The course is based on the fact that future social workers will work in a multilingual and multicultural environment of the city of Osijek and the surrounding rural areas. The main goal of the course is to acquaint students with historical facts about languages ​​and cultures that contributed to the creation of multilingualism and multiculturalism as part of the identity of the city of Osijek and Slavonia and Baranja and to make them aware of the importance of nurturing minority languages ​​and cultural identities of future users of social workers' services as a basis for developing personal identity, self-esteem and human dignity at the micro level. At the macro level, this awareness should serve as the basis for building a society of tolerance, respect for diversity and coexistence of different peoples, cultures, languages, ​​and religions. In this way, in accordance with the general outcomes of the Social Work Study, students will learn to strengthen families in communities with minority populations and help in solving problems in the immediate and wider community. They will learn to advocate for human rights and fair interpersonal relations as well as promote the equality of all citizens, regardless of their language, religion, culture, or ethnicity.

To understand the complexity of cross-cultural, cross-national, and multilingual relations with special reference to the mutual influences of cultures and languages ​​throughout the history of the city of Osijek, especially the emergence of the Essek dialect as a unique city speech that included elements of German, Croatian, Hungarian and Serbian languages., To raise awareness of the importance of knowing the facts and relationships in the multilingual and multicultural environment of the local and regional community as a basis for a better understanding of the future clients belonging to national minorities, Get to know and understand the forms and models of education in minority languages ​​in the surrounding rural areas, especially with regard to the Hungarian, Serbian and Slovak languages ​​as the languages ​​of national minorities in the city of Osijek and surrounding towns, Learn how to promote the strengthening of linguistic and cultural identity as a factor in developing the personal national and cultural dignity of each person and tolerance of racial, cultural, religious, and any other differences., To raise the awareness of the importance of social workers' activities in developing a positive attitude in society toward the linguistic and cultural identity of minority groups at the micro and macro levels., To adopt ways of conducting qualitative and quantitative research into the attitudes of individuals and families in minority social environments and communities and develop readiness for teamwork or group work and cooperation on future projects.,