Course - Disability as knowledge and research field - FUH3004
FUH3004 - Disability as knowledge and research field
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Home examination
Grade: Letter grades
| Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home examination | 100/100 | 5 days |
Course content
The course is the core subject in the Master programme in Disability and Society. The course discusses key political developments and recent reforms in a societal perspective. The course will also communicate recent research on social policy, regulatory policy, discrimination and everyday life. Various current issues about the equity of people with disabilities in society are important in this subject.
Learning outcome
Knowledge - The student should have acquired in-depth knowledge of current problems from research and knowledge-field about disability. This means that the student should have in-depth insight about:
- historical ways of thinking and developments in this field of knowledge
- welfare and regulatory policy that affect persons with disability as a target group
- community participation for persons with disability
- global, European and Nordic trends in the field of knowledge
- ethical and legal issues for persons with disability, and the research field
Skills:
- The student should recognize and be able to use the above knowledge scientifically.
General competence:
- Students must critically discuss current issues on the basis of current research
Learning methods and activities
Teaching methods are lectures, student active learning and compulsory activities.
Compulsory assignments
- Compulsory activity
- Compulsory activity
Further on evaluation
Home exam.
Compulsory activity must be approved in order to take the final exam in the course. The compulsory activities are approved for 4 years. If more than four years have passed since the approved compulsory activity, the student must carry out compulsory activities again in order to take the exam.
Required previous knowledge
Bachelor's degree in health or social studies, education or social sciences. The course is compulsory for students who are admitted to the master's program in Disability and Society. The course is offered as an elective course in the education plan for students at the master programme in Social Work. Students admitted to nearby master's programs can be admitted after individual assessment.
Course materials
Syllabus is approx. 1500 pages (English and Norwegian scientific literature). The syllabus list is published on Blackboard at the start of the semester.
No
Version: 1
Credits:
15.0 SP
Study level: Second degree level
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: SPRING 2024
Language of instruction: Norwegian
Location: Trondheim
- Social Sciences
Examination
Examination arrangement: Home examination
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
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Autumn
ORD
Home examination
100/100
Release
2023-11-29Submission
2023-12-04
10:00
INSPERA
12:00 -
Room Building Number of candidates -
Spring
ORD
Home examination
100/100
Release
2024-05-08Submission
2024-05-13
10:00
INSPERA
12:00 -
Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"