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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Graduate Education Institute
Programme of Social Services Master With Thesis
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
83811113 Multicultural Social Work 1 Autumn 1 3+0+0 7,5 7,5
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Master's (Second Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 7 / QF-EHEA: Level 2 / EQF-LLL: Level 7)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Assoc. Prof. Dilara USTABAŞI GÜNDÜZ
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Assoc. Prof. Dilara USTABAŞI GÜNDÜZ C BLOK-226 [email protected] 7314
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses X
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P6 Adopting anti-oppression practice 5
P7 Defending and promoting human rights and social and economic justice 5
P8 To implement advanced generalist social work intervention for individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities and society from a bio-psycho-social perspective 4
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Analyzes the forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination. P.6.1 6
O2 Performs anti-oppression social work practices for individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities and society. P.6.2 6
O3 Accepting sociocultural diversity as a positive value, they implement their practices in harmony with other social work values. P.6.3 6
O4 Advocates for human rights. P.7.1 6
O5 Observes social justice in social work practices and contributes to the development of social justice. P.7.2 6
O6 Interpret and produce policies that advance human rights and social, racial, economic and environmental justice. P.7.3 6
O7 Evaluate their professional practice on the basis of human rights, social and economic justice concepts. P.7.4 6
O8 Independently performs generalist social work practice with client groups with different socio-cultural characteristics. P.8.1 6
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 The course outline includes a discussion of the aims and expectations, and key concepts such as culture, cultural diversity, multiculturalism, etc.
2 Culture, cultural sensitivity, cultural competence, being culturally proficient in social work practice.
3 Multiculturalism, examples of multicultural practices (United States, Canada)
4 Multiculturalism, examples of multicultural practices (Australia, Sweden)
5 Knowledge, skills and values ​​foundation in multicultural social work practice (I)
6 Knowledge, skills and values ​​foundation in multicultural social work practice (II)
7 Geert Hofstede's theory of the cultural dimension and understanding the problems of multicultural societies.
8 Midterm exam
9 Various approaches in working with different sociocultural groups (Anti-oppression practice, radical social work, anti-racist practice, anti-discrimination practice)
10 Gordon Allport's social contact hypothesis, hate speech, critical discourse analysis, exclusionary language in the media.
11 An example of a social inclusion model for different sociocultural groups (Konya Tatlıcak Neighborhood example)
12 A sociological study on the Romani (Kocaeli example)
13 Turkophobia and Islamophobia in Europe, integration and educational problems experienced by Turkish students (examples from Germany and Vienna)
14 Multicultural practice studies on different sociocultural groups.
Textbook or Material
Resources Akarçay Ulutaş, D., Ustabaşı Gündüz, D., Boz, A. N. (2019). An Examination of Cultural Competence in Social Work Education in Türkiye, in Academic Researches in Social Sciences and Humanities. Edt: Mehmet Dalkılıç (pp. 10-31), Ankara: Gece Akademi.
Anık, M. (2012). Sociology of Identity and Multiculturalism. Açılım Kitap
Alptekin, K., Akarçay Ulutaş, D., Ustabaşı Gündüz, D. (2017) Syrians Living in Konya: Current Problems and Solution Proposals Workshop Final Report, KTO Karatay University, Konya.
Alptekin, K., Akarçay Ulutaş, D., Ustabaşı Gündüz, D. (2018) Workshop Results Report on the Educational Status of Syrian Children, KTO Karatay University, Konya.
Alptekin, K., Sili, A., Yılmazçoban, A.M., Ustabaşı, D. (2013). A perception study on the threshold of urban transformation: The example of Yeni Mahalle (Konya). KTO Karatay University Publication, publication no: 1, Konya: Dizgi Ofset.
Alptekin, K., Ulutaş Akarçay, D., Ustabaşı Gündüz, D. (2018) A study on Syrians living under temporary protection in Konya. Journal of Social Policy Studies, 18 (40/2), 87-114.
Genç, Y., Ustabaşı Gündüz, D. (2015). The Contribution of Education to the Social Integration of Roma Children, International Workshop on Roma Issues, Kocaeli.
Özgür, Ö. (2010). Multicultural social work: a critical perspective. Society and Social Service, 21(2), 89-104.
Özgür, Ö. (2014). Multicultural Social Work. SABEV
Sue, D. W. (2006). Multicultural Social Work Practice. Wiley.
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Homework 1 100 (%)
Presentation - -
Seminar - -
Midterms - -
Final Exam - -
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 3 42
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 10 13 130
Midterms 0 0 0
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 1 60 60
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 232
Total Work Load / 30 7,73
Course ECTS Credits: 8
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P6 P7 P8
O1 Analyzes the forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination. 5 - -
O2 Performs anti-oppression social work practices for individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities and society. - 5 -
O3 Accepting sociocultural diversity as a positive value, they implement their practices in harmony with other social work values. - - 4
O4 Advocates for human rights. 5 - -
O5 Observes social justice in social work practices and contributes to the development of social justice. - 5 -
O6 Interpret and produce policies that advance human rights and social, racial, economic and environmental justice. 5 - -
O7 Evaluate their professional practice on the basis of human rights, social and economic justice concepts. 5 - -
O8 Independently performs generalist social work practice with client groups with different socio-cultural characteristics. 5 - -