Introduction to Social Policy (5 cr)
Code: SO20SAP5-3004
General information
Enrollment
11.06.2021 - 01.10.2021
Timing
01.10.2021 - 02.12.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Health and Welfare
Campus
Åbo, Henriksgatan 7
Teaching languages
- Svenska
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
- Johanna Wikgren-Roelofs
Teacher in charge
Eva Juslin
Groups
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USO21F-ÅSocionom (YH), h21, flerform, Åbo
Objective
The student
- has knowledge of the structure and development of the welfare system
- has knowledge of how social policy is realised in various arenas in society
- is familiar with national and global social policy concepts, trends and challenges
Content
- The central concepts of social policy, welfare models and subfields
- The historical development of the welfare system
- The state, municipalities, the third and the private sectors as welfare actors
- Strategies, trends and challenges in the welfare sector and the welfare economy
- Opportunities to influence within issues related to social policy
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected
Qualifications
No preliminary requirements