Social Work and Social Problems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lecture seminar in North-South-South Programme

Curriculum Development – Sustainable Development and Social Work (SUDET)

Course unit description in the curriculum:

University of Tampere, Social Work: STYS1B3, you can negotiate about other options.

Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Social Services: Free elective studies or International Study Week or you can negotiate with your tutor teacher about other options.

Time and Place: The University of Tampere

• Monday, March 31, at 13-15.30, Auttila 126
• Tuesday, April 1, at  9-12 and 13-15, Auttila 245
• Wednesday, April 2, at 9-12 and 13-15, Auttila 124
• Thursday, April 3, at 9-12 and 13-15, Auttila 124
• Friday, April 4, at 9-12, Auttila 126

Teachers

Visiting lecturers from

University of  Kwazulu–Natal, Durban, South Africa

Saint Augustine University of Tanzania, Mwanza

Catholic University, Nampula, Mozambique

High Institute of Studies in Local Development, Maluana, Mozambique

Objectives

Students learn about social work and social problems in the context of Sub-Saharan African societies and their social development. Students get some practical and theoretical understanding for working in the international development field.

Study methods

This course will include class instruction, group work/discussion sessions for 20 hours.

There will be three articles/online readings assigned for the students.

Readings will amount to 15 hours of work.

Essay (besides the lectures the reading materials are also reflected in the essay) amounts up to 80 hours of work.

University of Tampere: Registration from 1st March until 25th March 2014 through online form

1. attendance in the lecture seminar
2. essay, 7-8 pages (in English or in Finnish)

Detailed content of lectures will be informed latest in Mid-February 2014.

Further information:

Sinikka Forsman (UTA), sinikka.forsman@uta.fi , tel. 0503186074

Ulla-Maija Koivula (TAMK), ulla-maija.koivula@tamk.fi, tel. 0505702471