This Programme focuses on global health and humanity, health and infection prevention and crisis management
Masters’ degree programme in Global Health and Crisis Management focuses on health care and crisis leadership, management, and evidence-based development from the perspectives of global health and humanity, socially sustainable development, health and infection prevention and control as well as communication. You study global health topics gaining expertise in infection prevention and control both in situations in which communicable diseases have spread or are in a risk to spread locally or even globally, and in situations typical for highly technological environments.You will gain master’s level competencies in infection prevention and control. You learn about global protocols of applied epidemiology, and infection prevention, crisis preparedness, management, and leadership by implementing the tools used at the European and global level.
The teaching is largely based on evidence, global and international models, and best practices in addition to expert experiences from the fields. The most important areas of generic competencies include ethical awareness, research and development methods, and communication in a multidisciplinary team, management, development, and leadership.
Global Health studies are based on global needs. You are provided with general research and development competencies to work in developing, low- and middle-income countries. The problems addressed are global but may also be associated with phenomena such as immigration to Finland and the improvement of this process. Together with the Global Health Ethics, the actual programs transforming our world according to the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development constitute the value base of the Global Health and Crisis Management degree programme.
Programme content
The degree programme consists of core competence studies, the thesis, and complementary competence studies. Core competence studies and the thesis are compulsory for all students and their scope is 30 + 30 ECTS credits. Scope of the complementary competence studies is 30 ECTS credits and they allow you to deepen and extend your knowledge in crisis management and quality management in infection prevention.
Master’s thesis
Master’s thesis is included in the studies. Students in Global Health and Crisis Management complete applied research and evidence-based development in their respective fields of expertise. The thesis is completed according to the Learning by Developing (LbD) pedagogical action model within national, international, or multinational development or research projects or missions integrating theoretical studies with health care,infection prevention and control, or crisis management development and management.
Studying in the Global Health and Crisis Management programme
Studies in this master’s degree programme are planned through blended learning, which means that they can be completed alongside a full-time job. You will have a varying number of contact teaching days in a month and otherwise you can study online. Studies include independent work as well as group work, so managing your schedule is important.
Extent of the study programme is 90 ECTS credits, which is equivalent of 1.5 years of studies. However, depending on your own study schedule and flexibility, you can complete the degree in a shorter time as well.
Students in the Global Health and Crisis Management degree programme have previous bachelor’s or master’s degree and at the minimum two yearsof work experience in a relevant field in the Health Care and Social Services. They have a diverse cultural and geographical background which offers a global perspective in discussions and interaction within the programme and supports the international approach to studies.
At Laurea we are proud of our pedagogical model, Learning by Developing (LbD), in which you collaborate on authentic projects together with experts from different fields all-around the world. Visitors from Laurea’s partner universities visit in study units and projects. We organize and international symposia on themes such as Ethical Leadership and Management and Global Health. You may focus on development of practical areas in your studies but on their best the studies will be carried out in close connection to the students’ development projects.
Applicants to this Master’s programme must have completed one of the degrees mentioned below:
Bachelor of Health Care, fysioterapeutti (AMK)
Bachelor of Health Care, sairaanhoitaja (AMK)
Bachelor of Social Services, sosionomi (AMK)
Bachelor of Health Care, terveydenhoitaja (AMK)
or other relevant Bachelor’s/Masters’s degree in the field of human Health Care and Social Services
Laurea may, at its discretion, also consider other relevant degrees completed at University or University of Applied Sciences or a Finnish former higher vocational level qualification (opistoasteen tutkinto).In addition applicants must have at least 24 months of subsequent work experience in the field being applied to or the field of the previous higher education degree.
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