Analysis and Design of Social Protection Systems (MA) at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg

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The executive Master's programme offers an interdisciplinary and in-depth study of social protection systems. Graduates of the degree programme will be able to design "smart" systems, systems that can be sustainably financed while being effective and flexible. They will also be able to contribute towards optimising and, if necessary, reorganising existing social protection systems, adapting them to future demographic, economic, and social challenges. Introductory online courses I.1 Economics I.2 Statistics I.3 Academic writing Module 1 â€“ Comparative analysis of social protection systems Social protection systems â€“ constitutive elements and determining factors Social protection actors International social protection policy Module 2 â€“ Social protection policy instruments & design options Contributory schemes Tax-financed transfers and services Promotional measures Module 3 â€“ Analysis for social protection design Assessing social protection needs and priorities Assessing the political economy of social protection Assessing capacity to implement social protection interventions Assessing interlinkages and graduation possibilities Module 4 â€“ Social protection financing & modelling Social expenditure and resource mobilisation Financing techniques Modelling social expenditure & revenues Module 5 â€“ Research methods Research methods 1 Module 6 â€“ Simulation & evaluation Applied econometrics & introduction to a statistical software Microsimulation Evaluation of individual interventions Evaluation of social protection systems Module 7 â€“ Social protection governance Governance approaches in social protection Accountability mechanisms Social protection law Module 8 â€“ Social protection management Social protection delivery mechanisms Financial management Investing social security reserves Information management Module 9 â€“ Social protection reforms Understanding reforms Managing reforms Communicating reforms Module 10 â€“ Electives Specialisation in climate change Specialisation in inclusion of people with disabilities Specialisation in health Specialisation in vulnerability

Requirements

Entry Requirements

To be admitted to the degree programme, students are required to provide evidence of: having acquired at least a Bachelorâ€™s degreeÂ from a relevant academic field such as economics, political sciences, sociology, international relations, business administration, health sciences, public policy, law administration, health, education, social science, psychology and international relations/development as well as other subjects, insofar as the contents relating to the subject area of social protection encompass a minimum of 15 credits in accordance with the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). at least five months of practical experienceÂ (unpaid internships are accepted) in a field related to social protection.