Open UAS Course

Sustainable and Client-Oriented Social and Health Care Services and the Basics of Entrepreneurship

What will you learn?

SUSTAINABLE CLIENT-ORIENTED SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES AND THE BASICS OF ENTRPREUNERSHIP 5 CR KASOTY

The study unit is arranged entirely in English

Objectives

The student will
• be aware of the state of health and well-being in Finland and the factors affecting them.
• understand the structure of the Finnish social and healthcare service system.
• understand the principles of a sustainability in healthcare system
• recognise ecologically, socially, culturally and economically sustainable development as part of their work and act responsibly as professionals and members of society.
• know how to use information related to their field to find, implement and establish sustainable solutions and operating models.
• understand sustainability challenges, their interdependencies and many aspects of issues and problems.
• know the basics of intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship in healthcare sector

What do the studies include?

Contents
• Health and health risks and health promotion
• Finnish social and healthcare service system (2 ECTS as an online course)
• Basic knowledge of sustainable development and responsibility and their implementation in the social and health sector
• Intrapreneurship
• Entrepreneurship in health care

• Health and health risks and health promotion
• Finnish social and healthcare service system (2 ECTS as an online course)
• basic knowledge of sustainable development and accountability and their implementation in the social and health care
• Intrapreneurship
• Entrepreneurship in health care

Contact Us

  • Henriikka Penttilä

    Senior Lecturer
    +358 50 313 4082
    henriikka.penttila@turkuamk.fi
Who is the course suitable for?

Open UAS courses are open to everyone. Open UAS courses are selections from Bachelor’s and Master’s degree program curricula, and you’ll usually study in the same group as degree students. 

There may be prerequisites for participation on individual courses. You can find information on required previous studies or know-how in the course details on our study guide, see the link for course details above. Please note that you are responsible for making sure that you have the skills and know-how required for participation.  

To participate on Master’s level courses, you must have completed a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent higher education degree in Finland or abroad.

Open UAS offers individual courses in both Finnish and in English. Please note that you must have sufficient language skills to take part in Open UAS studies. Generally, language skills at level B1 or above are recommended for participating in higher education. Some study options may have specific language skill requirements. 

Open UAS study fee

Open UAS studies are subject to a study fee. Individual courses usually cost 15 € per ECTS credit. Read more about study fees.

If the study fee for a course differs, or if the course is free of charge, the information is available in the course information above.