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

Recommended previous knowledge

Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Child Welfare Care or Health Science.

Required previous knowledge

Bachelor's degree

Course materials

Syllabus is approx. 1500 pages (English and Norwegian scientific literature). The syllabus list is published on Blackboard at the start of the course.