Curricula

Objectives

After completing the course, you
- master the basic concepts of multicultural work, culture and identity and their meaning in integration process
- master integration and acculturation process to a new country and to a new culture
- learn to use culturally sensitive counselling and work orientation
- understand the meaning of a culturally conscious worker as preventing the process of prejudice and racism, interaction between people from different cultures

Content

The contents of the course are multicultural work, immigration globally and in Finland, current issues in asylum seeker´s process, integration and acculturation process to a new country and to a new culture as well as integration services and legislation. The course also discusses the meaning of culture and consider culturally conscious worker: how to prevent the process of prejudice and racism and increase interaction between people from different cultures.

Time and location

The course is an online course, but you have the option to come to campus for class if you want. The implementation is done as a hybrid.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Launikari, Mika & Puukari, Sauli (Eds.) (2005) Multicultural guidance and counselling. Theoretical Foundations and Best Practices in Europe. Institute for Educational Research. University of Jyväskylä.

Teaching methods

Lectures, visitors, videos, group work, discussions, learning diary, participating in multicultural guidance work.
Webinars will be held in Zoom but you have also an opportunity to come to the campus and study in the classroom.

Practical training and working life connections

During the course, a study visit is made to a multicultural workplace, where the student gets acquainted with multicultural work in practice for 1 ECTS credit, 27 hours.

International connections

Multicultural NGOs

Alternative completion methods

You can apply for admission on the basis of previous equivalent higher education studies (content/objectives/extent). You can also apply for partial credits based on work experience. Discuss your competences with your tutor and, if necessary, submit an e-application form at least two weeks before the start of the course.

Student workload

Total 135 hours (5 credits)
Lectures 20 hours
Pre-tasks and tasks 43 hours
Multicultural guidance work, study visit 27 hours
Learning diary 40 hours
Reflection and feedback 5 hours

Further information for students

Completing the course requires attending lectures, completing independent assignments for the course, study visits for multicultural guidance work and drawing up a learning diary. The grade of the course is based on the grade obtained from the learning diary.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

1
The student can name the some concepts of multicultural work. The student can recognize some aspects of the concept of culture and identity.
The student knows some practices of integration process. The student can name some practices of culturally sensitive counselling. The student knows some of the usable services used among immigrants.

2
The student can name the basic concepts of multicultural work
The student can explain the meaning of culture and identity, The student can explain the successful integration
process. The student can name the good practices of culturally sensitive counselling. The student can name usable services among immigrants

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

3
The student can present the basic concepts of multicultural work.
The student can explain the meaning of culture and identity in integration process. The student can explain the successful integration
process. The student can explain the good practices of culturally sensitive counselling. The student can name and classify the best usable services among immigrants.

4
The student can explain the basic concepts of multicultural work.
The student can analyze the meaning of culture and identity in integration process. The student knows how to support the successful integration
process. The student can plan and evaluate the good practices of culturally sensitive counselling. The student can compare about the best usable services among immigrants.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student can explain and compare the basic concepts of multicultural work. The student can analyze and interpret the meaning of culture and identity in integration process.
The student can make conclusions and support the successful integration
process. The student can plan, evaluate and implement the good practices of culturally sensitive counselling. The student can compare and make suggestions about the best usable services used among immigrants

Further information

Autumn semester 2021.