European Social Policy
| Degree programme | Social Work Fulltime |
| Subject area | Social Work & Health |
| Type of degree | Bachelor Full-time Summer Semester 2024 |
| Course unit title | European Social Policy |
| Course unit code | 048502046201 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) | Compulsory |
| Teaching hours per week | 2 |
| Year of study | 2024 |
| Level of the course / module according to the curriculum | |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 6 |
| Name of lecturer(s) | Doris BÖHLER, Johanna HEFEL, Michael HIMMER |
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Beside the national concept of social security and social services we see on the European level the European Social Model. Strategy-papers, financial programs and actionplans of the EU use an European understanding of terms and definitions based on the comparison of social systems of the memberstates. Information about models of good practice and European benchmarks and how to influence them through active social lobbying becomes more and more important.
Students know the coordinating position of the EU in systems of social security, know the basics and concepts of the European social policy, are able to compare social services in the European context and consequences on the national system, know how to transfer and apply to European datas and specific social services (e.g. pension, basic needs or work)
Lectures, individual and groupwork, selforganised learning, presentations
Michael Himmer: presentations and final oral exam
(Option Doris Böhler - written seminar paper)
Information about the other 2 options (Stuttgart and Summerschool) through the responsible lecturers. Students can choose ONE option
Communication department of the European Commission (2016): Webseite der Europäischen Kommission, Generaldirektion Beschäftigung und Soziales. Official website of the European Union - EUROPA. Online im Internet: URL: https://europa.eu/european-union/index_en (Zugriff am: 12.10.2018).
Erath, Peter (2010): Social Work Across Europe: Accounts from 16 Countries. Ostrava: University of Ostrava, European Research Inst. for Social Work.
Cox, David; Pawar, Manohar (2012): International Social Work: Issues, Strategies, and Programs. Los Angeles; London; New Delhi; Singapore; Washington DC: SAGE Publications.
Face-to-face