LOGMS24HKI Local and Global Welfare Policiesh (5 cr)
Code: LOG0005B20S-3005
General information
Enrollment
01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024
Timing
16.09.2024 - 27.10.2024
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
- English
Seats
0 - 100
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
- Katja Päällysaho
Groups
-
HKI-S24dss
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