Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
190500407103WELFARE SYSTEMSElective473
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
It is aimed to provide students with information on the analysis of the concepts of welfare and social welfare, the development of the concept of social welfare in Turkey and in the world, the definition of social service and social service organizations, and the structural and functional aspects of the current system of social service in terms of social welfare in Turkey.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ümmü BULUT KESKİN
Learning Outcomes
1The student will be able to describe the historical development of the social state.
2Will be able to explain welfare systems classification and welfare systems.
3Will be able to interpret the change in welfare systems after 1975 and the dynamics of this change.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Definition of social welfare Historical development of social welfare Purposes and tools of the social welfare state Understanding of social welfare in social work Approaches to social welfare in social work I Approaches to social welfare in social work I Social service and health in terms of social welfare Social work and education in terms of social welfare Social in terms of social welfare service and justice Social services and social assistance in terms of social welfare Social welfare and social justice Organizations contributing to social welfare I Organizations contributing to social welfare II General evaluation
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Welfare system concept
2Understanding and practice of social welfare in the pre-modern period
3The first social welfare practice of the modern state: English Poor Laws
4The emergence of social policy practices and social rights
5New Deal era in the USA
6Overview of welfare systems classification
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8USA and UK as liberal welfare states
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10Distinctive features of the social democratic welfare system and Sweden as a social democratic welfare state
11Change/transformation in capitalism and liberalism in the post-1968 period
12The decline of the welfare state and the transformation of welfare systems
13The future of social welfare
14Current debates
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Individual Study for Mid term Examination15115
Individual Study for Final Examination80180
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)97
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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