Urban Diversities - challenges and opportunitiesLaajuus (3 - 5 cr)

Objective

The main aim of this course is to strengthen the capabilities of future social professionals to analyze and intervene in situations that involve urban tensions and complexities, as well as to create opportunities for inclusion and participation. More concretely, the module has the following learning objectives:

Acquire knowledge of:
- Human needs, human rights and social justice
- Theories on identity and diversity
- Social work approaches to urban complexities

Acquire skills to:
- Use participatory methods in working with individuals and/or groups
- Be creative in finding arenas of participation in communities
- Cooperate in international teams

Develop reflections on:
- Inclusion, exclusion, power (im)balances, opportunities and challenges
- The personal learning process

Content

- Urban complexities and opportunities
- How to “read the city”
- Human rights and social justice
- Intersectionality
- Participatory methods