UVSRPESSZ1 Social Security Economics and Administration

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
Ing. Jana Drastíková, Ph.D.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Prerequisites (in Czech)
znalost odborné anglické terminologie, absolvování předmětů s problematikou sociálního zabezpečení
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Learning objectives, To gain an understanding of the role and tasks of the social protection system in the Czech Republic with the focus on economic relations and links within the system and to give some EU examples
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1. Position and definition of social security system in social protection system in the Czech Republic
    2. Social insurance programs and their administration in the Czech Republic
    3. Health insurance program and its administration in the Czech Republic
    4. Pension system financing
    5. Pension insurance and pension benefits
    6. Reforming pensions in the Czech and Slovak Republic
    7. Sickness and maternity benefits
    8. Unemployment benefits
    9. Social welfare system - state social support
    10. Social assistance - social benefits and social services
    11. Providing social benefits - economic aspects
    12. Social security law and administration
    13. Social security systems coordination in the European Union
    14. Topical issues and discussion
Literature
    required literature
  • EUROPEAN COMMISSION. Social protection in the Member States of the European Union, of the European Economic Area and in Switzerland. Situation on 1 January 2005. Brussels: Directorate-General for Employment, So, 2005. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Assessment methods
Oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2011, recent)
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