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Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology, Multimodal implementation: MGERO24

Code: MGERO24

Degree title
Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care
Credits
210 ects
Duration
3.5 years (210 cr)
Start semester
Autumn 2024
Teaching language
Finnish

Descriptions

DESCRIPTION OF THE DEGREE PROGRAMME AND COMPETENCIES

Expertise in the Degree Programme in Elderly Care the focus is on ensuring that students become prepared and committed to the promotion of a good life for older people on the level of the individual, communities, organizations and also on the level of society. Their work with individual clients and groups involves prevention, support, care, rehabilitation and promotion of the old person’s participation in various settings of elderly care and services. Important areas in the degree programme are the assessment of aged clients' well-being, functional capacity and need for support and the well-planned use of various gerontological care and nursing interventions and social work methods and also psychosocia- and sosiocultrular methods to promote the client’s well-being and function.

The degree programme also emphasises skills required in the organization of individualized services, such as the assessment of service needs; case management; organisation of service pathways and multi-professional services for elderly clients, and supporting the clients’ families. On the level of service organisations, the focus is on the supervision of the service provision, first-level management and on the development of human resources and services. On the level of society, the emphasis is on the evaluation and development of the service provision systems and on influencing decision-making and elderly policies in society.

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCY PROFILE

Completion of the studies guarantees a wide range of expertise and professional skills in elderly work. Multidisciplinary gerontological skills provide an opportunity to find employment in a variety of work environments for the elderly, such as home care, service housing, service guidance, management and development roles in both the public and private and third sectors. In the studies, it is possible to study some courses in English.

In the study as a whole, professional competencies have been taken into account, which have been developed in co-operation with all polytechnics offering gerontology education in Finland. Competences: multidisciplinary gerontology, guidance, service systems, multidisciplinary assessment, gerontological care, care and rehabilitation, management, development, quality

PEDAGOGICAL ACTION MODELS

The Degree Programme in Elderly Care uses the concept of socio-constructivist learning as a pedagogical background theory. Different student-centered and experiential as well as individual and collaborative as well as exploratory learning learning methods promote student learning. Learning methods are used in many ways: theory studies as lectures, digital learning environments, small group exercises, simulation exercises and practice of different methods. Some of the studies can be carried out as online studies, distance learning and contact teaching. There is also independent study in the studies. Students can also complete their studies in SeAMK's multidisciplinary learning environment SeAMKPro and in the work-based learning environment Wellbeing Labs Student Work. Students have the possibility to include free-choice studies and optional professional studies in their studies according to their personal study plan.

Development

The curriculum is being continuously developed based on current development challenges, evidence-based knowledge and competence requirements expressed by the practice of gerontlogical social work and health care. National reports on competence needs and other information about competence needs produced through research and development are also used in curriculum development. The feedback given by the students is also taken into account in the development.

Further information

Teaching and learning will take into account the student's prior knowledge. The focus of the studies is to broaden perspectives on current developments in the field of work with older people.

Objective

Learning Outcomes are based on the General Competences of UAS Studies and on the Spesific Competences of Bachelor Degree in Elderly Care, Geronomi (AMK) in Finnish. Learning Outcomes in detail are introduced in the Study Course describtions.

The core literature for the qualification consists of legislation in the social and elderly care sector, Talentia's professional ethical guidelines for the social sector and the basic literature and other current material specified for each course.

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 Autumn 2024 Spring 2025 Autumn 2025 Spring 2026 Autumn 2026 Spring 2027 Autumn 2027 1. / 2024 2. / 2024 3. / 2025 4. / 2025 5. / 2025 1. / 2025 2. / 2025 3. / 2026 4. / 2026 5. / 2026 1. / 2026 2. / 2026 3. / 2027 4. / 2027 5. / 2027 1. / 2027 2. / 2027
Total 210

Elderly Care competencies

1 Gerontological competence

Graduates
- apply multi-disciplinary gerontological knowledge and skills to elderly care and services and understand ageing from the perspectives of individuals and their life courses and from the perspectives of community and society
- have adopted a resource-oriented approach to old age as a foundation for their work with the elderly
- observe and promote the implementation of ethical principles defined for elderly care
- promote self-determination, justice and individuality to provide dignified old age
- are capable of acceptance, empathy, dialogue and reflective interaction with all kinds of people
- know how to approach ageing people from different cultural backgrounds
- work in a holistic and multi-disciplinary manner, paying attention to aged clients’ individual backgrounds in a variety of settings
Basics of Drug Care
English
Swedish
Professional Competence in Elderly Care
Professional Competence in Elderly Care
Concept Analysis for Nursing and Social Work and Information Seeking
Foundation of Gerontological Care and Social Work
Ethics in Elderly Care
Age-friendly Environment and Thinking
Practical Training: Supporting Meaningful Every Day Life of an Old Person
Case Management and Assessment of Service Needs
Facilitating Living at Home
Practical Training: Gerontological Social Welfare Work
Promoting Functional Capacity among Older People
Preventive and Empowering Methods
Practical Training: Preventive and Empowering Work with Elderly People
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
Drug Care and Pharmacology
Geriatrics and Memory Disorders
Skills in Memory Work
Practical Training: Memory Disorders
Gerontological Nursing and RehabilitationLaajuus
Work with Special Needs Groups in Elderly Care
Practical Training: Gerontological Nursing
Practical Training: Management and Development of Gerontological Work
Thesis Plan
Thesis Data Collection
Thesis Report
Technology for Everyday Life
Practical Training: Supporting Daily Activities
Basics of Supporting Daily Activities
2 Multi-disciplinary assessment and evaluation competence

Graduates
- in multi-professional collaboration, assess, plan and implement service packages based on elderly clients’ needs
- are able to assess and anticipate aged people’s holistic wellbeing, ability to function and need for services in relation to clients’ resources, individual lives and coping in their respective environments
- assess, implement and coordinate multi-disciplinary, individual services for elderly people
- use tools and methods for assessing functional capacity and apply knowledge of activities that promote the well-being of elderly people
- are aware of social and health risks, including their background factors, that jeopardize elderly people’s well-being and ability to function
- together with other professionals, know how to assess elderly people’s needs for assistive equipment and support them in the use of the equipment
Innovations and Development
English
Swedish
Professional Competence in Elderly Care
Professional Competence in Elderly Care
Concept Analysis for Nursing and Social Work and Information Seeking
Foundation of Gerontological Care and Social Work
Ethics in Elderly Care
Age-friendly Environment and Thinking
Practical Training: Supporting Meaningful Every Day Life of an Old Person
Case Management and Assessment of Service Needs
Informal Care
Practical Training: Gerontological Social Welfare Work
Promoting Functional Capacity among Older People
Psychosocial Methods
Preventive and Empowering Methods
Technologie and Digital Services in Social and Health Care
Practical Training: Preventive and Empowering Work with Elderly People
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
Drug Care and Pharmacology
Geriatrics and Memory Disorders
Skills in Memory Work
Practical Training: Memory Disorders
Gerontological Nursing and RehabilitationLaajuus
Practical Training: Gerontological Nursing
Project Work
Research methods and data collection in the field of ageing
Practical Training: Management and Development of Gerontological Work
Thesis Plan
Thesis Data Collection
Thesis Report
Distance Social and Health Services
Practical Training: Supporting Daily Activities
Basics of Supporting Daily Activities
3 Counselling competence

Graduates
- in their counselling work, observe principles of foresight and preventive work with the elderly, promoting clients’ health and well-being
- take action to prevent elderly people’s social exclusion and related risks
- disseminate information on factors related to elderly people’s health and well-being
- are familiar with the case management approach and use methods of case management and networking when counselling individual clients and groups
- by their counselling, promote social engagement and empowerment of elderly people while respecting their self-determination
- in their work, apply community group counselling and goal-oriented group counselling methods
- know how to counsel and advise elderly people, their next of kin, families and significant others on meeting their individual needs and coping in daily life
- are familiar with special features in counselling elderly people and able to carry out the counselling process so that they take into account people’s individual needs
Professional Competence in Elderly Care
Practical Training: Supporting Meaningful Every Day Life of an Old Person
Elderly Care Settings and Service Provision Systems
Case Management and Assessment of Service Needs
Informal Care
Facilitating Living at Home
Practical Training: Gerontological Social Welfare Work
Promoting Functional Capacity among Older People
Psychosocial Methods
Sociocultural Methods
Technologie and Digital Services in Social and Health Care
Practical Training: Preventive and Empowering Work with Elderly People
Drug Care and Pharmacology
Skills in Memory Work
Practical Training: Memory Disorders
Gerontological Nursing and RehabilitationLaajuus
Work with Special Needs Groups in Elderly Care
Practical Training: Gerontological Nursing
Basics of Management
Personnel Management
Evaluation, Development and Quality Management in Elderly Care Services
Practical Training: Management and Development of Gerontological Work
Thesis Plan
Thesis Data Collection
Thesis Report
Distance Social and Health Services
Technology for Everyday Life
Practical Training: Supporting Daily Activities
4 Gerontological care, nursing and rehabilitation competence

Graduates
- promote elderly people’s social engagement and agency in care, nursing and rehabilitation services
- know how to use a resource-oriented and rehabilitative approach to work and how to apply important elderly care methods in their work with individuals and groups
- use information and welfare technology to provide a safe and functional environment
- know how to use socio-cultural and action methods and how to strengthen the sense of community as part of care, nursing and rehabilitation
- are able to implement and evaluate safe pharmacological care for aged people
- recognize common diseases and their effect on aged people’s ability to function and know how to counsel them in the treatment of diseases and in rehabilitation
- are familiar with methods of caring for, supporting and rehabilitating people with dementia and able to develop services for people with memory disorders
- know how to support home-living elderly people and care-giving families and are able to develop services to support these families
Basics of Drug Care
Professional Competence in Elderly Care
Professional Competence in Elderly Care
Ethics in Elderly Care
Case Management and Assessment of Service Needs
Informal Care
Facilitating Living at Home
Practical Training: Gerontological Social Welfare Work
Promoting Functional Capacity among Older People
Psychosocial Methods
Preventive and Empowering Methods
Sociocultural Methods
Technologie and Digital Services in Social and Health Care
Practical Training: Preventive and Empowering Work with Elderly People
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
Drug Care and Pharmacology
Geriatrics and Memory Disorders
Skills in Memory Work
Practical Training: Memory Disorders
Practical Training: Gerontological Nursing
Practical Training: Management and Development of Gerontological Work
Thesis Plan
Thesis Data Collection
Thesis Report
Technology for Everyday Life
Practical Training: Supporting Daily Activities
Basics of Supporting Daily Activities
5 Service provision competence

Graduates
- are familiar with important national and international strategies and objectives designed for elderly policies and use them to develop services and their quality
- participate in public discussion on the life and position of aged people in society and service provision systems; use their expertise to influence these
- are familiar with service settings and service provision (public, private and third sector) and able to apply their knowledge to the organization, provision and development of services
- are familiar with social, health and rehabilitation services for aged people and with the relevant legislation, guidelines and programmes, so that they can apply their knowledge to both service development and client work
- extensively use culture and sports services to support functional capacity and well-being of aged people
- know how to co-ordinate multi-professional collaboration and the development, planning and implementation of services to meet the needs of aged people
Entrepreneurship in the Social and Health Sector
Internationality in Social and Health Care
Professional Competence in Elderly Care
Age-friendly Environment and Thinking
Practical Training: Supporting Meaningful Every Day Life of an Old Person
Finnish Society and Social Policy
Age Policy Legislation
Elderly Care Settings and Service Provision Systems
Case Management and Assessment of Service Needs
Informal Care
Facilitating Living at Home
Practical Training: Gerontological Social Welfare Work
Promoting Functional Capacity among Older People
Preventive and Empowering Methods
Technologie and Digital Services in Social and Health Care
Practical Training: Preventive and Empowering Work with Elderly People
Skills in Memory Work
Practical Training: Memory Disorders
Work with Special Needs Groups in Elderly Care
Practical Training: Gerontological Nursing
Project Work
Basics of Management
Personnel Management
Evaluation, Development and Quality Management in Elderly Care Services
Practical Training: Management and Development of Gerontological Work
Thesis Plan
Thesis Data Collection
Thesis Report
Basics of Supporting Daily Activities
6 Management, development and quality assurance competence

Graduates
- are able to develop and manage work with the elderly in an ethical, client-centred manner
- know how to apply important strategies and theories on work community development and management to develop, co-ordinate and manage work with the elderly
- are able to evaluate the quality of services provided for the elderly and to use important tools of quality work
- demonstrate flexibility and an ability to conduct dialogue in the work community; possess negotiation, reporting and counselling skills
- have an entrepreneurial approach to work
- are able to work in managerial positions and have basic skills in financial management and marketing
- know how to support staff welfare at work
- are able to apply research, development and innovation methods to develop services and work communities
- know how to work in projects
- apply gerontological research and knowledge to development and management
- are able to produce knowledge that serves the foresight work and development of services for the elderly
Entrepreneurship in the Social and Health Sector
Innovations and Development
Internationality in Social and Health Care
Professional Competence in Elderly Care
Age Policy Legislation
Elderly Care Settings and Service Provision Systems
Skills in Memory Work
Practical Training: Memory Disorders
Project Work
Research methods and data collection in the field of ageing
Basics of Management
Personnel Management
Evaluation, Development and Quality Management in Elderly Care Services
Practical Training: Management and Development of Gerontological Work
Thesis Plan
Thesis Data Collection
Thesis Report
Not grouped
Academic Studies and Career Planning
Information and Communication Technology
Communication Skills
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral
Introduction to Gerontology
Introduction to Research and Development
Multi-Professional and Multicultural Simulations in Home Environment

Bachelor’s Degree studies

1 Basic Studies
Academic Studies and Career Planning
Information and Communication Technology
Communication Skills
Innovations and Development
Basics of Drug Care
Internationality in Social and Health Care
English
Swedish
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral
Professional Competence in Elderly Care
Concept Analysis for Nursing and Social Work and Information Seeking
Finnish Society and Social Policy
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
2 Professional Studies
Entrepreneurship in the Social and Health Sector
Professional Competence in Elderly Care
Introduction to Gerontology
Foundation of Gerontological Care and Social Work
Ethics in Elderly Care
Age-friendly Environment and Thinking
Age Policy Legislation
Elderly Care Settings and Service Provision Systems
Case Management and Assessment of Service Needs
Informal Care
Facilitating Living at Home
Promoting Functional Capacity among Older People
Psychosocial Methods
Preventive and Empowering Methods
Sociocultural Methods
Technologie and Digital Services in Social and Health Care
Drug Care and Pharmacology
Geriatrics and Memory Disorders
Skills in Memory Work
Gerontological Nursing and RehabilitationLaajuus
Work with Special Needs Groups in Elderly Care
Introduction to Research and Development
Project Work
Research methods and data collection in the field of ageing
Basics of Management
Personnel Management
Evaluation, Development and Quality Management in Elderly Care Services
3 Free-Choice Studies
Distance Social and Health Services
Technology for Everyday Life
Multi-Professional and Multicultural Simulations in Home Environment
Basics of Supporting Daily Activities
4 Training
Practical Training: Supporting Meaningful Every Day Life of an Old Person
Practical Training: Gerontological Social Welfare Work
Practical Training: Preventive and Empowering Work with Elderly People
Practical Training: Memory Disorders
Practical Training: Gerontological Nursing
Practical Training: Management and Development of Gerontological Work
Practical Training: Supporting Daily Activities
5 Thesis
Thesis Plan
Thesis Data Collection
Thesis Report
Not grouped

Shared Competences of Universities of Applied Sciences, 2022

Shared Competences of Universities of Applied Sciences, Arene 2022

1. Learning to learn

The graduating student recognises the strengths and development areas of their competence and learning methods, and they utilise the opportunities communities and digitalisation provide in their learning.
- Assesses and develops their competence and learning methods in different learning environments.
- Is able to acquire, critically assess and appropriately apply the national and
international knowledge base and practices of their field.
- Also takes responsibility for group learning and sharing what has been learned.
Academic Studies and Career Planning
Information and Communication Technology
Communication Skills
Innovations and Development
English
Swedish
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral
Professional Competence in Elderly Care
Professional Competence in Elderly Care
Practical Training: Gerontological Social Welfare Work
Practical Training: Gerontological Nursing
Research methods and data collection in the field of ageing
Thesis Plan
Thesis Data Collection
Thesis Report
Multi-Professional and Multicultural Simulations in Home Environment
2. Operating in a workplace

The graduating student has versatile working life skills and is able to operate in work communities of their field.
- Is able to work constructively in a work community and promotes their own and their work community’s well-be-ing.
- Is able to act professionally in communication and interaction situations at a workplace.
- Utilises the opportunities offered by technology and digitalisation in their work.
- Understands the complexity of chang-ing working life and their own resilience in changing working life situations.
- Has capabilities for an entrepreneurial approach.
Academic Studies and Career Planning
Information and Communication Technology
Communication Skills
Entrepreneurship in the Social and Health Sector
Innovations and Development
Basics of Drug Care
Internationality in Social and Health Care
English
Swedish
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral
Professional Competence in Elderly Care
Professional Competence in Elderly Care
Concept Analysis for Nursing and Social Work and Information Seeking
Foundation of Gerontological Care and Social Work
Ethics in Elderly Care
Practical Training: Supporting Meaningful Every Day Life of an Old Person
Finnish Society and Social Policy
Age Policy Legislation
Elderly Care Settings and Service Provision Systems
Case Management and Assessment of Service Needs
Informal Care
Facilitating Living at Home
Practical Training: Gerontological Social Welfare Work
Technologie and Digital Services in Social and Health Care
Practical Training: Preventive and Empowering Work with Elderly People
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
Drug Care and Pharmacology
Geriatrics and Memory Disorders
Skills in Memory Work
Practical Training: Memory Disorders
Gerontological Nursing and RehabilitationLaajuus
Work with Special Needs Groups in Elderly Care
Practical Training: Gerontological Nursing
Project Work
Research methods and data collection in the field of ageing
Basics of Management
Personnel Management
Evaluation, Development and Quality Management in Elderly Care Services
Practical Training: Management and Development of Gerontological Work
Distance Social and Health Services
Technology for Everyday Life
Multi-Professional and Multicultural Simulations in Home Environment
Practical Training: Supporting Daily Activities
Basics of Supporting Daily Activities
3. Ethics

The graduating student adheres to the ethical principles and values of their field of profession, taking the principles of equality and non-dis-crimination into account.
- Is able to take responsibility for their own actions and their consequences and reflects on them in accordance with the ethical principles and values of their field.
- Takes others into account and pro-motes equality and non-discrimina-tion.
- Take into account the realisation of di-versity and accessibility in their ac-tions.
- Understands the principles of respon-sible conduct of research and adheres to them.
- Is able to influence society based on ethical values.
Academic Studies and Career Planning
Information and Communication Technology
Communication Skills
Basics of Drug Care
Professional Competence in Elderly Care
Professional Competence in Elderly Care
Concept Analysis for Nursing and Social Work and Information Seeking
Introduction to Gerontology
Foundation of Gerontological Care and Social Work
Ethics in Elderly Care
Age-friendly Environment and Thinking
Practical Training: Supporting Meaningful Every Day Life of an Old Person
Age Policy Legislation
Elderly Care Settings and Service Provision Systems
Case Management and Assessment of Service Needs
Informal Care
Facilitating Living at Home
Practical Training: Gerontological Social Welfare Work
Promoting Functional Capacity among Older People
Psychosocial Methods
Preventive and Empowering Methods
Sociocultural Methods
Technologie and Digital Services in Social and Health Care
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
Drug Care and Pharmacology
Geriatrics and Memory Disorders
Skills in Memory Work
Practical Training: Memory Disorders
Gerontological Nursing and RehabilitationLaajuus
Work with Special Needs Groups in Elderly Care
Practical Training: Gerontological Nursing
Research methods and data collection in the field of ageing
Distance Social and Health Services
Technology for Everyday Life
Practical Training: Supporting Daily Activities
Basics of Supporting Daily Activities
4.Sustainable development

The graduating student is familiar with the prin-ciples of sustainable development, promotes their implementation and acts responsibly as a professional and a member of society.
- Is able to use information related to their field in finding, implementing and establishing sustainable solutions and operating models.
- Understands sustainability challenges, their interdependencies and the vari-ous aspects of issues and problems.
Entrepreneurship in the Social and Health Sector
Basics of Drug Care
Internationality in Social and Health Care
Professional Competence in Elderly Care
Professional Competence in Elderly Care
Concept Analysis for Nursing and Social Work and Information Seeking
Introduction to Gerontology
Foundation of Gerontological Care and Social Work
Age-friendly Environment and Thinking
Practical Training: Supporting Meaningful Every Day Life of an Old Person
Finnish Society and Social Policy
Age Policy Legislation
Elderly Care Settings and Service Provision Systems
Case Management and Assessment of Service Needs
Informal Care
Facilitating Living at Home
Practical Training: Gerontological Social Welfare Work
Promoting Functional Capacity among Older People
Psychosocial Methods
Preventive and Empowering Methods
Sociocultural Methods
Practical Training: Preventive and Empowering Work with Elderly People
Geriatrics and Memory Disorders
Skills in Memory Work
Gerontological Nursing and RehabilitationLaajuus
Work with Special Needs Groups in Elderly Care
Practical Training: Gerontological Nursing
Basics of Management
Personnel Management
Evaluation, Development and Quality Management in Elderly Care Services
Practical Training: Management and Development of Gerontological Work
Distance Social and Health Services
Technology for Everyday Life
Practical Training: Supporting Daily Activities
Basics of Supporting Daily Activities
5. Internationality and multiculturalism

The graduating student is able to operate in multicultural and international operating environments and networks.
- Is familiar with the impacts of their cultural background on their activities and is able to develop operating methods that take multiculturalism into account in their work community.
- Is able to monitor and utilise the inter-national development of their field in their work.
- Is able to communicate internationally in their work tasks.
Academic Studies and Career Planning
Internationality in Social and Health Care
English
Swedish
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral
Practical Training: Gerontological Social Welfare Work
Technologie and Digital Services in Social and Health Care
Practical Training: Gerontological Nursing
Research methods and data collection in the field of ageing
Basics of Management
Personnel Management
Evaluation, Development and Quality Management in Elderly Care Services
Practical Training: Management and Development of Gerontological Work
Multi-Professional and Multicultural Simulations in Home Environment
6. Proactive development

The graduating student is able to develop solu-tions that anticipate the future of their own field, applying existing knowledge and research and development methods.
- Solves problem situations creatively and reforms operating methods to-gether with others.
- Is able to work in projects in coopera-tion with actors of different fields.
- Is able to apply existing knowledge in the field in development and utilises re-search and development methods.
- Is able to seek customer-oriented, sus-tainable and economically viable solu-tions, anticipating the future of their field.
Entrepreneurship in the Social and Health Sector
Innovations and Development
Foundation of Gerontological Care and Social Work
Case Management and Assessment of Service Needs
Informal Care
Facilitating Living at Home
Practical Training: Gerontological Social Welfare Work
Psychosocial Methods
Preventive and Empowering Methods
Sociocultural Methods
Technologie and Digital Services in Social and Health Care
Practical Training: Preventive and Empowering Work with Elderly People
Practical Training: Gerontological Nursing
Project Work
Research methods and data collection in the field of ageing
Basics of Management
Personnel Management
Evaluation, Development and Quality Management in Elderly Care Services
Practical Training: Management and Development of Gerontological Work
Thesis Plan
Thesis Data Collection
Thesis Report
7. Entrepreneurial competence

• is able to act entrepreneurially in working life
• is able to recognise business opportunities
• understands the interactions between a company and its operating environment
• understands the principles of business profitability
• is able to analyse the operations and risks of a business
Academic Studies and Career Planning
Entrepreneurship in the Social and Health Sector
Innovations and Development
Age-friendly Environment and Thinking
Practical Training: Gerontological Social Welfare Work
Practical Training: Gerontological Nursing
Project Work
Basics of Management
Personnel Management
Evaluation, Development and Quality Management in Elderly Care Services
Practical Training: Management and Development of Gerontological Work
Thesis Plan
Thesis Data Collection
Thesis Report
Not grouped
Introduction to Research and Development

Code Name Credits (cr)
MGERO24-1001
SEAMK'S COMMON BASIC STUDIES

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15
MGERO24-1002
Study Skills

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10
XX00DM02 Academic Studies and Career Planning 2
XX00DM03 Information and Communication Technology 4
XX00DM04 Communication Skills 4
MGERO24-1003
Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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5
XX00DJ02 Entrepreneurship in the Social and Health Sector 3
XX00DM01 Innovations and Development 2
MGERO24-1005
BASIC STUDIES IN THE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN SOCIALWORK

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17
STPO201 Basics of Drug Care 2
BE00DK42 Internationality in Social and Health Care 2
STPG301 English 3
ST00DS98 Swedish 3
VIRKARUKI Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written 0
VIRKARUSU Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral 0
MGERO24-1006
Towards Professional Competence in Elderly Care

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7
BC00CW98 Professional Competence in Elderly Care 2
GERPOS400 Professional Competence in Elderly Care 2
BC00BS85 Concept Analysis for Nursing and Social Work and Information Seeking 3
MGERO24-1007
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

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141
MGERO24-1008
Basis of Knowledge in Gerontological Work

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20
BC00DQ93 Introduction to Gerontology 5
GERATP200 Foundation of Gerontological Care and Social Work 3
GERATP300 Ethics in Elderly Care 4
BC00CG29 Age-friendly Environment and Thinking 3
GERATP410 Practical Training: Supporting Meaningful Every Day Life of an Old Person 5
MGERO24-1009
Service Provision Systems and Case Management

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27
BC00DC38 Finnish Society and Social Policy 3
BC00DC39 Age Policy Legislation 3
GERAPJ200 Elderly Care Settings and Service Provision Systems 3
BC00DQ94 Case Management and Assessment of Service Needs 5
BC00BS88 Informal Care 3
BC00CY18 Facilitating Living at Home 3
BC00DQ95 Practical Training: Gerontological Social Welfare Work 7
MGERO24-1010
Preventive and Empowering Work

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25
BC00DQ96 Promoting Functional Capacity among Older People 5
BC00CK50 Psychosocial Methods 4
BC00CY19 Preventive and Empowering Methods 3
BC00CK52 Sociocultural Methods 4
BC00DQ86 Technologie and Digital Services in Social and Health Care 3
GERAEV510 Practical Training: Preventive and Empowering Work with Elderly People 6
MGERO24-1011
Gerontological Care, Nursing and Rehabilitation

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35
GERAHK100 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology 3
BC00CG25 Drug Care and Pharmacology 3
GERAHK300 Geriatrics and Memory Disorders 2
BC00CY20 Skills in Memory Work 5
GERAHK122 Practical Training: Memory Disorders 7
BC00DQ97 Gerontological Nursing and RehabilitationLaajuus 4
BC00DQ98 Work with Special Needs Groups in Elderly Care 4
BC00DQ99 Practical Training: Gerontological Nursing 7
MGERO24-1012
Research and Development Competence

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9
BE00DT13 Introduction to Research and Development 2
BC00DK39 Project Work 3
BC00DR00 Research methods and data collection in the field of ageing 4
MGERO24-1014
Management of Gerontological Work

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25
BC00DC32 Basics of Management 5
BC00DC34 Personnel Management 5
BC00DC33 Evaluation, Development and Quality Management in Elderly Care Services 3
GERAJO310 Practical Training: Management and Development of Gerontological Work 12
MGERO24-1013
THESIS

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15
GERAOP100 Thesis Plan 5
GERAOP200 Thesis Data Collection 5
GERAOP300 Thesis Report 5
MGERO24-1017
FREE ELECTIVE STUDIES

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15
MGERO24-1021
Welfare Tehnology

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0 - 6
BX00DS28 Distance Social and Health Services 3
BX00DS27 Technology for Everyday Life 3
MGERO24-1020
Other Optional Professional Studies

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0 - 15
MGERO24-1016
Multidisciplinary Working-Life Projects

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0 - 15
MGERO24-1015
FREE ELECTIVE STUDIES

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7
BB00DE55 Multi-Professional and Multicultural Simulations in Home Environment 2
BC00CY22 Practical Training: Supporting Daily Activities 4
BC00CL15 Basics of Supporting Daily Activities 3

Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.

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