Superdiversity in Education, Organisations and Society University of Oulu

Overview

Over the course of the programme, students form the Superdiversity in Education, Organisations and Society program at University of Oulu explore state-of-the-art knowledge and methodologies on superdiversity and related concepts like inclusion, engage with multidisciplinary approaches and ultimately become experts in one of the three disciplinary fields education, organisations and society. A superdiversity lens captures the growing social complexity of diversity, which challenges simplified ways of thinking about diversity (such as along clear ethnic or gender group-lines).

Programme Objectives

Graduates of the programme:

• have achieved an advanced knowledge of the concept of superdiversity and related concepts as well as a fundamental understanding of the ways in which superdiversity plays out in different societal contexts and how it can be taken into account to everyone’s advantage
• have an in-depth knowledge of theoretical approaches to superdiversity and compare sociological, educational, and economic perspectives on superdiversity, intersectionality, and specific dimensions of discrimination
• are able to apply different approaches to research and intervention in different domains and combine interdisciplinary and participatory methodological skills
• have developed professional strategies for appraising superdiversity as a general characteristic of learner groups and organisations, so they can co-create inclusive spaces in superdiverse formal and informal working and learning settings.