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BV3200 Child protection in the welfare state - Diversity and minorities Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Barnevern i velferdsstaten – Mangfold og minoriteter
Study programme
Bachelor Programme in Child Care and Welfare
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Course history

Introduction

This course provides nuanced perspectives on diversity and the relationship between the majority and minority, as well as challenges that can arise in interactions between the child welfare system and children, young people and families that belong to/are placed in different minority groups. The course addresses how power structures in society construct preconceptions about ‘the other’ through different categorisation related to ethnicity, gender, sexuality, functional level, age, class and religion. The students will learn how inclusion and exclusion mechanisms can play out at the individual, institutional and societal levels and how the different levels affect each other.

Students must participate in the interprofessional teaching programme ‘Interprofessional Cooperation on and with Children and Young People’ (INTER1300). Relevant topics include children and young people’s cooperation with professionals, explorative approaches to children, young people and their families, and professionals’ contributions to parents’ and children/young people’s formation of opinions. See INTERACT’s website for a more detailed description of the content of INTER1300: https://www.oslomet.no/forskning/forskningsprosjekter/interact

Language of instruction is Norwegian.

Required preliminary courses

For å kunne framstille seg til eksamen må studenten ha følgende godkjent arbeidskrav:

Arbeidskrav 1: Et gruppearbeid av 2-3 studenter med påfølgende 20-30 minutters muntlig presentasjon og diskusjon. Gruppearbeidet skal bestå av en presentasjon av en aktuell selvvalgt case fra mediabildet/ samfunnsdebatten innenfor helse- og velferdspolitikken.

Formålet med arbeidskravet er å utvikle studentenes evne til å se sammenhengen mellom teori, forskningsbasert anvendt kunnskap og de utfordringene som diskuteres innenfor helse- og velferdspolitikken.

Arbeidskravet må være gjennomført og godkjent innen fastlagt frist for at studenten skal kunne framstille seg til eksamen. Dersom arbeidskravet ikke blir godkjent, gis det anledning til å kunne levere en forbedret versjon én gang innen angitt frist.

Learning outcomes

Eksamen i emnet er en skoleeksamen på fem timer.

Teaching and learning methods

Ingen hjelpemidler er tillatt.

Course requirements

Gradert skala A - F

Assessment

The exam in the course is an individual oral exam with a time frame of approximately 30 minutes per candidate. The time frame includes examination and assessment with an oral explanation.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

No aids are permitted.

Grading scale

Grade scale A-F.

Examiners

Oral exam is assessed by one internal and one external examiner.

Course contact person

Amela Pacuka og Wenche Bekken