Competence in Social Science and Working for Change (5 cr)
Code: SO00CA30-3003
General information
- Enrollment
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30.12.2024 - 15.12.2025
Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
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01.01.2025 - 15.12.2025
Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Sote
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor Degree Programme in Social Services
Objective
• The student knows the development history of the Finnish welfare state
• The student understands the structures that cause inequality and harm, as well as the diversity of social problems.
• The student can structure local and global challenges related to well-being and sustainable development and their effects on social and health care.
• The student understands the protective and risk factors of the welfare state
• The student knows the methods of preventive work and early intervention and knows how to prevent marginalization.
• The student knows how to do structured social work
• The student knows the means of including and empowering the disadvantaged and promoting opportunities for participation
Content
• Basic concepts of welfare policy
• Models and development trends of the welfare state
• risks to citizens' well-being and social problems, as well as structures that produce inequality and disadvantage
• local and global challenges related to well-being and sustainable development and their effects on social and health care
• the role of state, municipal and civil society actors in supporting well-being and social change work
• structural social work
• means of inclusion and empowerment of people in a weak position
• promoting opportunities for participation
Evaluation scale
0 - 5
Further information
The course involves 135 hours of work
video lectures as well as independent assignments online
Grade: 0-5