Professional Studies in Social Work

Professional Studies in Social Work is a Bachelor-level exchange programme offered by  Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences. The programme is offered in English language.

What is the programme all about?

During the autumn semester, the programme’s theme is ‘Empowerment in Social Work’, which concentrates on one of the main issues of social work. What does the concept of empowerment really mean in the context of social work? How do different ideas on producing welfare influence the goals and methods of social work? How can we promote change in our own thinking and in the lives of the clients? By participating this programme you can get answers and formulate new questions with a group of foreign and Finnish students.

During the spring semester, social work exchange students can join the multiprofessional exchange programme ‘Professional Studies in Applied Gerontology / Empowerment and Wellbeing of Older Adults’.

Admission criteria

The applicants should be students enrolled at a partner university of Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences and have at least one year of previous studies in the field. The English language skills of students should be approximately on level B2 on the European language scale.

One semester of full-time studies normally includes about 30 ECTS credits worth of courses for each student. It is recommended to choose the whole exchange programme package to get a full experience, where the offered courses support each other well, and the student group develops together as a team.