Overview

Through this Early Childhood Education and Care studies from Häme University of Applied Sciences 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 facts:

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.

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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

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 42 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-22 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

60

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PTE Academic

55

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Credits

210 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Hämeenlinna, Finland

Disciplines

Education Early Childhood Education Childhood Studies

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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

60

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PTE Academic

55

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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

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

9700 EUR / year

≈ 9700 EUR / year
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EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Living costs

Hämeenlinna

Finland

700 - 1100 EUR / month

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Funding

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

EU/EEA Applies to you

Living costs

Hämeenlinna

Funding

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