Overview

Within this Socially Sustainable Societies BSc programme from Tampere University you will tackle topical questions related to socially sustainable societies:

How to ensure that health and well-being is achieved through socially sustainable policies?

What is the role of welfare models and environmental policies for sustainability?

What does social sustainability imply to social and health protection and security?

How to promote universal access to health and social protection?

How to address social inequalities such as those related to economic status, gender, and ethnicity?

What are the social determinants of health in national and global contexts?

Wide range of career opportunities

Whether you are interested in building your career on a local, regional, national, or global level, this Bachelor's Programme equips you with cross-disciplinary academic competencies and practical skills to begin your journey.

Combining the Bachelor’s Programme with the Master’s Programme in Social Science Research gives you a degree with cutting-edge knowledge and skills needed to become a transdisciplinary professional who knows how the future society works.

You will be ready for positions in the public sector, in corporations, or in non-governmental organizations at national or international level.

The Master’s Programme in Social Science Research equips its graduates with academic capabilities ready to solve scientific and policy-relevant problems. The graduates will acquire the theoretical and methodological competencies needed for possible doctoral studies.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Finnish Society and Culture

Non-discrimination and Gender Equality in Society

Empirical Social Research

Theorising Social Sustainability

Social Scientific Research and Academic Writing

Global Perspectives on Social Sustainability

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-21 00:00:00

More details

Application deadline 22 January. All documents are due on 29 January

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

78

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PTE Academic

54

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IELTS

6

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Credits

300 ECTS

180+120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Tampere, Finland

Disciplines

Sociology Sustainable Development Social Policy View 5 other Bachelors in Sociology in Finland

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

78

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PTE Academic

54

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

The Finnish matriculation examination

the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma, the European Baccalaureate (EB) diploma, the Reifeprüfung (RP) diploma, the Deutsches Internationales Abitur (DIA) diploma, or the Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE)

vocational upper secondary qualifications, a vocational degree or a specialised vocational degree as referred to in the Finnish Vocational Education and Training Act (531/2017)

foreign qualifications which in the awarding country confer eligibility to pursue an equivalent university degree

Or:

you have been granted a study right for a university degree in Finland

you hold a degree conferred by a Finnish higher education institution or a degree conferred by a foreign institution that is equivalent at least to a bachelor’s degree

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

10000 EUR / year

≈ 10000 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Living costs

Tampere

Finland

869 - 1289 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Overview

Wide range of career opportunities

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Student Insurance via Studyportals Partner

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

EU/EEA Applies to you

Living costs

Tampere

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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