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