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Master's Degree in Social Services and Health Care, Advanced Clinical Practitioner: YKLAS24

Code: YKLAS24

Degree:
Master of Social Services and Health Care

Degree title:
Master of Health Care
Master of Health Care

Credits:
90 ects

Duration:
2 years (90 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2024

Descriptions

This Master's degree programme aims at creating development, management and evaluation competences to meet changing needs in social work and health care practice. The clinical expertise studies are linked to work community development through innovative practices and models. The degree programme is equivalent to a higher university degree (Master's degree).

Students have an opportunity to deepen and extend their competence in prevalent diseases and in the management of acute situations. The programme also improves students’ ability to assess patients’ or clients’ care needs and functional capacity and their preparedness to use various counselling and communication methods. The programme offers students new competences and career opportunities.

The studies are working life-oriented and multi-professional. Electronic communication is essential in study counselling and tutoring.
It is possible to study while at work, as the studies include an average of 2 days of contact teaching per month. Each student’s study plan will be individualized, including recognition of prior learning.
• Career prospects in the public sector: demanding client work in social and health services, service planning and management
• Career prospects in organizations: expert positions, development, education and management
• Career prospects in the private sector: first line management, management, development of intersectoral practices and service models

Development

Students come from the social and health care practice, which makes possible ongoing dialogue and development based on the needs of workplaces. Development undertakings are also carried out in collaboration with other schools of Seinäjoki UAS and with national networking forums.

Objective

Upon completion of the degree programme students will be competent to work as clinical experts in health and social services. The focus will be on public health and prevalent diseases, clinical work and acute situations.

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2024-2025 2025-2026 Autumn
2024
Spring
2025
Autumn
2025
Spring
2026
1. / 2024 2. / 2024 3. / 2025 4. / 2025 5. / 2025 1. / 2025 2. / 2025 3. / 2026 4. / 2026 5. / 2026
YKLAS24-1001
ADVANCED STUDIES

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55
YKLAS24-1002
Expertise in Clinical Practice

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15
BI00CK09 Pharmacology 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
BI00CL65 Development of Clinical Evidence-Based Nursing 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
BI00DQ92 Assessment of Patient's Clinical Examination, Assessment of Care Needs, Counselling and Consultation 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YKLAS24-1003
Expertise in Public Health and Prevalent Diseases

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10
BI00DQ91 Expertise in Public Health and Prevalent Diseases 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
BG00CK22 Remote Counselling 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YKLAS24-1004
Expertise in Acute Situations

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30
BI00BP03 Expertise in Acute Situations 10 10 5 5 2.5 2.5 1.7 1.7 1.7
YKLAS24-1005
Research and Development in Working Life

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20
BG00BD76 The Process of Development Activities 5 2.5 2.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4
BG00BD75 Development and Research 5 5 2.5 2.5 1.3 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.8
BG00BE25 Research and Development Methods 5 5 2.5 2.5 1.3 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.8
BG00CK21 Evaluation Methods 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
YKLAS24-1007
FREE CHOICE STUDIES

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5
BI00BP66 Special Issues in Clinical Work 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
KG30VVO03 International Collaboration in Health Care and Social Work 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
KG30VVO02 Development and Management of Occupational Health Care 5 2.5 2.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4
BI00CI41 The Environment in Support of Physical Activity and Ability to Function 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KG30VVO010 Development and Management in Elderly Care 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
BH00CK20 Marketisation and Social and Health Care Services 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
BI00DC77 Global Perspectives from Perspective of Health Promotion 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
XX00DN98 Health Literacy and Digital Health Literacy in Health Promotion 5 5 2.5 2.5 1.3 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.8
5E00DL17 Leadership Skills of the Future 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
BH00DR27 Management in Change 5
YKLAS24-1006
MASTER'S THESIS

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BI00BP04 Thesis Plan 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
BI00BP05 Implementing the Thesis Process 10 5 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.5 2.5
BI00BP06 Thesis Report 15 15 7.5 7.5 3.8 3.8 2.5 2.5 2.5
Total 90 65 65 35.1 30.1 35.1 30.1 17.6 17.6 10 10 10 17.45 17.45 10.1 10.1 10.1

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

General competencies (Master’s Degrees)

1 Learning competence

- is able to self-evaluate and develop one’s expertise in a versatile and focused way
- is able to retrieve, analyze and produce information and evaluate it critically from the point of view of different fields
- is capable of taking responsibility for collaborative learning in a target-oriented way

Pharmacology
Development of Clinical Evidence-Based Nursing
Assessment of Patient's Clinical Examination, Assessment of Care Needs, Counselling and Consultation
Expertise in Public Health and Prevalent Diseases
Remote Counselling
Expertise in Acute Situations
The Process of Development Activities
Development and Research
Research and Development Methods
Evaluation Methods
Special Issues in Clinical Work
International Collaboration in Health Care and Social Work
Development and Management of Occupational Health Care
The Environment in Support of Physical Activity and Ability to Function
Development and Management in Elderly Care
Marketisation and Social and Health Care Services
Global Perspectives from Perspective of Health Promotion
Health Literacy and Digital Health Literacy in Health Promotion
Thesis Plan
Implementing the Thesis Process
Thesis Report
2 Ethical competence

- is able to take responsibility for the actions of a community and for the consequences of these actions
- is able to apply the ethical principles of the subject field as an expert and as a developer of working life
- is able to make decisions considering an individual and the community
- is able to contribute to the principles of equality in working life
- is able to contribute to the principles of sustainable development and social responsibility
- is capable of leading socially influential activities based on ethical values

Pharmacology
Development of Clinical Evidence-Based Nursing
Assessment of Patient's Clinical Examination, Assessment of Care Needs, Counselling and Consultation
Expertise in Public Health and Prevalent Diseases
Remote Counselling
Expertise in Acute Situations
The Process of Development Activities
Development and Research
Research and Development Methods
Evaluation Methods
Special Issues in Clinical Work
International Collaboration in Health Care and Social Work
Development and Management in Elderly Care
Global Perspectives from Perspective of Health Promotion
Health Literacy and Digital Health Literacy in Health Promotion
Thesis Plan
Implementing the Thesis Process
Thesis Report
3 Working community competence

- is able to develop the operations of a work community
- is able to develop multidisciplinary communication and interaction in working life
- is able to utilize information and communications technology in one’s work
- is able to create networks and partnerships
- is capable of management and supervision tasks and is able to improve activities in complicated and unpredictable environments
- is able to work as an expert or entrepreneur and has abilities for management and supervision tasks

Development of Clinical Evidence-Based Nursing
Assessment of Patient's Clinical Examination, Assessment of Care Needs, Counselling and Consultation
Expertise in Public Health and Prevalent Diseases
Remote Counselling
Expertise in Acute Situations
The Process of Development Activities
Evaluation Methods
Special Issues in Clinical Work
International Collaboration in Health Care and Social Work
Development and Management of Occupational Health Care
Development and Management in Elderly Care
Marketisation and Social and Health Care Services
Health Literacy and Digital Health Literacy in Health Promotion
Thesis Plan
Implementing the Thesis Process
Thesis Report
4 Innovation competence

- is able to manage research, development and innovation projects and masters the methods of research and development work
- is able to manage project work
- is able to create new information and improve existing working methods by combining expertise from different fields
- is able to develop customer-oriented, sustainable and profitable solutions

Development of Clinical Evidence-Based Nursing
Assessment of Patient's Clinical Examination, Assessment of Care Needs, Counselling and Consultation
Expertise in Public Health and Prevalent Diseases
Remote Counselling
Expertise in Acute Situations
The Process of Development Activities
Development and Research
Research and Development Methods
Special Issues in Clinical Work
International Collaboration in Health Care and Social Work
The Environment in Support of Physical Activity and Ability to Function
Marketisation and Social and Health Care Services
Health Literacy and Digital Health Literacy in Health Promotion
Thesis Plan
Implementing the Thesis Process
Thesis Report
5 Internationalization competence

- is capable of international communication in one’s work and in the development of operations
- is able to operate in international environments
- is able to predict the effects of and opportunities for internationalization development in one’s own field

Expertise in Public Health and Prevalent Diseases
Expertise in Acute Situations
Development and Research
Research and Development Methods
Special Issues in Clinical Work
International Collaboration in Health Care and Social Work
Global Perspectives from Perspective of Health Promotion
Health Literacy and Digital Health Literacy in Health Promotion
Implementing the Thesis Process
Thesis Report
6 Entrepreneurial competence

- Understanding of the interaction involved in the operations in a company and the business environment, and of the concept of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial way of working.
- Understanding of the principles associated with a profitable business, and ability to analyse the operations and risks in a business.

Development of Clinical Evidence-Based Nursing
International Collaboration in Health Care and Social Work
Marketisation and Social and Health Care Services
Thesis Plan
Implementing the Thesis Process
Thesis Report
7 Quality control competence

- Knowledge of the typical field-related quality control systems
- Understanding of quality-control and the requirements of quality-control systems.

Pharmacology
Development of Clinical Evidence-Based Nursing
Expertise in Public Health and Prevalent Diseases
Remote Counselling
Expertise in Acute Situations
The Process of Development Activities
Research and Development Methods
Evaluation Methods
Development and Management of Occupational Health Care
Development and Management in Elderly Care
Marketisation and Social and Health Care Services
Health Literacy and Digital Health Literacy in Health Promotion
Not grouped
Leadership Skills of the Future
Management in Change

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

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

1. Learning to learn

The graduating student promotes their own
and their community's continuous learning and
competence development, drawing on
knowledge from different fields and the opportunities of digitalisation.
- Is able to assess and develop their
expertise diversely and in a goal-oriented manner at different stages of
their career and life.
- Is able to acquire, critically assess
and produce information while taking
into account the perspectives of different fields.
- Is able to develop and manage goaloriented, continuous learning in their
community

Pharmacology
Development of Clinical Evidence-Based Nursing
Assessment of Patient's Clinical Examination, Assessment of Care Needs, Counselling and Consultation
Expertise in Public Health and Prevalent Diseases
Remote Counselling
Expertise in Acute Situations
The Process of Development Activities
Development and Research
Research and Development Methods
Evaluation Methods
Special Issues in Clinical Work
International Collaboration in Health Care and Social Work
Development and Management of Occupational Health Care
The Environment in Support of Physical Activity and Ability to Function
Development and Management in Elderly Care
Marketisation and Social and Health Care Services
Global Perspectives from Perspective of Health Promotion
Health Literacy and Digital Health Literacy in Health Promotion
Leadership Skills of the Future
Thesis Plan
Implementing the Thesis Process
Thesis Report
2. Operating in a workplace

The graduating student is able to develop and
manage their work community and reforms
working life.
- Is able to develop and manage multidisciplinary teams and work communities.
- Is able to develop the communication and interaction culture of work
communities.
- Is able to develop and manage the
comprehensive well-being of a work
community.
- Utilises the opportunities of technology and digitalisation in development
and management.
- Promotes the resilience of a work
community.

Pharmacology
Development of Clinical Evidence-Based Nursing
Assessment of Patient's Clinical Examination, Assessment of Care Needs, Counselling and Consultation
Expertise in Public Health and Prevalent Diseases
Remote Counselling
Expertise in Acute Situations
The Process of Development Activities
Development and Research
Research and Development Methods
Evaluation Methods
Special Issues in Clinical Work
International Collaboration in Health Care and Social Work
Development and Management of Occupational Health Care
The Environment in Support of Physical Activity and Ability to Function
Development and Management in Elderly Care
Marketisation and Social and Health Care Services
Global Perspectives from Perspective of Health Promotion
Health Literacy and Digital Health Literacy in Health Promotion
Leadership Skills of the Future
Thesis Plan
Implementing the Thesis Process
Thesis Report
3. Ethics

The graduating student assesses and promotes the realisation of ethical principles and
values of their field of profession, taking
equality and non-discrimination into account.
- Is able to promote ethically sustainable activities and the realisation of
ethical reflection in their different
operating environments.
- Promotes the realisation of the ethical principles and values of their
field.
- Makes decisions taking individual,
communal and societal perspectives
into account.
- Promotes the realisation of diversity
and accessibility.
- Implements the principles of responsible conduct of research and promotes their application in their work
community.
- Is able to manage societally influential activities based on ethical values.

Development of Clinical Evidence-Based Nursing
Assessment of Patient's Clinical Examination, Assessment of Care Needs, Counselling and Consultation
Expertise in Public Health and Prevalent Diseases
Remote Counselling
Expertise in Acute Situations
The Process of Development Activities
Development and Research
Research and Development Methods
Evaluation Methods
Special Issues in Clinical Work
International Collaboration in Health Care and Social Work
Development and Management of Occupational Health Care
Development and Management in Elderly Care
Global Perspectives from Perspective of Health Promotion
Health Literacy and Digital Health Literacy in Health Promotion
Leadership Skills of the Future
Thesis Plan
Implementing the Thesis Process
Thesis Report
4. Sustainable development

The graduating student develops and manages
sustainable and responsible operating methods
in their work and promotes sustainable change
in their work community and society.
- Is able to apply the knowledge and future visions of sustainable development comprehensively as a basis for
sustainable solutions.
- Is able to analyse and assess systemic
dependencies of complex multidisciplinary problems and the different dimensions of solutions

- Is able to manage the search, implementation and establishment of sustainable solutions and operating models in their work community.

Development of Clinical Evidence-Based Nursing
Assessment of Patient's Clinical Examination, Assessment of Care Needs, Counselling and Consultation
Expertise in Public Health and Prevalent Diseases
Remote Counselling
Expertise in Acute Situations
Development and Research
Research and Development Methods
Evaluation Methods
Special Issues in Clinical Work
Development and Management in Elderly Care
Health Literacy and Digital Health Literacy in Health Promotion
Leadership Skills of the Future
Thesis Plan
Implementing the Thesis Process
Thesis Report
5. Internationality and multiculturalism

The graduating student is able to develop and
manage multicultural and international operating environments and networks.
- Is able to develop operating methods
that take multiculturalism into account in their work community.
- Is able to anticipate the impacts and
opportunities of global development
and phenomena.
- Is able to interact, communicate and
develop activities internationally in
their own field.

Development of Clinical Evidence-Based Nursing
Marketisation and Social and Health Care Services
Global Perspectives from Perspective of Health Promotion
Health Literacy and Digital Health Literacy in Health Promotion
6. Proactive development

The graduating student is able to manage the
development of new solutions that anticipate
the future and produces new information using
different research and development methods.
? Produces new information and reforms operating methods, combining
competence in different fields.
- Is able to implement research, development and innovation projects and
apply different research and development methods.
- Is able to develop new customer-oriented, sustainable and economically
viable solutions, anticipating the future.
- Is able to analyse the current situation
and anticipate the future of their field
and changes in the operating environment.

Development of Clinical Evidence-Based Nursing
Assessment of Patient's Clinical Examination, Assessment of Care Needs, Counselling and Consultation
Expertise in Public Health and Prevalent Diseases
Remote Counselling
Expertise in Acute Situations
Special Issues in Clinical Work
International Collaboration in Health Care and Social Work
The Environment in Support of Physical Activity and Ability to Function
Global Perspectives from Perspective of Health Promotion
Health Literacy and Digital Health Literacy in Health Promotion
Thesis Plan
Implementing the Thesis Process
Thesis Report
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

International Collaboration in Health Care and Social Work
Marketisation and Social and Health Care Services
Leadership Skills of the Future
Not grouped
Management in Change

Code Name Credits (cr)
YKLAS24-1001
ADVANCED STUDIES

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55
YKLAS24-1002
Expertise in Clinical Practice

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15
BI00CK09 Pharmacology 5
BI00CL65 Development of Clinical Evidence-Based Nursing 5
BI00DQ92 Assessment of Patient's Clinical Examination, Assessment of Care Needs, Counselling and Consultation 5
YKLAS24-1003
Expertise in Public Health and Prevalent Diseases

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10
BI00DQ91 Expertise in Public Health and Prevalent Diseases 5
BG00CK22 Remote Counselling 5
YKLAS24-1004
Expertise in Acute Situations

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30
BI00BP03 Expertise in Acute Situations 10
YKLAS24-1005
Research and Development in Working Life

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20
BG00BD76 The Process of Development Activities 5
BG00BD75 Development and Research 5
BG00BE25 Research and Development Methods 5
BG00CK21 Evaluation Methods 5
YKLAS24-1007
FREE CHOICE STUDIES

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5
BI00BP66 Special Issues in Clinical Work 5
KG30VVO03 International Collaboration in Health Care and Social Work 5
KG30VVO02 Development and Management of Occupational Health Care 5
BI00CI41 The Environment in Support of Physical Activity and Ability to Function 5
KG30VVO010 Development and Management in Elderly Care 5
BH00CK20 Marketisation and Social and Health Care Services 5
BI00DC77 Global Perspectives from Perspective of Health Promotion 5
XX00DN98 Health Literacy and Digital Health Literacy in Health Promotion 5
5E00DL17 Leadership Skills of the Future 5
BH00DR27 Management in Change 5
YKLAS24-1006
MASTER'S THESIS

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30
BI00BP04 Thesis Plan 5
BI00BP05 Implementing the Thesis Process 10
BI00BP06 Thesis Report 15