SOCIAL WORK NURSING Are you interested in working with people of all ages - and helping them tackle social issues? Do you want to take part in creating change in Greenlandic society? The Social Work program is a broad bachelor program, where you will get skills within social work, social science, psychology and law. The program enables you to prevent and solve social problems through practice and theory - and you will have the option to further your education. There is a substantial lack of social workers in Greenland, so you will have plenty of career options within: • Government and municipalities • Correctional administration • Healthcare services • Private social institutions etc. The program contains both practice, project work and theoretical courses, where the focus is on social work in an international and Arctic perspective. LANGUAGE, LITTERATURE & MEDIA Do you have an interest in the Greenlandic oral and written language, the artistic expressions of literature, and the means of the media? With an education in Language, Literature & Media you will explore how language, literature and media communicate traditions, knowledge and thought processes in a Greenlandic and international context. Just like language does, literature and media play a substantial part in how the news, debate and culture is communicated. When you study Language, Literature & Media, you move into the centre of culture - and you will learn to engage with society’s most important topics. The program consists of a bachelor (3 years) and a master (2 years). As a graduate from the Language, Literature & Media program, you can work with: • • Teaching in high schools in Greenland The Language Secretariat • Public administration • Publishers and other cultural organizations • Radio & TV • Teaching and research at higher educational institutions The Nursing program is a path towards a career, where one both works with people and experience substantial professional challenges. Meanwhile, the Nursing program offers plenty of opportunities to go abroad - both as part of your studies and as a graduate. The program is constructed in collaboration with employers in the Greenlandic healthcare system. THEOLOGY Are you interested in the formation of Christianity, how it has evolved throughout the years, and what role it plays in contemporary Greenlandic society? Those are some of the questions that the bachelor program in Theology focuses on. As a student at the bachelor program in Theology, you will learn about the genesis of Christianity, its history and contemporary development. Thus, you will be qualified to engage and examine the Christian tradition from a contemporary perspective. The bachelor program in Theology provides the opportunity to find employment as a priest in the Greenlandic Church, if the program is combined with a pastoral training course of six months, after agreement with the bishop of Greenland. A number of graduates also find employment within other areas - and work with social work, education and communication within the public sector or in private organizations. Are you interested in healthcare and would you like to assist in treating citizens after having become ill? The bachelor program in Nursing provides many different opportunities. Many nurses work at hospitals and health centers, where they nurse patients, administer medicine and plan entire courses of treatment. But educated nurses can also work with providing information about regular health, teaching and many other things. Nurses have versatile careers, wherein they make use of their professional knowledge and personal capabilities. Nurses are educated to partake in a complex healthcare system and treating children, youths, adults and the elderly - with everything from chronic, somatic or psychiatric illnesses. www.uni.gl 21
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