Overview

You will achieve a strong ethical competence for working in social services and you will learn to promote the well-being of children and families using a socio-pedagogical approach.

Key features

You will gain valued skills and knowledge in promoting the well-being of children and families in early childhood education and care (ECEC). In addition, you will be skilled in incorporating principles of social counselling to support people’s growth in society. You will learn the Finnish language to help manage different client situations in Finnish working life. The program integrates creative and art-based methods into client work, fostering support and community engagement.

After your Early Childhood Education and Care studies at Häme University of Applied Sciences, you will have the professional skills and knowledge to work in early childhood education and care in Finland using the Finnish language. In addition, you will be qualified to work in other fields of social services as a Bachelor of Social Services.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

The Finnish Culture and Language in the Social Services

Interaction in the Social Services

Cultural Diversity

Participatory and Innovate Case Management

Research and Development in the Social Services

Team Leadership and Development-Oriented Work in the Social Services

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 42 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-01-22 00:00:00

Language

English

PTE Academic

55

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TOEFL^® IBT

60

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Credits

210 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Early Childhood Education View 3 other Bachelors in Early Childhood Education 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

PTE Academic

55

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TOEFL^® IBT

60

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Student insurance

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Other requirements

General requirements

graduating from the Finnish upper secondary school or a Matriculation Examination
an International Baccalaureate degree and/or graduated from IB high school with IB exam 6 results in different subjects (IB Diploma Results/IB Certificate);
a European Baccalaureate (EB) Diploma
a Reifeprüfung (RP) or Deutsches Internationales Abitur (DIA) degree;
a Finnish vocational upper secondary qualification covering 120 credits or 180 competence points or a corresponding earlier Finnish vocational degree covering at least 80 credits
a Finnish post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma
a Finnish vocational upper secondary qualification or a further or specialist vocational qualification as a competence-based qualification, or a comparable previous qualification
a foreign qualification that provides eligibility for higher education studies in the country in question
Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, postgraduate licentiate and doctoral degrees

Tuition Fee

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International

9700 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9700 EUR per year during 42 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 42 months.

Living costs for Hämeenlinna

700 - 1100 EUR /month

Living costs

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