Interdisciplinary Competence – Literacy in Subjects and Professions Programme description

Tverrfaglig kompetanse omfatter kompetanse, både kunnskap og ferdigheter, som er relevante og aktuelle på tvers av fag, fagområder, yrker og profesjoner, og som blir stadig mer vektlagt i et tekstbasert samfunn og arbeidsliv preget av mangfold og teknologisering. Tverrfaglighet berører temaer som er sentrale samfunnsutfordringer som et fag eller fagområde ikke kan løse alene, men der løsningen er bidrag fra andre fag.

Dette studiet knytter tverrfaglig kompetanse til begrepet literacy som forklares med kyndighet eller kompetanse relatert til forskjellige fagområder som helseliteracy, matematisk literacy, digital literacy eller kritisk literacy. Literacy i dette studiet avgrenses til språkbruk, muntlig kompetanse, flerspråklig kompetanse og bruk av digitale verktøy. Slike kompetanser utgjør en viktig forutsetning for kunnskapstilegnelse og kunnskapsformidling, for dybdelæring og helhetlig kompetanse i utdanning og for livslang læring.

Studiet tar utgangspunkt i elevers utfordringer i møte med formidling og forståelse av komplekse fagtekster. Ved å styrke den språklige og digitale kompetansen til lærere, veiledere og instruktører, er siktemålet å ruste dem både teoretisk og praktisk til å arbeide konkret og funksjonelt med å utvikle literacy hos elever i det flerspråklige klasserom. Studiet legger vekt på hvordan didaktiske strategier knyttet til literacy som tverrfaglig kompetanse, kan brukes for å styrke elevene i deres fagkompetanse og gjennomføring av utdanningen.

Etter endt studie vil studentene oppnå tverrfaglig literacykompetanse relevant for fag, fagområder og yrker.

Målgruppe for studiet er lærere i grunnopplæringen, både grunnskole og videregående opplæring (studiespesialiserende og yrkesfaglige utdanningsprogrammer), og lærer- og profesjonsutdannere. Studietilbudet er også aktuelt for veiledere og instruktører i institusjoner og bedrifter.

Opptakskrav er generell studiekompetanse eller tilsvarende realkompetanse.

Følgende krav må oppfylles for å være kvalifisert realkompetansesøker:

1. Søkere må være 25 år eller eldre i opptaksåret og kan ikke ha generell studiekompetanse. Søkere må dokumentere ett av følgende:

• fagbrev eller tilsvarende, og minimum to års relevant yrkespraksis;
• minimum fem års relevant yrkespraksis. Inntil to av de fem årene kan erstattes av relevant ulønnet arbeid, utdanning, organisasjonserfaring eller liknende.

2. Søkere må ha tilstrekkelige ferdigheter i norsk (eller annet nordisk språk) til å kunne gjennomføre studiet. Faget norsk (eller annet nordisk språk) skal bestå av minimum 112 årstimer fra videregående opplæring eller tilsvarende, bestått med karakteren 2 eller bedre. Alternativt kan kravet til norsk dokumenteres med en attest fra arbeidsgiver som beskriver hvordan søkeren på en tilfredsstillende måte har brukt norsk skriftlig og muntlig (eller annet nordisk språk) som en vesentlig del av sitt arbeid. Søkere med morsmål fra land utenfor Norden må dokumentere at de oppfyller krav til norsk tilsvarende kravet til generell studiekompetanse, i henhold til krav i forskrift om opptak til høyere utdanning.

Relevant deltidsarbeid av ulikt omfang og lengde kan regnes om til heltid, etter gjeldende regelverk.

Gjennom studiet skal studentene tilegne seg kunnskaper, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse som setter dem i stand til å veilede elever som bruker språk, skriftlige og muntlige tekster i ulike kontekster preget av mangfold og endring. En integrert del av studiet er derfor utvikling av ferdigheter i literacy eller tekstkyndighet, interkulturell kommunikasjon, multimodale tekster og språkbruk knyttet til arbeidsliv, skolefag og fagdidaktikk. Studentene vil gjennom sin profesjonsnære utdanning og erfaring utvikle kunnskaper og didaktisk kompetanse i hvordan integrere tverrfaglige temaer i fagopplæringen. Skriving, lesing, muntlige ferdigheter og digitalisering av undervisning blir vektlagt som nøkkelferdigheter for læring og veiledning. Studiet legger vekt på tett kobling til praksisfeltet, og læringsutbyttet ses i sammenheng med studentenes utdannings- og erfaringsbakgrunn og deres tilknytning til spesifikke fagområder.

Etter fullført studium har studenten følgende læringsutbytte definert som kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse i hvordan literacy kan integreres i opplæring og kompetanseutvikling:

Kunnskap

Studenten

• har kunnskap om det norske språkets struktur med vekt på funksjonell språkbruk
• har kunnskap om hvordan literacy medieres på tvers av fagområder og kulturelle kontekster
• har kunnskap om tekniske, pedagogiske og etiske komponenter i bruk av digitale verktøy

Ferdigheter

Studenten

• kan implementere språklige og metaspråklige dimensjoner i den ordinære fagundervisning
• kan veilede elever i deres egen språk- og tekstbruk, og bruk av digitale verktøy
• kan veilede elever om hvordan kultur, verdier, makt og stemmer realiseres gjennom ulike tekstlige modaliteter og praksissituasjoner
• kan bruke språket på en kvalifisert måte i profesjonssammenheng

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

• kan formidle og kommunisere faglig innhold ved å integrere språklige temaer og bruk av digitale verktøy
• kan anvende skriftlig og muntlig språkbruk for meningsdanning og kritisk tenkning i opplæringen
• kan bidra til flerkulturelle perspektiv i opplæringen

This is the programme description for the Bachelor’s Programme in Social Work. The programme is offered at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Work, Child Welfare and Social Policy. The bachelor’s degree is awarded in accordance with the Regulations Relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University.

The Bachelor’s Programme in Social Work is a full-time programme over three years that qualifies students for the professional title of social worker. Students who complete and pass the programme are awarded the degree of Bachelor of Social Work, cf. Section 2-3, 1a. The Norwegian name of the degree is ‘Bachelor i sosialt arbeid’.

The programme description is based on the Regulations on National Guidelines for the education of social workers, which entered into force on 1 July 2019, from and including the 2020–2021 academic year: https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2019-03-15-409

The social work programme shall, in line with the Regulations, result in learning outcomes in the following competence areas:

Framework for and perspectives on social work

Knowledge about and work on social problems

The programme forms the basis for specialisation at further education level and/or master’s degree level and on to PhD level.

The programme description is approved for one academic year at a time.

Studiet bachelor i sosialt arbeid retter seg mot de som ønsker en grunnutdanning i sosialt arbeid. Studiet er en generalistutdanning, som kvalifiserer til arbeid med sosiale problemer på ulike nivåer og fagområder. Sosialarbeidere har fokus på enkeltmenneskers og gruppers livssituasjon og jobber med forbedring av disse, og samspillet mellom samfunnsmessige faktorer.

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

Knowledge

The candidate:

• has broad knowledge of the theoretical foundation of social work
• has broad knowledge of evidence-based knowledge and user knowledge
• has knowledge of methods that target individuals, families, groups and society at large
• has broad knowledge of the different life challenges of individuals and groups
• has broad knowledge of how social structures and processes can create and maintain social problems
• has knowledge of how social work contributes to achieving the Global Sustainable Development Goals
• has broad knowledge of inclusion mechanisms and conditions for social participation
• has broad knowledge of the support system, different services and benefits in the field of welfare
• has knowledge of interprofessional cooperation and coordination of services and benefits in the public, private and voluntary sector
• has broad knowledge of communication, relationships and interaction with children, young people, adults and older adults at the individual, group and societal level
• has knowledge of legal method, principles of administrative law and relevant legislation
• has knowledge of human rights and important conventions, minorities and the rights of the Sami people and their special status as an indigenous people

Skills

The candidate:

• can apply knowledge about social problems, life crises and life transitions to promote coping and change in cooperation with individuals, families, groups and collaborative partners
• can exercise judgement in interactions with people in different professional and institutional contexts
• can apply various methodological approaches at the individual, group and societal level in various service areas
• can apply rules of law and exercise judgement in a legal and social work context in interactions with individuals, families and groups
• can apply knowledge to identify resources and give hope in cooperation with people in vulnerable life situations
• can promote social justice in cooperation with people in vulnerable positions
• masters relevant methods for mapping, documentation, analysis and decision-making
• can critically assess and use research, experience-based knowledge and user knowledge in professional practice

General competence

The candidate:

• has insight into the professional ethics of social work
• has insight into power structures and exercise of power that contribute to social inequality
• has insight into and can reflect critically on their own professional role in encounters with institutional and political requirements in their service provision.
• can plan and carry out work tasks in complex situations
• can plan, implement and coordinate interprofessional collaboration between different services and service levels
• can communicate knowledge from a social work perspective and exchange points of view and experience with partners
• can contribute to innovation and development of good practice
• is familiar with the importance of digital communication in professional practice and cooperation
• can reflect on the consequences of digitalisation in a life course perspective
• can reflect on their own role, ethical issues and guidelines, human rights, values and attitudes in cooperation with different user groups in different phases of life
• can acquire research-based knowledge about relevant measures at the individual, group and societal level and reflect on these measures

The Bachelor’s Programme in Social Work at OsloMet is based on the diversity, challenges and opportunities inherent in a big city. The social work programme is an academic and practice-oriented programme whose purpose is to educate professionals who can help individuals, families and groups to prevent, reduce and resolve social and health problems. Social workers work to prevent social inequality and promote inclusion in society. The programme qualifies students for work in welfare services in the public, private and voluntary sector. It gives students the special expertise required to help individuals back into working life in close collaboration with those who need it. Social work with vulnerable children and families and preventing and providing assistance in connection with neglect, violence and abuse are also key parts of the programme.

Marginalisation and outsiderness, exclusion and inclusion are perspectives that permeate the programme. The programme places emphasis on equality and non-discrimination regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion and beliefs, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and age.

Several of the fields of work require further education. On completion of the bachelor’s degree programme, there are good opportunities for taking further studies on the university’s master’s degree programmes and doctoral degree programmes.

Ethical principles and values

Respect for human value and rights, as they are described in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and other relevant international conventions, is the starting point for the establishment of common ethical values across national and cultural borders. The practice of social work is based on humanitarian and democratic values. Social workers’ social mission is to assist people who need help to secure living conditions and a quality of life that are fit for human beings.

Therefore, solidarity with vulnerable groups, combating poverty and advocating social justice and social change are key elements of the professions’ education and professional practice.

Social work builds on a positive view of humanity, with a basic belief in people’s inherent abilities. Social work is intended to help to motivate and mobilise these abilities. A social worker’s tasks include ethical assessments, critical reflection on one’s own practice, and choices and actions based on professional methodology. Social workers focus on and work to counteract social exclusion and unworthy living conditions. This should be reflected in each professional’s attitude and actions towards users of the service and partners.

Everyone who works in counselling and facilitation in the fields of personnel, welfare and the labour market will meet ethical challenges. Being able to reflect on these challenges is an important element for developing the quality of the services, ensuring that the users’ needs are well addressed and improving the services’ reputation. During the course of the programme, the students will therefore be introduced to different levels of ethical issues/questions relating to the topics covered by the programme.

Personal competence

Developing personal competence is very important for future professional practice. This is a lifelong learning process that starts with personal qualification in the programme. Personal qualification is therefore included as an important element throughout the programme in different ways: through personal feedback during practical training periods, seminar teaching, project work, skills training and also through forms of teaching communication and interaction.

Students at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University have the opportunity to take parts of the programme abroad. The Faculty of Social Sciences has a well-established cooperation with a number of universities, university colleges and institutions in countries both in and outside Europe. A period of study abroad can make an important contribution to academic and personal development; it will provide new challenges in the field, new international contacts, better language skills and insight into other cultures. Students may apply to take their practical training in the fifth semester abroad.

There are specific requirements for taking parts of the programme abroad.

Compulsory assignments and coursework to be read by partner institutions abroad must be written in English.

Exchange students from partner universities can apply to take their practical training in and around Oslo. They must first have completed at least one year of the programme at their institution.

Rules for study progress

Several of the programme’s courses have attendance requirements that apply to parts of the teaching activities. This is largely activities where the students are expected to acquire competence that is both part of the programme’s purpose and which the student is unable to acquire through reading the syllabus and/or cannot be assessed in an exam. Participation in compulsory teaching activities must be approved by a specified deadline. It is the students’ responsibility to register their presence on an attendance list and have it certified by the lecturer responsible for the course and/or fellow students.

The compulsory attendance requirement must be approved before the student can take the exam in a course. Attendance requirements are stipulated under each individual course description. The attendance requirement is normally 80%. All coursework and alternative coursework requirements must be completed by a given deadline and be approved before a student can take the exam in a course, cf. the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University. The different coursework requirements are stipulated under each course description.

All exams in an academic year must be passed in order for the student to continue to the next academic year.

Formal requirements for written work

Written work must follow the approved APA citation style (American Psychological Association). All assignments must be written in Calibri 12-point font with 1.5 line spacing.