Course

Blended Intensive Program - Children and Families (USV104)


Dette er emnebeskrivelsen for studieåret 2025-2026

Fakta

Emnekode

USV104

Vekting (stp)

3

Semester undervisningsstart

Spring

Undervisningsspråk

English

Antall semestre

1

Vurderingssemester

Spring

Timeplan

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Litteratur

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Content

The course consists of 3 parts:

  • Participate in two online seminars in March / April (duration: 1,5-2 hrs each)
  • Participate actively in a physical seminar in April with students and teachers from four countries in one of these countries (duration of the seminar: 7 days)
  • Contribute in a group assignment together with other Norwegian students after the physical seminar (evaluation: passed or not passed)

Learning outcome

A candidate with a completed and passed course should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge:

Have basic knowledge about global diversity within the social work profession in terms of methods, theory, laws and approaches.

Skills:

Learn to reflect upon different perspectives on social work, and internationalize the way of seeing the social work profession and its work.

Developing skills in working together with students from other countries in a culture sensitive way.

General competence:

Gain insight into problems that social work addresses that are common across different societies, and learn about global diversity in the social work profession in terms of methods, theory, laws, and approaches. The students will learn to examine and appreciate the diversities within Europe.

Forkunnskapskrav

Introduction to social work’s platform of knowledge (BSO101)

Exam

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid
Group work 1/1 3 Weeks Passed / Not Passed


Vilkår for å gå opp til eksamen/vurdering

It is mandatory to participate in all the activities of the course.

Fagperson(er)

Course coordinator:

Heidi Lie Eriksen

Method of work

During the seminar the students will be completing different tasks, depending on the possibilities that exist in the location. For instance: Together with students from the other BIP countries, doing exercises using Instagram, preparing an individual genogram for development in a session with an art therapist, together with students from the same country, have a 20-30 minute activity presenting Norway as part of the intercultural evening, together with students from the other BIP countries prepare a small-group Pecha Kucha presentation for the last day of the program based on the inputs from the week, and after returning home; working on a group assignment.

Åpent for

Bachelor in child protection and child welfare Social Work - Bachelor's Degree Programme
Exchange programme at Faculty of Social Sciences

Emneevaluering

There must be an early dialogue between the course supervisor, the student union representative and the students. The purpose is feedback from the students for changes and adjustments in the course for the current semester.In addition, a digital course evaluation must be carried out at least every three years. Its purpose is to gather the students experiences with the course.

Kontakt

Course coordinator:

Heidi Lie Eriksen

Tilbys av

Faculty of Social Sciences

Department of Social Studies

The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1