Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

After the course the student can the main concepts and theories of global multiculturalism and understands the meaning of the global and the local in the society. The student can observe and promote equality and anti-racist action in the society and organize the different theories of equality and racism. The student can promote the honouring encountering in the interaction and develop one’s expertise in the multicultural work. The student can analyse different theories of wellbeing and health in the finnish multicultural society.

Content (course unit)

It will betaught different theories and point of views, with which global and local will connect in the society and about what kind of questions about equality will arise in this connection. It will be taught different ways to promote equality by influencing the structures and developing the honouring encounter in the interaction. It will be taught different kind of theoretical frameworks in the intercultural communication in the work and in the work-places. During the course it will be acquinted in the well being and health in the multicultural society from the point of views of scientific knowledge, professional knowledge and expertise-by-experience.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

the student can recognise, name and define the phenomenon and the basic concepts of the multicultural society.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

the student organises the connections of the global and multicultural concepts and phenomenons. The student applies, explains and compares the global and multicultural fields and background in the finnish society.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

the student understands large entities and the interactions in the global multicultural society. The student generalizes and analyses the global multicultural society as a research goal and combines the multicultural research and phenomenons to each other.

Assessment scale

0-5