Application deadline:
- Autumn semester: 1 May
- Spring semester: 1 November
Language:
The programme is taught in English
About the programme
All over the world, people encounter social difficulties and challenges in relation to the world´s current problems. There is a need to find global solutions, which relate to living conditions, environment and mental as well as physical health. These challenges demand creativity, reflexive thinking and decisive action by professionals working for the well-being of children, young people and adults.
You will encounter new ways of thinking, new approaches and acquisition of tools and skills that will help you become an innovative professional with facilitation skills which you can use in in your future profession.
During the semester, you will create, explore, initiate, and lead activities that point towards new solutions to social problems regarding living conditions, environmental issues, mental health, and physical stimulation. You will gain knowledge about innovative processes that support people's quality of life, well-being and motivation for physical activity.
Participation is a key word at this exchange programme as you both have to participate in groupwork throughout the module as well as participate in in exploring the social fields in institutions and at Campus.
To sum up. If you want to work with innovative processes making a social change for people and society by means of a Scandinavian, democratic, and pedagogical education tradition, and you want to explore and interact with the pedagogical field through internship and field work in your projects you should join the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Internship and fieldwork as a part of the education
During the semester, you will participate in an internship at an institution for approximately three weeks and in fieldwork as a part of the projects you work with. Both in the internship and in the field studies you will engage in practical challenges. You will learn to work in teams to create innovative solutions to solve these challenges. You will learn about co-creation processes, innovative research facilitating, documentation and evaluation of innovative processes and solutions.
Target groups
You have the opportunity to focus on one of the following target groups:
- Children and young people
- People with social difficulties
In trying to understand these target groups, we do not just ask them what they want. Instead, we try to explore what they say, what they do, what they think and how they feel.
The modules
During the semester in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, you will attend two modules. Both modules are mandatory.
1. Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship (20 ECTS)
- You will learn how to facilitate, plan, carry out, document and evaluate innovative processes with various target groups. You will also take an active part in co-creating processes.
- You will also learn how to facilitate and motivate physical activities that improve people's lives
- You gain knowledge and insight in theories on processes concerning; innovation, co-creation and physical activity.
2. The cross-professional collaboration (10 ECTS)
- You can identify, analyse and reflect about cross-professional and cross-sectorial challenges and potential opportunities. You also take part in, coordinating and managing holistic and cross-professional processes of cooperation.
- You gain knowledge understanding the profession and the action competence of social educators and other professionals
- Understanding the various sectors of the welfare society, its agents and their perspectives on duties and challenges.
Exams
There are two exams during the semester. One written individual exam after “The cross-professional collaboration” period and a final group exam in the end of the semester “Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship”
Social life
As a part of both a personal and professional development, the social aspect of the module is important. Therefore, you will experience a strong focus on social activities throughout the module.
Some of the activities are a part of the curriculum initiated by the teachers, others are student-initiated activities. The aim is to support both personal and professional development through close relations in both study activities as well as leisure time activities. Furthermore, focus is not only on meeting other international students, but also on meeting Danish students.
The student housing, Camp Logos, is right next to VIA University College and houses both Danish and international students likewise is the Student House next door to Campus, where you can attend different social activities.
The city center of Viborg is within walking distance to Camp Logos.
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