Welcome to the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Social Services!
Studies in the Bachelor’s degree programme in Social Services (DSS) start online 21 August 2023. In order to complete the 1.semester studies, Social Services students should arrive to Finland by the end of September 2023 at the latest. Online participation to lectures will be possible 11-29 September. From 1. October onwards the studies will include compulsory on campus lectures that cannot be attended remotely. Please see the detailed schedule of the autumn 2023 below.
If your recidence permit process is delayed due to unforseen circumstances, the classes and courses that you will be able to attend will depend on the timeframe of your arrival. Please note that a delayed residence permit process is not a legal ground for registering as non-attending for the first academic year. If your residence permit process is delayed, you still have to register as attending and the semesters will be counted towards the period of right to study. All students have to pay the tuition fee in 2023-24. Paid tuition fees will not be refunded except where an admitted student is unable to obtain a residence permit for studies.
Guidelines for confirming your study place, registering as a student and practical arrangements can be found on the information page for all new students.
Starting your studies
Studies in the Bachelor’s degree programme in Social Services (DSS) start online 21 August 2023.
In order to complete the 1.semester studies, Social Services students should arrive to Finland by the end of September 2023 at the latest. Online participation to lectures will be possible 11-29 September. From 1. October onwards the studies will include compulsory on campus lectures that cannot be attended remotely. Please see the detailed schedule of the autumn 2023 below.
If your recidence permit process is delayed due to unforseen circumstances, the classes and courses that you will be able to attend will depend on the timeframe of your arrival. Please note that a delayed residence permit process is not a legal ground for registering as non-attending for the first academic year. If your residence permit process is delayed, you still have to register as attending and the semesters will be counted towards the period of right to study. All students have to pay the tuition fee in 2023-24. Paid tuition fees will not be refunded except where an admitted student is unable to obtain a residence permit for studies.
Schedule in the autumn 2023
Contact teaching weeks in the autumn 2023 will be
Online in Zoom 21 – 25 August 2023
Online in Zoom 28 August – 1 September 2023
On campus 11 – 15 September 2023
On campus 18 – 24 September 2023
On campus 2 – 6 October 2023
On campus 9 – 13 October 2023
On campus 23 – 27 October 2023
On campus 20 – 25 November 2023
On campus 11 – 15 December 2023
Detailed schedules are available at Diak’s schedule tool. Your group code is HKI-S23dss.
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. Also individual support is available. Students may talk to a counsellor in confidence about their personal study plan or any issues concerning studies.
Curriculum
The curriculum for the Bachelor’s degree in Social Services is available on our website.
