BA of Social Services
Welcome to the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Social Services! Studies of the Social Services programme will begin in August 2026 at Diak Helsinki campus (Kyläsaarenkuja 2, 00580 Helsinki).
If you have not received a residence permit to Finland by the orientation days in August, you will be able to join the orientation online in Zoom. Please contact Sonja Hyrkkö sonja.hyrkko@diak.fi to receive the Zoom link.
If you are moving to Finland in the autumn 2026, you will find useful information about your new home country at our New in Finland section.
- Please note that if you are moving to Finland and your residence permit takes time, you are able to attend lectures remotely via Zoom during the first semester. Please arrive to Finland immediately after receiving your residence permit, to join the studies on campus. After the first semester (autumn 2026) attending and completing studies requires attendance on campus.
Starting your studies
Compulsory orientation week takes place in August 2026 (exact dates will be added here in mid April) at Diak Helsinki campus.
All students should arrive to Finland by the end of December 2026. After that online participation to lectures will not be possible anymore.
Schedule in autumn 2026
Autumn 2026 schedules are published at Diak’s schedule tool 15 April 2026. Your group code is HKI-S26dss.
Blended learning method
Studies are conducted as daytime studies. They include contact teaching, independent study and studying in small groups as well as online on Diakle learning platform.
Social Services programme is a blended learning programme, that includes contact and distance learning sessions and work placement periods. Diak blended learning consists of a contact learning week at the campus every 2 to 4 weeks. Each semester includes 4 to 7 contact learning weeks. The distance learning weeks consist of for instance scheduled online lectures, group work, seminars and exams. Work placements require full-time attendance.
The studies of the group will progress, primarily, in accordance with a schedule that is phased according to the group’s learning tasks.
The studies will require individual tasks and cooperative work as well as interaction face-to-face and online. They also include practical training periods.
The studies are designed to correspond to full-time studies.
Study guidance
Diak offers various forms of study guidance for students. There are regular group meetings with the Study Guidance Counselor and Responsible teacher. Also individual support is available. Students may talk to a counsellor in confidence about their personal study plan or any issues concerning studies.
Your Study Guidance Counselor Sonja Hyrkkö will guide you in building your personal study plan (PSP) in our Study Guidance sessions. There will be a monthly Study Guidance session during the first semester. On semesters 2–7 there will be three Study Guidance sessions per semester.
If you have studied similar topics before in Higher Education, you will be able to apply for RPL Recognition of prior learning.
Curriculum
The curriculum for the Bachelor’s degree in Social Services is available on the curricula..
