Social Work and Public Health in Third World Countries, 15 higher education credits
Social Work and Public Health in Third World Countries
Presentation of Social work and public health in Third World Countries
The objective is to give students a critical understanding of Third World development issues, social and public health problems, social and public health policies and planning, and of foreign cultures and their background, in order to (1) facilitate working as a Development Worker in Developing Countries within the field of social work and public health, and (2) better understand immigrants to students’ home countries and so better work with them.
The course should also stimulate an interest and an engagement in the predicament of poor countries and poor and powerless people in the Third World.
The course will discuss theories of development and the effect on development and social work of international relations and of internal structure and conditions in developing nations. The effect of development cooperation and aid will be discussed, both state-centred, market based, and civil-society based, including here the role of NGOs.
Central topics are perceptions and definitions of social policy and its relation to development issues, and perceptions of social and health problems and how to deal with them, as well as topics concerning social welfare- and social order problems, and food, nutrition and health issues. And accordingly are discussed necessary and feasible interventions in social work and public health.
Finally will be included practical skills, applied communication and “good manners”.
Half speed, evenings over the whole term. 15 ECTS, Advanced/master level)
The objective is to give students a critical understanding of Third World development issues, social and public health problems, social and public health policies and planning, and of foreign cultures and their background, in order to (1) facilitate working as a Development Worker in Developing Countries within the field of social work and public health, and (2) better understand immigrants to students’ home countries and so better work with them.
The course should also stimulate an interest and an engagement in the predicament of poor countries and poor and powerless people in the Third World.
The course will discuss theories of development and the effect on development and social work of international relations and of internal structure and conditions in developing nations. The effect of development cooperation and aid will be discussed, both state-centred, market based, and civil-society based, including here the role of NGOs.
Central topics are perceptions and definitions of social policy and its relation to development issues, and perceptions of social and health problems and how to deal with them, as well as topics concerning social welfare- and social order problems, and food, nutrition and health issues. And accordingly are discussed necessary and feasible interventions in social work and public health.
Finally will be included practical skills, applied communication and “good manners”.
Half speed, evenings over the whole term. 15 ECTS, Advanced/master level)
Admission requirements
1. Bachelor´s degree consisting of 180 hp, with 90 hp in social work, public health or nursing science.
2. The equivalent of English B in Swedish secondary school.
2. The equivalent of English B in Swedish secondary school.
Course Offer
Malmö | Evenings 50%
2010-01-19 to 2010-06-07NOTE! This offer has been cancelled!
Malmö | Evenings 50%
2010-01-19 to 2010-06-07NOTE! This offer has been cancelled!