TACKLING SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE)

Course: Tackling Social Problems in Sub-Saharan Africa
Credits: 5 ECTS
Time: 12.09.-12.11.2011
Coordinating University: University of Tampere
Coordinator: Miguel Marrengula, miguel.marrengula@uta.fi
 Teaching language: English
Registration Deadline: 11.09.2011

 

Time:                                      Fall term 2011 starting on the 12th of September 2011 and ending on the 12th of November 2011.
 
To join:                                   Information will be accessible online through “Sustainability in Development” courses info web-site.
 
For whom:                               Any student of any UniPID-university in Finland. Not optimal for 1st year students (another similar course will be organized in spring 2011). There is the possibility of having 5 students from University of Kwazulu Natal in South Africa, 5 students from Sant Agostinho University of Mwanza- Tanzania and 5 Students from the University of Eduardo Mondlane- Mozambique
 
Acceptance:                            The maximum number of students will be 30 from UniPID + 15 from South making a total of 45 students online. Criterion of selection will be made public at “Sustainability in Development” courses info web-site from late May to 2nd September 2010.
 
Extent:                                    5 ECTS
 
Description:                            The course brings contributions from professionals coming from South (South Africa, Mozambique and Tanzania) in cooperation with Finnish scholars and together tackling on Sub-Saharan social problems and perspectives of social development. The approach of the course is on emancipator social development practices
 
Method:                                  Video lectures minimum 30 hours. Learning materials and texts related to video lectures will be available on the Moodle -course management system or on web-site both informed later. There will be 9 study groups composed by 5 students each, for group discussion, each group will have 1 or 2 students from south and 3 or 4 students from Finland.
 
Learning:                                Critical pedagogy, active learning, problem based learning and group focused learning practice.
 
Organized by:                         International School of Social Sciences (ISSS), and Department of Social Work Research in the University of Tampere
 
Coordinator:                      Miguel Marrengula, University of Tampere Tel. 03355 17479
Participating teachers:           Professor emerita H.C. Marja-Liisa Swantz (University of Helsinki)
                                                                Professor Ulla Vuorela (University of Tampere)
                                                                Professor Vishantie  Sewpaul (University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
                                                                Professor Tuomas Takala (University of Tampere)
                                                                Lecturer David Korpela (University of Jyväskylä)
                                                                Lecturer Regina Opoku ( University of St.Agostinho- Mwanza, Tanzania
                                                                MA. Sonia Nhantumbo (Ministry of Science and Technology- Mozambique)
                                                                MA. Miguel Marrengula (University of Tampere + Mozambique)
Course Content and timing
 
  1. Introduction to social development (3 hours)
 
    1. Prof. Swantz: What is development?
    2. Prof. Vuorela: Engendering globalization
    3. Prof. Sewpaul: Main social problems in Sub-Saharan context
 
  1. Contexts of improving life (3 hours)
 
    1. Korpela: Reproductive health and changing behaviour
    2. Nhantumbo: Community health in Mozambique
    3. Prof. Takala: Social questions of education (title to be confirmed)
 
  1. Social work & critical social issues
 
Professor Sewpaul: Emmancipator social work practice- theoretical reflections (8 hours)
·         Emancipatory education in social work: Regional and international imperatives
·         Globalisation and social work in Africa
·         From apartheid to democracy: Implications for social work in South Africa
·         Policy and legislation governing social work education and practice in South Africa
·         Ethical guidelines vis-a-vis the moral impulse
 
MA. Opoko: Poverty and social realities in Africa- the case of Mwanza, Tanzania (6 hours)
·         Poverty: Poverty has a woman's face in a family: A case study in Mwanza region, Tanzania.
·         Maternal health problems in Mwanza region, Tanzania
·         Witchcraft versus human welfare in Mwanza region, Tanzania.
 
MA. Marrengula: Child protection and child welfare in Mozambique (6 hours)
·         Mozambique in a brief
·         Child welfare and child protection in Mozambique
·         Community based social work practice- lessons from practice with street children in Maputo
 
MA. Nhantumbo: Cultural perspectives to community health in HIV/AIDS in Mozambique (4hours)
·         The situation of HIV in Mozambique
·         Modern medicine vs traditional healers
·         Alternative health care practices