM COURSES ARE ASSESSED AT 1ST-SEMESTER GRADUATE LEVEL, MEANING 7TH- SEMESTER/4TH-YEAR UNIVERSITY LEVEL.

Course name: Branding and Market Development in Tourism
Credit award: 5 ECTS/2½ US credits
Lecturer: Dr Anette Therkelsen
Description:
Within the last decade, branding has been one of the most widely discussed and utilised tourism marketing concepts. Destinations as well as individual attractions, accommodations and restaurants embark upon a branding strategy as this is presumed to be the way to attract new and maintain established markets. A central part of branding is to provide possibilities for new and unique experiences, which are in line with the needs of targeted tourist segments and which differentiate the destination, attraction or hotel from competitors.
In this course we will focus on the possibilities and pitfalls that branding involves, primarily in relation to destinations, secondarily in relation to individual tourism products, and we will scrutinise the communicative tools that practitioners make use of in their branding efforts. We will also include various trends in tourism product development, for instance event building, culinary tourism, alternative snow tourism and look at how these areas can be related to the branding discussion.
Assessment for international students completing only one semester of this two-semester course: Take-home topic paper for 5 ECTS
Course plan available via Tourism schedule

Course name: Organisation and Management in Tourism
Credit award: 5 ECTS/2½ US credits
Lecturers: Dr Szilvia Gyimóthy and PhD fellow Pennie Fogth Henriksen
Description:
This course is offered in the 7th and 8th semesters of the programme. The overall purpose of the course is to develop each student's change agent skills to handle the challenges of a constantly evolving and changing tourism industry. Through the module the student will attain knowledge of:
   * a basic understanding of various forms of organisation and
      management, both within and beyond tourism contexts
   * an overview of organisational change over time, both as a general
      concept, and specifically in organisations
   * an understanding of various paradigms of change, and their
      significance for change, power and communication in tourism
      organisations.
Through the module the student will attain practical competence in:
   * understanding and recognizing different managerial types and
     management tools
   * applying various strategic tools for the development of existing
      organisations and the creative formation of new organisations
      through entrepreneurship.
Assessment for international students completing only one semester of this two-semester course: Take-home topic paper for 5 ECTS
Course plan available via Tourism schedule

Course name: Tourism Policy and Development
Credit award: 5 ECTS/2½ US credits
Lecturer: Dr Henrik Halker
Description:
Like in the autumn semester, the aim of the course is twofold: 1) to establish an analytical framework in order to be able to 2) analyse key issues in the interaction between public and private actors within the field of tourism.
While the first part of the course concentrated primarily on policy problems and processes, this second part will focus mainly on policy instruments and policy evaluation, i.e. what kind of measures are involved in public attempts to guide tourism development in particular directions and what effects can these measures be shown to have.
Assessment for international students completing only one semester of this two-semester course: Take-home topic paper for 5 ECTS
Course plan available via Tourism schedule