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Community Educator, Master’s degree: Yhteisöpedagogi (YAMK) Autumn 2024

Code: YP-YAMK-2021

Degree:
Master of Humanities

Degree title:
Master of Humanities

Credits:
90 ects

Duration:
1.5 years (90 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2024

Descriptions

The scope of the community educator degree (Master of humanities) is 90 ECTS credits. The aim of the education leading to a master's degree is to prepare professionals in the field to work in demanding management and development tasks in various communities. The degree deepens the knowledge of promoting community and inclusion. The emphasis in the training is on the research and development approach based on the development challenges of working life. This creates an opportunity for the wider development of one's own work and industry, as well as the evaluation of changes in working life.

The title of the graduate is community educator (Master of humanities).
The community educator studies (Master of humanities) consist of common stud-ies (30 ECTS), advanced professional studies for community educators (15 ECTS), optional studies (15 ECTS) and thesis studies (30 ECTS).

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2024-2025 2025-2026 Autumn 2024 Spring 2025 Autumn 2025 1. / 2024 2. / 2025 3. / 2025 1. / 2025
YPY2021-01
Common studies

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30
YEJ01 Management and supervision 5
YPM02 Service design 5
YYK03 Community development 5
YTE04 Future Foresight 5
YMM05 Diversity 5
YYVSM06 Societal communication and social marketing 5
YPY2021-02
Advanced professionals studies

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15
YPY02-YY Communities and sense of community 5
YPY02-PO Pedagogical competence 5
YPY02-KMO International and multicultural competence 5
YPY2021-03
Optional studies

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15
TOO03-TMT Careers in changing working life 5
TOO03-TKM Diverse operating environments and methods of work community developers 5
TOO03-OTT Work communities supporting learning 5
NTO03-NAM Youth Work in a Changing Environment 5
NTO03-NKK Fields of Youth Work and Interaction Methods 5
NTO03-ENT Youth Work in Europe 5
JTO03-JKT Organisations Building a Sustainable Future 5
JTO03-JJ Organisational Leadership 5
JTO03-ULJ New and Creative Organizational Competence 5
EAE03-ELS Experiential learning and society 5
EAE03-AEP Experiential learning and adventure education in pedagogical development 5
EAE03-EDE Experience design and experiential learning 5
YPY2021-04
Thesis studies

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30
YONT01 Thesis 1 5
YONT02 Thesis 2 5
YONT03 Thesis 20
Total 90 105 30 27.5 77.5 30 27.5 38.8 38.8 30

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