Master of Health Care in Development and Leadership of Nursing

The Master’s Degree Programme in Development and Leadership of Nursing is intended for those who want to work in more advanced clinical practitioner roles and/or in research, teaching or leadership roles and who have an appropriate qualification and work experience.

The extent of the studies is 90 ECTS and currently include:

• Research and Development Studies 10 ECTS,
• Advanced professional studies 40 ECTS,
• Elective studies 10 ECTS,
• Master’s Thesis 30 ECTS.

It is recommended that the topic of the Master Thesis is related to your own place of work. For completing a Master’s thesis, the students get support and guidance form the school in the form of

• starting from first weeks in the Programme, working in a guided Master’s thesis process
• group supervision and individual support from instructors; instruction on the R&D methods and problem-solving skills for excelling in your project
• students’ self-directed learning, motivation and hard work make the necessary element of success.

Master students study on a part-time basis. Students achieve their degree in 1,5-2 years. Self-directed and time management skills are important to undertake the studies with a full-time employment.

Teaching incorporates blended teaching and learning approach (online/face-to-face lectures, seminars, workshops etc.). Studies include intensive face-to-face study periods on campus in Helsinki (approximately 2-4 periods in total). The studies include 2-5 teaching days per month. More specific information of the schedule for autumn 2023 will be published in June 2023.

Students are expected to undertake on average 12 hours of self-study per week.

The admission requirements for the program can found on the university page.

Further information about the tuition fee and available scholarships for the program can found on the university page.