| Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences |
| Curricula |
| Degree program |
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| YSOSKO Master's Degree Programme in Social Work |
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| Annual Themes |
| Competencies |
| YY1 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 |
| YY2 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 |
| YY3 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 |
| YY4 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 |
| YY5 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 |
| YY6 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. |
| YY7 Quality control competence |
| - Knowledge of the typical field-related quality control systems - Understanding of quality-control and the requirements of quality-control systems. |
| 211 Special competence in the social field |
| 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 |
| 212 Leadership comptence |
| 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 |
| 213 Research and development competence |
| 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 |