Master of Business Administration in Welfare Leadership in Health and Social Services
Advance your career in health and social services leadership with a Master's degree focused on modern welfare systems and management.
Best for:Best for health and social care professionals with prior work experience seeking executive or leadership roles.
Overview
Metropolia University of Applied Sciences offers a specialized Master of Business Administration degree tailored for working professionals in the health and social services sectors. The curriculum addresses contemporary transformations in welfare service systems, strategic management, customer participation, and digitalization. Students build comprehensive expertise in service design, business processes, and ethical leadership within multidisciplinary operating environments. The programme is designed for professionals aiming to step into supervisory and expert roles across welfare regions and healthcare organizations.
What you'll do
- Engage in advanced professional studies focusing on welfare service systems and management
- Master the strategic implementation and ethical execution of leadership practices within diverse work communities
- Collaborate with clients and stakeholders to design and develop societal health and social services
- Apply market knowledge and marketing communication strategies to public and private health sector operations
- Manage service procurement, competitive bidding processes, and complex business challenges in the healthcare sector
Requirements
Degree required: Bachelor's degree in health and social services, another relevant higher education degree, or a corresponding college-level diploma
Degree offered: Master of Business Administration
Language: Finnish
Instruction: Finnish
- Broad and specialized knowledge corresponding to the health and social services sectors
- Familiarity with core concepts and methods in health and social services for independent professional development
- Ability to operate effectively within complex and changing operational environments
- Strategic competence in implementing ethical leadership and evaluating operational outcomes
- Capacity to utilize business processes, models, and tools strategically and operationally
- Must be currently active in working life
- Minimum of two years of relevant work experience in the health and social services sector
- Completed a suitable higher education or college-level degree
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Submit your application through the official national study portal by following the provided instructions and presenting proof of your qualifying degree and work experience.
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