Study Guide

Objectives

Competences developed as part of the degree programme:
- You develop into a continuously learning, networked expert in crisis tolerance in the field of healthcare and social welfare.
- You know, identify and understand various risk and threat scenarios for healthcare and social welfare organisations and develop your expertise in risk and threat preparedness and prevention networks.
- You understand and are able to contribute to maintaining the operational reliability of healthcare and social welfare organisations and are able to play an expert role as part of network-based preparedness.
- In your expert role, you are able to systematically use and produce research knowledge in the field of healthcare and social welfare crisis tolerance.
- You are able to strategically maintain the functioning of work communities and build their capacity to ensure the crisis tolerance of healthcare and social welfare organisations

Degree programme description

Study module 1: Awareness, identification and activities in promoting crisis tolerance 20 ECTS credits
Learning outcomes:
- You know, identify and understand various risk and threat scenarios for healthcare and social welfare organisations and develop your expertise in risk and threat preparedness and prevention networks.
- You understand and are able to contribute to maintaining the operational reliability of healthcare and social welfare organisations and are able to play an expert role as part of network-based preparedness.
Courses:
-Proactive risk assessment and management 5 ECTS credits
-Operational reliability and resilience of healthcare and social welfare organisations 5 ECTS credits
-Network-based maintenance of preparedness 5 ECTS credits
-Multidimensional threats as challenges for contingency planning 5 ECTS credits

Study module 2: Expert who uses research knowledge and operates in various work communities and networks 20 ECTS credits
Learning outcomes:
- You develop into a continuously learning, networked expert in crisis tolerance in the field of healthcare and social welfare.
- In your expert role, you are able to systematically use and produce research knowledge in the field of healthcare and social welfare crisis tolerance.
- You are able to strategically maintain the functioning of work communities and build their capacity to ensure the crisis tolerance of healthcare and social welfare organisations.
Courses:
-Introduction to expertise in healthcare and social welfare crisis tolerance 5 ECTS credits
-Processes and methods of using research knowledge 5 ECTS credits
-Functional work community as resource 5 ECTS credits
-Implementation and training methods in ensuring crisis tolerance 5 ECTS credits

+Complementary competence 20 ECTS credits
+Master’s thesis 30 ECTS credits

Implementation of studies

The studies are carried out 100% online and include interactive lectures, guidance meetings, seminars, group work with discussions, as well as independent studying in the online learning environment. Attendance and commitment to interaction are required on scheduled online sessions and additional meetings as agreed by the students and teachers. Independent studying in the online learning environment is flexible in terms of time, within the framework of assignment deadlines. As part of the complementary competence studies (20 ECTS credits), students have the opportunity to choose courses taught on campus, according to their interests. Through personal study planning (PSP), students can also integrate the studies with the activities of their own work community or with Xamk's research, development, and innovation activities (RDI).

Career opportunities

The Master’s Degree Programme in Crisis-Tolerant Healthcare and Social Welfare enables healthcare and social welfare professionals to specialise in a new field of expertise with important societal connections and a clearly identified need. Graduates of the programme can work, for example, in various preparedness and contingency planning expert positions as part of a larger network of actors or as their units' preparedness coordinators supporting organisational safety management. The programme also focuses on promoting crisis tolerance and maintaining personnel preparedness in the healthcare and social welfare sector. As a result, graduates have the opportunity to work in various training tasks that strengthen the organisation's operational reliability or in human resources management tasks. Future job opportunities can be further expanded by orienting the studies according to the students’ own goals. The strong research expertise and networking skills developed as part of the programme provide competences for various RDI job descriptions, for example. The students can also build leadership and entrepreneurship skills through their complementary competence study choices.

RDI and cooperation with world of work

Through personal study planning (PSP), students can integrate their studies with the activities of their own work community or with Xamk's research, development, and innovation activities (RDI).

Learning environments

Studies conducted online require students to have self-management skills, a strong desire to learn and reflect both independently and collaboratively, the courage to ask questions whenever necessary, proactivity in establishing learning-supporting connections, investment in creating and maintaining group dynamics despite the physical distance to others, skills in giving and receiving feedback, and focused presence in joint activities. Students are offered individualised support and guidance throughout their studies.