Goal
Welcome to Novia, where we are dedicated to provide outstanding education in the healthcare field!
Our top-notch clinical training center is designed to replicate real-world scenarios, allowing you to develop and practice your skills in a safe and supportive environment. With modern facilities, we take pride in offering an educational environment that supports an evolving field. Novia is a Swedish-speaking university, and while the nursing program is taught in English, you also have the opportunity to study both Swedish and Finnish simultaneously. This multilingual approach broadens your career prospects across Nordic countries. Additionally, on our Alere campus, you’ll experience a rich diversity of cultures and languages.
As a student at Novia, you will benefit from the university’s collaboration with the healthcare field. Through internships at hospitals, health centers, nursing homes, and other health care facilities, you will have the chance to apply your theoretical knowledge in practice. These internships also provide you with valuable experience and important contacts as you prepare to enter the workforce as an expert in the healthcare field. Upon graduation, you’ll be eligible to apply for your nursing license from the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health in Finland.
Apply for a study place at Novia and take the first step toward an exciting and meaningful career in healthcare!
Content of Studies
The studies encompass Core Studies, Professional Studies, Practice, and a Bachelor’s Thesis.
Core Studies cover foundational subjects such as languages, while Professional Studies emphasize Clinical Competence, Professional Development, and Nursing Research. Practice involves internships in patient-centered care settings, including hospitals and community care facilities. The internships are completed throughout Finland, and the languages used during the internships are Finnish and Swedish. Learning these domestic languages is crucial for studying and working as a nurse in Finland. The curriculum also integrates competencies from the Agenda for Sustainable Development 2030.
The programme primarily focuses on nursing care from a global perspective and cultural competence. Through their Thesis and final clinical study module, students can focus in their chosen field within nursing.
Scholarships and Tuition Fees
The studies are free for EU citizens.
Tuition fee-paying (non EU/EEA) students can apply for a scholarship. Read more about tuition fees and scholarships on the Admissions Services pages.
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Degree Project
Bachelor’s Thesis is 15 ECTS and is done in cooperation with hospitals, health care centers or other nursing settings as well as with the Research and Development Department where it can be a part of a research project. The thesis supports the student’s interest for a certain area and can function as a personal profile of competence. The thesis is always evidence based but can be presented in various formats.
These can be, for example:
- research (e.g. investigation, survey, analysis and/or evaluation)
- a development work (e.g. development of working methods or activities)
- product or service development (e.g. a prototype or model)
- a plan or product (e.g. an event, design of a material such as a guide/handbook or manual)
Career Opportunities
A graduated nurse is qualified to work in hospitals, hospices as well as in elderly care, emergency care or home care. A majority of the graduates from Nursing have found jobs in Finland, but also in other countries such as USA, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Ghana, Australia, China and also in international commissions.
Irén Vikström-Dahl
Senior Lecturer
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