Social care
Welcome to Xamk!
Xamk is a higher education institution offering studies in English in many different study fields. We have campuses in the towns of Kotka, Kouvola, Mikkeli and Savonlinna, located in the beautiful region of South-Eastern Finland. Students from partner institutions of Xamk are welcome to apply for the following studies.
If you wish to have more information about the content of the programme or courses available, please ask more!
Departmental academic coordinator:
Harri Mäkinen, harri.makinen@xamk.fi.
Application & general matters:
Sari Pieviläinen, sari.pievilainen@xamk.fi
Type of exchange
- Exchange studies
- Practical training
Campus
- Kotka
Application period
For the autumn term and whole academic year
1.4. – 15.5.
For the spring term
15.9. – 1.11.
Content of studies
Nordic Welfare Society: Basics, Values, Client Work, Media – course package is only available in our southernmost campus in the seaside city of Kotka.
Courses are held on our brand-new campus located on the seafront and a few minutes walk from the city center.
All the courses are designed to fit into the learning needs of all those students who study topics related to the social field and education.
All the courses can be studied in English and they are scheduled between the beginning of September and mid-December 2025.
The specialityof our course package are the media studies. We are the only university of applied sciences in Finland that offers media studies for the future workers of the social field.
We have twenty years of experience working with exchange students. And we have enjoyed –almost –every moment 🙂
Modes of mobility
This programme is available in the mode of exchange studies meaning one- or two-semester long mobility; not leading to a degree, professional interaction / training (the duration and the contents of the training have to be agreed separately) or both aka combined studies and training.
Autumn semester lectures start in the end of August/beginning of September and end before Christmas and Spring semester in the beginning of January until the end of May.
Exchange destination: Kotka – Kaakkois-Suomen ammattikorkeakoulu
Course list for 2025-2026
About the course package
Nordic Welfare Society: Basics, Values, Client Work, Media -course package is a mixture of theory and practice. In our courses we´ll take a closer look to the basics and values of social welfare work. Added to that, client work will be examined from various angles. Most importantly, we examine how digitalization and the continuous effects of media challenge the everyday life and well-being of various customer groups, and thus, create new professional requirements for all who work in the social sector.
Our courses include reading and writing tasks and related to them. We emphasize group discussions where we share our findings. Examinations are rare.
Course: Work and Professional Environments of Social Welfare
Code: SO00FA45-3005
ECTS: 5
Course: Early Childhood Education and Care (Online)
Code: VV00FR17-3001
ECTS: 3
Course: Sustainable Wellbeing in a Changing Society
Code: SO00FA47-3004
ECTS: 5
Course: Professional Ethics and Interaction
Code: SO00FA46-3004
ECTS: 5
Course: Social Work with Intoxicant Abusers and Criminals
Code: SO00AD28-3030
ECTS: 5
Course: International Social Work
Code: SO00CU75-3008
ECTS: 5
Course: Early Childhood Education and Care (online course)
Code:
ECTS: 3
Course: Media Education
Code: SO00AD40-3014
ECTS: 5
Course: Encountering Clients in Social Sector Work / Practical training
Code: SO00FA59-3002
ECTS: 5
For further information concerning studies:
Mr. Harri Mäkinen
Senior Lecturer / Departmental International Academic Coordinator & OLA Responsible person
harri.makinen@xamk.fi , mobile +358 44 702 8930
Xamk reserves the right to make changes in the detail of the curriculum. The changes might deal with the teachers, titles, contents, duration, depth, and timing of the courses. The purpose of the changes would be to guarantee the most suitable and flexible study schedule for the Students.
Course: Personal human development and life course
Code:
ECTS: 5
Course: Cultural Diversity and Changing World
Code:
ECTS: 5
Course: Social work with intoxicant abusers and criminals
Code:
ECTS: 5
Course: Professional English
Code:
ECTS: 5
Course: Media Education
Code:
ECTS: 5
Course: Encountering Clients in Social Sector Work / Practical training
Code:
ECTS: 10
For further information concerning studies:
Mr. Harri Mäkinen
Senior Lecturer / Departmental International Academic Coordinator (OLA Responsible person)
harri.makinen@xamk.fi , mobile +358 44 702 8930
Xamk reserves the right to make changes in the detail of the curriculum. The changes might deal with the teachers, titles, contents, duration, depth, and timing of the courses. The purpose of the changes would be to guarantee the most suitable and flexible study schedule for the Students.
Questions related to the content of the course package should be sent to departmental academic coordinator Harri Mäkinen (harri.makinen@xamk.fi)
Questions related to application process and other general matters, should be sent to Sari Pieviläinen (sari.pievilainen@xamk.fi) in the international office of Kotka campus.
Online Learning Agreement (OLA) for Erasmus+ applicants
As an applicant you need to prepare the Online Learning Agreement according to your home institution’s guidelines. If your home institution is not using OLA, please upload the fully signed Erasmus+ Learning agreement as PDF to your SoleMOVE application.
In addition to OLA you need to fill in your course wishes to the Proposed Study Plan section in your SoleMOVE application.
Study Plan for non-Erasmus+ applicants
Please upload the fully signed Study Plan as PDF to your SoleMOVE application.
In addition to the signed Study Plan you need to fill in your course wishes to the Proposed Study Plan section in your SoleMOVE application.
Proceed to application
Two application periods: 1.4.-15.5. and 15.9.-1.11.
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