Competences

• Systematically recognise trends in Health and Welfare;
• Constructively evaluate different Welfare systems and their aspects and how these affect social inclusion;
• Show appreciation of different Health systems;
• Sustain arguments with regard to social inclusion;
• Be au currant about contemporary debates in relation welfare and social inclusion.  

Knowledge 

• Systematically comprehend and define key terms in health, welfare and social inclusion;
• Critically evaluate the social and economic aspects and impacts of Health, welfare and social inclusion, using case studies from Malta as an example;
• Systematically appreciate the importance of sustaining a healthy lifestyle;
• Systematically comprehend how health is affected by social conditions such as poverty, nutrition, stress, safety at work, housing, and sanitation, Malta will be used as a case-study;
• Systematically identify and critically assess different types of Welfare systems, namely the welfare state and the Welfare society models;
• Appreciate the role of, supranational Health organisations; such as the World Health Organisation, Red Cross, and Doctors without Borders; 
• Critically understand and analyse the effects of poverty on Health and welfare in society, using Malta as a case study;
• Understand and appreciate types and of social exclusion such as age, class, gender, race and belief systems, digital divide; links between social exclusion, crime, and poverty.

Skills

• Dentify the appropriate theories in social inclusion, welfare and health;
• Determine the best form of research approach in studying Health and welfare;
• Apply the theories explored about Health and social inclusion to real life situation;
• Interpret and apply data gathered through qualitative and quantitative methods in the social science field;
• Reference correctly the appropriate literature used;
• Develop the ability to plan and develop a research project/assignment