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◄Faculty of Business and Economics►

AA017009 SOCIAL PROTECTION
3 Credits

Course Learning At the end of this course, students are able to:
Outcomes
(1) Analyse the role of social policy and social protection
schemes in addressing risks and economic uncertainties.
(2) Examine developments and reforms in the national and
international social protection systems.
(3) Relate social security to the labour market issues and
financial planning.
(4) Evaluate the social protection framewok in Malaysia.

Synopsis of Course The course covers a whole spectrum of social protection
Contents which includes social policy, concepts, role and evolution of
social protection as well as approaches and instruments of
social protection. Topics of discussion also include financing
social protection, social protection systems in selected
countries with emphasis on the social protection framework
in Malaysia, issues and challenges as well as the future of
social protection.

Assessment Weightage Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination: 50%

Medium of Instruction English

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