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Ageing Society and Services (5 cr)

Code: S000FO45-3001

General information


Enrollment

02.12.2024 - 15.12.2024

Timing

01.01.2025 - 16.03.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

School of Wellbeing

Campus

Myllypurontie 1

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 35

Degree programmes

  • Master's Degree Programme in Human Ageing and Services
  • Master's Degree Programme in Elderly Care - Human Ageing and Services

Groups

  • S3224S6
    Ikääntyneiden palvelujen kehittämisen ja johtamisen tutkinto-ohjelma ylempi

Objective

- anticipate the impact of population ageing on the development of future services for older people
- analyse changes in ageing and care policies and future service needs of older people
- analyse the societal position of older people in different life situations and their inclusion and equality as users and beneficiaries of services
- apply cooperative networks in the development of future services for older people

Content

- Impact of population ageing on society
- Future of ageing policy and care policy
- Factors, opportunities and threats affecting older people’s position in society
- Cooperative networking and inclusion in the development of services

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students can:
- define the impact of population ageing on the development of future services for older people
- describe changes in ageing and care policies and future service needs of older people
- examine the societal position of older people in different life situations, and their inclusion and equality as users and beneficiaries of services

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students can:
- analyse the impact of population ageing on the development of future services for older people
- analyse changes in ageing and care policies and future service needs of older people
- assess the societal position of older people in different life situations, and their inclusion and equality as users and beneficiaries of services

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

- Students can:
- assess the impact of population ageing on the development of future services for older people
- critically assess changes in ageing and care policies and future service needs of older people
- - critically assess the societal position of older people in different life situations, and their inclusion and equality as users and beneficiaries of services

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass
Students can:
- define the impact of population ageing on the development of future services for older people
- describe changes in ageing and care policies and future service needs of older people
- examine the societal position of older people in different life situations, and their inclusion and equality as users and beneficiaries of services