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PED2002

Children and Youth Culture

Assessments and mandatory activities may be changed until September 20th.

Credits 7.5
Level Intermediate course, level II
Course start Spring 2026
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

The present course focuses on children and youths contemporary everyday life in and across institutions such as education, family and leisure. The theoretical entrance point is that children are seen as producers as well as consumers of culture. In addition, it is assumed that children and youth´s social and cultural practices can be seen and understood from a participatory perspective. The course scrutinizes and problematizes, among other phenomena, the categories children and youth, children and youths everyday life, identity, socialization, media usage, child and youth culture, and counterculture. The course deals with challenges such as how to describe and understand: the relationship between children/youths on and across different sociocultural arenas, children and youths sociocultural practices discussed in terms of ethical and moral dilemmas, childhood and youth as international and global phenomena, the transition from childhood to youth to adulthood.

Learning outcome

The student will develop a broad understanding of theoretical and analytical concept and perspectives that can be used to understand and describe the everyday life of contemporary childhood and youth on different arenas.

Learning methods and activities

Teaching is divided into lectures and seminars.Lectures and seminars can be organized in more intensive periods.

Required previous knowledge

None.

Course materials

The syllabus consists of approximately 500 pages.

Subject areas

  • Education
  • Social Sciences

Contact information

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code E Date 2025-11-20 Time 09:00 Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment
Place and room for school exam

The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.

Sluppenvegen 14
Room SL430
21 candidates

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code E Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment Place and room Not specified yet.