This Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing at Häme University of Applied Sciences covers professional nursing, health and social care culture in Finland, and themes such as medical nursing, acute and perioperative nursing, mental health, gerontology, family health and management in nursing. The degree includes core competencies, profiling competence, work placements and a thesis.
The programme is taught in English with a strong emphasis on Finnish language learning. You complete 25 ECTS of Finnish language courses, use Finnish in work placements, and the use of Finnish increases as your skills develop. The studies are delivered as full-time contact lessons in lectures, workshops and simulations in Hämeenlinna.
HAMK says the programme is primarily intended for international applicants. It prepares students for work as a registered nurse in health care services in Finland using Finnish, and it also supports employment abroad.
Modules
- Core Competence
- Profiling competence
- Work placement
- Thesis