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.
Transcript of records – if you are still at school, prepare a transcript showing your current grades. Use the Kastu template and instructions. Check whether your chosen Humak admission route accepts applicants who have not yet graduated: Humak's current public Rolling Admission requires a completed secondary school qualification.
Upper secondary qualification and supporting certificates – if you have already graduated, prepare the qualification that gives you access to higher education, together with any supporting school documents required for your admission route.
You may not need to take IELTS or TOEFL. University usually allow you to prove your English proficiency in one of the following ways:
- TOEFL iBT*
- IELTS Academic
- A Cambridge English qualification
- A national English examination listed on your secondary school leaving certificate
- An English subject and grade on your secondary school leaving certificate that meet the university’s requirements
- Secondary education completed in English in a country or school qualification accepted by the university
- An International Baccalaureate (IB) or European Baccalaureate (EB) diploma
- Other
Important: Accepted methods and minimum results depend on study programme, your secondary school qualification and the country where you completed your education. Check the official requirementsfor your chosen study programme.
*Use the Kastu promo code LTU1000102 when registering for TOEFL iBT and receive a 5% discount.
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.
