Critical Animal Studies - Animals in Society, Culture and the Media

Animals are part of our society and culture in many ways. At the same time, they are often treated as objects, frequently marginalised or reduced to commodities, production units, status symbols and tools. In this course, you will critically examine how animals are valued and portrayed in today's Western society. You will explore how economics, science, politics, and the media influence the roles we assign to animals, and the implications for both animals and humans. You will be exposed to new research in critical animal studies, drawing from fields like sociology, media and communication studies, philosophy, cultural studies, geography, gender studies, and critical race studies. 

Course literature

The course literature listed may be updated up to eight weeks before the course begins.

Prerequisites

General requirements for university studies in Sweden

Selection criteria

Seats are allocated according to the following: The general average (GPA) of your higher secondary school leaving certificate: 34 %, The Swedish national university aptitude test: 34 %, number of previous ECTS at application deadline (up to 165): 32 %. If students have equal credentials, seats are allocated based on their results on The Swedish National University Aptitude Test. If this too is equal, seats are allocated based on a draw.

Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of countries outside:

• The European Union (EU)
• The European Economic Area (EEA) and
• Switzerland

are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each
semester.

Tuition fees, payments and exemptions

Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 14,375
First payment: SEK 14,375

Convert currency – xe.com

Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.

Application fee

No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.