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SARB3009

Citizenship and user participation

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

Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Spring 2026
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Home examination

About

About the course

Course content

Perspectives are based on the human rights declaration and judicial, political, social and religious as mentioned in UN's aim for sustainability. The course focus on theorizing different vulnerable positions regarding citizen's rights, problems regarding user participation, social cohesion and integration and participation as equal citizen. Cocreation and how to increase capabilities, user involvement, equality, citizenship and social integration are core themes.

Learning outcome

Knowledge - Students:

  • have advanced knowledge on citizenship discourse related to values and rights
  • have advanced knowledge on forms of user involvement in different social and historical contexts
  • have advanced knowledge about ethical challenges related to user involvement
  • have advanced knowledge in the field of knowledge production and research relevant for social work and similar fields of research.

Skills - Students:

  • can analyse and carry out independent work on contextualized interpretations of user involvement and citizenship
  • can analyse and deal critically with different perspectives on user involvement and citizenship

General knowledge - Students:

  • can make written analysis of relevant social science questions related to user involvement and citizenship.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, seminars, students` own presentations and groups.

Compulsory assignments

  • Oral presentation

Further on evaluation

Essay based on 1 week homework (same in case of ordinary as well as delayed exam). Compulsary activity is an oral presentation, and this must be passed in order to have the final exam. Grades: A-F.

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

Course materials

The syllabus list is published on Blackboard at the start of the course.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
SARB3005 7.5 sp Autumn 2020
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Social Sciences

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Social Work

Timetable

Timetable

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Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Home examination
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

Home examination
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code A Date Release 2025-11-03
Submission 2025-11-10 Time Release 10:00
Submission 12:00 Duration 1 weeks Exam system Inspera Assessment

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

Home examination
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code A Duration 1 weeks Exam system Inspera Assessment

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