Youth culture and youth work (5cr)
Code: C-02504-SZ00CK71-3003
General information
- Enrollment
- 16.11.2026 - 07.01.2027
- Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
- 11.01.2027 - 12.03.2027
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Institution
- Jamk University of Applied Sciences
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 0 - 5
- Course
- C-02504-SZ00CK71
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Evaluation scale
0-5
Content scheduling
The student may complete the course according to their own schedule, taking into account the assignment submission deadlines.
Objective
The aim of the course is learning to understand the background and role of youth cultures and media culture in the identity work, interaction and the daily lives of young people. You are aware of the tasks and starting points of youth work as well as its forms and methods.
Competences:
Competence in social client work
Critical and Inclusive Social Skills
Intended learning outcomes:
You are able to draw on your knowledge of current youth culture phenomena when working with young people. You are aware of the starting points and tasks of youth work as well as its different forms and methods.
You evaluate the significance of societal phenomena and power structures as well as their impact on the inclusion and opportunities for civic participation of individuals, groups and communities. You promote young people's independent agency as part of civil society.
Content
The core content of the course comprises young people's lifestyles and different cultures, subcultures and countercultures, media culture, digital and social media, mobile phone culture and the use of smart devices. The basic premises, practices, forms and methods of youth work as well as the principles of information activities aimed at young people.
Materials
Moodle workspace materials, documents, videos, links, and support materials.
Kivijärvi, A (toim). 2024. Poikkeusoloista uuden kynnykselle : Kunnallinen nuorisotyö Suomessa 2023. Nuorisotutkimusseura 2024.
Mediakasvatusseura. 2019. Medianuoruus.
Paananen, E, Piiroinen, M & Uustalo, K. 2022. Etsivän nuorisotyön käsikirja. Into-julkaisu.
Salasuo, Mikko (toim.) 2020. Harrastamisen äärellä. Lasten ja nuorten vapaa-aikatutkimus. Nuorisotutkimusseura.
Tuuva-Hongisto, Sari & Korjonen-Kuusipuro, Kristiina (toim.).2025. Digitaalinen nuoruus ja kasvavat erot. Nuorisotutkimusseura.
Teaching methods
Orientation video lectures in Moodle covering the course content. Materials and documents available in Moodle. Learning assignments, independent study, and familiarization with the materials.
Exam schedules
The opportunities for resubmitting learning assignments will be announced in Moodle
International connections
International sources and research are used as references for the online materials.
Student workload
5 ECTS, 135 hours divided as follows:
Online studies 50 h
Independent study 20 h
Learning assignments 65 h.