Well-being in a Changing Society (5 cr)
Code: TH00CA37-3019
General information
Enrollment
02.12.2024 - 16.01.2025
Timing
16.01.2025 - 31.03.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
5 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Health and Well-being
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
36 - 45
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
- Heidi Ristseppä
- Kaija Penttala
Groups
-
AVOSOSERK25V
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