Become a Bachelor of Social Services at Diak
Degree title: Bachelor of Social Services, sosionomi (AMK)
Extent: 210 credit points (ECTS)
Duration: 3.5 years
Tuition fee: 9 500 € (more information about tuition fees on this page)
Application fee: 100 € for applicants from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland. Please see more info and grounds for exemption at Studyinfo.fi
Admission: from 7 until 21 January 2026
Admission quota: 40
Studies begin: autumn 2026
Where to study: Helsinki (Blended learning), apply at Studyinfo
Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Social Services
The degree programme trains students for a variety of tasks in social service field in Finland and in international contexts.
Multicultural study group that studies in English offers an opportunity to interact and learn in a real international learning environment.
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.
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.
Students learn social work and social policy issues from Finnish, European and global perspectives. They gain skills to carry out social analysis and action, to implement participatory research, and to analyse local conditions in relation to wider economic and social changes.
It is not possible to qualify as a Bachelor of Social Services in the field of early childhood education (varhaiskasvatuksen sosionomi) in this degree programme.
Want to know more?
Join our information webinar on 8 January 2026 at 16.00 (Finnish time) to learn more about our English-taught programmes. During the session, you’ll hear directly from our staff about the programme content, study opportunities, and the application process. In this webinar we’ll answer your questions and you can find out whether the programme is the right fit for you. Join the webinar through this link (passcode 325787).
Entrance examination
Please read more on the entrance examination website.
Curriculum
See the curriculum of the programme.
We reserve the right to make changes to the curriculum.
Student testimonials
Johnny: “I felt maybe I’d done something good here”
Quan: “Studying and working have been made easy in Diak”
Monique: “I have got to know better many actors in social studies”