Competency Profiles as Basis for Course Design of the MA in Transformational Urban |
Course: |
TUL650 |
TUL650 |
Primary Health Care |
CompID |
Competency |
Skill Knowledge Value Character |
425 |
| Evaluate how group processes |
Evaluate how group processes |
| can be developed for the benefit |
can be developed for the benefit |
| of slum dwellers, reducing infant |
of slum dwellers, reducing infant |
| mortality, the general health of |
mortality, the general health of |
| primary income earners, and the |
primary income earners, and the |
| proper physical development of |
proper physical development of |
| children and young persons in a |
children and young persons in a |
122 |
| Knows preventative medicine |
Knows preventative medicine |
123 |
| Knows basic hygiene and water |
Knows basic hygiene and water |
| purifying techniques |
purifying techniques |
Summary for Course = TUL650 (12 competencies) |
| Course Objectives: |
This course is designed to prepare Christian leaders for social justice advocacy in the context of the global struggle |
| for human rights. Drawing upon Martha Nussbaum and Amartya Sen’s “capabilities approach” to human rights, the |
| TUL655 |
Land Rights and Housing |
course presents a Freirean model for social justice advocacy that recognizes the local, national and international |
| context of advocacy work and explores creative partnerships with other organizations and community groups on |
| particular advocacy issues. |
| Candidates will grapple with four major critical global or citywide issues causing urban poverty in the 21st Century |
| from a theological perspective. (e.g. transnational capitalism; urban environmental degradation; war, terrorism and |
| peace, global poverty, and slavery). |
| this course will be able to develop a biblical approach to advocacy for land and entering into land rights conflicts, |
| being familiar with the processes of obtaining land rights documents and resolving land rights disputes within their |
| particular city, and understanding progressions that occur internaitonally in obtaining just housing. |
| will enable candidates to understand and assess the dynamics of various disaster situations, the protocols for |
| responding, organizational structures, planning and communication tools. Candidates will also develop a ‘Volunteers |
| Operating Procedure’ for a selected emergency. |
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| To critically analyze the relief |
To critically analyze the relief |
| context in order to prioritize a |
context in order to prioritize a |
| response that will appropriately |
response that will appropriately |
| meet critical needs in such a |
meet critical needs in such a |
421 |
| To develop a series of press |
To develop a series of press |
| releases in a civil emergency |
releases in a civil emergency |
| consistent with recognized |
consistent with recognized |
422 |
| To develop a ‘Volunteers |
To develop a ‘Volunteers |
| Operating Procedure’ (VOP) |
Operating Procedure’ (VOP) |
| detailing how to contribute in a |
detailing how to contribute in a |
420 |
| To be able to clearly differentiate |
To be able to clearly differentiate |
| between relief, rehabilitation and |
between relief, rehabilitation and |
| development and transformation. |
development and transformation. |
| 29/01/2007 5:39:50 p.m.Developed by Viv Grigg, 2000-2006, Please send comments, additions, suggestions, and lots need revising |
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