Youth Work and Community Wellbeing
Youth Work and Community Wellbeing – help people feel part of their community
If you want to work with young people and bring communities together, this program could be a good fit. You’ll learn to organize youth activities, run community projects and help people get involved in decisions that affect them.
What will you learn?
Working with young people. Understand their development and the communities they belong to.
Bringing people together. Plan group activities and help people take part, including those who find it harder to get involved.
Building partnerships. Work with organizations, schools and public services on shared projects.
Improving your work. Use research and feedback to assess activities and make them more useful.
Supporting equal participation. Apply human rights and equality principles in everyday youth and community work.
How will you study?
You’ll combine classes and team projects with excursions and practical activities. During your studies, you’ll complete four internship periods, in Finland or abroad.
This is a full-time program taught in English in Helsinki: 210 ECTS credits over 3.5–4 years, including summer terms. Classes on campus usually run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. You’ll graduate with a Community Educator (Bachelor of Humanities) degree.
Learn Finnish during your studies
Finnish courses are part of the program. They will help you prepare for internships and for working with local young people and communities.
On Humak’s website, the program also appears as Wellbeing and the Futures of Youth and Community Work – it’s the same program.
Interested? Check the current application options and requirements.
Wykaz ocen – jeśli jeszcze uczysz się w szkole, przygotuj aktualny wykaz ocen zgodnie z instrukcją Kastu. Możliwość złożenia aplikacji przed uzyskaniem świadectwa dojrzałości wymaga jeszcze potwierdzenia.
Świadectwo dojrzałości i świadectwo ukończenia liceum lub technikum – jeśli masz już maturę, przygotuj oba dokumenty.
Orientacyjna średnia ocen – 4,0 w skali 1–6. Próg i sposób obliczania średniej dla rekrutacji do Humak wymagają jeszcze potwierdzenia.
WAŻNE! Certyfikat testu z języka angielskiego należy przesłać wraz z formularzem zgłoszeniowym przed upływem terminu składania wniosków.
Znajomość języka angielskiego można potwierdzić na jeden z poniższych sposobów:
- IELTS - 6.0
- TOEFL - 3.5
- Cambridge - 169
All eligible applicants will be invited to an interview, during which the following will be assessed:
- The applicant's motivation and suitability for the program
- Study skills and interpersonal skills
- Oral English language skills
Interview assessment: The interview will be assessed on a pass/fail basis.
What can you do after Youth Work and Community Wellbeing?
You could work in youth centers, NGOs, community organizations or educational and social projects. Your day-to-day work might involve:
Organizing youth activities. Plan sessions with young people and support their ideas.
Running community projects. Bring local organizations, schools and public services together to work towards a shared goal.
Helping more people take part. Plan activities that include people who may otherwise be left out.
Developing services. Listen to participants, find out what works and use that feedback to improve activities.
Your four internship periods let you explore different workplaces and build experience before you graduate. Finnish language skills will be especially useful if you want to work with local young people and communities in Finland.