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MUU01MK25OUL Finnish society, social security and service system (5 cr)

Code: MUU0105A20S-3045

General information


Enrollment

23.09.2024 - 13.10.2024

Timing

17.03.2025 - 20.04.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Unit

Sosionomitutkinnot

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 70

Degree programmes

  • BA of Social Services
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work

Teachers

  • Harriet Tervonen
  • Vesa Vainiomäki

Scheduling groups

  • pienryhmä 1 (Size: 35. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä 2 (Size: 35. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • OUL-K25sosd
  • OUL-K25sos

Small groups

  • pienryhmä 1
  • pienryhmä 2

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