Admission to the course requires a minimum of 60 approved credits with a certain progression in one of the following Major Subjects: European Studies, Human Rights, International Migration and Ethnic Relations, International Relations or Peace and Conflict Studies or similar.

The aim of the course is that the students independently acquire knowledge about central concepts in the field of human rights with a focus on corporate social responsibility.

The module discusses different theories of what constitutes the social responsibility of corporations with a focus on human rights. Moreover, the module presents an overview of how corporate social responsibility is described in different international documents, such as the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Corporations and the UN Global Compact.

Upon completion of the course the student shall demonstrate:

1.knowledge of the content of important international conventions and guidelines concerning corporate social responsibility;

2. knowledge of different theoretical positions within the debate about corporate social responsibility with a focus on human rights, and present them, both in writing and orally;

3.ability to independently analyze questions concerning corporate social responsibility and human rights.

The course is designed for full-time study. The teaching in the course is mainly in the form of lectures, seminars and group presentations. The majority of the student’s workload consists of independent study.

Students are responsible for keeping up the reading and for coming prepared to each class. Students are expected to take their own initiatives to form reading groups.

The course contents and learning outcomes are assessed by written assignments.

• Fleming, Peter and Jones, Marc (2013) The End of Corporate Social Responsibility: Crisis and Critique. Los Angeles: SAGE.

• Nolan, Justine and Dorothee Baumann-Pauly (Eds.) (2016) Business and Human Rights: From Principles to Practice. Oxford: Routledge.

• Moon, Jeremy (2014) Corporate Social Responsibility: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

• Walker-Said, Charlotte and Kelly, John Dunham (Eds.) (2015) Corporate Social Responsibility? Human Rights in the New Global Economy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

The University provides students who participate in or who have completed a course with the opportunity to make known their experiences and viewpoints with regards to the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarize the results of course evaluations as well as informing participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures initiated in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).

If a course is no longer offered or has undergone major changes, students will be offered two re-take sessions based on the syllabus in force at registration during a period of one year from the date of the implementation of the changes.

The Language of Instruction is English