Time: 2 September 2024 – 31 July 2025.
Place, University: South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Xamk), Open University of Applied Sciences, Department of Health Care and Emergency Care, Kotka campus, Salakuljettajantie 4, 48100 Kotka. Studies requires a presence in Kotka, Finland.
Extent: 50 ECTS credits
Target group: All who are interested in these studies. The students need to be fluent in English and have basic computer and Internet skills.
Credited in degree: Bachelor of Health, Nursing
Enrolment period: 14th-25th of August 2024, the enrolment is binding. The enrolment form will open 14th of August at 9 am Finnish time (UCT +3).
Number of study places: 7
Price: Semester fee EUR 230, EUR 460 for the whole academic year. You can read more about our payment policy here.
Note that you can enrol for Open UAS studies at the maximum of 50 ECTS credits per semester. One person’s enrolments exceeding 50 ECTS credits are deleted in the enrolment order. Paying attention to this is important when planning your studies.
Please notice, that Xamk's degree students cannot enrol Open UAS courses.
Objectives:
The goal of the path studies is to complete 50 credits of core competence included in the education in one academic year. By completing at least 50 ECTS credits, you have the right to apply a study place as a degree student.
The programme meets the standards of the European Union Directive for Registered Nurses (bachelor’s degree). After graduation the employment rate is high. Our programme aims to give you a strong competence in clinical nursing practice, and readiness to plan, implement, assess and develop the nursing of patients of varying ages.
Contents and methods:
The studies are carried out as daytime studies in the group of degree students. The contact lectures are during workdays, mainly during 8 am–6 pm on campus. You find the timetables for the fall here. The group ID is BNKT24SP.
The curriculum of the Degree Programme in Nursing is based on EU directives and national guidelines. The degree includes core competence and complementary competence studies. Core competence includes knowledge, skills and qualifications that registered nurses must master at work and that form the basis for continuous learning. Complementary competence expands and deepens the core competence.
One third of the studies are implemented as clinical practice in various nursing environments. Clinical practice is carried out in units of primary health care, specialized health care and the community sector.
The degree program includes 5 Finnish language courses divided into study period.
Additional information:
You should bring the following documents with you on the first day of studies:
– passport/residence permit or official Finnish ID
Information regarding studies:
Jussi Mähönen, jussi.mahonen@xamk.fi
Information on degree studies in nursing:
Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing – The Best UAS in Finland – Xamk
Link to the curriculum:
Degree Programme in Nursing | Opinto-opas, XAMK
BYOD – Bring your own device
The BYOD policy demands students to use their own laptops. Read more here.
Enrolment and cancellation:
Enrolment on path studies is binding. Open study path students are taken in enrolment order. If you enroll on several paths, the primary path is the one you enrolled on first.
If you cannot participate in the path you have already enrolled on, please let us know as soon as possible by email openstudies@xamk.fi.
Terms of cancellation:
The enrolment is binding. You will be charged. Study place cannot be canceled free of charge. You can still cancel your enrolment, but the course fee will not be refunded. Cancellation must be sent to openstudies@xamk.fi.
If a student interrupts path studies he will be charged the semester fee for the current semester. Fees for the following semesters will be cancelled.
Study grants
Studying at the Open UAS does not entitle you to a study grant or other student benefits or discounts. In case you intend to study unemployed, please contact your local employment office (TE-toimisto) before you begin your studies.
Additional information
You should bring the following documents with you on the first day of studies: passport/residence permit or official Finnish ID.
Residence permit
Students who live outside the EU and the EEA need a residence permit to study in Finland. However, the residence permit is not issued based on studies at the Open University of Applied Sciences. More info here.
From path to degree
You can apply in joint application period forBachelor of Health Care degree programme during your open path studies, if you qualify the admission criteria. More information here.
It is also possible to apply for a degree student without a formal qualification at separate admission organized by Xamk. This is possible after you have completed 50 credits at Xamk. More information here. The credits you have completed will be recognized as a part of your degree. Please notice, that if you are admitted as a degree student, the tuition fee for students outside of the EU/EEA is: Bachelor’s degrees 10700 euros / academic year. More information on tuition fees here.
Additional information about the enrolment
The office of Xamk Open University of Applied Sciences, email openstudies@xamk.fi.
OUAS reserves the right to make changes.
South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences is audited by the Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC).