Introduction to Social Work Studies in Finland (3cr)
Code: BE00BT36-3008
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.09.2025 - 05.09.2025
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.09.2025 - 17.12.2025
- Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 3 cr
- Local portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- SeAMK Social Services and Elderly Care
- Campus
- SeAMK Seinäjoki, Kampustalo
- Teaching languages
- English
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services
Evaluation scale
Passed/failed
Objective
Students understand the structure of social work education in Finland and compare it with their own education. Students will learn to know the professional fields of social work professionals in Finland. Students will understand the role and position of Bachelor of Social Services in the professional field. They will also have extensive knowledge of systems that provide welfare and social security in various sectors in Finland. Students will learn to know the professional fields in which Bachelor of Social Services work in Finland. Students have sufficient knowledge of the society and culture of the country, especially on the local level, to be able to cope in everyday life. They will also learn where to seek additional information. Students understand the content, pedagogical ideas and structure of the studies undertaken in Seinäjoki UAS.
Content
- Social work education in Finland
- Social work professional fields
- Education and professional fields of Bachelor of Social Services
- Systems providing welfare and social security in Finland
- Finnish society and culture
Materials
Announced in the beginning of the course
Teaching methods
lectures, study visits, learning portfolio
Employer connections
field visits, social work professional visit at lessons
Student workload
81 hours of student work including:
- contact lessons: 22h
- individual work of students: 59h
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Pass:
The grade pass means that the student's performance must equal to grade 3 (good), which is equivalent to the grade C in the ECTS grading system. Students have understanding about social work education in Finland, professional fields of social work and the role and position of Bachelor of Social Services in the social field in Finland.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
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Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Pass:
The grade pass means that the student's performance must equal to grade 3 (good), which is equivalent to the grade C in the ECTS grading system. Students have understanding about social work education in Finland, professional fields of social work and the role and position of Bachelor of Social Services in the social field in Finland.