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Course syllabus - Transcultural Perspectives in Health, Care and Welfare
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
VAE104
Valid from
Autumn semester 2014
Education level
First cycle
Progressive Specialisation
G2F (First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).
Main area(s)
Caring Science with Specialization in Nursing, Science of Public Health, Social Work, Physiotherapy
School
School of Health, Care and Social Welfare
Ratified
2014-01-15
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Books
Dignity in care: a genuine commitment?, volym 18
Nursing older people, 2007
Caring Science in a New Key, volym 15
Nursing Science Quarterly, 2002
The process of cultural competence in the delivery of healthcare services : the journey continues
[Cincinnati, Ohio : Transcultural C.A.R.E. Associates, c2007] - 135 p.
ISBN: 0-9741582-2-4 LIBRIS-ID: 11417352
Culturally congruent care for older people:Finnish care in Sweden, volym 21
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Science, 2007
Cultural consideration in Evidence-Based Practice.
Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 21 (3), 271-280., 2010
Cultural competence in nursing
Stockholm : Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, 2008 - 48 s.
ISBN: 9789174091533 LIBRIS-ID: 11221435
Towards conceptualization of Trancultural Health Care System: Concepts and Model.
Journal of Trancultural Nursing. 4 (2), 1993
To understand and alleviate suffering in a caring culture.
Journal of Advanced Nursing. 18, 1354-1361., 1993
Nursing theorists and their work
7. ed. : Maryland Heights, Mo. : Mosby, cop. 2010 - xviii, 797 s.
ISBN: 9780323056410 (pbk.) LIBRIS-ID: 11640805
Supporting People who have Dementia to die with Dignity.
Nursing Older People, 21(5), 18-23., 2009
Transcultural communication in nursing
2nd ed. : Clifton Park, NY : Thomson/Delmar Learning, c2005. - xix, 356 s.
ISBN: 0-7668-4877-9 (alk. paper) LIBRIS-ID: 9533611
Nursing research : generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice
9.ed. : Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, cop. 2012 [dvs 2011] - xiv, 802 s.
ISBN: 9781605477084 (hardback) LIBRIS-ID: 12094617
Transcultural Health Care : A Culturally Competent Approach (4th Edition)
F. A. Davis, 2012
Cultural diversity in health and illness
7. ed. : Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, cop. 2009 - xxiii, 401 s.
ISBN: 9780135035894 LIBRIS-ID: 10985526
Prejudice, paradox, and possibility: nursing people from cultures other than one's own.
Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 12 (2), 100-106., 2001
Intercultural caring - an abductive model, volym 22
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Science, 2008
Objectives
The objective of the course is for students to attain knowledge and skills in the area of transcultural perspectives in health, care, and welfare. Other course objectives are for students to improve their competence and to analyse the living conditions of people in various cultural environments.
Learning outcomes
After having completed the course, students are expected to be able to:
1 reflect upon and discuss the concepts human, autonomy, integrity, dignity, health, suffering and caring from a cultural perspective with a focus on the social situations of individuals
2 describe and critically approach research on culture, transcultural perspectives and cultural competence in relation to health and welfare
3 describe intercultural competence in intercultural communication
4 problematise availability in health and welfare systems using transcultural perspectives
5 analyse and reflect upon their own cultural behaviour in order to develop transcultural competence
6 describe and analyse organisations and the roles of professionals when encountering people from different cultures
7 describe caring environments in relevant cultures with an awareness of diseases
8 apply and critically reflect upon transcultural theories and models in their own subject area
Course content
Concepts and theories of culture, health and welfare
Transcultural perspectives on health, care and welfare
(In)Equality in health, care and welfare
Cultural competence
Individual autonomy, integrity and dignity in the culture in question
Health, suffering and caring in the culture in question
External and internal caring environment in the culture in question
Examples of culture-specific conditions and diseases
Tuition
Teaching on the course consists of lectures, seminars, individual studies and group work, and a field study on current professional practice.
Specific requirements
60 credits in one of the subject areas Caring Sciences with a specialization in Nursing, Nursing Science or Public Health Sciences, Physiotherapy, Social Work, Social Care, Psychology, Sociology, Pedagogy, or the equivalent.
Examination
Attendance (NÄR1), 0.5 credit point, mandatory attendance for at least 80% of the lectures offered in the course. Marks Pass (G).
Seminar (SEM1), 1.5 credit points, written and oral presentation of an individual task, related to learning objectives 2, 8. Marks Pass (G).
Seminar (SEM2), 1 credit point, oral presentation of a group task, related to learning objectives 1, 3, 5. Marks Pass (G).
Seminar (SEM3), 1 credit point, oral presentation of a group task, related to learning objectives 4, 6, 7. Marks Pass (G).
PM (PM01), 3.5 credit points, written PM/description of project plan with a follow-up seminar, related to all learning objectives. Marks Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
For the grade Pass with distinction (VG) on the course as a whole, the student must receive a Pass with distinction (VG) for PM01. For more information, see the Study Guide.
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.
Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.
Grade
Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Interim Regulations and Other Regulations
Replace VAE046, VAE072 och VAE078.