Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing, Laurea UAS, International Separate Application 1

About this programme

The purpose of the Nursing degree programme is to train nursing professionals, who are capable of working in health care services in Finland and other countries. The programme taught in English includes a lot of contact teaching and face-to-face instruction. The student groups are multicultural and international, and the ideas of good health vary greatly between cultures. One of the benefits of contact teaching is the opportunity to discuss the definitions of health, illness and family with others and reach a common understanding. This international Separate Application Programme will be implemented as a functional bilingual education. No prior knowledge of Finnish is required. Each course will include Finnish language studies alongside the subject-specific studies. In the programme taught in English, the core competence studies are also taught in English. As for complementary studies, it is your choice whether you want to study in Finnish or English. You will study the skills required of a nurse in various theory lessons, workshops and simulation exercises. In addition, the studies include 60 credits’ worth of work placements in authentic nursing environments, such as hospital wards or health centers. In your work as a nurse, you will meet people representing different cultures and backgrounds. Therefore, it is important to possess international and multicultural knowledge, regardless of whether you will be based in Finland or abroad. Therefore, studying in a multicultural learning environment and improving your language skills during your studies will be very useful for your career. You may also go abroad on an exchange programme or work placement.