Course ASA293

International Social Work: Contemporary Debates and Practices

7.5 Credits
Second Cycle
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Starts week 3, 2024

Knowledge and understanding

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • demonstrate in-depth knowledge about central theoretical debates and key concepts in international social work and discuss their relevance for different societies
  • demonstrate knowledge of the conditions for and role of international social work in specific geographical contexts
  • demonstrate knowledge of the relationship between global processes and social work.

Competence and skills

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • identify and discuss international social work responses to global challenges
  • independently identify and apply a selection of relevant theoretical concepts to a case of international social work of their choice
  • analyse international social work from the perspective of global relations of power and justice issues.

Judgement and approach

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • reflect critically on ethical dilemmas in international social work
  • reflect critically on social work in relation to global challenges
  • critically discuss and evaluate the potentials and challenges of global visions of social work in relation to local variations and the diversity of social work practices
  • critically reflect on their socio-cultural positioning, biases, cultural values and approaches in relation to international social diversity work.
Starts and ends:
week 3, 2024 - week 22, 2024
Study Rate:
25%
Location:
Flexible (Falun)
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
English
Entry Qualifications :
  • 90 credits in the field of Social Science or Caring Sciences, including a thesis of 15 credits and English 6
Selection :
Higher education credits (30-285 credits)
Application Code:
HDA-V3GRT
Main field of study:
Online Education
Compulsory meetings:
0 physical
6 online
Computer Skills:

Surf on the Internet, read and send emails, use a word-processing programme (e.g. Word). Connect a camera and headphones to the computer and install a programme using instructions.

Computer Capacity:

Access to a computer (Not a mini pc, tablet or similar) that is not older than three years (or equivalent) and broadband connection, at least 1 Mbit/s (not mobile broadband, because mobile broadband can vary considerably in speed).

Means of Education:

Higher rate of web-based communication where our learning platform (Learn/Canvas) is a natural element of the course. Web-based meetings with sound and image where simple presentations can be held. Lectures can be broadcast live or can alternatively be made available afterwards online.

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
14,250 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
14,250 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Closed for late application
Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

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Course Coordinator
Zlatana Knezevic
Zlatana Knezevic