Course ASA28Q

Older Adults Living Conditions

7.5 Credits
Second Cycle
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Starts week 36, 2024

The overall objective of the course is that students shall gain a deeper understanding on ageing from social gerontological theories and perspectives, and how different factors on individual-, group, and community level may affect older persons’ living conditions.

 

Knowledge and understanding

After completion of the course, the student will be able to:

  • Present and discuss principal social gerontological theories, perspectives, and research on aging and older adults.
  • Demonstrate knowledge and discuss ageing and older adults’ living conditions, health, and functional ability in relation to factors on an individual-, group- and community level.

Competence and skills

After completion of the course, the student will be able to:

  • Identify and problematize ethical dilemmas in relation to, as professional, meeting older adults and their next of kin.
  • Identify and problematize the importance of intersectional perspectives in relation to older adults’ living conditions, wellbeing, and health.

Judgement and approach

After completion of the course, the student will be able to:

  • Evaluate and reflect on the importance of dignity, integrity, and autonomy from the older adult’s perspective.
  • Reflect critically on their own professional role and the importance of professional treatment of older adults and their next of kin.
Starts and ends:
week 36, 2024 - week 45, 2024
Study Rate:
50%
Location:
Flexible (Falun)
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
Swedish
Other:
P: Course only offered as part of programme.
Entry Qualifications :
  • 90 credits in Social Work or Social Care, including a thesis of 15 credits
Selection :
Guaranteed admission
Application Code:
HDA-H3JFW
Main field of study:
Online Education
Compulsory meetings:
0 physical
Computer Skills:

Surf on the Internet, read and send emails, use a word-processing programme (e.g. Word). Connect a camera and headphones to the computer and install a programme using instructions.

Computer Capacity:

Access to a computer (Not a mini pc, tablet or similar) that is not older than three years (or equivalent) and broadband connection, at least 1 Mbit/s (not mobile broadband, because mobile broadband can vary considerably in speed).

Means of Education:

Higher rate of web-based communication where our learning platform (Learn/Canvas) is a natural element of the course. Web-based meetings with sound and image where simple presentations can be held. Lectures can be broadcast live or can alternatively be made available afterwards online.

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
14,250 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
14,250 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Closed for late application
Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

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Course Coordinator
Marcus Falk Johansson
Marcus Falk Johansson