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The delicate art of eating has many implications for sustainability. Food production and consumption affects the climate, the natural environment and the landscape. Food also affects the sustainability of societies and its individuals…

The course provides an introduction to Swedish culture and daily life. It is based on field work in which an analysis is made of material collected through the practice of observation techniques. One of the themes studied is the…

The course addresses the development of communism after World War II, focusing on the situation in Central and Eastern Europe. The aim is to study the development of communism during the Cold War, from the Yalta conference in 1945 to the…

The course includes important developments, relationships and events in the history of Sweden and the Nordic countries over a broad time span. You will particularly get: an overview of the Viking Age, and how the period is perceived by…

The course introduces the subject of Media History, you will learn how to analyse and interpret media content, form and use in a historical perspective. You will study different types of media in armed conflict, in history as well as in…

The course is an introduction to the central topics of the philosophy of language seen from a global, multi-lingual perspective. These topics include what it is for an expression to be meaningful; how words and sentences acquire meanings;…

The course concerns the intercultural issues that you will meet in your personal and professional life. In our contemporary global world we meet many people from cultures different than our own. These contacts can often enrich our lives…

The topics addressed include the transformation of the agricultural production system and the development of an infrastructure for transports, communications and power transmission. The significance of technical change for the…

During prehistory Europe changed and developed in several ways, especially in connection with the introduction of new technological and social complexes. This course consist of a number of thematic lectures and seminars concerning…

The course covers the development of European integration after the Second World War with a special focus on questions concerning national and supranational identities and values. The aim is to study the EU's development from the time of…

In this course we will gain knowledge and share reflections on the difference between engaging with another human versus a robotic partner; and how social robots have changed the way we live, think, interact and work (now and in…

The aim of the course is to allow students to explore greening the economy and the sustainable development goals on four levels – individual, business, city, and nation, and look at the relationships between these levels. Practical…

The course delivers knowledge of where important materials in products we use every day are sourced from, and how these materials can be used more efficiently, for longer periods of time, and in closed loops – these being key areas of work…

The course introduces different theories of translation, from classical contributions to modern theories that build on semiotics, the general science of meaning. Central questions dealt with include the nature of the act of translation,…

In recent decades, Sweden has faced an increasingly complex and dynamic threat landscape. Security policy changes, climate-related crises, cyberattacks, and system-threatening crimes have created new challenges for both civil and military…

During the course, several live-filmed visits are made to performing arts organisations in different countries and continents. Performing artists present and talk about their creations and the cultural and political context in which they…

This course on Bayesian statistics covers methodology, major programming tools and applications in this field. The course starts with a review of conditional probability and Bayes’ Theorem. Introduction to the Bayesian approach will follow…

Analytics refers to our ability to collect and use data to generate insights for fact-based decision-making. The course is designed for students with a basic knowledge of statistics, and the content of the course will be of practical…

In this course, you will learn how to construct graphs and visualisations according to the theory Grammar of Graphics. You will also learn how to create visualisations yourself using the software R and its package ggplot2. A central part…