Master of Health Care

Do you wish to develop your skills in a Master’s Degree Programme that combines theoretical knowledge with practical application? Do you wish to deepen your knowledge and skills in leadership and your ability to drive evidence-based change in multi-professional social and healthcare settings? If you said yes, the Master’s Degree Programme Health Care and Social Services is the right thing for you.

The programme is for those who have completed a Bachelor’s degree in Social Services or Health Care or another appropriate higher education degree and who have at least two years of work experience in a relevant field after graduation. The programme corresponds to the competence framework described in European Qualification Framework (EQF, competence level 7) and the National Quality Framework (NQF). The studies have a perspective both on Nordic and global leadership and health. The studies comprise 90 ECTS and are completed on two to three years as part-time studies. The studies can also be completed as full-time studies during 1½ years. Studies and instruction are conducted 100 % online using a learning platform and distance learning methods. Independently of this, it is mandatory to visit Finland to get the original version(s) of previous degree certificate(s) checked and to strengthen one’s personal identity during your studies.

The new programme will begin in the autumn of 2021 with 20 study places. A graduate of the programme is entitled Master of Health Care / Master of Social Services. The Master’s degree gives the same eligibility for public services as a higher university degree completed at a university.

Study contents

The programme provides leadership competence and expert knowledge for developing multi-professional social and health care settings and for meeting the demands of future work environments. The central content of the studies comprises leadership in social and health care, and aims for students to be able to apply an ethical and sustainable approach in their daily work, have a readiness to lead people, work groups and work communities, ability to promote and lead safety in social and health care and be able to lead evidence-based change work.

The studies also consist of research and development that aims for students to be able to apply a scientific and evidence-based approach in their daily work.

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