The Department of Health and Social Management is the leading research unit and provider of Master’s degree education in health and social sciences. High-quality study programmes are offered to Master’s degree and doctoral students in three major subjects: Health and Social Management, Health and Human Services Informatics, and Health Economics. The key research themes at the department are the management, organisation, economics, informatics, and effectiveness of health and social services. The department’s guiding principles are internationality, multidisciplinarity, and having an impact on society. Founded in 1979, the Department of Health and Social Management is located in the Kuopio Campus.
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Master’s degree programme
350
Master's degree students
60
Doctoral researchers
Research
The department’s international, multidisciplinary research produces new information on the issues of management, organisation, economics, and information management in health and social care. using innovative approaches and methods. The research carried out at the department is linked to two of the university’s multidisciplinary emerging research areas: Effectiveness in Health Care and Social Services and Learning in Digitised Society.
The research group of Health and Social Management addresses the integration, management and organisation of health and social services in work communities, organisations, and society. The research group of Health and Human Services Informatics focuses on the organisation and steering of information management, the use of information and communication technology, knowledge management, and data models and structures. The research group of Health Economics analyses and evaluates the overall operations and functionality of the health and social services system from the viewpoint of economic science. All the research groups prioritise effectiveness and social impact in their research.
Studies
Master’s degree students graduating from the Department of Health and Social Management have versatile career opportunities in demanding expert and management positions in public, private and third sector organisations. The education offered at the department is based on high-quality research and a connection between theory and practice, addressing the issues of management, organisation, economics and information management in health and social care. Based on blended learning, the Master’s degree programmes are taught with a combination of face-to-face and online modes of instruction. The Master's degree programmes are offered in Finnish. To learn more, please visit our Finnish-language website.
Scientific postgraduate education is offered under the The doctoral programme of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies. The department also plays an active role in the Open University and the promotion of continuous learning.
Doctoral Programme of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
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Contact information
Niiranen Vuokko, Social Management Science
Roine Risto, Patient Safety
Sinkkonen Sirkka, Health Management Science
Vaarama Marja, Social Work
Valtonen Hannu, Health Economics Science
Kuopio campus
Postal address
University of Eastern Finland
Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
Department of Health and Social Management
P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211
Finland
Visiting address
Yliopistonranta 8 E, Snellmania building, D-door, 3rd floor