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Master`s Degree Programme in Health Promotion: Master’s Degree Programme in Health Care and Social Services

Code: YSC2023KM

Degree:
Master of Social Services and Health Care

Degree title:
Master of Health Care
Master of Health Care

Credits:
90 ects

Duration:
3 years (90 cr)

Start semester:
Spring 2024

Teaching language:
Finnish

Show study timings by semester, study year or period

Code Name Credits (cr) 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 Spring 2024 Autumn 2024 Spring 2025 Autumn 2025 Spring 2026 Autumn 2026 2. / 2024 3. / 2024 1. / 2024 2. / 2025 3. / 2025 1. / 2025 2. / 2026 3. / 2026 1. / 2026
SHARED MASTER COMPETENCE

(Choose 15)

15
YSC2023KM-1001
MANAGEMENT

(Choose 5)

5
YZZZ0210 Formulating Strategy 5 5 5 5
YZZZ0220 Leadership Dynamics 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YZZZ0230 Managerial Accounting 5
YSC2023KM-1002
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

(Choose 10)

10
YZZZ0110 Research-based Development 5 5 5 5
YZZZ0120 Quantitative Research 5 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.3 1.3
YZZZ0130 Qualitative Research 5 5 5 5
EXPERT CORE COMPETENCE

(Choose all )

50
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HEALTH PROMOTION EXPERT

(Choose all )

20
YSMA0510 Evidence-based Practice 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YSEA0300 Health Promotion Planning and Evaluation Models 5 5 5 5
YSTK0100 Health Promotion Methods 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YSEA0200 Expertise and Leadership in Health Promotion 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YSC2023KM-1014
MASTER´S THESIS

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30
YZ00BL94 Master's Thesis, Planning 7
YZ00BL95 Master's Thesis, Implementation 10 10 10 5 5
YZ00BL96 Master's Thesis, Reporting 10 10 10 10
YZ00BL98 Master's Thesis, Research Writing 3 3 3 3
YZ00BB05 Maturity Test, Master's Degree 0
COMPLEMENTARY COMPETENCE

(Choose 25)

25
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ELECTIVE STUDIES

(Choose 25)

25
STVVOYAMK
Social Services and Health Care Elective Studies (Master's Degree)

(Choose 20)

0 - 20
YS00BP81 Sexual Health Promotion and Human Rights 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YSZY0510 Digital Expertise in Health Care and Social Services 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YS00BD47 Digital expertise in rehabilitation and sport 5
YHIHV320 JAMK Leadership Programme in Silicon Valley, USA 5
YS00BT49 Service Design and Development 5 5 5 5
YS00BX95 Cyber Threats and Digital Security in the Health Sector 5 5 5 5
YS00BX68 Ethical Expertise, Leadership and Organisational Culture 5
YZ00CB90 Qualitative Research 5
YS00BV67 Digital transformation in healthcare 5
YZ00CL56 Development as a leader 5
YZ00CK87 Research-based Development 5
YS00CT59 21st Century Leadership Communication: Mastering Convincing Expertise in Global and Multidisciplinary Workplaces 5
YZZA1200
Learning And Competence Development (For Master's Student) 2022-2023

(Choose 17)

0 - 17
YZZA1200-1001
Studies in Educational Sciences

(Choose 12)

0 - 12
AJ00BN75 Understanding Learning 6
AJ00BN76 The Future of Education 6
YZZA1200-1002
Developing Pedagogical Skills and Competences

(Choose 5)

0 - 5
AJ00BP46 Video as a Pedagogical Tool 5
AJ00BN77 Developing Competency in Guidance 5
AJ00BN78 Equality and Equity in Teaching and Guidance 5
AE00BO56 Theoretical Foundations of Special Needs Education 5
AJ00BS40 Digital Service Management in Educational Organizations 5
AJ00BT50 Entrepreneurship Education as a Teacher Competence 5
AJ00BP45 Versatile Online Learning Assignments 5
YSC2023KM-1007
EXPERTISE IN PALLIATIVE CARE

(Choose 35)

0 - 35
YSAP0101 Development of Advanced Clinical Practitioner role in Palliative Care 5 5 5 5
YSAP0103 Patient-centered Nursing Process in Palliative Care 5 5 5 5
YSAP0104 Advanced Nursing Practice in Palliative Care 5 5 5 5
YSAP0105 Person-centered Palliative Care 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YSAP0106 Multidisciplinary knowledge and interprofessional collaboration in Palliative care 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YSAP0107 Diverse interaction in palliative care 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YSAP0108 Evidence-based Knowledge Management and Development in Palliative Care 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YSC2023KM-1008
NURSE PRESCRIBING

(Choose 20)

0 - 20
YSYSL100 Ethical and juridical base of nurse prescribing 5 5 2 3 2 1.5 1.5
YSYSL200 Clinical nursing for nurse prescribers 4 4 2 2 2 1 1
YSYSL300 Pharmacology 11 11 11 5.5 5.5
YSC2023KM-1009
EXPERTISE IN MENTAL HEATH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CARE

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0 - 25
YSSK0101 Developing Expertise in the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care 5
YSSK0102 Evidence-based Mental Health Promotion 5
YSSK0103 Advanced Person-centered Care Process in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care I 5
YSSK0104 Advanced person-centered care process in mental health and substance abuse care II 5
YS00BN84 Specific Issues in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Work 5
YSC2023KM-1010
CAMPUSONLINE, MASTER LEVEL STUDIES

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0 - 25
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EDUFUTURA

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0 - 25
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METODIOPINNOT

(Choose 10)

0 - 10
YS00BB91 Knowledge, Skills and Methods (EduFutura) 2
YS00BB92 Kvalitatiivinen tutkimus (EduFutura-tarjonta) 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
YS00BB93 Kvantitatiivinen tutkimus (EduFutura-tarjonta) 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
Total 90 20 38 63 30 20 22.5 15.5 12 51 30 10 10 22.5 7.8 7.8 12 25.5 25.5 30

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

Master’s degree: The shared competences 2023-2027

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.

Leadership Dynamics
Research-based Development
Evidence-based Practice
Health Promotion Planning and Evaluation Models
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Master's Thesis, Research Writing
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
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.

Formulating Strategy
Leadership Dynamics
Managerial Accounting
Research-based Development
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Health Promotion Planning and Evaluation Models
Health Promotion Methods
Expertise and Leadership in Health Promotion
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
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.

Formulating Strategy
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Master's Thesis, Research Writing
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 communit.

Formulating Strategy
Managerial Accounting
Research-based Development
Health Promotion Planning and Evaluation Models
Expertise and Leadership in Health Promotion
Master's Thesis, Reporting
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 goal-oriented, continuous learning in their community.

Leadership Dynamics
Managerial Accounting
Research-based Development
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Health Promotion Planning and Evaluation Models
Health Promotion Methods
Expertise and Leadership in Health Promotion
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Master's Thesis, Research Writing
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
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.

Leadership Dynamics
Managerial Accounting
Research-based Development
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Health Promotion Methods
Expertise and Leadership in Health Promotion
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Not grouped
Development of Advanced Clinical Practitioner role in Palliative Care
Patient-centered Nursing Process in Palliative Care
Advanced Nursing Practice in Palliative Care
Person-centered Palliative Care
Multidisciplinary knowledge and interprofessional collaboration in Palliative care
Diverse interaction in palliative care
Evidence-based Knowledge Management and Development in Palliative Care
Ethical and juridical base of nurse prescribing
Clinical nursing for nurse prescribers
Pharmacology
Developing Expertise in the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care
Evidence-based Mental Health Promotion
Advanced Person-centered Care Process in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care I
Advanced person-centered care process in mental health and substance abuse care II
Specific Issues in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Work
Knowledge, Skills and Methods (EduFutura)
Kvalitatiivinen tutkimus (EduFutura-tarjonta)
Kvantitatiivinen tutkimus (EduFutura-tarjonta)

Master's degree: Health Promotion 2023-2025

Expertise competence in health promotion

The students
- master the multidisciplinary knowledge base of promoting well-being and health and have a comprehensive understanding of the relationships between functional capacity, social inclusion and public health and well-being
- aim to improve the well-being and health of their community or region through cooperation networks
- can independently anticipate and renew the activities, methods and processes of promoting well-being and health – both at the individual, community and regional level – in multicultural expert and development tasks in the field or as entrepreneurs
- master the planning, management and assessment methods of well-being and health promotion
- possess a critical, development-oriented working method when acting as specialists in the promotion of well-being and health in various public, private and third-sector organisations.

Evidence-based Practice
Health Promotion Planning and Evaluation Models
Health Promotion Methods
Expertise and Leadership in Health Promotion
Not grouped
Formulating Strategy
Leadership Dynamics
Managerial Accounting
Research-based Development
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Master's Thesis, Research Writing
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
Development of Advanced Clinical Practitioner role in Palliative Care
Patient-centered Nursing Process in Palliative Care
Advanced Nursing Practice in Palliative Care
Person-centered Palliative Care
Multidisciplinary knowledge and interprofessional collaboration in Palliative care
Diverse interaction in palliative care
Evidence-based Knowledge Management and Development in Palliative Care
Ethical and juridical base of nurse prescribing
Clinical nursing for nurse prescribers
Pharmacology
Developing Expertise in the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care
Evidence-based Mental Health Promotion
Advanced Person-centered Care Process in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care I
Advanced person-centered care process in mental health and substance abuse care II
Specific Issues in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Work
Knowledge, Skills and Methods (EduFutura)
Kvalitatiivinen tutkimus (EduFutura-tarjonta)
Kvantitatiivinen tutkimus (EduFutura-tarjonta)

Code Name Credits (cr)
SHARED MASTER COMPETENCE

(Choose 15)

15
YSC2023KM-1001
MANAGEMENT

(Choose 5)

5
YZZZ0210 Formulating Strategy 5
YZZZ0220 Leadership Dynamics 5
YZZZ0230 Managerial Accounting 5
YSC2023KM-1002
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

(Choose 10)

10
YZZZ0110 Research-based Development 5
YZZZ0120 Quantitative Research 5
YZZZ0130 Qualitative Research 5
EXPERT CORE COMPETENCE

(Choose all)

50
YSC2023KM-1013
HEALTH PROMOTION EXPERT

(Choose all)

20
YSMA0510 Evidence-based Practice 5
YSEA0300 Health Promotion Planning and Evaluation Models 5
YSTK0100 Health Promotion Methods 5
YSEA0200 Expertise and Leadership in Health Promotion 5
YSC2023KM-1014
MASTER´S THESIS

(Choose all)

30
YZ00BL94 Master's Thesis, Planning 7
YZ00BL95 Master's Thesis, Implementation 10
YZ00BL96 Master's Thesis, Reporting 10
YZ00BL98 Master's Thesis, Research Writing 3
YZ00BB05 Maturity Test, Master's Degree 0
COMPLEMENTARY COMPETENCE

(Choose 25)

25
YSC2023KM-1006
ELECTIVE STUDIES

(Choose 25)

25
STVVOYAMK
Social Services and Health Care Elective Studies (Master's Degree)
0 - 20
YS00BP81 Sexual Health Promotion and Human Rights 5
YSZY0510 Digital Expertise in Health Care and Social Services 5
YS00BD47 Digital expertise in rehabilitation and sport 5
YHIHV320 JAMK Leadership Programme in Silicon Valley, USA 5
YS00BT49 Service Design and Development 5
YS00BX95 Cyber Threats and Digital Security in the Health Sector 5
YS00BX68 Ethical Expertise, Leadership and Organisational Culture 5
YZ00CB90 Qualitative Research 5
YS00BV67 Digital transformation in healthcare 5
YZ00CL56 Development as a leader 5
YZ00CK87 Research-based Development 5
YS00CT59 21st Century Leadership Communication: Mastering Convincing Expertise in Global and Multidisciplinary Workplaces 5
YZZA1200
Learning And Competence Development (For Master's Student) 2022-2023
0 - 17
YZZA1200-1001
Studies in Educational Sciences

(Choose 12)

0 - 12
AJ00BN75 Understanding Learning 6
AJ00BN76 The Future of Education 6
YZZA1200-1002
Developing Pedagogical Skills and Competences

(Choose 5)

0 - 5
AJ00BP46 Video as a Pedagogical Tool 5
AJ00BN77 Developing Competency in Guidance 5
AJ00BN78 Equality and Equity in Teaching and Guidance 5
AE00BO56 Theoretical Foundations of Special Needs Education 5
AJ00BS40 Digital Service Management in Educational Organizations 5
AJ00BT50 Entrepreneurship Education as a Teacher Competence 5
AJ00BP45 Versatile Online Learning Assignments 5
YSC2023KM-1007
EXPERTISE IN PALLIATIVE CARE

(Choose 35)

0 - 35
YSAP0101 Development of Advanced Clinical Practitioner role in Palliative Care 5
YSAP0103 Patient-centered Nursing Process in Palliative Care 5
YSAP0104 Advanced Nursing Practice in Palliative Care 5
YSAP0105 Person-centered Palliative Care 5
YSAP0106 Multidisciplinary knowledge and interprofessional collaboration in Palliative care 5
YSAP0107 Diverse interaction in palliative care 5
YSAP0108 Evidence-based Knowledge Management and Development in Palliative Care 5
YSC2023KM-1008
NURSE PRESCRIBING

(Choose 20)

0 - 20
YSYSL100 Ethical and juridical base of nurse prescribing 5
YSYSL200 Clinical nursing for nurse prescribers 4
YSYSL300 Pharmacology 11
YSC2023KM-1009
EXPERTISE IN MENTAL HEATH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CARE

(Choose 25)

0 - 25
YSSK0101 Developing Expertise in the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care 5
YSSK0102 Evidence-based Mental Health Promotion 5
YSSK0103 Advanced Person-centered Care Process in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care I 5
YSSK0104 Advanced person-centered care process in mental health and substance abuse care II 5
YS00BN84 Specific Issues in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Work 5
YSC2023KM-1010
CAMPUSONLINE, MASTER LEVEL STUDIES

(Choose 25)

0 - 25
YSC2023KM-1011
EDUFUTURA

(Choose 25)

0 - 25
YSC2023KM-1012
METODIOPINNOT

(Choose 10)

0 - 10
YS00BB91 Knowledge, Skills and Methods (EduFutura) 2
YS00BB92 Kvalitatiivinen tutkimus (EduFutura-tarjonta) 3
YS00BB93 Kvantitatiivinen tutkimus (EduFutura-tarjonta) 5