Knowledge Base in Social Sciences (4cr)
Code: SS10085-3003
General information
- Enrollment
- 11.03.2026 - 31.03.2026
- Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
- 11.03.2026 - 31.05.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 4 cr
- Unit
- Business, administration and law
- Campus
- Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 40
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
- Teachers
- Antti Raekorpi
- Kirsi Lindlöf
- Teacher in charge
- Kirsi Lindlöf
- Groups
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SSFK26Bachelor of Social Services, Blended learning, Spring, 2026, Fast Track
- Course
- SS10085
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected
Objective
You will understand philosophical and social science arguments.
-You are able to apply knowledge in the social and educational field.
-You are able to define the social significance of work in the social and educational field.
-You will become familiar with the field of social work from a social point of view.
-You are able to examine the structures, processes and phenomena of society at the level of the individual, communities and society.
Content
In the field of Social Services, the social science perspective provides the basis for the work of a social services professional.
-Fundamentals of Social Philosophy (freedom, responsibility, and power).
-Fundamentals of Sociology (membership of society and the importance of inclusion in society).
- Basics of Social Policy (welfare policy and welfare and civil society)
-Economic, political, social and cultural significance.
-Sustainable development, a local and global perspective.
- Basics of Early Childhood Education.
Location and time
Itsenäinen verkkototeutus kevät-kesä -26.
Opintojakso alkaa ja moodle aukeaa viikolla 18.
Opintojaksolla on kaksi arviointipäivämäärää: 31.5 ja 31.7.
Opintojakso päättyy 31.7.26
Materials
Moodlessa (aukeaa, kun ilmoittautuminen on hyväksytty).
Teaching methods
SECTION 2: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 1 ECTS
Documents and legislation guiding the activities of early childhood education and care
Values and goals of early childhood education and care
Job description of a Social Pedagogue in Early Childhood Education
Completion alternatives
OSIO1:
Korkakoulutasoiset opinnot 10v.
*sosiaalitieteet (yhteiskuntapolitiikka, sosiologia, sosiaalipolitiikka, sosiaalioikeus)
* filosofia (etiikka, yhteiskuntafilosofia, sosiaalietiikka).
Keskustellaan tapauskohtaisesti opettajien kanssa.
Student workload
4 x 27h