Degree Programme in Social Services
Campus Vaasa
Preliminary dates: the Spring semester starts on January 4th, and most likely ends on May 28th, 2027.
We don't offer any courses during the Autumn semester in Vaasa campus. Please check instead our Autumn course offer in Turku campus.
Courses
SOV22PUF202 Diversity in Work Life and Society 5 ECTS
The student
- has knowledge of the labor market
- can identify social risks linked to unemployment and incapacity for work
- can describe rehabilitative employment promotion activities
- has knowledge of service systems and legislation regarding employment promotion activities
- knows the different forms and causes of immigration
- can describe the integration process
- can identify social risks linked to migration and cultural change
- has knowledge of service systems and legislation on immigration and integration
VAL24041 Nordic Welfare, Social Services and Professional Practice 5 ECTS
The student
- has knowledge of the Nordic welfare system
- has knowledge of different areas of professional expertise in social services
- develops the reflective capacity concerning one’s own professional development
SOV22SPR04 English for Bachelor of Social Services 3 ECTS
The student
- can communicate in a professional way orally and in writing in the situations that arise in working life.
- masters central terminology in their own field and can assimilate the main content of non-fiction in their field
- is positive about developing their receptive and productive language skills.
- is aware of cultural differences in communication
SHV22EI03 Entrepreneurship and Interprofessionalism 3 ECTS
The Student:
- has insights into entrepreneurship in social and health care
- knows what company establishment means
- develops skills in planning and implementing business plans - develops understanding of entrepreneurship and social innovations
- has the prerequisites to cooperate in inter professional activities
VAL20009 Survival Swedish, 2 ECTS
After having completed the course you should
- have a basic vocabulary
- understand and be able to use basic everyday phrases
- have some understanding about basic grammar
- be able to ask and answer simple questions and give basic information about yourself, your family and your immediate concrete surroundings
- be able to interact in a simple way provided that the other person speaks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help
Content of the study unit
All or a selection
- Introductions, greetings
- Countries, languages
- Family
- Work, professions
- Numbers, time, days of the week, months
- Weather
- Food and drink
- Cultural aspects
VAL24026-3003 Developing a Global Mindset - Foundations of Global Competence, 3 ECTS (Online, sefl-study course)
After the course, the student should:
- Grasp the fundamental concepts of global competence and its importance in today’s world.
- Recognize key dimensions of culture and develop central intercultural communication skills.
- Develop a global mindset by exploring some cultural and global perspectives.
Practice: Please choose only one of the following
SO26PRA01 Internship: Social Pedagogical Work, 8 ECTS
The student:
– can work in a preventive, participatory, and strengths-based manner
– can plan, implement, and evaluate social pedagogical activities
– can analyse services and activities in relation to social sustainability
– can establish a professional relationship with clients, family members, and colleagues, and apply the ethical principles of the profession
SOV22PR02 Practice: Methods in Social Work, 10 ECTS
The student
- can plan, perform, evaluate, and document activities in accordance with the key principles, objectives, methods, and content of the profession.
- can identify and describe the role and competence of the Bachelor of Social Services in the working community from an inter professional perspective.
- can actively support the client to develop competences and qualifications as a community member.
- can critically reflect on and describe his methodological choice in social client work in different situations based on theoretical, practical, and value-based foundations.
- can examine and describe the ethical and value bases of the methods in question.
- demonstrates knowledge of the forms of service in the social sector
- has begun a personal design of professional identity.
- can apply the principles of social sustainability in professional practice.
