Course Objectives

Students will:

• Develop knowledge of growing up in modern society, changing family conditions and challenges associated with different socialisation areas.
• Develop awareness of multicultural opportunities and challenges.
• Gain understanding of various risk factors for children and young people and the importance of relationships in promoting cooperation, participation and dialogue between children and young people and adults.
• Gain knowledge of professional practices and professional organisations.
• Gain insight into measures that can prevent disease, marginalization and social exclusion among children and young people.
• Gain increased understanding of the importance of interdisciplinary cooperation for preventive care.
• Be able to utilise new insights and perspectives in measures and actions that will contribute to mastering and prevention of health and psychosocial problems in children and young people.

Course Description

Course 1 consists of the following courses:

Family, Childhood and Socialisation (20 ECTS)

1 a Society and Mental Health (10 ECTS)

1 b, Nutrition, Health and Lifestyle (10 ECTS)

Students may choose either 1a or 1b.

Family, Childhood and Socialisation examines how various socialisation factors and socio-cultural conditions affect the growing up environments and identity development of children and adolescents. This also includes discussion of health and psychosocial problems in children and young people and their families. Multicultural aspects, and children and youth culture are key areas of the studies. Students will develop an understanding of the various dilemmas and challenges that children and young people encounter during socialisation. Through such insight, students will develop a critical awareness of how children and young people are challenged in relation to their own vulnerability, and in relation to mastering their own lives. This also involves knowledge of how different systems and cultures affect children and young people, contributing to both prevention and to the reinforcement of psychosocial difficulties. Processes involving marginalization and stigmatisation are a key problem area. This outline of professional knowledge will provide the basic foundation for the development of professional skills in preventive care in health and social fields.

Family, Childhood and Socialisation includes the following main themes:

• Growing up in modern society
• Multicultural opportunities and challenges
• Youth and youth culture
• Growing up and risk
• The school as a socialisation agent
• Professional practices and organisation development

Learning Methods

Lectures, seminars, group and individual work.

Students will be given various assignments which they will complete individually and in groups. These assignments will develop students’ expertise in written and oral presentations.
The seminars with student presentations require mandatory participation.

Assessment Methods

Course code: 981HEMN1

Course title: Family, Childhood and Socialisation

Course 1 will conclude with a 1-week individual home examination.

The assignment will comprise roughly 5000 words.

The assignment will be given a graded mark (A-F), and the grade for the course will be separately entered on the diploma.

The assessment will receive a separate course grade which will be entered on the diploma.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean