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Master's Degree Programme in Human Ageing and Services: Human Ageing and Services

Code: S1621S6

Degree:
Master of Health Care

Degree title:
Master of Health Care (Prosthetics/Orthotics)
Master of Health Care (Elderly Care)
Master of Health Care (Physiotherapy)
Master of Health Care (Emergency Care)
Master of Health Care (Podiatry)
Master of Health Care (Optometry)
Master of Health Care (Nursing)
Master of Social Services
Master of Health Care (Oral Hygiene)
Master of Health Care (Public Health Nursing)
Master of Health Care (Occupational Therapy)
Master of Health Care (Osteopathy)

Credits:
90 ects

Duration:
1.5 years (90 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2021

Descriptions

The UAS degree in elderly care in human ageing and services (Master's Degree) is intended for the professionals and university graduates in social services and health care, who want to deepen their gerontological competence and extend their expertise in the developing and managing elderly care in a multiprofessional group. From the students, two years of work experience are required in a field and a corresponding UAS degree. The degree title is determined according to each student’s prior degree, affixed with the abbreviation YAMK. Students at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences may be conferred one of the following degree titles from the Degree Programme in Human Ageing and Services: Orthotist-Prosthetist; Paramedic; Physiotherapist; Elderly Care Professional; Podiatrist; Optometrist; Osteopath; Registered Nurse; Master of Social Services; Oral Hygienist; Public Health Nurse; or Occupational Therapist.


Learning Outcomes of Education

The aim of the UAS degree in the elderly care work (Master's Degree) is to strengthen the gerontological and cooperative competence and expertise based on multi-disciplinary proficiency, as well as management and development expertise. The studies strengthen the student's competence in the empowering and participatory elderly care work; diverse and multiform ageing-based customer understanding; as well as managing and developing diverse work communities, services and customers. In their work communities, the students develop services that strengthen the quality of life of older people in different living and operating environments that meet future needs and changes in the service structure. Through their development activity, the students strengthen both their own gerontological skills and those of the work communities.



Upon Graduation, the Students Can:

• apply gerontological knowledge and the ethical principles of elderly care work in their activity as well as client understanding based on diversity in ageing
• assess the functioning of services for the elderly and their future development needs for older people from the point of view of improved quality of life and occupational performance
• utilise multi-disciplinary expertise and strengthen client orientation in
planning, implementing and developing various residential and
operating environments
• strengthen both staff and client satisfaction when leading diverse work communities;
services and customerships
• advance an innovative culture for the elderly care
• lead and develop socially sustainable service production and customerships
• produce and apply research and development data from the point of view of advocating well-being and health of older people



Course Contents and Implementation
The degree consists of the following studies:

• Gerontological Competence and Development 25 ECTS
• Managing and Developing Services for the Elderly 30 ECTS
• Master’s Thesis 30 ECTS
• Elective studies 5 ECTS

Education takes place in close cooperation with working life. The studies are carried out as multiform education, where the contact days take up 2-4 days per month. Contact teaching is organized both as online distance learning and as classroom contact days. It is possible for the students to complete studies at Metropolia's project work as well as in development work in work life and to participate in international cooperation during their studies as a part of their own studies. It is possible to complete the studies alongside work.

The study period lasts approximately for 1.5 years.


Career Possibilities

Graduates from the Master`s Degree in Human Ageing and Services are capable of functioning in demanding positions in development and management of care and services of older people, which require the ability to anticipate, assess and improve gerontological knowledge within the field of care of older people and renew practices innovatively and internationally.

Show study timings by semester, study year or period

Code Name Credits (cr) 2021-2022 2022-2023 Autumn 2021 Spring 2022 Autumn 2022 1. / 2021 2. / 2021 3. / 2022 4. / 2022 1. / 2022 2. / 2022
S1621S6-1001
Gerontological Knowledge and Developing

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25
S000CY16 Gerontological Knowledge in the Development of Care of Older People 5
S000CY17 Environments of Ageing and Service Development 5
S000CY18 Diversity in Ageing and Services of Older People 5
XX00EJ16 Research Methods and Skills 5
S000ED61 Advanced Research Methods in Care of Older People 5
S1621S6-1006
Managing and Developing Services for the Elderly

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30
S000EP82 Cost-Effectiveness and Developing Services for the Elderly 5
S000EQ87 Expertise and Ethical Work in Care of Older People 5
S000EQ06 Managing Diversity in the Elderly Care 5
S000CY23 Strategic Management in Care of Older People 5
S000EQ07 Service Management 5
S000EQ08 Managing Work Community 5
S1621S6-1007
Master’s Thesis

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30
S000EQ77 Theme Analysis and Planning the Master’s Thesis 5
S000EQ78 Implementing the Master’s Thesis 10
S000EQ79 Evaluating and Publishing the Master’s Thesis 15
S1621S6-1004
Elective Studies

(Choose ects: 5)

5
Total 90 60 25 30 30 25 15 15 20 10 15 10

Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.

Elderly Care, Master's Degree

Tutkinnon kompetenssit

Developing competences

tarkoittaa kykyä
- reflektoida ja arvioida omaa kehittämisosaamistaan ja määritellä kehittymistavoitteet työelämän tutkimus- ja kehittämistoiminnassa
- johtaa ja toteuttaa työelämän tutkimus- ja kehittämistoimintaa sekä projekteja
- hyödyntää oman asiantuntijuuden muutosta palvelujen tuottamisen ja moninaisten asiakkuuksien sekä näihin liittyvien toimintakulttuurien ja -tapojen laadullisessa kehittämisessä
- tuottaa ja soveltaa tutkimus- ja kehittämistietoa kriittisesti
- arvioida ja mitata kehittämistoiminnan tuloksia ja muutoksia työelämässä
- viestiä ja argumentoida moninaiseen ja monitieteiseen ikääntymiseen liittyvästä tiedosta sekä työelämän tutkimus- ja kehittämistoiminnasta kansallisissa ja kansainvälisissä yhteyksissä kirjallisesti, suullisesti ja digitaalisesti

Gerontological Knowledge in the Development of Care of Older People
Environments of Ageing and Service Development
Diversity in Ageing and Services of Older People
Research Methods and Skills
Advanced Research Methods in Care of Older People
Cost-Effectiveness and Developing Services for the Elderly
Expertise and Ethical Work in Care of Older People
Managing Diversity in the Elderly Care
Strategic Management in Care of Older People
Service Management
Managing Work Community
Theme Analysis and Planning the Master’s Thesis
Implementing the Master’s Thesis
Evaluating and Publishing the Master’s Thesis
Diversity Glient Knowledge

tarkoittaa kykyä
- soveltaa monitieteistä gerontologista tietoa omassa ja yhteisön toiminnassa
- tarkastella ja arvioida kriittisesti moninaista ikääntymistä ja erilaisia ikääntymisen ympäristöjä
- analysoida ikääntymisen vaikutuksia ja ikäihmisten asemaa yhteiskunnassa vanhustyön etiikkaan sekä yhdenvertaisuuteen ja moninaisuuteen liittyvään tietoon pohjautuen
- vahvistaa yhteisöllisen moniasiantuntijuuden tuloksena syntyvää ikäihmisen hyvinvointia ja terveyttä
- arvioida ja analysoida moninaisten ikäihmisten ja yhteisöjen toimintaa näiden elämänlaadun, osallisuuden ja toimijuuden näkökulmasta
- arvioida kriittisesti omaa asiakasymmärrystä moninaisesta ikääntymisestä ja asettaa tavoitteita oman osaamisen kehittymiselle

Gerontological Knowledge in the Development of Care of Older People
Environments of Ageing and Service Development
Diversity in Ageing and Services of Older People
Cost-Effectiveness and Developing Services for the Elderly
Expertise and Ethical Work in Care of Older People
Managing Diversity in the Elderly Care
Strategic Management in Care of Older People
Service Management
Managing Work Community
Theme Analysis and Planning the Master’s Thesis
Implementing the Master’s Thesis
Evaluating and Publishing the Master’s Thesis
Services and Glient Management

tarkoittaa, kykyä
- johtaa ja kehittää organisaatioiden toimintaa asiakaslähtöisesti osallistamalla sekä asiakasta että työyhteisöä
- analysoida, hyödyntää ja soveltaa monitieteistä tietoa moninaisten asiakkuuksien palvelujen johtamisessa ja tuottamisessa strategisten tavoitteiden mukaisesti
- toteuttaa ja hyödyntää asiakaslähtöistä laadunvarmistusta ja omavalvontaa palvelujen tuottamisessa ja laadun arvioinnissa
- johtaa ja kehittää yhteiskunnallisesti kestävää palvelutuotantoa ja asiakkuuksia sekä ottaa vastuuta ja tehdä ratkaisuja yhdenvertaisuuteen ja moninaisuuteen liittyvään tietoon pohjautuen
- dialogiin, yhteistyöhön ja verkostoitumiseen moniasiantuntijuuteen perustuvassa toiminnassa
- reflektoida omaa kykyä johtaa moninaisia asiakkuuksia, työyhteisöjä, ihmisiä ja palveluja

Gerontological Knowledge in the Development of Care of Older People
Environments of Ageing and Service Development
Diversity in Ageing and Services of Older People
Cost-Effectiveness and Developing Services for the Elderly
Expertise and Ethical Work in Care of Older People
Managing Diversity in the Elderly Care
Strategic Management in Care of Older People
Service Management
Managing Work Community
Theme Analysis and Planning the Master’s Thesis
Implementing the Master’s Thesis
Evaluating and Publishing the Master’s Thesis
Not grouped

Metropolia's Generic Competences::Master's Degree, UAS

Metropolian johtoryhmä hyväksynyt 10.9.2019. Esityksen valmisteli työryhmä: Tapani Martti, Marjatta Kelo, Kari Björn, Elina Värtö, Tiina Kokko. Lähteinä on käytetty mm. ARENEn suositus tutkintojen yhteisten kompetenssien soveltamisesta ammattikorkeakouluissa (2010), Valtioneuvoston asetus tutkintojen ja muiden osaamiskokonaisuuksien viitekehyksestä 120/2017, Valtioneuvoston tulevaisuusselonteot 1 & 2 (2017-2018) sekä Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriön tulevaisuuskatsaus 2018.

Ethical Competence

- is able to take responsibility for the actions of a community and their consequences as well as to evaluate the effects of the actions
- is able to apply the ethical principles of the subject field as an expert and as a developer of working life
- is able to make responsible and sustainable decisions, considering an individual and the community
- is able to contribute to the principles of equality in working life
- is able to contribute to the principles of sustainable development and social responsibility
- is able to leading socially influential activities based on ethical value

Gerontological Knowledge in the Development of Care of Older People
Environments of Ageing and Service Development
Diversity in Ageing and Services of Older People
Research Methods and Skills
Advanced Research Methods in Care of Older People
Cost-Effectiveness and Developing Services for the Elderly
Expertise and Ethical Work in Care of Older People
Managing Diversity in the Elderly Care
Strategic Management in Care of Older People
Service Management
Managing Work Community
Theme Analysis and Planning the Master’s Thesis
Implementing the Master’s Thesis
Evaluating and Publishing the Master’s Thesis
Innovation Competence

- is able to create new knowledge and improve existing working methods by combining expertise from different fields
- is capable of managing projects
- is able to manage research,development and innovation projects and masters the methods of research and development work
-is able to develop innovative,customer-oriented, sustainable and cost-effective solutions

Diversity in Ageing and Services of Older People
Research Methods and Skills
Advanced Research Methods in Care of Older People
Cost-Effectiveness and Developing Services for the Elderly
Theme Analysis and Planning the Master’s Thesis
Implementing the Master’s Thesis
Evaluating and Publishing the Master’s Thesis
Multicultural Competence

- is capable of managing and developing multicultural,international networks and working communities
- is able to predict the effects of and opportunities for global development and phenomena in one’s own field
- is capable of demanding international communication and interaction

Gerontological Knowledge in the Development of Care of Older People
Environments of Ageing and Service Development
Diversity in Ageing and Services of Older People
Cost-Effectiveness and Developing Services for the Elderly
Expertise and Ethical Work in Care of Older People
Managing Diversity in the Elderly Care
Strategic Management in Care of Older People
Service Management
Managing Work Community
Theme Analysis and Planning the Master’s Thesis
Implementing the Master’s Thesis
Evaluating and Publishing the Master’s Thesis
Learning Competence

- lifelong learning competence:is able to self-evaluate and develop one's expertise in a versatile and focused way
- is able to retrieve, analyse and produce information and evaluate it critically from the viewpoint of different fields
- is able to supervise and mentor others and to share one's expertise
- is capable of taking responsibility for collaborative learning in a target-oriented way

Gerontological Knowledge in the Development of Care of Older People
Environments of Ageing and Service Development
Diversity in Ageing and Services of Older People
Research Methods and Skills
Advanced Research Methods in Care of Older People
Cost-Effectiveness and Developing Services for the Elderly
Expertise and Ethical Work in Care of Older People
Managing Diversity in the Elderly Care
Strategic Management in Care of Older People
Service Management
Managing Work Community
Theme Analysis and Planning the Master’s Thesis
Implementing the Master’s Thesis
Evaluating and Publishing the Master’s Thesis
Technological Competence

- is able to apply technological opportunities in management, expert and development work
- is able to predict the effects of technological development on one's field, work and operating environment
- is capable of promoting technological development and its utilisation in one's field

Environments of Ageing and Service Development
Cost-Effectiveness and Developing Services for the Elderly
Expertise and Ethical Work in Care of Older People
Working Community Competence

- is able to develop and lead the operation of a diverse and multidisciplinary work community and to improve its wellbeing and productivity
- is able to develop working life communication and interaction in a participatory way, taking diversity into account
- is able to apply technological possibilities in working life communication and interaction
- is able to create and lead networks and partnerships
- is capable of managing and supervising tasks and improving activities in complicated and unpredictable environments
- is capable of working in demanding expert, entrepreneur, management and supervision tasks as an expert or entrepreneur, and has abilities for management and supervision task

Gerontological Knowledge in the Development of Care of Older People
Environments of Ageing and Service Development
Diversity in Ageing and Services of Older People
Cost-Effectiveness and Developing Services for the Elderly
Expertise and Ethical Work in Care of Older People
Managing Diversity in the Elderly Care
Strategic Management in Care of Older People
Service Management
Managing Work Community
Theme Analysis and Planning the Master’s Thesis
Implementing the Master’s Thesis
Evaluating and Publishing the Master’s Thesis
Not grouped

Code Name Credits (cr)
S1621S6-1001
Gerontological Knowledge and Developing

(Choose all)

25
S000CY16 Gerontological Knowledge in the Development of Care of Older People 5
S000CY17 Environments of Ageing and Service Development 5
S000CY18 Diversity in Ageing and Services of Older People 5
XX00EJ16 Research Methods and Skills 5
S000ED61 Advanced Research Methods in Care of Older People 5
S1621S6-1006
Managing and Developing Services for the Elderly

(Choose all)

30
S000EP82 Cost-Effectiveness and Developing Services for the Elderly 5
S000EQ87 Expertise and Ethical Work in Care of Older People 5
S000EQ06 Managing Diversity in the Elderly Care 5
S000CY23 Strategic Management in Care of Older People 5
S000EQ07 Service Management 5
S000EQ08 Managing Work Community 5
S1621S6-1007
Master’s Thesis

(Choose all)

30
S000EQ77 Theme Analysis and Planning the Master’s Thesis 5
S000EQ78 Implementing the Master’s Thesis 10
S000EQ79 Evaluating and Publishing the Master’s Thesis 15
S1621S6-1004
Elective Studies

(Choose ects: 5)

5