Development and Management

Working life-oriented Master of Social Services and Health Care, Development and Management degree programme offers you the opportunity to develop into an expert in the field of social and health care. In your studies, you will learn to utilize new kind of multidisciplinary thinking and operating models for the development of the field. During your studies, you will have the opportunity to create strong connections with both Finnish and international working life. The international environment of SEAMK Master School and students with different cultural backgrounds make it possible to create lifelong, multicultural relationships.At SEAMK's Master School, you study in an international network and multicultural learning environment. This means visiting lecturers, study visits, international intensive courses and exchange periods.The scope of the studies is 90 credits, which consists of advanced professional studies, elective studies and a master thesis. The thesis is a work life oriented development project supporting the development of the student's personal professional competence.The education is arranged as multimodal teaching. In addition, the studies include face-to-face teaching at SEAMK's campus in Seinäjoki mainly on Thursdays, Fridays and/or Saturdays about once a month depending on your elective studies. The amount of real-time teaching varies per month depending on the individual study plan. Based on the student's personal choices in electives, the studies may also include teaching at other times. The language of instruction is English.At the beginning of your studies, you can build a personal study and career plan, which allows you to direct your studies and  your career path according to your interests and your own personal goals.SEAMK - the best university for youIn recent years, SEAMK has performed well in the nationwide graduand feedback questionnaire (AVOP), which shows that our students are satisfied with studying at SEAMK. They particularly appreciate SEAMK’s learning environments, internationality, entrepreneurial skill provision, and high quality of teaching. The support services for students, connections with working life, and career guidance have also received praise. SEAMK is a proud member of the HEROES Alliance – a transnational alliance of nine professional higher education institutions from Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Portugal, Sweden, and the Czech Republic. Together the institutions reach 120,000 students and 14,000 employees from different corners of the EU, from the associate degree to the PhD level, covering all disciplines and sectors with a distinct applied sciences perspective.Read more about the programme from SEAMK´s website.