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BASIC STUDIES |
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Orientation to higher education studies |
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Orientation to higher education studies | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
English |
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Professional English |
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English, oral proficiency | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
English, written proficiency | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Swedish |
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Introduction to Swedish |
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Introduction to Swedish | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Professional Swedish |
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Swedish, oral proficiency | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Swedish, written proficiency | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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PROFESSIONAL STUDIES |
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The ethical basis of professional encounters |
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Ethics and expertise in the social, health and church sectors | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Human growth and development | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Encounters and professional interaction | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
A changing social operating environment and the social legislation |
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Finnish society, social security and service system | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Social security guidance and the prospects of social security | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Creativity and functionality as a resource and expertise |
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Creativity and functionality as a resource and expertise | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
First aid in social and church sector work |
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First aid in social and church sector work | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Adult and youth social work |
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Basis of adult and youth social work | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Social change work | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Family work and child welfare |
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Family work and child welfare | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Methodological competence in social customer work |
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Methods of customer work | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Social rehabilitation and its methods | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Variety of life paths |
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Disabilities | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Old age | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mental health and intoxicating substances | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Digital competence |
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Digital competence | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Basics of diversity and multiculturalism in professional work |
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Basics of diversity and multiculturalism in professional work | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Civil society and organisation work |
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Civil society and organisation work | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Partner-oriented development of customer work and service systems |
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Social and health economy | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Working life competence | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Customer-based development | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Project and entrepreneurial competence |
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Project and entrepreneurial competence | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) |
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Tools for developing the professional field I | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tools for developing the professional field II | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Specialisation studies in social work
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Gerontological social work |
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Mental health and substance abuse work |
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Diversity and multiculturality in social work |
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Disability work |
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Early childhood education, child and family work |
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Work placement |
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Work placement 1 |
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Career period / work placement in customer work / work placement in project work | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Supervisory small groups and critical professional reflection | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Work placement 2 |
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Career period/ work placement in customer work / project work / pedagogical work placement / licensed social service professional (sosionomi) within early childhood education | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Supervisory small groups and critical professional reflection | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Work placement 3 |
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Collaboration project / work placement carried out with community partnerships according to advanced competence | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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ELECTIVE STUDIES
(Select 20 ECTS)
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Supplementary professional competences
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THESIS |
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Community-based participatory research (CBPR) |
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Development and innovation I | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Development and innovation II | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Development and innovation III | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Development and innovation VI | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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ECTS credits per period / semester / academic year | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.
Completing a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Services gives the student the competence to work in social care. A person who has completed the degree can apply for the right to work as a licensed social service professional (sosionomi) from the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira) (Section 8 of the Act on Social Welfare Professionals 817/2015). The Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Social Services can include early childhood education or social pedagogical studies of at least 60 ECTS. In this case, the degree gives the competence to work in the position of a licensed social service professional (sosionomi) within early childhood education as referred to in section 27 of the Act on Early Childhood Education and Care (540/2018).
BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN SOCIAL SERVICES 210 ECTS
BASIC STUDIES:
Language and communication studies 11 ECTS, Orientation studies 2 ECTS
VOCATIONAL STUDIES:
Vocational studies 91 ECTS, professional specialisation studies 15 ECTS,
first aid in social and church sector work 1 ECTS, work placement 55 ECTS
ELECTIVES:
Additional professional competence 20 ECTS
THESIS 15 ECTS
The social services studies comprise seven thematic sections divided into study modules.
The thematic sections are:
• The basis of professional encounters and the service system 32 ECTS
• Inclusion and guidance 31 ECTS
• Variety of life paths and customer work 29 ECTS
• Applied and developing professionalism 30 ECTS
• Applied and developing expertise 31 ECTS
• Inclusive development 38 ECTS
• Critical social competence and advocacy 19 ECTS
The studies follow the Community-Based Participatory Research model (CBPR) where learning and assignments can be used to benefit the development needs in the working life.