This course seeks to improve the students' understanding of intercultural practices and policies in diverse cultures and institutional contexts. The course will focus on Cultural diversity. The aim of the course is to enable participants to reflect upon intercultural practices in diverse contexts. The course will be divided into the following themes:
• Welfare systems as the context for discussing cultural diversity.
• Transnationalism, migration and return migration and transnational lives.
• Intercultural practices and reflection on welfare and social workers sensitizing activities.

Students will after having completed a five week study program, hand in an individual home exam.

Description of learning methods and activities

Lectures, seminars, group work and individual work adapted to different modes of study. All students are expected to read the syllabus and participate in group discussions and thereby develop analytical reflections in a productive environment with fellow students. The students will also go on field visit or collect information about relevant practices or/and welfare institutions. The students will themselves be in charge of the organization of field visits.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

After completing the course, the students shall
• Have advanced knowledge on intercultural practices in diverse contexts
• Have an increased understanding of cultural diversity and transnationalism

Skills:

After completing the course, the students shall be able to
• Identify complexities within cultural diversity
• Develop communication skills through the international classroom experience

Competences:
After completing the course, the students shall be able to
• Participate in a dialogue to improve awareness of and respect for cultural diversity
• Development of reflective processes on how personal beliefs, values and knowledge influences welfare practices