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Master's Degree Programme in Development and Leadership of Nursing: S2723S6 Development and Leadership of Nursing

Code: S2723S6

Degree:
Master of Health Care

Degree title:
Master of Health Care (Nursing)
Master of Health Care (Emergency Care)
Master of Health Care (Midwifery)
Master of Health Care (Public Health Nursing)

Credits:
90 ects

Duration:
2 years (90 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2023

Descriptions

The Master’s Degree Programme in Development and Leadership of Nursing is intended for nursing professionals who want to work in research & development, leadership, teaching and/or in more advanced clinical practitioner roles. Taking the Master’s Degree in Development and Leadership of Nursing provides the students with a high-level professional competence in developing the care of patients and enables them to work as developers, reformers, experts and leaders in varying work environments as well as to obtain health care expert positions nationally and internationally. Students also have an opportunity to deepen their competence in their own area of practice.

Objective

Development and Leadership of Nursing Master’s degree programme offers students an opportunity to deepen their competence in four key areas: clinical practice, leadership and management, education as well as research and development (refer to Appendix – DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP OF NURSING COMPETENCE MATRIX). Completion of the Development and Leadership of Nursing Master’s Programme does not lead to Registered Nurse status in Finland (please refer to more specific guidelines on professional practice rights in Finland: https://www.valvira.fi/web/en/healthcare/professional_practice_rights).

Additionally, students will deepen their competence via the shared competences set by Universities of Applied Sciences (learning to learn, operating in a workplace, ethics, sustainable development, internationality and multiculturalism, proactive development) – for more specific description refer to the attached Classification document – SHARED COMPETENCES OF UNIVERSITIES OF APPLIED SCIENCES AT MASTER'S LEVEL. The education follows the competence descriptions of the European Qualification Framework (EQF) and the National Qualification Framework (NQF). The competence of Master’s degree in Health Care equals level 7.

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2023-2024 2024-2025 Autumn 2023 Spring 2024 Autumn 2024 Spring 2025 1. / 2023 2. / 2023 3. / 2024 4. / 2024 1. / 2024 2. / 2024 3. / 2025 4. / 2025
S2723S6-1001
Research and Development Studies

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10
S000FC88 Development Methods and Skills 5
XX00EJ16 Research Methods and Skills 5
S2723S6-1002
Development and Leadership of Health Care Services

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20
S000FC89 Evidence-based Practices and Management 5
S000FC90 Strategic Management and the Future of Leadership 5
S000FC91 Responsible Leadership, Quality and Patient-Client Safety in Health Care Services 5
S000FC92 Sustainable Leadership and Management 5
S2723S6-1003
Master’s Thesis

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30
S000FC93 Ideation and Planning of the Master’s Thesis 10
S000FC94 Implementation of the Master’s Thesis 10
S000FC95 Report and Assessment of the Master’s Thesis 10
S2723S6-1006
Advanced Studies in Clinical Expertise

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20
S000FC96 Developing Quality of Care, Leading Development Projects and Utilising Service Design in Nursing 5
S000FC97 Evidence-based Teaching and Learning Methods to Support Continuous Professional Development 5
S000FC98 Advanced Clinical Care 5
S000FC99 Current Themes in Advanced Clinical Care 5
S2723S6-1004
Elective Studies

(Choose ects: 10)

10
Total 90 45 30 20 25 20 10 10 10 12.5 12.5 10 10 5 5

Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.

ARENE 2022::UAS shared competences::Master’s degree

Replaces the “Metropolia's Generic Competences::Master's Degree” -matrix. Heidi Rontu/31.8.2022

Ethics

The graduating student assesses and promotes the realisation of ethical principles and values of their field of profession, taking equality and non-discrimination into account.
- Is able to promote ethically sustainable activities and the realisation of ethical reflection in their different operating environments.
- Promotes the realisation of the ethical principles and values of their field.
- Makes decisions taking individual, communal and societal perspectives into account.
- Promotes the realisation of diversity and accessibility.
- Implements the principles of responsible conduct of research and promotes their application in their work community.
- Is able to manage societally influential activities based on ethical values.

Development Methods and Skills
Evidence-based Practices and Management
Strategic Management and the Future of Leadership
Responsible Leadership, Quality and Patient-Client Safety in Health Care Services
Sustainable Leadership and Management
Ideation and Planning of the Master’s Thesis
Implementation of the Master’s Thesis
Report and Assessment of the Master’s Thesis
Developing Quality of Care, Leading Development Projects and Utilising Service Design in Nursing
Evidence-based Teaching and Learning Methods to Support Continuous Professional Development
Advanced Clinical Care
Current Themes in Advanced Clinical Care
Proactive development

The graduating student is able to manage the development of new solutions that anticipate the future and produces new information using different research and development methods.
- Produces new information and reforms operating methods, combining competence in different fields.
- Is able to implement research, development and innovation projects and apply different research and development methods.
- Is able to develop new customer-oriented, sustainable and economically viable solutions, anticipating the future.
- Is able to analyse the current situation and anticipate the future of their field and changes in the operating environment.

Development Methods and Skills
Evidence-based Practices and Management
Strategic Management and the Future of Leadership
Responsible Leadership, Quality and Patient-Client Safety in Health Care Services
Sustainable Leadership and Management
Ideation and Planning of the Master’s Thesis
Implementation of the Master’s Thesis
Report and Assessment of the Master’s Thesis
Developing Quality of Care, Leading Development Projects and Utilising Service Design in Nursing
Evidence-based Teaching and Learning Methods to Support Continuous Professional Development
Advanced Clinical Care
Current Themes in Advanced Clinical Care
Internationality and multiculturalism

The graduating student is able to develop and manage multicultural and international operating environments and networks.
- Is able to develop operating methods that take multiculturalism into account in their work community.
- Is able to anticipate the impacts and opportunities of global development and phenomena.
- Is able to interact, communicate and develop activities internationally in their own field.

Development Methods and Skills
Evidence-based Practices and Management
Strategic Management and the Future of Leadership
Responsible Leadership, Quality and Patient-Client Safety in Health Care Services
Sustainable Leadership and Management
Ideation and Planning of the Master’s Thesis
Implementation of the Master’s Thesis
Report and Assessment of the Master’s Thesis
Developing Quality of Care, Leading Development Projects and Utilising Service Design in Nursing
Evidence-based Teaching and Learning Methods to Support Continuous Professional Development
Advanced Clinical Care
Current Themes in Advanced Clinical Care
Sustainable development

The graduating student develops and manages sustainable and responsible operating methods in their work and promotes sustainable change in their work community and society.
- Is able to apply the knowledge and future visions of sustainable development comprehensively as a basis for sustainable solutions.
- Is able to analyse and assess systemic dependencies of complex multidisciplinary problems and the different dimensions of solutions
- Is able to manage the search, implementation and establishment of sustainable solutions and operating models in their work

Development Methods and Skills
Responsible Leadership, Quality and Patient-Client Safety in Health Care Services
Sustainable Leadership and Management
Ideation and Planning of the Master’s Thesis
Implementation of the Master’s Thesis
Report and Assessment of the Master’s Thesis
Developing Quality of Care, Leading Development Projects and Utilising Service Design in Nursing
Evidence-based Teaching and Learning Methods to Support Continuous Professional Development
Advanced Clinical Care
Current Themes in Advanced Clinical Care
Learning to learn

The graduating student promotes their own and their community's continuous learning and competence development, drawing on knowledge from different fields and the opportunities of digitalisation.
- Is able to assess and develop their expertise diversely and in a goal-oriented manner at different stages of their career and life.
- Is able to acquire, critically assess and produce information while taking into account the perspectives of different fields.
- Is able to develop and manage goal oriented, continuous learning in their community.

Development Methods and Skills
Evidence-based Practices and Management
Strategic Management and the Future of Leadership
Responsible Leadership, Quality and Patient-Client Safety in Health Care Services
Sustainable Leadership and Management
Ideation and Planning of the Master’s Thesis
Implementation of the Master’s Thesis
Report and Assessment of the Master’s Thesis
Developing Quality of Care, Leading Development Projects and Utilising Service Design in Nursing
Evidence-based Teaching and Learning Methods to Support Continuous Professional Development
Advanced Clinical Care
Current Themes in Advanced Clinical Care
Operating in a workplace

The graduating student is able to develop and manage their work community and reforms working life. - Is able to develop and manage multidisciplinary teams and work communities.
- Is able to develop the communication and interaction culture of work communities.
- Is able to develop and manage the comprehensive well-being of a work community.
- Utilises the opportunities of technology and digitalisation in development and management.
- Promotes the resilience of a work community.

Evidence-based Practices and Management
Strategic Management and the Future of Leadership
Responsible Leadership, Quality and Patient-Client Safety in Health Care Services
Sustainable Leadership and Management
Developing Quality of Care, Leading Development Projects and Utilising Service Design in Nursing
Evidence-based Teaching and Learning Methods to Support Continuous Professional Development
Advanced Clinical Care
Current Themes in Advanced Clinical Care
Not grouped
Research Methods and Skills

Code Name Credits (cr)
S2723S6-1001
Research and Development Studies

(Choose all)

10
S000FC88 Development Methods and Skills 5
XX00EJ16 Research Methods and Skills 5
S2723S6-1002
Development and Leadership of Health Care Services

(Choose all)

20
S000FC89 Evidence-based Practices and Management 5
S000FC90 Strategic Management and the Future of Leadership 5
S000FC91 Responsible Leadership, Quality and Patient-Client Safety in Health Care Services 5
S000FC92 Sustainable Leadership and Management 5
S2723S6-1003
Master’s Thesis

(Choose all)

30
S000FC93 Ideation and Planning of the Master’s Thesis 10
S000FC94 Implementation of the Master’s Thesis 10
S000FC95 Report and Assessment of the Master’s Thesis 10
S2723S6-1006
Advanced Studies in Clinical Expertise

(Choose all)

20
S000FC96 Developing Quality of Care, Leading Development Projects and Utilising Service Design in Nursing 5
S000FC97 Evidence-based Teaching and Learning Methods to Support Continuous Professional Development 5
S000FC98 Advanced Clinical Care 5
S000FC99 Current Themes in Advanced Clinical Care 5
S2723S6-1004
Elective Studies

(Choose ects: 10)

10