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This course studies historical processes of growth, convergence and divergence in the global economy over the past two centuries. Two major approaches are applied. One takes its point of departure in theories of economic growth, basically…

The course consists of two parts: (1) Demographic methods and (2) Theories and evidence on global demographic transitions in an historical perspective. In the first part, basic demographic measures and concepts are discussed, such as…

This course explores and explains the processes of rapid industrialisation and socio-economic modernisation in China and the Asia Pacific drawing on a historically –comparative institutional approach. Fundamental factors and forces behind…

This course covers several areas of innovation economics, such as their characteristics, their driving forces of innovation and how innovation affects economic growth. It covers several sub-themes, such as: Market structures and innovation…

The first part of the course is an overview of the population debate over the past 50 years and its intellectual roots. This part includes theories explaining both the influence of population growth on economic, social, and environmental…

The content of the course is presented through a combination of teaching, literature and learning tools developed by the instructors. Modern economic growth is often represented by the idea that living standards can continue to rise,…

The content of the course is delimited of both teaching and literature. Historical evidence suggests that the quality and efficiency of a country’s institutions, such as law enforcement, property rights, and civil rights, are significant…

Economists and economic historians are increasingly aware that the process of economic growth is complex and often characterized by path dependency. There is also increasing attention for variation in institutional settings and their…

Students gain advanced knowledge of migration theories, integration processes, and policy impacts across historical and contemporary contexts. The course covers migration to industrialised nations, within developing regions, and equips…

Students who have finished the BA course in English (ENGK03) can also take this course as a fee-standing course. The course can be an elective course within ENGX64 (English: Linguistic specialisation (91-120 credits)). This is a course…

Description This course is obligatory for students in the master's programme in languages and linguistics specialising in English. It can also be an elective course for other students within the same programme. Students who have finished…

This course is an introduction to the rapidly growing field of Corpus Linguistics. Corpus Linguistics (CL) is a method to retrieve data to study natural occurring language in different contexts. Retrieval of data is usually carried out…

  As you can see in the syllabus, the exact contents of this course may differ from student to student, since most of the modules are elective. Please get in touch with the director of studies to discuss your courses/modules. After…

  As you can see in the syllabus, the exact contents of this course may differ from student to student, since most of the modules are elective. Please get in touch with the director of studies to discuss your courses/modules. After…

The course introduces the general principles and properties which characterise possible sound systems in human languages. It covers principles of phonological representation, including sound categorization, lexical contrast, and…

The course presents an overview of the sounds of the world's languages starting from the phonetic capabilities of man. Different aspects covered are linguistic phonetics, phonetic and phonological universals, phonetic typology, areal…

Various aspects of the function and use of the voice are central to the content of the course. The causality between laryngeal anatomy and its function and the resulting variation in tonal level and voice quality is of major concern. In…

The overall purpose of the course is that the student independently should conduct a scientific project within a well-definied sub-field of physics. The student chooses, in consultation with the supervisor and examiner, an…

The overall purpose of the course is that the student independently should conduct a scientific project within a well-definied sub-field of physics. The student chooses, in consultation with the supervisor and examiner, an…

The course aims at answering these questions by means of linking generic physical principles to a wide range of experimental cases – for example, "scattering" is used in macroscopic studies of materials as well as in the microcosmos…