Marketisation and Social Work (5cr)

Objective

Students know and are able to explain about the marketisation of social services and about the complexities of the welfare and welfare economy.

Content

Social services are produced in a society increasingly exposed to marketisation, and in a welfare and wellbeing economy. Students familiarize themselves with the subject and write a six-page essay on the following topic: What does the marketization of social services mean, what forms can it take or how can it become apparent to the individual?

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students know what is meant by the marketisation of social services and are able to describe it. Students know about the complexities of the welfare and welfare economy.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students know what is meant by the marketisation of social services and are able to describe it. Students know and are able to explain about the complexities of the welfare and welfare economy.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students know what is meant by the marketisation of social services and are able to critically analyse it. Students are able to explain and analyse the complexities of the welfare and welfare economy.