International Perspectives to Social Services (5cr)
Code: BH00BS30-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 02.07.2019 - 08.09.2019
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.09.2019 - 31.12.2019
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 3 cr
- Virtual portion
- 2 cr
- RDI portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 40
- Degree programmes
- Master's Degree in Social Services and Health Care, Social Work
- Teachers
- Tiina Hautamäki
- Tarja Tapio
- Course
- BH00BS30
Objective
Students recognise international discussions on social work and are able to apply an international perspective to the development of social services.
Content
International view points of social policy and social work for example in comparative research. If students are interested, this course can be combined with a trip abroad. The course can also involve cooperation with a university in another country. The possible cooperation influences on
the content. One possibility is to study welfare and social services in Finland in comparison to other countries.
Materials
International Social Work, SAGE journal,( e-journal)
Healy 2001: International Social Work. Professional action in an interdependent world ( e-book)
More literature is given during the classes.
Teaching methods
The course material consist of lectures and litteratur and dialogic virtual assignement. These and the task(s) that the passing of the course requires are explained when the course begins. Also, web-based assingnement will be given at the beginning of the course.
Employer connections
Possibly visiting lecturers.
International connections
Textual and visual material or visiting lecturers in other than Finnish language are possible.
Student workload
5 ECTS equals to approximately 135 hours of work for student.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Students are able to describe international discussion on social work and an international perspective to the development of social services.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Students are able to describe international discussion on social work and apply an international perspective to the development of social services.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Students are able to analytically and critically describe international discussion on social work and analytically apply an international perspective to the development of social services.
Qualifications
No previous studies are required.