High North Politics and Barents cooperation
About the course
The course is an elective for the Bachelor of Northern Studies.
The subject can be taken as a single course.
This course will introduce students to:
- Foreign policy development - the High North focus and analytical perspectives.
- The Barents Development and Cooperation - the Barents Secretariat.
- The Euro-Arctic Barents Cooperation, EU and the Northern Dimension.
- Arctic Council, Circumpolar politics and political coordination.
- Svalbard - conflict and/or cooperation?
- Continental Shelf Delimitation and Sea Borders - reaching consensus?
- Contemporary issues in the High North.
Under teacher supervision, students will have the opportunity to undertake relevant research approaches to study various parts of the course.
Admission requirements
Admission requirements:
Nordic applicants: Generell studiekompetanse. Admission procedures for foreign applicants, please read: https://en.uit.no/education/art?p_document_id=351800
Admission code: 9199
Objectives of the course
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
Knowledge
- Describe the development of the Barents cooperation.
Skills
- Discuss Barents cooperation from both a Norwegian and a Russian perspective.
General competence
- Identify with the Barents cooperation from an international and regional perspective.
Teaching methods
Lectures, group work and discussions. Class attendance is obligatory (at least 75 %).
Quality assurance; Before the end of every course, an evaluation of the course will be arranged in collaboration with the teacher and the student.
Language of instruction and examination
EnglishInformation to incoming exchange students
This course is available for inbound exchange students.
This course has academic prerequisites. Please see the "prerequisite" section for more information
Do you have questions about this course? Please check the following website to contact the course coordinator for exchange students at the faculty: https://en.uit.no/education/art?p_document_id=510412
Examination
| School exam | Date: 27.11.2023 09:00 Duration: 4 Hours |
Grade: A–E, fail F |
To take an examination, the student must have passed the following coursework requirements
| Development of a term paper | Grade: Approved – not approved |
| Class attendance | Grade: Approved – not approved |
Everything you need to know about before, during, and after the exam; registration, absence, appeals, and diplomas: UiT Exams homepage
More info about the coursework requirements
- Development of a term paper
- Class attendance (75%)