Assessment:  Coursework assignment (40%) and final examination (60%).

The coursework will be a project in a selected topic area. The coursework topics will be available at the beginning of the course. The topic selection must be approved by the lecturer. The coursework can also be done as a group project, in which case, students can work in groups of up to four persons.  

Length of coursework assignment: One oral presentation and a written project of approximately 2,500 words. 

The Coursework will be assessed on the following criteria:

1. Range, depth and form: has a broad range of relevant sources been consulted, understood and purposefully synthesized
2. Concepts and theories: Has relevant theory been used and understood?  Is there evidence of manipulating and applying theory?
3. Focus and argument: Is the thematic focus maintained throughout?  Are arguments clearly made and supported?  Has the work entailed an exercise of critical analysis?