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LOGMS22HKI Local and Global Welfare Policies (5 cr)

Code: LOG0005B20S-3003

General information


Enrollment

01.03.2022 - 18.03.2022

Timing

19.09.2022 - 28.10.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Sosionomitutkinnot

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor of Social Services

Teachers

  • Katja Päällysaho
  • Lauri Uljas
  • Teija Kynkäänniemi

Groups

  • A53dss

Objective

The students will be able to:
• understand different theories of welfare and values of social policy
• understand different welfare regimes and their relation to different social, political and economic structures in a global context
• understand the history of social policy and welfare regimes
• understand future challenges to social policy

Content

Contents:
• Definitions and theories of welfare
• Values underlying social policy
• Impact of social, political and economic structures on everyday life and social policy
• Different welfare regimes
• History and future of social policy and welfare regimes
• Basis of public administration in Finland
• Globalisation and welfare
• European Union and social policy

Evaluation scale

0-5