Course content

Social studies 1 part 2 provides an introduction to the social studies as areas of knowledge and school subjects with relevance for teaching at level 5-10.

Within the field of understanding democracy and citizenship, the emphasis is on knowledge of and understanding of national and international political processes, democracy and citizenship education with the main emphasis on Norwegian conditions for use at level 5-10.

On the topic of sustainable societies, emphasis is placed on knowledge and understanding of conditions such as landscape, climate, resources and sustainable development.

The course draws some basic lines in history didactics and Norwegian history

The subject thematizes central issues affecting the administration of social studies in school with an emphasis on progression in teaching, comparative perspectives from different education systems, and the application of social studies didactic theory.

Learning outcome

KNOWLEDGE

• Has broad knowledge of key topics, theories and processes in the field of democracy and citizenship, as well as knowledge of national and international political processes.
• Has broad knowledge of key topics, concepts and processes in relation to creating sustainable societies for the future.
• Can connect basic insights in Norwegian history to history didactic theory in the planning and implementation of teaching.
• Has broad knowledge of key issues in the administration of the school subject: the transition from primary school to secondary school and from secondary school to upper secondary education, year and period planning, assessment at the middle and secondary level, and social studies didactic theory.

SKILLS

• Can identify connections between the course's thematic areas and explain how they interfere with each other
• Can connect basic insights from the subject of the subject to the didactic theory of the social subject in the planning and implementation of teaching.
• Able to develop and apply academic skills such as critical thinking and argumentation.

GENERAL COMPETENCE

• Can facilitate that students can reflect independently and critically on issues in social studies based on knowledge and familiarity with different perspectives
• Has a reflective and critical perspective on how to create sustainable societies, and specifically sub-themes such as landscape, resource and climate issues and connect this to questions around the concept of sustainable development.
• Can connect basic insights in Norwegian history to history didactic theory in the planning and implementation of teaching.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, independent and collaborative work, with and without tutoring. Work with compulsory and other assignments individually and collaboratively. Excursions/city walks.

Compulsory assignments

• Attendance at introduction day

Specific conditions

Course materials

The final syllabus will be published on Blackboard before the start of the course.

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