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MUU01MK25POR Finnish society, social security and service system (5 cr)

Code: MUU0105A20S-3046

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

Pori

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

  • Mari Kirkanen
  • Anu Hellesuo

Groups

  • POR-K25sos
  • POR-K25sosd

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