Well-being in a Changing Society (5 cr)
Code: TH00CA37-3003
General information
Enrollment
01.06.2022 - 09.09.2022
Timing
01.08.2022 - 31.12.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
1 op
Mode of delivery
80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning
Unit
Health and Well-being
Campus
Kupittaa Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
40 - 65
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
- Tiina Suni
- Noora Kumpulainen
- Susanna Virta
- Outi Linnossuo
Groups
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PSOSTS22
Objective
• you understand aspects of citizens’ well-being and social problems
• you are familiar with societal and global challenges to well-being
• you are able to examine sustainability from different perspectives (ecological, economic, social and cultural)
• you are familiar with the history, functioning and tasks of welfare society and the welfare state
Content
• changes in welfare society and the welfare state
• welfare theories, measuring well-being, perceived well-being, quality of life
• social problems, social deprivation and marginalisation
Evaluation scale
H-5