EPN-V2

SOSV3101 Social Work Pratice in School Settings Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Sosialt arbeid i skolen - laget rundt eleven
Study programme
Bachelor Programme in Child Care and Welfare
Bachelor Programme in Social Work
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Curriculum
FALL 2025
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

Knowledge

The student has in-depth knowledge of

  • models that can be used to analyse economic policy
  • how cyclical fluctuations arise and how they can be counteracted through policy
  • how institutions can influence policies
  • financial crises
  • open economy, monetary unions

Skills

The student is capable of

  • explaining important relationships between macroeconomic variables
  • using models to analyse macroeconomic issues
  • analysing how macroeconomic policy can influence economic variables such as activity and inflation
  • assessing current economic policy

Required preliminary courses

The student must have passed all exams in the first and second year of the programme. 

Learning outcomes

None.

Teaching and learning methods

The teaching takes place with physical attendance on campus, and is based on student-centered learning methods and alternates between lectures, group work, discussion and reflection tasks, as well as preparation, implementation, and analysis of the students' fieldwork.

Course requirements

To be eligible to take the exam, the student must have the following coursework/mandatory activity approved by the specified deadline:

  • Coursework 1.Fieldwork

Completion of 4 hours of fieldwork in a school after the research question has been approved.

Each student is responsible for registering for and attending the fieldwork, as well as staying informed about the meeting time and contact person. If the fieldwork is not completed, an extensive alternative assignment will be required as compensation for the absence. Failure to fulfill the required coursework will result in the student losing the right to take the exam.

Assessment

A grade scale with grades from A to E for pass and F for fail is used.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

The exam papers are graded by one internal and one external examiner.

Grading scale

Grade scale A-F. 

Examiners

All exam papers are assessed by one internal and one external examiner.

Course contact person

Carolina Helena Ohls and Marianne Buen Sommerfeldt