The Sea and Society Relationship; Historical Perspectives, Present Status and Future Challenges

Education facts

Code: MAR461

For YOU interested in how the human society is linked to the marine environment and ecosystem, and how this relationship has changed over history and until present, and how it may change into the future. The aim of this course is to put into a broad context the human "uses" of the sea through time including emotional and philosophical uses. The course will treat main conflicts and problems associated with historical and current uses, and describe and discuss basic issues like the tragedy of the commons and problems related to collective actions and various governance systems. The course will cover different perspectives, such as, western and non-western, global and local, industrial and artisan. Form of teaching: Lectures, exercises, discussions, and individual and group reports. The course may be taken as an elective course within a wide range of master programs at the Faculty of Science, Faculty of Law and Economy, Faculty of Social Science.

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree (180 credits) and English 6/English B from Swedish Upper Secondary School or the equivalent level of an internationally recognized test, for example TOEFL, IELTS.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• The Sea and Society Relationship; Historical Perspectives, Present Status and Future Challenges

  University of Gothenburg

  Start date: 1 September 2025

  End date: 4 November 2025

  Pace of study: 100 %