Welfare Technology

The goal of the Degree Programme in Welfare Technology is to provide the students with skills in developing and applying technology to maintain and support people’s functional capacity. Welfare technology is utilized to promote well-being in different stages of the life cycle. The unique feature of this degree programme is multidisciplinary co-operation between students of social services and health care and students of maritime and technology. The programme emphasizes design for all and prediction of change and development needs. It is designed to develop new technological solutions for the needs of the health care settings and services in the welfare sector.

The degree programme consists of studies in welfare technology, development and management. The contents of the courses focus on design for all and seamless technological solutions with user-friendliness and sustainable development as the starting points. The students develop abilities in predicting needs for change and development and innovative solutions.