Social Inclusion and Disadvantage (5cr)
Code: C-10065-SX00FY26-3003
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.12.2025 - 14.12.2025
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 08.01.2026 - 04.03.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Institution
- Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Myllypurontie 1
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 0 - 2
- Course
- C-10065-SX00FY26
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization Social Inclusion and Disadvantage C-10065-SX00FY26-3003. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Objective
The student • understands the importance of inclusion, agency and community for individuals’ well-being • understands the dimensions of exclusion, disadvantage and inequality as individual, community and societal phenomena • is able to distinguish between societal structures and processes that marginalise and create inequality • understands the role of social security in individuals’ lives • recognises various means and actors involved in the prevention of exclusion among individuals of different ages.
Content
• Social inclusion, agency, and community • Social risks, challenges, and protective factors at various stages of life • Inequality, discrimination, marginalisation, and disadvantage • Ageing and disadvantage • Poverty, homelessness, and loneliness • Modes and roles of social security across the lifespan • Social pedagogical methods to support inclusion, empowerment, and the prevention of exclusion
Location and time
Students are expected to adhere to the given schedule for both teaching sessions and group work in order to complete the course. Thursday, Jan 8, 1:00–4:00 PM – Orientation Friday, Jan 9, 1:00–4:00 PM – Group work, media monitoring begins Friday, Jan 23, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM – Group work Friday, Jan 30, 9:00 AM–4:00 PM – Social Security Workshop Tuesday, Feb 3, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM – Social Guidance Forum Tuesday, Feb 3, 1:00–4:00 PM – Teaching Friday, Feb 6, 1:00–4:00 PM – Teaching Wednesday, Feb 25, 9:00–10:30 AM – Group work, seminar preparation Wednesday, Feb 25, 10:30 AM–4:00 PM – Seminar, submission of media monitoring report Wednesday, Mar 4, 1:00–2:30 PM – Feedback
Materials
Hanna Lamberg 2024. Hyvinvointivaltion uusi suunta – katsaus suomalaisen sosiaaliturvan muutoksiin vuonna 2024 Arja Jokinen, Suvi Raitakari & Johanna Ranta (toim.) 2022. Sosiaalityö yhteiskunnan marginaaleissa - konstruktionistisia jäsennyksiä. Johanna Kallio & Mia Hakovirta (toim.) 2020. Lapsiperheiden köyhyys ja huono-osaisuus.
Teaching methods
The course is primarily intended for the group SXH25S2VE and will be completed entirely through online study. Completion of the course consists of: Participation in teaching sessions and guided small-group work Participation in the seminar and giving a presentation Participation in the Social Security workshop Submission of a media monitoring report as a group project Independent study (media monitoring and reading literature)
Exam schedules
The course unit does not include an examination.
Completion alternatives
No alternative method of implementation.
Student workload
5 credits, which corresponds to 135 hours of work.