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MUU01MK23HKI-SOS Finnish society, social security and service system (5 cr)

Code: MUU0105A20S-3026

General information


Enrollment

19.09.2022 - 09.10.2022

Timing

03.04.2023 - 19.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Sosionomitutkinnot

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes

  • BA of Social Services

Teachers

  • Sanna-Maija Kohonen
  • Tiina Lintunen

Groups

  • A54sos
    A54sos

Objective

Students
• know how to analyse the sections of welfare
• know how to analyse the state of Finnish welfare and differences in welfare
• are familiar with changes in the Finnish society, welfare state and way of life
• know how to analyse the basis of social policies and which fields social work is carried out in
• are familiar with the basics of social legislation
• are familiar with income security and social insurance
• know how to analyse the service system that promotes welfare and social safety
• are familiar with key changes in social and health services as well as service development programmes and projects
• know how to analyse the customer’s/patient’s position and rights in the social services and healthcare service system.

Content

• sections of welfare
• differences in welfare
• development of the Finnish society and welfare state and changes in the way of life
• basis of social policies
• basics of social legislation
• income security and social insurance
• a service system that promotes welfare and social safety
• changes, development programmes and projects and renewal challenges in social and healthcare services
• the customer’s/patient’s position and rights in the social and healthcare service system

Evaluation scale

0-5