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Social services, full-time studies: SOMI23SP

Code: SOMI23SP

Degree:
Bachelor of Health Care

Degree title:
sosionomi (AMK), Bachelor of Social Services

Credits:
210 ects

Duration:
3.5 years (210 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2023

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 Autumn 2023 Spring 2024 Autumn 2024 Spring 2025 Autumn 2025 Spring 2026 Autumn 2026 1. / 2023 2. / 2024 3. / 2024 1. / 2024 2. / 2025 3. / 2025 1. / 2025 2. / 2026 3. / 2026 1. / 2026
SOMI23SP-1001
CORE COMPETENCE

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180
SOMI23SP-1002
Knowledge base and work orientation

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20
SO00AD16 Basics and tasks of social work 5
SO00AD17 Wellbeing and its challenges 5
SO00AD18 Human development and learning 5
SO00AD19 Social security and legislation 5
SOMI23SP-1003
Professional interaction

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20
KY00DS63 Study and career planning 5
SO00AD20 Interaction skills in social sector 5
SO00CU97 Counselling and participation 5
SO00DT99 Ethical social work 5
SOMI23SP-1004
Counselling work with children and families

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20
SO00DT47 Early childhood education and care 5
SO00DT48 Special education 5
SO00AD25 Child protection 5
SO00AD26 Family work 5
SOMI23SP-1005
Rehabilitative counselling work

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20
SO00AD27 Mental health social work 5
SO00AD28 Social work with intoxicant abusers and criminals 5
SO00AD29 Social work with disabled people 5
SO00DT49 Elderly care 5
SOMI23SP-1006
Acting as an expert

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10
KY00DS62 Management and workplace skills 5
MO00DP02 Social and health care legislation 2
MO00DS31 Impact entrepreneurship 3
SOMI23SP-1007
Research and development skills in social services

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15
MO00DS25 Research and development skills 5
SO00DT50 Development of social work 5
SO00AD33 Project work 5
SOMI23SP-1008
Bachelor's thesis

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15
OP00AA43 Bachelor’s thesis: idea and planning 5
OP00AA44 Bachelor’s thesis: implementation 5
OP00AA45 Bachelor’s thesis: reporting, assessment and presentation 5
SOMI23SP-1009
Language and communication skills

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15
KY00DS51 Finnish communication skills 5
KY00DS47 Professional English 5
KY00DS46 Professional Swedish 5
SOMI23SP-1010
Practical training

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45
SO00AD36 Professional interaction 10
SO00AD37 Counselling and social support 10
SO00AD38 Advanced professional practices 15
SO00AD39 Leardership and development work 10
SOMI23SP-1011
COMPLEMENTARY COMPETENCE

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30
SOMI23SP-1012
Media skills in social services

(Choose ects: 15)

5 - 15
SO00AD40 Basics of media education 5
SO00AD41 Media production in social services 5
SO00AD42 Optional advanced media education 5
SOMI23SP-1013
Child and family-based work

(Choose ects: 15)

5 - 15
SO00DT51 Participation and communality in early childhood education 5
SO00AD47 Methods of preventive work among children, youth and families 5
SO00AD48 Child and family oriented work in child protection 5
SOMI23SP-1014
Nature-based rehabilitation

(Choose ects: 15)

5 - 15
SO00DT52 Basics of nature-based rehabilitation 5
SO00DT53 Nature-based environments in rehabilitation work 5
SO00AD51 Nature-based methods in rehabilitation work 5
SOMI23SP-1015
Client and case management

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5 - 15
SO00DT54 Introduction to case management 5
SO00DT55 Service needs assessment and intensive case management 5
SO00DT56 Special questions in client and case management 5
SOMI23SP-1017
Optional studies

(Choose ects: 15)

15
Total 210 57 66 91 26 27 30 26 40 51 40 26 27 0 30 26 0 40 51 0 40 26

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

bachelor level

decree 1129/2014 §2

Professional studies
Early childhood education and care
Special education
Child protection
Family work
Mental health social work
Social work with intoxicant abusers and criminals
Social work with disabled people
Elderly care
Basics of media education
Media production in social services
Optional advanced media education
Participation and communality in early childhood education
Methods of preventive work among children, youth and families
Child and family oriented work in child protection
Basics of nature-based rehabilitation
Nature-based environments in rehabilitation work
Nature-based methods in rehabilitation work
Introduction to case management
Service needs assessment and intensive case management
Special questions in client and case management
Practical training
Professional interaction
Counselling and social support
Advanced professional practices
Leardership and development work
Bachelor's thesis
Bachelor’s thesis: idea and planning
Bachelor’s thesis: implementation
Bachelor’s thesis: reporting, assessment and presentation
Basic studies
Basics and tasks of social work
Wellbeing and its challenges
Human development and learning
Social security and legislation
Study and career planning
Interaction skills in social sector
Counselling and participation
Ethical social work
Management and workplace skills
Social and health care legislation
Impact entrepreneurship
Research and development skills
Development of social work
Project work
Finnish communication skills
Professional English
Professional Swedish
Optional studies

No attached course units

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Code Name Credits (cr)
SOMI23SP-1001
CORE COMPETENCE

(Choose all)

180
SOMI23SP-1002
Knowledge base and work orientation

(Choose all)

20
SO00AD16 Basics and tasks of social work 5
SO00AD17 Wellbeing and its challenges 5
SO00AD18 Human development and learning 5
SO00AD19 Social security and legislation 5
SOMI23SP-1003
Professional interaction

(Choose all)

20
KY00DS63 Study and career planning 5
SO00AD20 Interaction skills in social sector 5
SO00CU97 Counselling and participation 5
SO00DT99 Ethical social work 5
SOMI23SP-1004
Counselling work with children and families

(Choose all)

20
SO00DT47 Early childhood education and care 5
SO00DT48 Special education 5
SO00AD25 Child protection 5
SO00AD26 Family work 5
SOMI23SP-1005
Rehabilitative counselling work

(Choose all)

20
SO00AD27 Mental health social work 5
SO00AD28 Social work with intoxicant abusers and criminals 5
SO00AD29 Social work with disabled people 5
SO00DT49 Elderly care 5
SOMI23SP-1006
Acting as an expert

(Choose all)

10
KY00DS62 Management and workplace skills 5
MO00DP02 Social and health care legislation 2
MO00DS31 Impact entrepreneurship 3
SOMI23SP-1007
Research and development skills in social services

(Choose all)

15
MO00DS25 Research and development skills 5
SO00DT50 Development of social work 5
SO00AD33 Project work 5
SOMI23SP-1008
Bachelor's thesis

(Choose all)

15
OP00AA43 Bachelor’s thesis: idea and planning 5
OP00AA44 Bachelor’s thesis: implementation 5
OP00AA45 Bachelor’s thesis: reporting, assessment and presentation 5
SOMI23SP-1009
Language and communication skills

(Choose all)

15
KY00DS51 Finnish communication skills 5
KY00DS47 Professional English 5
KY00DS46 Professional Swedish 5
SOMI23SP-1010
Practical training

(Choose all)

45
SO00AD36 Professional interaction 10
SO00AD37 Counselling and social support 10
SO00AD38 Advanced professional practices 15
SO00AD39 Leardership and development work 10
SOMI23SP-1011
COMPLEMENTARY COMPETENCE

(Choose ects: 30)

30
SOMI23SP-1012
Media skills in social services

(Choose ects: 15)

5 - 15
SO00AD40 Basics of media education 5
SO00AD41 Media production in social services 5
SO00AD42 Optional advanced media education 5
SOMI23SP-1013
Child and family-based work

(Choose ects: 15)

5 - 15
SO00DT51 Participation and communality in early childhood education 5
SO00AD47 Methods of preventive work among children, youth and families 5
SO00AD48 Child and family oriented work in child protection 5
SOMI23SP-1014
Nature-based rehabilitation

(Choose ects: 15)

5 - 15
SO00DT52 Basics of nature-based rehabilitation 5
SO00DT53 Nature-based environments in rehabilitation work 5
SO00AD51 Nature-based methods in rehabilitation work 5
SOMI23SP-1015
Client and case management

(Choose ects: 15)

5 - 15
SO00DT54 Introduction to case management 5
SO00DT55 Service needs assessment and intensive case management 5
SO00DT56 Special questions in client and case management 5
SOMI23SP-1017
Optional studies

(Choose ects: 15)

15