INTERNATIONAL DEMOGRAPHY

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2017/2018

Type of Course:

Characterising

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Disciplinary Sector:

Demographics

Language:

Italian

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

RUIU Gabriele

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

No prerequisites, however a basic knowledge of mathematics and of statistics could be useful.

AF code:

A001351

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

Written examination

Teaching period

First semester

Objectives

The course has a dual objective: (i) to provide an introduction to the main analytical tools available for studying populations; ii) to raise the awareness of the students about the different demographic scenarios around the World and to offer a better understanding of the demographic challenges that the planet will face in the next years.

Contents

Part I - What is demography and which tools do the demographers use?
- Data sources for the demography
-Size and structure of a population
- The analysis of the dynamics of the populations
- Tools for analyzing mortality, fertility and migration
Part II - The international demographic situation
- The demographic transition
- The demographic situation of European countries and of the former Soviet Union countries
- China and India: comparing two giants
- The demographic and social challenges characterizing South America
- The heterogeneous patterns of transition in African countries
- The unsolved demographic challenges in the World

Recommended Bibliography

Part I: Gian Carlo Blangiardo, Elementi di Demografia, Il Mulino (Editor): from p. 9 to p. 43, from p. 44 to p.62, from p. 67 to 114, from p. 128 to p. 160.
Part II: Aurora Angeli, Silvana Salvini, Popolazione Mondiale e sviluppo sostenibile. Il Mulino, 2018. Chapters: 2,3,5,6,7,8

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

36 hours of frontal teaching. There will be several hours of practical exercise.

Contacts/More Information

The slides and materials distributed during the lessons are provided on the egiuriss platform.
The teacher is available for reception every Friday from 10.45 to 12.45 (or by agreed appointment). The reception is held at the Department of Economics and Business, Via Muroni 25, Room C3 (Third Floor). Tutoring in English for Erasmus Students.
Email address: gabrieleruiu@gmail.com

Other courses

Course year: 2

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION
6 credits
POLITICS, INSTITUTIONS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
12 credits
APPLIED CHEMISTRY
6 credits - Base
INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN UNION LAW
6 credits - Base
APPLIED PHYSICS
6 credits - Caratterizzante
INTERNATIONAL DEMOGRAPHY
6 credits - Caratterizzante
TOPOGRAPHY AND CARTOGRAPHY
6 credits - Caratterizzante
ARABIC LANGUAGE I
6 credits - Lingua/Prova Finale
ENGLISH LANGUAGE II
6 credits - Lingua/Prova Finale
FRENCH LANGUAGE
6 credits - Lingua/Prova Finale
SPANISH LANGUAGE
6 credits - Lingua/Prova Finale

Course year: 3

AGROBIODIVERSITY
9 credits
FOOD SECURITY
9 credits
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
9 credits
WATER AND ENERGY RESOURCES
9 credits
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW
6 credits - Caratterizzante
MARITIME AND AIR LAW
6 credits - Caratterizzante
PROJECT-CYCLE MANAGEMENT IN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
6 credits - Caratterizzante
PROTECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE
6 credits - Affine/Integrativa

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