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Master's Degree in Social Services and Health Care, Development and Management: MDM5

Code: MDM25

Degree title
Master of Health Care
Master of Social Services
Master of Health Care
Master of Health Care
Credits
90 ects
Duration
2 years (90 cr)
Start semester
Autumn 2025
Teaching language
English

Descriptions

The programme aims to increase professional knowledge and development skills in social and health care services. Upon completing the program, the student will have grown into a development and management professional capable of independent decision-making, working with management, or taking on demanding developmental and expert tasks in social and health care organizations.

Studies focus on the development and management of social and health care services, which is common to all. The advanced elective studies advance the student’s personal career development. Students gain insight into the development of social and health care services and can specialize in business orientated approach, digitalization, management, global thinking, and development approach.

The thesis process will start during the first semester. The studies of research and development support the progress of the thesis process throughout the study program. Furthermore, the study program includes elective studies that contribute to the student´s professional development.

Multi-modal learning methods are used. Each course includes three days of contact sessions. Emphasis is placed on independent work, group collaboration as well as solving distance learning assignments and responsible studying online. The studies will include work-life focus so that students can use their own organizations and work for their learning tasks.

Development

Students come from the working life, giving possibilities to link studies to development of working life. Close collaboration with other Master's degree Programmes within SeAMK and projects can be done in collaboration with SeAMK RDI projects and international network.

Objective

Students will increase their knowledge and skills in development, entrepreneurship, and management of social and health care. The programme gives tools to develop work communities in the field of social and health care, and to innovate new operational models and ways of working.

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2025-2026 2026-2027
MDM25-1007
ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 30 ECTS

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33
5D00DW76 Leadership skills of the future 5 5
5D00DX27 Technologies and digitalization in social and health care services 5 5
5D00DX25 Innovation and foresight 3 3
5D00DS41 Managing Learning and Development 5 5
5D00DX23 Health Literacy and Digital Health Literacy in Health Promotion 5 5
KD00DA37 Human Resource Management in International Context 5 5
5D00DS35 Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset 5 5
MDM25-CATEGORY-1000
MDM25-RESEARCH METHODS

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17
KD00BT05 Scientific Writing 3 5
5D00DW78 Practices and models in development activities 5 5
KD00BT07 Thesis Seminar 2 2
KD00BT23 Research and Development Methods 5 5
5D00DX24 Thesis process seminar 2 2
MDM25-1010
ELECTIVE STUDIES 15 ECTS

(Choose ects: 10)

10
KD00CL56 Managing Workplace Diversity and Inclusion 5 5
5D00DW77 Global Competence Development 1 - 5 5
5D00DS43 Global Innovation and Collaboration 5 5
5D00DX32 International Perspectives to Social Services 5 5
5D00DX22 International Regulation and Oversight in Social and Healthcare 5 5
KD00CL51 Strategic Management 5 5
MDM25-1009
THESIS 30 ECTS

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30
KD00BL39 Master's Thesis 30 15 15
Total 90 85 27

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

Development and Management of Health Care and Social work Master’s Degree competencies

3 Competence in developing work community practices

- Student develops practice by means of innovation, taking social change as well as national and international guidelines into consideration.
- Student develops work communities and practices in the field of health care and social work in a client-oriented, multi-professional and multidisciplinary manner.
- Student develops practical work methods and models, quality and effectiveness.

Leadership skills of the future
Innovation and foresight
Managing Learning and Development
Human Resource Management in International Context
Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Practices and models in development activities
Thesis Seminar
Research and Development Methods
Thesis process seminar
Managing Workplace Diversity and Inclusion
Global Competence Development
Global Innovation and Collaboration
International Perspectives to Social Services
International Regulation and Oversight in Social and Healthcare
Master's Thesis
3 Competence in developing work community practices

- Student develops practice by means of innovation, taking social change as well as national and international guidelines into consideration.
- Student develops work communities and practices in the field of health care and social work in a client-oriented, multi-professional and multidisciplinary manner.
- Student develops practical work methods and models, quality and effectiveness.

Leadership skills of the future
Innovation and foresight
Managing Learning and Development
Human Resource Management in International Context
Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Practices and models in development activities
Thesis Seminar
Research and Development Methods
Thesis process seminar
Managing Workplace Diversity and Inclusion
Global Competence Development
Global Innovation and Collaboration
International Perspectives to Social Services
International Regulation and Oversight in Social and Healthcare
Master's Thesis
3 Competence in developing work community practices

- Student develops practice by means of innovation, taking social change as well as national and international guidelines into consideration.
- Student develops work communities and practices in the field of health care and social work in a client-oriented, multi-professional and multidisciplinary manner.
- Student develops practical work methods and models, quality and effectiveness.

Leadership skills of the future
Innovation and foresight
Managing Learning and Development
Human Resource Management in International Context
Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Practices and models in development activities
Thesis Seminar
Research and Development Methods
Thesis process seminar
Managing Workplace Diversity and Inclusion
Global Competence Development
Global Innovation and Collaboration
International Perspectives to Social Services
International Regulation and Oversight in Social and Healthcare
Master's Thesis
Not grouped

Master’s Degree studies

3 Thesis
Master's Thesis
3 Thesis
Master's Thesis
3 Thesis
Master's Thesis
Not grouped

Shared Competences of Universities of Applied Sciences(Master’s Degrees), 2022

Shared Competences of Universities of Applied Sciences(Master’s Degrees), 2022, Arene

7. Entrepreneurial competence

promotes entrepreneurial action in their working community
• develops interaction between a company and its operating environment
• is able to analyse the operations and risks of a business, and develop its operations systemically

Leadership skills of the future
Innovation and foresight
Managing Learning and Development
Human Resource Management in International Context
Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Global Competence Development
Strategic Management
7. Entrepreneurial competence

promotes entrepreneurial action in their working community
• develops interaction between a company and its operating environment
• is able to analyse the operations and risks of a business, and develop its operations systemically

Leadership skills of the future
Innovation and foresight
Managing Learning and Development
Human Resource Management in International Context
Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Global Competence Development
Strategic Management
7. Entrepreneurial competence

promotes entrepreneurial action in their working community
• develops interaction between a company and its operating environment
• is able to analyse the operations and risks of a business, and develop its operations systemically

Leadership skills of the future
Innovation and foresight
Managing Learning and Development
Human Resource Management in International Context
Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Global Competence Development
Strategic Management
7. Entrepreneurial competence

promotes entrepreneurial action in their working community
• develops interaction between a company and its operating environment
• is able to analyse the operations and risks of a business, and develop its operations systemically

Leadership skills of the future
Innovation and foresight
Managing Learning and Development
Human Resource Management in International Context
Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Global Competence Development
Strategic Management
7. Entrepreneurial competence

promotes entrepreneurial action in their working community
• develops interaction between a company and its operating environment
• is able to analyse the operations and risks of a business, and develop its operations systemically

Leadership skills of the future
Innovation and foresight
Managing Learning and Development
Human Resource Management in International Context
Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Global Competence Development
Strategic Management
7. Entrepreneurial competence

promotes entrepreneurial action in their working community
• develops interaction between a company and its operating environment
• is able to analyse the operations and risks of a business, and develop its operations systemically

Leadership skills of the future
Innovation and foresight
Managing Learning and Development
Human Resource Management in International Context
Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Global Competence Development
Strategic Management
7. Entrepreneurial competence

promotes entrepreneurial action in their working community
• develops interaction between a company and its operating environment
• is able to analyse the operations and risks of a business, and develop its operations systemically

Leadership skills of the future
Innovation and foresight
Managing Learning and Development
Human Resource Management in International Context
Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Global Competence Development
Strategic Management
Not grouped
International Perspectives to Social Services
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