Are you passionate about social justice, human rights, and making a difference in people’s lives? Build a meaningful career in social services!
The Bachelor of Social Services degree programme at Diak equips you with the knowledge, practical skills, and ethical foundation needed to work with diverse individuals, families, and communities. The degree programme trains students for a variety of tasks in social service field in Finland and in international contexts.
Truly International Learning Environment
Multicultural study group that studies in English offers an opportunity to interact and learn in a real international learning environment. Students learn social services and social policy issues from Finnish, European, and global perspectives.
Focus on Community Empowerment and Equality
The specific focus of the programme is on community development work, with emphasis on people’s participation and empowerment, and on identification and fight against different forms of discrimination in societies.
High Employment and Future Career Prospects
Diak graduates are well employed in Finland. The degree programme aims to train professionals who are competent to work for socially sustainable communities both in Finland and abroad.
What competencies does the graduate have?
The Degree Programme in Social Services provides students with the expertise to work in a variety of professional social services environments and wider society, promoting social inclusion, holistic well-being, functional ability and safety of individuals, families, and communities. They gain the skills required to plan and carry out social activities and analysis, implement participatory research, and analyse local and global conditions in relation to wider economic and social changes. The students learn about social work and social policy issues from the Finnish, European and Global perspectives.
What kind of career opportunities does the graduate have?
Bachelors of Social Services are qualified to work with various client groups in promoting wellbeing and preventing exclusion: for instance in early childhood education and care, adult social work, work with older people, youth work, child and family work, child protection, mental health and substance use and disability work. The work can consist of supervision, counselling, coordination of services and managerial work e.g. in communities or in a residential setting. Completed studies in the degree programme prepare the student for working with public, private and non-profit organizations.
Diak graduates have the highest employment rate in Finland!
Over 90% find employment within a year of graduation.
A man needed help with a visa application letter. It was a negative decision. He was disappointed. I continued talking with him.
We shared some of our background with each other. It was a very human moment. His spirits lifted. I felt maybe I had done some good here.– Johnny, Social Services student at Diak
