EPN-V2

SBV4100 Child Welfare and Society Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Barnevern og samfunn
Study programme
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Programme Option Child Welfare Work, part-time
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Programme Option Child Welfare Work
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Programme Option Child Care, part-time
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Programme Option Child Care
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Curriculum
FALL 2025
Schedule
Course history

Introduction

Etter fullført emne har studenten følgende læringsutbytte, definert for områdene kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten har

  • utvidet kunnskap om norskfaget og norskfagets ulike tekster i historisk perspektiv, inkludert læreplankunnskap
  • utvidet kunnskap om norskdidaktiske utfordringer i et flerspråklig, flerkulturelt og internasjonalt perspektiv
  • fordypet forskningsbasert kunnskap om litteraturens potensial til å utvide elevenes forståelse av seg selv og andre
  • fordypet kunnskap om literacy som dannelsesbegrep og som mulighet til å forstå, fortolke og skape tekst
  • inngående kunnskap om og forståelse av litteraturens danningsmuligheter og estetikk
  • inngående kunnskap om forholdet mellom barn og unges lese- og skriveutvikling og samfunnets sjangrer og språkbruk i ulike medier
  • utvidet kunnskap om bruk av skjønnlitteratur i begynneropplæringen
  • utvidet kunnskap om tekster som kan engasjere barn og unge

Ferdigheter

Studenten kan

  • planlegge og gjennomføre undervisning basert på didaktisk refleksjon i norskfaget
  • analysere og formidle litterære tekster som kan engasjere barn og unge og utvikle bredde- og dybdelesing
  • analysere og formidle barne- og ungdomslitteratur i ulike medier for å fremme leselyst og lesemotivasjon hos både gutter og jenter
  • problematisere faglig relevante sammenhenger innen norsk og norskdidaktikk på en forskningsmessig måte
  • håndtere fagspørsmål på en faglig og forskningsmessig forsvarlig måte
  • redegjøre skriftlig og muntlig på en kompetent norskfaglig måte

Generell kompetanse

Studenten kan

  • bidra kunnskapsmessig til fagutvikling innenfor norsk og norskdidaktikk i grunnopplæringen
  • formidle forskningsbasert kunnskap i norsk og norskdidaktikk skriftlig og muntlig på en reflektert og faglig forsvarlig måte
  • bruke sin kunnskap med faglig integritet og etisk bevissthet

Required preliminary courses

Undervisningen på emnet vil i hovedsak være i form av forelesninger og/eller seminarer og veiledning. Emnet krever stor grad av selvstendig arbeid med å sette seg inn i pensum.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence: 

Knowledge

The student has

  • advanced knowledge of the child welfare service’s position and duties in the Norwegian welfare services, and the child welfare service’s social remit in a social policy context
  • in-depth knowledge of the main features of the child welfare service’s history at the national level and an understanding of child welfare in a comparative and international context
  • knowledge of international conventions and national immigration policy in light of child welfare legislation, as well as knowledge of the special rights of indigenous peoples and national minorities and their consequences for child welfare work
  • advanced knowledge of the role of the state in children’s upbringing.
  • advanced knowledge of what children’s and families’ living conditions and life experience mean for their everyday lives, practices, relationships and encounters with the support system
  • in-depth knowledge of basic social science concepts such as power, structure/actor, social inequality and marginalisation
  • in-depth knowledge of perspectives on children and families from minority backgrounds, including indigenous peoples and national minorities, as well as knowledge of the significance of living conditions, labour market participation, education, upbringing, marginalisation, racism and discrimination for how people exercise the role of parent
  • in-depth knowledge of how violence, crime, substance abuse, poverty, health issues and disabilities affect children and families’ living conditions, relationships and everyday life

Skills

The student can

  • analyse and discuss child welfare phenomena on the basis of social science theory and research
  • analyse problems relating to child welfare on the basis of the discipline’s history, traditions, distinctive nature and place in society
  • analyse and take a critical approach to the child welfare service’s position of power in society and its importance for cooperation with children, young people and parents

General competence 

The student can

  • critically analyse and reflect on how power relations and political guidelines constitute conditions for child welfare work
  • analyse and reflect critically on how attitudes, language and cultural norms and values influence child welfare work

Teaching and learning methods

The teaching takes place with in-person attendance on campus. The working methods vary between lectures and student-active learning methods.

Course requirements

The following coursework requirements must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

  • Coursework requirement 1: An individual written assignment with a scope of 4-5 pages. The assignment will be read and assessed by two fellow students before the person with course responsibility assesses the assignment, with the enclosed comments by the fellow students, and decides whether or not it is approved.

The purpose of the coursework requirement is to further develop the students’ academic writing skills and their ability to express themselves clearly and accurately in writing.

The required coursework must be completed and approved by the stipulated deadline in order for the student to take the exam. If the coursework is not approved, the student will be given the opportunity to submit an improved version once by a given deadline.

Assessment

The exam in the course is an individual oral exam. Forty-five minutes are set aside for each candidate.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

No aids are permitted.

Grading scale

Grade scale A-F.

Examiners

The oral exam is graded by one internal and one external examiner.

Course contact person

Cecilie Neumann and Eirik Chr. Gundersen