Children, Parents, and Family Life, 7.5 credits

Main field of study

Course level

Advancement level

Course offered for

• Master´s Programme in Child Studies

Entry requirements

A bachelor’s degree in the humanities, social sciences or the behavioral sciences with a major (or its equivalent) in a field relevant to the programme, e.g. anthropology, communication studies, education, history, language studies, media studies, political science, psychology, social work and sociology. Successfully completed 45 credits of the first year’s courses on the master´s program in Child studies (F7MCH). Documented knowledge of English equivalent to "Engelska B"/”Engelska 6”.

Intended learning outcomes

After completion of the course, the student should on an advanced level be able to:
• discuss theories in psychology and the social sciences that concern the family and reproduction;
• analyze how relations between children, parents and society are expressed in various demographic, economic, social, cultural and historical settings;
• problematize the concept of the family and discuss the conditions for family life taking in consideration family structure, socio-economic and cultural prerequisites and transnational relations.

Course content

The course deals with children’s relations within the family. It does so with the aid of theoretical perspectives on the individual, interpersonal and structural level and illuminates practices of family life in relation to reproduction, parenthood, children and childhood from and makes visible the visible in relation to. Students will also problematize the concept of the family and discuss the conditions of family life in relation to family structure, transnational relations as well as socio-economic and cultural conditions.

Teaching and working methods

Lectures and related discussions take place online on an interactive learning platform. In addition to lectures there are seminars, workshops, and group work online. Between the lectures and the seminars the students independently acquire the course literature, complete individual and group assignments, and communicate with other students online.

The student must have access to e-mail and Internet. The course is presented in various multi-media formats. In order to guarantee a learning situation online, and, in order for the student to be able to actively participate in the course and communicate with fellow students and the teacher, it is therefore important that the student have access to the correct hard- and software. Information concerning the specifications of the equipment necessary for the course can be found in the study guide.

English is the language of instruction.

Examination

Active participation in an on-line seminars as well as through an individual written assignment submitted online. Detailed information on the examinations can be found in the study guide.

Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course twice are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.

Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades.

Grades

Other information

Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus. 

The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.

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