Master’s Degree Programme in Management and Leadership, Innovative management of welfare services: Part-time studies
Code: YJS2025SM
- Degree title
- Master of Health Care
- Master of Health Care
- Master of Health Care
- Master of Health Care
- Master of Social Services
- Master of Social Services and Health Care
- Credits
- 90 ects
- Duration
- 3 years (90 cr)
- Start semester
- Autumn 2025
Descriptions
After completing your studies, you will have a new perspective on the management of the welfare sector in a digitizing operating environment. You recognize the various national and international operating environments of well-being services, you master decision-making, risk management and you know how to foresee the future. The degree gives you excellent skills for managing a healthy working community, working community skills and communication.
Development
The degree program has been created together with Jamk's other higher education degrees and is based on extensive forecasting information and benchmarking. The competence included in the degree is developed together with an advisory board made up of working life and partners. Studies are also developed annually based on AVOP feedback given by graduating students. A student and an alumni of Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences is our lifelong partner, with whom we cooperate to develop the quality of education and the curriculum.
Objective
After education, you will gain the following skills:
Knowledge of developing work community operations: You know how to lead diverse work communities and develop expertise to reform operations.
Future competence: You know how to anticipate and innovatively renew digital service entities in the face of change.
Service system expertise: You have the skills to analyze the operation of service systems and make data-based conclusions to reform operations.
Multidisciplinary cooperation skills: You know how to work effectively and build impressive cooperation relationships. You lead multidisciplinary networks using communication, negotiation and presentation skills.
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| Code | Name | Credits (cr) | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | 2027-2028 | Autumn 2025 | Spring 2026 | Autumn 2026 | Spring 2027 | Autumn 2027 | Spring 2028 | 1. / 2025 | 2. / 2026 | 3. / 2026 | 1. / 2026 | 2. / 2027 | 3. / 2027 | 1. / 2027 | 2. / 2028 | 3. / 2028 |
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| YJS2025SM-1001 |
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
(Choose 15) |
10 - 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| YZ00CK87 | Research-based Development | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
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VAIHTOEHTOISET OPINNOT
(Choose 5) |
5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| YZ00CB90 | Qualitative Research | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| YZ00CB88 | Quantitative Research | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| YJS2025SM-1002 |
MANAGEMENT
(Choose 20) |
15 - 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| YZ00CL56 | Development as a leader | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| YZ00CL59 | Human Resource Management | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| YZ00CL57 | Strategic management | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| YZ00CL58 | Financial management | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| YJS2025SM-1003 |
INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT OF WELFARE SERVICES
(Choose all ) |
25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| YZ00CL06 | Management competence in renewing welfare services | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| YZ00CL07 | Welfare work community | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| YZ00CL08 | Customer orientation in development | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| YZ00CL09 | Effective decision making | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| YZ00CL10 | A digitizing management environment | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| YJS2025SM-1004 |
MASTER´S THESIS
(Choose all ) |
30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| YZ00BL94 | Master's Thesis, Planning | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||
| YZ00BL98 | Master's Thesis, Research Writing | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| YZ00BL95 | Master's Thesis, Implementation | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| YZ00BL96 | Master's Thesis, Reporting | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| YZ00BB05 | Maturity Test, Master's Degree | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| YJS2025SM-1005 |
ELECTIVE STUDIES
(Choose 10) |
5 - 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| YS00BX68 | Ethical Expertise, Leadership and Organisational Culture | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| YS00BT49 | Service Design and Development | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| YSZY0510 | Digital Expertise in Health Care and Social Services | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| YS00BX95 | Cyber Threats and Digital Security in the Health Sector | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| YS00BP81 | Sexual Health Promotion and Human Rights | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| YS00CT51 | TKIO activities | 1 - 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| YS00CT59 | 21st Century Leadership Communication: Mastering Convincing Expertise in Global and Multidisciplinary Workplaces | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| YHTYRI |
Shared Entrepreneurship Studies (For Bachelor's and Master's Student)
(Choose 23) |
0 - 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ZZ00BC02 | Idea to Business | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ZZ00BC03 | Business Coaching | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ZYVZ0200 | The Dreams+Inspiration! | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ZZ00CQ16 | Narratives of entrepreneurship | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ZZ00CQ17 | Valmiina yrittämään | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ZZ00CQ18 | JA Company Program | 1 - 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ZZ00CQ62 | Yritystoimintaa kehittävät opinnot | 1 - 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| YJS2025SM-1006 |
CROSS-INSTITUTIONAL STUDIES
(Choose 5) |
0 - 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| YJS2025SM-1007 |
EUDRES
(Choose 5) |
0 - 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 90 | 35 | 40 | 30 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.
Structure of the studies (Master's degree)
Master’s degree: The shared competences 2023-2027
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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. |
| Research-based Development |
| Qualitative Research |
| Quantitative Research |
| Development as a leader |
| Human Resource Management |
| Strategic management |
| Management competence in renewing welfare services |
| Customer orientation in development |
| Master's Thesis, Planning |
| Master's Thesis, Research Writing |
| Master's Thesis, Implementation |
| Maturity Test, Master's Degree |
| Ethical Expertise, Leadership and Organisational Culture |
| Cyber Threats and Digital Security in the Health Sector |
| Sexual Health Promotion and Human Rights |
|
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. |
| Research-based Development |
| Qualitative Research |
| Quantitative Research |
| Strategic management |
| Financial management |
| Welfare work community |
| Customer orientation in development |
| Effective decision making |
| A digitizing management environment |
| Master's Thesis, Planning |
| Master's Thesis, Research Writing |
| Master's Thesis, Implementation |
| Maturity Test, Master's Degree |
| Ethical Expertise, Leadership and Organisational Culture |
| Digital Expertise in Health Care and Social Services |
| Cyber Threats and Digital Security in the Health Sector |
| Sexual Health Promotion and Human Rights |
|
Internationality and multiculturalism
The graduating student is able to develop and manage multicultural and international operating environments and networks. |
| Human Resource Management |
| Welfare work community |
| Ethical Expertise, Leadership and Organisational Culture |
| Cyber Threats and Digital Security in the Health Sector |
|
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. |
| Human Resource Management |
| Financial management |
| Management competence in renewing welfare services |
| Welfare work community |
| Effective decision making |
| Master's Thesis, Planning |
| Master's Thesis, Reporting |
| Service Design and Development |
|
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. |
| Research-based Development |
| Qualitative Research |
| Quantitative Research |
| Development as a leader |
| Strategic management |
| Financial management |
| Management competence in renewing welfare services |
| Customer orientation in development |
| A digitizing management environment |
| Master's Thesis, Planning |
| Master's Thesis, Research Writing |
| Master's Thesis, Implementation |
| Maturity Test, Master's Degree |
| Service Design and Development |
| Digital Expertise in Health Care and Social Services |
|
Operating in a workplace
The graduating student is able to develop and manage their work community and reforms working life. |
| Research-based Development |
| Human Resource Management |
| Financial management |
| Welfare work community |
| Effective decision making |
| A digitizing management environment |
| Master's Thesis, Planning |
| Master's Thesis, Research Writing |
| Master's Thesis, Implementation |
| Maturity Test, Master's Degree |
| Service Design and Development |
| Digital Expertise in Health Care and Social Services |
| Cyber Threats and Digital Security in the Health Sector |
| Sexual Health Promotion and Human Rights |
| Not grouped |
| TKIO activities |
| 21st Century Leadership Communication: Mastering Convincing Expertise in Global and Multidisciplinary Workplaces |