Learning outcomes

The course describes the main features that are attached to Nordic welfare societies. Special emphasis is on the Finnish welfare society but references to other countries are made. This way the position of the Finnish welfare society in relation to other European countries is made explicit. After the course students will be able:
- to recognise different welfare regimes
- to understand the main features of the Nordic welfare regime
- to point some of the main differences between Nordic welfare societies

Contents

The course offers an introduction to the main features of the Nordic welfare states and welfare model. Some of the following social policy themes will be covered: Nordic welfare model and universalism, labour markets and employment, work and equality, poverty and basic security, child care policies and citizenship.

Teaching methods

Teaching method	Contact	Online
Lectures
Independent work

The course consists of certain amount of contact teaching but the majority of the work takes place in the web-based learning platform. Students may follow video-lectures at a time most convenient for them and they are given some additional reading material. At the end of the course students will produce a ten-page lecture diary based on the entire material of the course (some given during the lectures and the rest in the web-based learning platform)

Teaching language

English

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Numeric 1-5.
The smaller part of assessment is based on the participation and activity during the contact teaching and on the web-based platform. The majority of the assessment is done based on the lecture diaries that the students write.

Study materials

Some texts are distributed during the contact teaching and some via the web-based learning platform. Final reading list will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Belongs to following study modules