Cognitive Skills:
- describe and recognise characteristics of welfare regimes in European countries
- reexamine the influence of different social processes on welfare state reforms
- explain the theoretical concept of Europeanization and the development, significance, characteristics and mechanisms of European social model
- compare characteristics and effects of welfare regimes in European countries and European social model in different areas of social policy
- distinguish between different welfare regimes and forms and mechanisms of Europeanization
- apply the Europeanization concept to the analysis of the welfare state reform
- assess the influence of European social model and Europeanization to national social policies
- analyse and interpret reforms in various areas of social policy
Practical and Generic Skills:
- ability of independent work
- ability to apply knowledge in practice
- ability of critical thinking and participation in discussion
- understanding foreign cultures and countries
- awareness of the influence of European integration on a wider social context
- respecting the difference and multiculturality
- commitment to professional ethics, responsibility and norms
- ability to analyse and critically use literature
- data management skill (ability to collect the data from various sources and databases, emphasising skills of advanced database searching)
- ability to independently present the topic to a wider audience
- ethical commitment
Matching Assessments to Learning Outcomes:
Seminar attendance: 5 points
Preparation of presentation and seminar paper: 15 points
Participation in group discussions in seminars: 10 points
