Sociology Ba (A), The Swedish Welfare State, 7,5 Credits

WELCOME TO MITTUNIVERSITETET

Hello!
A warm welcome to the course Sociology Ba (A), The Swedish Welfare State, 7,5 Credits and as a student at Mid Sweden University.

The introduction days for autumn semester 2015 starts wednesday august 26. You will find more information about introduction activities, accommodation, check list and more on our website, www.miun.se/admitted.

'The Swedish Welfare State'-course is led by me, Lasse Reinikainen, and I want to welcome you to an interesting course that gives insight into European Welfare States in general and the Swedish Welfare State in particular.

This course starts the 5:th of October and ends the 6:th of November. Be sure to have access to all the books before the course starts.

Schedule
Four weeks before the beginning of the course you will get access to your schedule www.miun.se/schemasok. Please note that the timetable may be updated until the beginning of the course and even after that if something unforeseen happens.

Getting started
Remember to reply to your notification of selection in order to keep your place on the course. Please note that this letter is not your admissions decision.

Before you can begin your studies, there are three things you need to do

1. Get a login for the student portal (Swedish: Studentportalen)
You will receive your User ID upon arrival at Mid Sweden University.
This is your most important tool during your studies at Mid Sweden University. Here, you will find information about courses, study material etc. This is also where you register for each course. All of this can be found at www.miun.se/admitted.

Please note:
If you have studied at Mid Sweden University before, you will keep the same student login and user id.

2. Read through the current course syllabus
In the course syllabus, there is information about the course literature and other important things about the course.

3. Register for the course
You must register for all of the courses you want to take during the semester. Upon arrival on campus, you will receive your User ID, which allows you to log into the Student portal where you click on the link “Study information”, and then “Register for course”. You can register no earlier than two working days before the beginning of the course. It is important that you register for each course. Detailed information will be given during the Introduction days.

During the course you will read interesting literature, go to lectures and participate in seminars. The books you need to get prior to the start of the course is 'European Welfare States. Comparative Perspectives' by Mel Cousins and ’Gender equality and welfare politics in Scandinavia. The limits of political ambition?’ by Melby, Ravn and Carlsson Wetterberg. We start the course with ’European Welfare States’.

The book ’ Transformation of the Swedish Welfare System’ by Hajighasemi is accessible online so you dont have to buy that book. Additional literature in the form av articles is also available online and you will get more information about that at the introductory lecture. The course ends with an exam where you write a paper and discuss specific questions. You will get that assignment in the beginning of the last week of the course.

If you do not want to attend this course you have been admitted to, please send an e-mail to aterbud@miun.se and state your name, date of birth and application code.

Contact us
Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via e-mail contact@miun.se or phone, +46 (0)10-142 80 00 Monday through friday, 10.00-12.00.

Once again: Welcome to this course and see you in October. If you have any specific questions regarding this course you can e-mail me at: lasse.reinikainen@miun.se

Best regards
Mid Sweden University

Lasse Reinikainen
Course Coordinator