Gerontologia ja kansanterveys, maisteri (2 v)
University of Jyväskylä · Jyväskylä, Finland
About the programme
Would you like to promote the health, functional capacity and well-being of our ageing population in expert roles? In the Master's Degree Programme in Gerontology and Public Health, you will learn to understand the prerequisites for healthy ageing with good functional capacity, which develop over the entire life course.
Description: Opintopolku / Studyinfo.fi (Finnish National Agency for Education) (CC BY 4.0), translated by machine.
Key facts
- Degree
- Master's
- Institution
- University of Jyväskylä (University)
- Location
- Jyväskylä
- Language of instruction
- Finnish
- Standard duration
- 2 years
- Study mode
- Full-time
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Where it leads
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