14.4.3 SW21 The Human Being as a Member of the Community and Society 12 CR / 18 ECTS Credits

consists of following parts:
- Formation of the Finnish Welfare State 2 CR / 3 ECTS Credits
- Welfare Economics 1 CR / 1.5 ECTS Credits
- Structural and Social Changes of Finnish Society 1 CR / 1.5 ECTS Credits

Objective and content:
The student
- understands the nature of Finnish social policy and the development of social work and professional development.
- understands different types of socio-political systems
- becomes familiar with contents which include the history of social policy development and its’ future challenges, as well as Finnish social policy systems and professions.

Objective and content:
The student
- understands the bonds between economics, social policy
and welfare
- becomes familiar with contents which include the basic concepts of economics, and the policies of financing of welfare states
- understands comparisons between different theoretical aspects of economics.

Objective and content:
The student
- understands changes within Finnish society as a part of global change.
- comprehends the impact of societal changes on different ways of living
- becomes familiar with the basic concepts and theories which inform sociological analysis
- is introduced to the history, theories and concepts relating to the evolution from a pre-modern to a late-modern society.

Consists of following parts:
- Social Problems and Marginalization 2 CR / 3 ECTS Credits
- Social Ethics and Welfare 1 CR / 1.5 ECTS Credits
- Social Security and Welfare 1 CR / 1.5 ECTS Credits

Objective and content:
The student
- understands the complexity and interrelatedness of social
problems.
- is capable of identifying the risk factors and emergence of social problems on individual, family group, community and societal levels.
- acknowledges the phenomenon of marginalization and of detrimental trends on the individual, community and societal levels.
- focuses on contents which familiarize him / her with the nature of social problems, their manifestation, their development, and their relation to forces of marginalization and exclusion.

Objective and content:
The student
- is capable of the ethical and philosophical questioning of social life and welfare phenomena.
- focuses on contents which include the basic concepts of social ethics, and an examination of the concept of Good life quality.

Objective and content:
The student
- understands social welfare system and social security and social
legislation in Finland.
- becomes familiar with a comparative analysis of models of welfare provision in Europe
- develops an overview and understanding of social security legislation in Finland.

Objective and content:
The student
- learns the importance of developing one’s own “cultural capability” as a starting point in order to be able to draw on the strength of one’s on cultural background.
- understands that Multicultural theory is founded on the principle that cultural and linguistic and other differences can and should be used as a basis for learning.
- develops an understanding of the definitions and concepts relating to globalization, and cultural pluralism.
- focuses on contents which include an introduction to Multicultural Theory and Practice, as well as an examination of the effects of globalization, cultural pluralism on welfare provision, politics, and economics.

Consists of the following parts:
- Cultural Theory 1 CR / 1.5 ECTS Credits
- Race and Ethnic Studies 1 CR / 1.5 ECTS Credits
- Spirituality and Religious Belief Systems 1 CR / 1.5 ECTS Credits

Objective and content:
The student
- appreciates the importance of a sense of cultural belonging in identity formation
- understands the basic theories and themes which inform cultural studies
- comprehends the relationship between ideology, politics, globalization, and postmodernism on culture and cultural theory
- becomes familiar with the history, and modern challenges to Cultural Theory
- develops an awareness of the processes and practices that define the construction of cultural identity.

Objective and content:
The student
- understands the concepts of prejudice, stereotyping and racism and their effects on marginalizing ethnic groups
- appreciates the impact of ethnic heritage and race on the identity formation of individuals, groups, and communities
- understands the nature of issue based oppressions and incorporates this awareness in starting to think about effective strategies in holistic, anti-oppressive practice
- is capable of placing Finland’s racial policy in relation to immigration, refugee policy, and integration in a comparative European context.

Objective and content:
The student
- appreciates the nature and importance of spiritual belief and religious affiliation in shaping identity and social life, and defining appropriate modes of moral and ethical conduct
- demonstrates an understanding and tolerance of different religious philosophies
- becomes aware of the implications for practice of working with individuals and groups with widely divergent spiritual belief systems
- begins to evaluate the impact of his/her own spiritual beliefs on reflective Multicultural Social Work practice
- becomes familiar with the basic principles and foundations of Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity
- discusses religious belief and spirituality in relation to the implications for reflective Multicultural Social Work practice.