Well-being in a Changing Society (5 cr)
Code: TH00CA37-3020
General information
Enrollment
02.06.2025 - 28.08.2025
Timing
01.08.2025 - 31.12.2025
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
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
66 - 75
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
- Tiina Suni
- Heidi Ristseppä
- Kaija Penttala
- Noora Ahvenjärvi
Groups
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PSOSTS25
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