Master's Degree Programme in Social Work: YSOSKO16

- 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

- 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

- 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

- 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

- 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

- 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.

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

A Master of Social Services:
- is able to critically analyze societal and global changes and anticipate their social impact
- knows how to plan, manage and evaluate client processes, including the evaluation of their total impact
- is familiar with concepts and professional orientations pertaining to specialized social field competence
- is able to work independently in challenging expert positions in the social field
- is able to work in international collaboration networks

A Master of Social Services:
- understands the principles of strategic thinking and quality assurance systems and is able to apply them into practice
- understand the basic principles of financial and personnel management and is able to apply them
- is able to develop and manage the activity of the work community and knows how to promote well-being at work together with the personnel
- is able to manage her or his own competence and the development of social field practices and service designs in complex and unanticipated settings

A Master of Social Services
- is able to critically evaluate the interests embedded in R & D and understands the significance of ethics in R & D
- knows how to apply R & D methods and to develop social field work by means of practice research
- is able to develop her or his personal action and existing social field practices on the basis of reflection of experiential knowledge, and knows how to promote citizen participation
- is able to create, initiate and manage projects, and to evaluate these processes and their effectiveness