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

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

(Choose ects: 15 )

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

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30
YONT01 Thesis 1 5 timed timed timed timed timed timed
YONT02 Thesis 2 5 timed timed timed timed
YONT03 Thesis 20 timed timed timed
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.

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