MIED2210 – Higher Education: Primary Processes and Basic Operational Conditions
Course description
Course content
This course takes a detailed look at how national and international governance & policy, institutional leadership & management, and teaching and learning practices relate within institutional, national and international higher education arenas and contexts. The course will provide you with a thorough insight into the state of the art of the field of Higher Education Studies when it comes to the interactions and tensions between primary process and the political, economic and social conditions under which the primary processes take place. You will be introduced to core theoretical perspectives in the field and will be taught how to identify and interpret academic literature of relevance for your research interests.?
Learning outcome
Upon completion you will:
Knowledge:
??? ?have a thorough understanding of theoretical perspectives, concepts and ideas regarding key aspects of higher education’s primary processes
??? ?have a thorough understanding of theoretical perspectives and ideas about the basic political and socio-economic conditions under which higher education’s primary processes take place
??? ?have acquired appropriate knowledge on how specific internal and external factors influence the functioning, performance and legitimacy of higher education.
Skills:
??? ?be able to analyze and critically relate to various sources of information and apply these with the aim to address specific problems at all relevant levels in the field of higher education studies
??? ?be able to identify relevant theories, methods, and interpretations within the field of Higher Education Studies, and work independently with practical and conceptual problems
General competences:
??? ?be able to communicate about field-specific problems, analyses and conclusions within the field of higher education studies with academic specialists as well as a general audience of interested lay-persons
??? ?be able to critically assess the relevance and applicability of theories and ideas in the field of Higher Education Studies (HES)
Admission to the course
Depending on the number of regular programme students registered for MIED4210, there are maximum 10 places for exchange students.
This course is primarily for exchange students at Bachelor level.
The course is coordinated with the?