Global and Multicultural Society - Tampere Summer School 2021

This course will present the basic framework of the multicultural society and the global phenomena around it. It also describes the methods how to understand global and multicultural topics in a multicultural society. Additionally, the aim of the course is to teach a few basic principles of social and health care issues and what this means when people are coming from diverse backgrounds. The participants will be able to take part in the discussion of global and multicultural topics which are visible in the society.

After the course the student can the main concepts and theories of global multiculturalism and understands the meaning of the global and the local in the society. The student can observe and promote equality and anti-racist action in the society and organize the different theories of equality and racism. The student can promote the honouring encountering in the interaction and develop one’s expertise in the multicultural work. The student can analyse different theories of wellbeing and health in the Finnish multicultural society.

The Teaching Timetable 2021 can be found here.

lease remember to check the course specific timetable within your time zone. 

The sessions are held in Zoom. 

To be able to participate in the remote learning environment, you will need a fully functional device (laptop, PC, tablet) with the following functions:

• stable internet connection
• camera and microphone
• installation rights & compatibility with our learning softwares (Zoom, Moodle, etc.)

Will be provided by the teacher.

Essay/other

Evaluation scale: pass/fail

In questions concerning course content, please contact teacher Nasrin Jinia or Irja Nieminen: nasrin.jinia [at] tuni.fi, irja.nieminen [at] tuni.fi