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På kursen studeras de olika sociopolitiska processer som har pågått i Mellanöstern sedan början av 2000-talet. Målet är att ge studenten möjlighet att lära sig om och kritiskt reflektera över de pågående debatterna om betydelsen av sociala rörelser, medier, religion, institutioner, ungdomar, militären, kvinnors växande roll i samhället, och miljön. Genom en kritisk samhällsvetenskaplig undersöknThe course explores the various socio-political processes that have been taking place in the Middle East since the beginning of the 21st century. The objective is to enable the student to learn and critically reflect on the current debates about the role of social movements, media, religion, institutions, the youth, the military, the evolving role of women in societies, and the environment. Throug

Detta tvärvetenskapliga masterprogram syftar till att utveckla djup samhällsvetenskaplig kunskap om dagens Mellanöstern hos studenterna. Det tränar studenterna i kritiskt tänkande och ger dem förmågan att tillämpa detta på aktuella händelser och debatter i och om regionen. Programmets samhällsvetenskapliga fokus innebär att studenterna kommer att lära sig hur man tillämpar olika teorier och forsknThis interdisciplinary master's programme in social sciences aims to develop in students deep social-scientific knowledge about the Middle East of today. It trains students in critical thinking and gives them the ability to apply this to current events and debates in and about the region.The social-scientific focus of the programme means that students will learn how to apply various theories

Interdisciplinary understanding of security policy and medical science The course will give you an interdisciplinary understanding of the interplay between security policy and medical science, particularly in the light of contemporary challenges, such as the Covid pandemic and conflicts in Europe where healthcare has become a target for disinformation and direct attacks. How to deal with data prInterdisciplinary understanding of security policy and medical science The course will give you an interdisciplinary understanding of the interplay between security policy and medical science, particularly in the light of contemporary challenges, such as the Covid pandemic and conflicts in Europe where healthcare has become a target for disinformation and direct attacks. How to deal with data pr

Kursen syftar till att ge en tvärvetenskaplig orientering kring områden som faller i gränsytan mellan säkerhetspolitik, bioteknik och medicinsk forskning. Du kommer att lära dig vilka teknologier som anses kunna dominera en framtida geopolitisk maktkamp och rentav hjälpa ett land att vinna på slagfältet. Kursen erbjuder också en djupdykning i hur internationella konflikter påverkar sjukvård och meThe course provides an interdisciplinary orientation at the intersections of security policy, biotechnology and medical research. You will learn which technologies are considered to dominate a future geopolitical power struggle and even help a country win on the battlefield. The course also offers a deep-dive into how international conflicts affect healthcare and medical research, as well as

Kursen behandlar teoretisk och tillämpad portföljanalys. Områden som ingår är “mean–variance”-teori, indexmodeller, jämvikts- och arbitrageprissättningsmodeller, teorier om effektiva marknader, värdering och utvärdering av portföljhantering och investeringsanalys. Kursen syftar till att träna studenterna i att använda datorprogram för att identifiera optimala portföljer under olika omständigheter This is a course in both theoretical and applied portfolio analysis. Topics covered include problems related to mean-variance theory, index models, equilibrium and arbitrage pricing models, theories about efficient markets, valuation and evaluation of portfolio management and investment analysis. The course aims at training students in using software in order to identify optimal portfolios under d

Kursen behandlar specifika metoder, tekniker och debatter kring åtgärder utformade att begränsa klimatförändringarna. Den bekantar studenten med tekniska, sociala och styrningsmässiga processer för att genomföra bland annat storskaliga tekniska lösningar för förnybar energi, industriella processer med låga koldioxidutsläpp, metoder för avskiljning och avlägsnande av koldioxid samt lösningar som röThe course covers specific methods, techniques and debates around measures designed to mitigate climate change. It familiarises the student with technical, social and governance processes to implement, among others, large-scale renewable energy technologies, low-carbon industrial processes, methods for carbon capture and removal, and demand-side solutions. The course provides students with an over

Kursen bygger på aktivt deltagande, diskussion och reflektion. Undervisningen består av sju schemalagda pass som kan ha föreläsningskomponenter men som huvudsakligen sker i form av workshops, där kursdeltagarna undersöker och utforskar användningen av AI-verktyg i språkstudier ur olika perspektiv, och där de utvärderar och delar med sig av sina rön aktivt med övriga kursdeltagare. Som en del The course is based on active participation, discussion and reflection. The teaching consists of seven scheduled sessions which can have lecture components but which mainly take place in the form of workshops, where the course participants investigate and explore the uses of AI tools in language studies from various perspectives, and where they evaluate and share their findings actively with the o

Kursen inleds med att ge en introduktion till deskriptiv statistik, sannolikhetslära och inferens. I övrigt behandlar kursen problem med att etablera och kvantifiera samband mellan olika ekonomiska variabler liksom grundläggande ekonometrisk metod. Huvudfokus ligger på den statistiska regressionsanalysen, men även mer avancerade metoder inom exempelvis tidserieanalys berörs. En annan viktig del aThis course starts with an introduction to descriptive statistics, probability theory and inference. Thereafter, the course treats problems connected with establishing and quantifying the relationship between different economics variables as well as basic econometric methodology. The main focus is statistical regression analysis, but more advanced methods in, for example, time series analysis are

Kursen ger den bas som behövs för att empiriskt analysera ekonomisk data utan att göra orealistiska antaganden. Moderna ekonometriska tekniker behandlas samtidigt som stor vikt läggs på grundläggande ekonometriskt tänkande. Teorimoment varvas med tillämpningar i form av datorövningar som utförs på persondator med hjälp av ett ekonometriskt mjukvaruprogram.This course gives the basis that is needed to enable students to empirically analyse economic data without making unrealistic assumptions. Modern econometric techniques are treated, and at the same time considerable emphasis is placed on fundamental econometric thinking. Theoretical studies are interwoven with practical applications in the form of computer exercises, which are carried out using ec

Kursen behandlar moderna ekonometriska verktyg och empiriska strategier som används av ekonomer och demografer för analys av tvärsnitts- och paneldata. Kursen lär ut den ekonometriska teori som ligger bakom dessa metoder och kräver läsning av högkvalitativa empiriska artiklar och tillämpningar av de metoder som lärs ut med riktiga data. Områden som ingår är 1) randomiserade experiment och analys This course covers modern econometric tools and empirical strategies used by economists and demographers for the analysis of cross-sectional and panel micro-data. The course teaches the econometric theory behind these techniques but also requires reading of high-quality empirical articles and applications of the taught methods using real data sets. Topics covered in the course includes: The r

The aim of the course is to analyse Sweden's transformation into an industrial society, structural changes in Swedish economic development and the economic structure of modern Sweden. The course discusses Swedish economic development in a long-term perspective. The course starts with an overview of the agrarian past of Sweden, its peculiarities and its similarities with other regions in EuroThe aim of the course is to analyse Sweden's transformation into an industrial society, structural changes in Swedish economic development and the economic structure of modern Sweden. The course discusses Swedish economic development in a long-term perspective.  The course starts with an overview of the agrarian past of Sweden, its peculiarities and its similarities with other regions i

This course applies a long run comparative, institutional and structural perspective and considers alternative aspects of economic and social sustainability. The course begins by providing a background to the prewar economy in the North through a summary of the relevant macroeconomic history from the second industrial revolution through the intra war period. Beginning with the 1940s, it analyses cThis course applies a long run comparative, institutional and structural perspective and considers alternative aspects of economic and social sustainability. The course begins by providing a background to the prewar economy in the North through a summary of the relevant macroeconomic history from the second industrial revolution through the intra war period. Beginning with the 1940s, it analyses c

Today’s businesses need to continuously develop their ways of organizing and leading, as well as understand how to manage innovation to secure the development and growth of the companies.   The aim of this course is to develop the students’ theoretical knowledge base and practical ability in innovation management. The course objective is also to increase the knowledge of how considering theToday’s businesses need to continuously develop their ways of organizing and leading, as well as understand how to manage innovation to secure the development and growth of the companies.   The aim of this course is to develop the students’ theoretical knowledge base and practical ability in innovation management. The course objective is also to increase the knowledge of how considering the

Syftet med kursen är att ge grundläggande kunskaper om de mindre utvecklade ländernas problem och orsaken till dessa. Såväl inhemska som internationella faktorer uppmärksammas. Kursen inleds med utvecklingsklyftor och relationen mellan per capita-inkomst och andra mått på utveckling. Härefter ges en översikt av olika utvecklingsteorier samt teorier vad gäller ekonomisk tillväxt och utvecklingsproThe course begins with development gaps, and the relationships between per capita income and other measures of development. Thereafter it reviews the theories of economic growth and the development process. It focuses on the role of physical, human and social capital, technology and population growth in economic growth. The problems of externalities, co-ordination failure and path dependence are

Kursen behandlar i huvudsak ekonomiskt beslutsfattande beträffande konsumtion och produktion. Kursen inleds med en genomgång av de underliggande principer som styr individens optimala konsumtionsbeslut under säkerhet och osäkerhet. Denna genomgång mynnar ut i individens nyttomaximerings- och utgiftsminimeringsproblem, som i sin tur bestämmer individens efterfrågan. Kursen fortsätter med en genomgThe course deals primarily with economic decision making concerning consumption and production. The course starts with a treatment of the underlying principles that guide an individual's optimal consumption decisions under both certainty and uncertainty. This treatment leads to the utility maximisation and expenditure minimisation problems faced by an individual which, in turn, determine individua

This is an overview course examining the political and social development of the Middle East from the early 20th century until today while also putting the region in comparative perspective. The course uses social scientific categories to examine the region using the current empirical and theoretical literatures on the Middle East. The goal of the course is to expose the student to the cThis is an overview course examining the political and social development of the Middle East from the early 20th century until today while also putting the region in comparative perspective. The course uses social scientific categories to examine the region using the current empirical and theoretical literatures on the Middle East. The goal of the course is to expose the student to the c

The course explores and explains the historical processes of rapid industrialisation and socio-economic modernisation in Pacific Asia. First, fundamental factors and forces behind the rise of Asia’s first industrial nation, Japan, are analysed. Japan is also contrasted against the early failures of modernisation in Imperial China. Secondly, explanations are provided for the emergence of Taiwan, The course explores and explains the historical processes of rapid industrialisation and socio-economic modernisation in Pacific Asia. First, fundamental factors and forces behind the rise of Asia’s first industrial nation, Japan, are analysed. Japan is also contrasted against the early failures of modernisation in Imperial China. Secondly, explanations are provided for the emergence of Taiwan,

Over the last decades, global growth dynamics have shifted towards the economies of the non-Western world. The world is no longer divided between the West and the Rest. Nor is the Rest to the same extent marked by stagnation. In the course, growth dynamics of the developing world during the last decades are explored in a comparative and historical perspective. The question of why some developing eOver the last decades, global growth dynamics have shifted towards the economies of the non-Western world. The world is no longer divided between the West and the Rest. Nor is the Rest to the same extent marked by stagnation. In the course, growth dynamics of the developing world during the last decades are explored in a comparative and historical perspective. The question of why some developing e

Läkemedelsindustrin upplever en fortsatt och växande efterfrågan på högkvalificerade medarbetare med kunskaper som täcker hela utvecklingsprocessen fram till ett färdigt läkemedel.  Masterprogrammet är ett av få med en bred ingång som omfattar hela läkemedelsprocessen; från upptäckt och identifiering av aktiva substanser, till utveckling och produktion av slutligt läkemedlet. Programmet är näThe Master’s programme in Pharmaceutical Technology will prepare you for an exciting career in pharmaceuticals, no matter if you aim for working in the pharmaceutical industry, regulatory authorities or for future PhD studies. The programme is one of few with a broad approach that includes the entire pharmaceutical process; from discovery and identification of the active substance, to the developm

I kursen väljer du i samråd med handledare att självständigt behandla en frågeställning inom astrofysiken. Inriktningen på arbetsuppgiften kan vara observationell, teknisk eller teoretisk. Arbetsuppgiften bör om möjligt anknyta till vid institutionen aktuella vetenskapliga projekt.Kursen ger dig möjlighet att applicera dina tidigare förvärvade kunskaper på en specifik uppgift och att tolka och värIn the course you together with your supervisor will choose a problem in astrophysics, which you independently will study and solve. The task can be of a observational, technical or theoretical nature. It should preferentially be linked to a current research project at the department.In the course you will get the opportunity to apply your previously acquired knowledge on a specific problem and to