BLH3320 Aesthetics and Special Needs – Nordic Childhoods Course description

Pass/fail.

The course is concerned with the topics of culture and identity with special reference to childhood and education, and will address some basic topics:

· Childhood and identity

o Multilingualism and communication

o Special needs

o Gender

o Sociology of childhood

o Play

· Cultural and religious diversity

o Concept of culture

o Religion and worldviews

o Critical multiculturalism

· Human rights / Children as citizens

o Children’s rights

o Human rights

o Democracy and young children

· Discrimination / racism

o Politics of assimilation

o Racism and racialisation

o Power / knowledge

o Post-colonial perspectives

· The Sami - indigenous people of Norway

o Indigenous rights

o Sami kindergartens

o Sami music and diversity in education

All answers are assessed by one examiner.

An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

The course have the following contents:

• Special education
• Inclusion
• Children and young people with special needs
• Aesthetics
• Ethics
• Physical and psychological health
• Play, development, identity and relations
• Genres, multimodal texts and digital platforms
• Verbal language, aesthetic perceptions and expressions
• Music, drama, puppet play, storytelling and other performances and aesthetic acts
• Aesthetic communication

All examination support materials are permitted. However, sources must be stated in accordance with applicable rules for source References.

The student must have been admitted to the Master’s Programme in Health Sciences.

Part 1) Paper is reviewed and graded by two internal examiners.

Part 2) Semester paper is reviewed and graded by internal and external examiner.

Grade scale A-F.

The course will use varied, student-active work methods. Work and teaching methods include lectures, seminars, and group-based and individual assignments. Two teaching sessions are organised, each running over a period of three to four days. Between the sessions, the students will work on a written assignment that will be commented and discussed at the last session. Digital platforms will also be used for work between the sessions on campus. Students are expected to work actively on the written assignment between the sessions.

All answers are assessed by one examiner.

An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

Project examination in the form of a written work that is developed during the course. The work is carried out individually with a scope of 2,000-2,500 words or in pairs with a scope of 3,500 - 4,000 words. The student can choose between two or more set research questions.

Resit examination: If the student is awarded the grade F (fails the written assignment), he/she will be given one (1) opportunity to submit a reworked version.