SV-211 Multicultural Societies (Autumn 2020)
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Course Leaders:
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- Anne Ryen
- Tale Steen-Johnsen
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian
Table of contents
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Bachelor's Programme in Sociology
- Advanced Teacher Education level 8-13, 5-year Master's Programme
- Sociology, 1-year programme
Teaching language
Norwegian
Recommended previous knowledge
SV-133 Introduction to Sociology
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course the student should:
- see emigration and immigration as part of the contemporary international flow of persons from the South to the North
- have firm knowledge of structural and individual level approaches to social interaction and apply these to intercultural and interethnic meetings
- know how to apply theories and perspectives within the field on different types of societies and
- in cross-cultural encounters within a welfare contexts
Contents
The course offers knowledge about:
- migration statistics, European and Norwegian immigration laws and regulations
- vital concepts such as culture, ethnicity, "the Other", stereotypes, multiculturalism, cultural complexity, racism and globalisation
- sociological perspectives on social interaction, majorities and minorities, traditional and modern societies, gender, and work
- cross-cultural perspectives on social phenomena such as family, work, welfare and gender
- reflections and implications to meetings across welfare models and sectors
- models and concepts linked to cross-cultural communication
Teaching and learning methods
The lectures are organised as more intensive periods across the semester. Expected workload is about 270 hours.
Examinations
5 hour individual written school exam. Graded assessment.
Student evaluation
The study programme manager, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.
Offered as a free-standing course
Yes. Subject to avalibility or capacity.
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| SV-205 – Multicultural Understanding in a Welfare Perspective. | 10 |
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