Professional Studies in Nursing
What is the programme all about?
Professional Studies in Nursing is a Bachelor-level exchange programme which involves a sneak peek to the Finnish nursing education, including theoretical studies in nursing. Some courses are conducted in multi-professional groups and also with other exchange students from various fields of studies.
Admission criteria
The applicants should be students enrolled at a partner university of Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences and have at least one year of previous studies in the field. The English language skills of students should be approximately on level B2 on the European language scale. One semester of full-time studies normally includes about 25 – 30 ECTS credits worth of courses for each student.
Course offering
Please choose about 25-30 ECTS for one semester in your Learning Agreement. Please note that changes to the course selction can be done only with good reasons during the exchange period.
Courses with approved / failed assessment
(no numeric assessment available)
IE00CZ13 Countdown to Finnish Nursing, 2ECTS
(Mandatory course for all students)
BA00DG35 Wellbeing Technologies in Health and Social Services, 2 ECTS
BA00DG45 Sustainable Development and Global Health, 2 ECTS
BA00CO94 Health Education and Patient Counselling – Simulations, 3 ECTS
BA00CW45 Pre-Hospital Emergency Care, 2 ECTS
BA00CW40 Human Errors in Nursing – Viewpoints on Patient Safety, 2 ECTS
Courses with numeric assessment
BA00DG33 Evidence-Based Nursing and Information Searching, 2 ECTS
BA00DG43 Ethicality in Nursing, 2 ECTS
BA00DG51 Assessing Patient’s Vital Functions, 2 ECTS
BA00CP20 Surgical Nursing, 3 ECTS
BA00CU05 Perioperative Nursing, 2 ECTS
BA00CP26 Nursing for Children, Young People and Their Families, 3 ECTS
BA00CP28 Nursing in Outpatient Health Care, 3 ECTS
BA00CP30 Critical Care Nursing, 2 ECTS
BA00CP32 Professional Co-operation in Nursing – Simulations, 2 ECTS
BA00CP22 Mental Health and Addiction Nursing, 3 ECTS
BA00CP36 Life Crises as Part of Nursing, 2 ECTS
BA00CP14 Professional Interaction in Challenging Situations – Simulations, 2 ECTS
BA00CP00 Registered Nurse as a Team Leader, 2 ECTS
Please choose about 25-30 ECTS for one semester in your Learning Agreement. Please note that changes to the course selection can be done only with good reasons during the exchange period.
Courses with approved / failed assessment
(no numeric assessment available)
IE00CZ13 Countdown to Finnish Nursing, 2ECTS
(Mandatory course for all students)
BA00CW45 Pre-Hospital Emergency Care, 2 ECTS (online studies)
BA00CW40 Human Errors in Nursing – Viewpoints on Patient Safety, 2 ECTS (online studies)
Courses with numeric assessment
BA00CP20 Surgical Nursing, 3 ECTS
BA00CU05 Perioperative Nursing, 2 ECTS (online studies)
BA00CP26 Nursing for Children, Young People and Their Families, 3 ECTS
BA00CP28 Nursing in Outpatient Health Care, 3 ECTS
BA00CP22 Mental Health and Addiction Nursing, 1,5 ECTS
BA00CP36 Life Crises as Part of Nursing, 2 ECTS (online studies)
BA00DJ12 Skills Labs in Surgical and Perioperative Nursing, 3 ECTS
BA00DG75 Gynaecological Nursing and Maternity Health, 3ECTS
BA00CP00 Registered Nurse as a Team Leader, 2ECTS
Please choose about 25-30 ECTS for one semester in your Learning Agreement. Please note that changes to the course selection can be done only with good reasons during the exchange period.
Courses with approved / failed assessment
(no numeric assessment available)
- IE00CZ13 Countdown to Finnish Nursing, 2ECTS
(= Compulsory course for all incoming exchange students) - BA00DP29 Pre-Hospital Emergency Care, 2 ECTS (online studies)
- BA00DP27 Human Errors in Nursing – Viewpoints on Patient Safety, 2 ECTS (online studies)
- BA00DG89 Life Crises as Part of Nursing, 2 ECTS (online studies)
Courses with numeric assessment
- BA00DG95 Registered Nurse as a Team Leader, 2 ECTS
- BA00DG87 Nursing for Children, Young People and Their Families, 4 ECTS
- BA00DG85 Mental Health and Addiction Nursing, 4 ECTS
- BA00DG73 Perioperative Nursing, 2 ECTS (online studies)
- KD06APSUO12 Finnish Language and Culture, 3 ECTS
Clinical training for SeAMK partner university exchange students
- BA00DT83 Clinical Training at SeAMK Wellbeing Lab – Interdisciplinary Collaboration, 7 ECTS