SVF-3205 | UiT

Application deadline

Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 June for the autumn semester and 1 December for the spring semester. Exchange students and Fulbright students: 1 October for the spring semester and 15 April for the autumn semester.

Application code 9317 (Nordic applicants).

Type of course

The course is mandatory for students at the master program in Societal safety, specialization in safety and emergency preparedness in the High North.

The course may be taken as a singular course.

Admission requirements

Bachelor degree (180 ECTS) with a major in Societal safety and environment.

An average grade of equivalent to C or better in the Norwegian grading system is required.

Course content

The course will provide both a theoretical and empirical component to address the course content. The first section of the course will provide an introduction to international emergency response, international law and institutions. Here the students will be provided an analytical platform on which to study international cooperation in the High North. The second part of the course will provide a series of cases that highlights national policies and international cooperation in the high north. This includes cases such as High North political strategies, climate change, environmental cooperation, fisheries, petroleum development, maritime transport, security politics, radiation protection, search and rescue, and oil spill emergency response.

Objectives of the course

The students shall learn about international agreements and institutions that regulate cooperation on issues related to emergency preparedness and environmental protection in the high north. The students shall attain theoretical knowledge on international cooperation and empirical insight into different forms of such cooperation in the High North. By the end of the course, students are to have the ability to present and analyze different forms of cooperation on emergency preparedness and environmental protection in the High North.

Language of instruction and examination

Lectures and exam will be given in the English language. Exam to be answered in the English language.

Teaching methods

Lectures and seminars.

Assessment

Written home exam with letter grading A - F.

Re-sit exam will be arranged early in the following semester for students that failed the regular exam or had documented legitimate absence.

autumn 2017 SVF-3205 International emergency preparedness and environmental protection in the High North - 10 ECTS