Study Guide
Study Guide
#savoniaUAS
Curricula starting in 2022 and earlier
Savonia's new Study Guide (curriculum starting in 2023 and after) can be found here.
| Basis of Education | Competence Standards | Structure of Studies | Development of Expertise | Methods and implementation | Course Table |
Course Description
| Code | 4 STCIN01 |
| Name | Intercultural Communication and Finnish in Social and Health Care |
| Credits | 5 ects |
| Objectives | The student is able to -use English and/or Finnish (foreign students) in his or her work at the level required for his or her professional development -tell about his or her working environment and duties in English and/or Finnish (foreign students) -interview and guide, mentor and care for different clients in English and/or Finnish (foreign students) -use essential professional vocabulary and source books -identify cultural differences and describe the special features of his or her own culture -understand the impact of culture on communication |
| Content | Encountering the client and guiding, mentoring and caring for him or her. Telling about the working environment and duties, other important interactions in a multicultural environment, studying the field-specific material in English and/or Finnish (foreign students),essential professional vocabulary. The concepts of culture and intercultural communication, basic cultural differences, improving intercultural communication skills. |
| Requirements | Participation in contact lessons, discussions and practice-based exercises. Accepted completion of oral and written assignments, passed exams. Including online studies. Contact lessons obligatory for foreign students. Simulations obligatory for everyone. For Finnish students full RPL in English language according to passed exam result or complementary online studies. For Finnish students Easy language (EL, selkokieli) studies as independent online studies, knowledge shown in obligatory simulations. |
| Grading Scale | 0 - 5 |
| Course material | To be announced at the beginning of the course. |
| Prerequisites | Foreign students: Basics of Finnish 5 cr. |
| Other Considerations | |
| Contact | Raatikainen Kukka-Maaria Heiskanen Sanna Rahkema Kaja Korhonen Soilimaria |
We reserve the right to make changes to the curriculum due to the need to update the content being studied.