Do You Want to Develop Your Career to Lead Care with Resilience And Compassion?
Leadership for Care and Community During Crises
Learn to lead people, services, and multidisciplinary teams effectively in health and social care emergencies.
Digital Tools Supporting Care and Coordination
Use data and AI‑supported systems to enhance situational awareness, service coordination, and decision‑making in crisis situations.
Ethical Practice and Community Resilience
Strengthen resilience, wellbeing, and safety through ethical leadership, responsible innovation, and professional preparedness.
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We open the Rolling Admission to start your academic journey for this programme.
Rolling Admission for Master’s Degrees 1
Rolling Admission for Master´s Degrees 1 | 1 April 2026 – 30 September 2026 on Studyinfo
Study Crisis Leadership, Preparedness and Community Resilience
The programme prepares you for leadership and expert roles in Health Care and Social Services during crises and emergencies. You will learn to lead people and services under pressure, use digital tools to support care and coordination, and strengthen community resilience.
During your studies, you will learn to:
- Assess risks, vulnerabilities, and resilience in communities and services
- Lead people, teams, and service systems in crisis situations
- Use digital tools, data, and AI to support situational awareness and coordination
- Strengthen preparedness, response, recovery, and continuity of care
- Apply ethical principles, regulations, and professional responsibility in crisis work
Who Is This Programme For?
This degree is suitable for professionals who want to:
- Grow from an expert practitioner into a confident leader in crisis situations
- Improve coordination and decision‑making across services and organisations
- Use digital tools and data to support care, safety, and continuity
- Strengthen community resilience and ethically sound practice
- Advance your career into leadership, development, or specialist roles in the care system
Study Structure
The scope of the studies is 90 ECTS, and the duration of the studies is about 1.5 year. The programme consists of core competence studies, supplementary competence studies, and the Master’s Thesis.
Foundations of Disaster Risk and Resilience, 20 ECTS
- Fundamentals of Disaster and Crisis, 5 ECTS
- Resilience, Risk and Vulnerability in Disasters, 5 ECTS
- First Aid & Caretaker Resilience, 5 ECTS
- Staying Safe: Personal Action Plans for Disasters, 5 ECTS
Mastering Emergency Management and Resilience, 10 ECTS
- AI and Digital Tools for Disaster Risk and Crisis Decision Support, 5 ECTS
- Responsible Innovation in Crisis Environments, 5 ECTS
Advanced Emergency Leadership and Disaster Governance, 20 ECTS
- Leading Through Crisis: Theory and Practice, 5 ECTS
- Strategic Decision-Making: From Resource Allocation to Crisis Management, 5 ECTS
- Global Disaster Governance & Policy Frameworks, 5 ECTS
- Research Methods in Disaster Studies, 5 ECTS
Master´s Thesis, 30 ECTS
- Master’s thesis: idea and planning, 10 ECTS
- Master’s thesis: implementation, 10 ECTS
- Master’s thesis: reporting, assessment and presentation, 10 ECTS
Complementary Competence, 10 ECTS
We continuously review and update our programs to ensure they remain up-to-date and aligned with the needs of working life. We reserve the right to make changes.
Career Opportunities
After graduation, you will be qualified for leadership and expert roles in Health Care and Social Services during crises, disruptions, and emergencies. The programme strengthens your capacity to lead people, services, and organisations while safeguarding wellbeing and continuity of care.
The degree supports career progression in environments where coordination, ethical decision‑making, and resilience are essential.
Possible career paths include roles in:
- Health and social care leadership and supervisory positions
- Emergency preparedness and resilience roles within care organisations
- Municipal and regional health and social service authorities
- Crisis coordination and continuity planning in care systems
- NGOs and community‑based organisations working with vulnerable groups
- International organisations and humanitarian health and social services
- Development and quality roles focused on preparedness and service resilience
This degree is also suitable for professionals who wish to strengthen their existing role with advanced competence in crisis leadership, preparedness, and ethical practice.
You Can Apply If You Have
- Eligible degrees include:
- Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent
- Bachelor of Public Health Nurse or equivalent
- Bachelor of Social Services or equivalent
- Post-Secondary degree completed in Finland (completed before year 2000 and in the field of question)
- Also accepted are equivalent vocational higher education and post-secondary degrees completed in Finland as well as Bachelor’s completed abroad in the field of Health-Care /Social Services
- Additionally, you require 24 months of work experience in a related field after the award date of the final degree certificate
Bring Your Own Laptop
At our university, students use their own laptops for studying. Using your own device makes studying smooth and flexible, as your computer is always available during classes, projects, and online studies.
Students are responsible for the functionality of their own device, including updates and carrying it with them, so that they have a reliable and up-to-date tool throughout their studies.
If you need more information, you can contact the school’s IT support at helpdesk@vamk.fi or your teacher.
Apply at Studyinfo
Explore additional information about the degree, admission criteria and eligibility requirements from Studyinfo.
The application process for student admission also takes place on the Studyinfo.
