Social Services Laurea University of Applied Sciences

Overview

The Social Services program at Laurea University of Applied Sciences will provide you with the skills and tools to work with clients from diverse backgrounds. In addition, the experiences of working in a multicultural learning environment will give you an advantage in the job market after your graduation. If you are interested in working with clients, empowering them and promoting their welfare throughout their different life stages, then studies in Social Services are just for you.

Studying is practically oriented including projects with diverse clients and organisations. Throughout your studies, you develop your own study path that is supported by your tutor teachers. So, through experience and participation in different courses, internships, and projects, you can find the client group or area that interests you professionally. The studies are organised at our Tikkurila campus close to the Helsinki metropolitan area that provides a huge range of  internship  and work possibilities. The campus is located next to the Tikkurila Railway station and can be easily reached by public transport.

Employment and work placements

There are three compulsory internships during the studies, which allow you to practice and experience working with different client groups and places. Employment opportunities for a Bachelor of Social Services graduating from Laurea are very good and having a bachelor's degree in social services is a requirement for many jobs within the social services field. This social services degree in English is equivalent to the sosionomi qualification from the Finnish language social service degree programme.

Career guidance by Laurea experts will be provided to support your study path. This includes, for example, CV and application letter workshops, career counselling and a career centre  for finding employment.