Degree Programme in Health Care, Nursing | full-time studies

Degree Programme in Health Care, Nursing

Offered jointly by Diaconia University of Applied Sciences and Arcada University of Applied Sciences , the 3,5-year programme will make you a competent nurse capable of supervising and caring for patients with different levels of health issues. You will acquire a skill set to operate in a variety of healthcare settings, from open counseling centres to intensive care units.

Based on caring and nursing science, the curriculum includes multidisciplinary elements from natural sciences (such as anatomy and physiology, medicine and pharmacology) as well as social and behavioral sciences.

Studying in the programme

The studies are conducted in close co-operation with working life through, for example, projects carried out both individually and in groups. Extension studies enable you to deepen your expertise development in the specialty area of nursing. You can combine both theoretical and practical aspects in areas such as child, adolescent and family nursing or polyclinical care.

Applicants are required to have skills in either Finnish or Swedish. The minimum requirement is level B1.2 on the Common European framework for languages.