Degree Programme in Nursing

Turku campus

AUTUMN 2024 - SPRING 2025

Internship

The learning outcomes and content of the Internship depends on the practice placement. Participation in an Internship course is possible only if a suitable place can be found and cannot be guaranteed in advance. 

Intersectionality and Anti-Oppressive Practice, 5 ECTS

The student
- can reflect on power relations from an intersectional perspective.
- understands how service users’ experiences are connected to power in social services and health care practices.
- has developed an understanding of different cultures and can critically reflect on its own values and biases.
- knows how to actively work to eliminate oppressive practices and structures.

Content:
- Nordic welfare and the principles of equality
- The concept of intersectionality (gender, class, disability, age, ethnicity and sexuality)
- Decolonizing theories
- Anti-Oppressive Practice
- Cultural sensitivity training

Social Work from Nordic and Sub-Saharan Africa Perspectives, 5 ECTS

The student
- has knowledge about the different social- and healthcare systems
- gets a broader perspective on international social work
- is familiar with key policies underpinning social work practice
- develop the understanding of similarities and differences considering culture, needs and conditions in the two regions

Content:
- The Nordic Welfare system and social work practice
- Social Work in Sub-Saharan Africa
- The role of NGO:s
- Client centered approaches
- Ethical and professional perspectives on social work
- Similarities and differences considering needs and conditions
- Tanzanian and Finnish society and culture
- Preparation for traineeship or work in the other region

Swedish, 3 ECTS

At an institution outside of Novia UAS.