Introduction

The Faculty of Social Sciences is focused on Health and Social Sciences. The mission of the Faculty is to carry out research and produce expertise in wellbeing and health of individuals, society and populations. The produced knowledge serves important areas of society such as health care and social management and leadership, economics and education.

The departments belonging to the Faculty of Social Sciences are the Department of Nursing Science, the Department of Social Policy and Social Psychology, Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy and the Department of Health Policy and Management. The Faculty also includes the Minna Canth Institute and the Research Unit for Disability, Shiftec (Social and Health Information Technology Research Unit).

There are at present about 1600 undergraduate and 400 postgraduate students in the Faculty.

The Faculty offers nationally unique opportunities for higher education in social pedagogy, health economics as well as health and human services informatics.