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Biomedical Laboratory Science

Degree:
Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care

Degree title:
Biomedical Laboratory Technologist

Credits:
210 ects

Workplacement(s) and Work-based Learning

Practical training is a part of degree programme in Biomedical Laboratory Science, 75 cr.
In the beginning of her/his studies the student familiarizes with working life during short period and practices in a simulated environment in biomedical laboratory science class room. After being at more advanced level in her/his studies she/he practices in different clinical placements.

Qualification requirements and regulations

Look at the degree regulations of Helsinki Metropolia University of applied sciences https://www.metropolia.fi/en/apply/general-information/manage-your-studies/academic-information/

Access to further studies

Access to Master’s Degree studies at a university of applied sciences or university. Access to specialisation studies.

Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning

A student has an opportunity to make earlier learning visible and get a decision on the recognition of these competences. For further information look at the general instructions of the recognition of prior learning.

Profile of the programme

Look at the general description (in Finnish) of the programme: http://www.metropolia.fi/haku/koulutustarjonta-nuoret-sosiaali-ja-terveysala/bioanalytiikka/

Occupational profiles of graduates with examples

Biomedical Laboratory Technologists work in expert assignments in their own field in various laboratories within the health care sector, in medical and biosciences research institutes and teams and in companies manufacturing and marketing health care and laboratory products.

Key learning outcomes

Key learning outcomes are specified in the programme study plan

Graduation requirements

A student is required to successfully complete the designated program of courses meet a minimum of 210 ECTS credit requirements
The student has gained such oral and written skills in the obligatory language required by the degree programme that are necessary for practicing the profession and for further professional development (Decree 352/2003, 8 §). The student has acquired the oral and written language skills in Swedish required of state officials functioning in a position requiring a higher education in a bilingual office according to the Act (424/2003, 6 §) with a grade of satisfactory /good on the scale of good/satisfactory applied in public administration.
The student has received school education in the Finnish language, completed the maturity test included in the final project in the Finnish language.
The degree fulfills the criteria laid down in the Act (559/1994 and 1200/2007) and the Decree (564/1994) on Health Care Professionals and the European Parliament and the Council Directives 2005/36/EC, Article 11, level d.
75 ECTS credits of practical training are included in the curriculum.

Level of qualification

Bachelor's Degree (First Cycle)

Obligatory or Optional Mobility

International studies are part of the learning path of each learner in the form of international exchange, practice placement or international studies within home institution, such as common core requirement studies in English or Finnish degree programmes or open studies in international network learning environments.

Specific admission requirements

Specific admission requirements: sight test.

Examination regulations, assessment and grading

Course assessment criteria are specified in the course implementation plan. The teacher in charge of the course will be responsible for the assessment. Students will be informed at the beginning of the course on the assessment principles, which must be based on the course objectives.

Mode of study

Mainly full-time contact teaching.

Programme director

Head of Department
Pekka Anttila
tel. +358406418318
firstname.lastname@metropolia.fi
Head of Degree Programme in Biomedical Laboratory Science
Riitta Lumme
tel. +358406705156
firstname.lastname@metropolia.fi

Biomedical Laboratory Science
Code
(SXJ23S1)
Biomedical Laboratory Science
Code
(SXJ22S1)
Biomedical Laboratory Science
Code
(SXJ21S1)
Biomedical Laboratory Science
Code
(SXJ20S1)

Timing plans


Timing 21.08.2023 - 22.10.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC86-3007 Groups SXJ23S1
Timing 09.01.2024 - 17.03.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC86-3008 Groups SXJ24K2
Timing 23.10.2023 - 21.12.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC88-3007 Groups SXJ23S1
Timing 18.03.2024 - 26.05.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC88-3008 Groups SXJ24K2
Timing 01.08.2023 - 22.10.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC98-3005 Groups SXJ22S1
Timing 08.01.2024 - 17.03.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC98-3006 Groups SXJ23K2
Timing 27.05.2024 - 31.08.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00BZ76-3020
Timing 01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00FJ65-3002
Timing 23.10.2023 - 21.12.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC95-3006 Groups SXJ23K2
Timing 18.03.2024 - 26.05.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC95-3007 Groups SXJ23S1
Timing 21.08.2023 - 21.12.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC93-3006 Groups SXJ23K2
Timing 08.01.2024 - 26.05.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC93-3007 Groups SXJ23S1
Timing 14.08.2023 - 22.10.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00ED07-3002 Groups SXJ21K2
Timing 08.01.2024 - 17.03.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00ED07-3003 Groups SXJ21S1
Timing 23.10.2023 - 31.12.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00ED00-3007 Groups SXJ22S1
Timing 18.03.2024 - 26.05.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00ED00-3008 Groups SXJ23K2
Timing 23.10.2023 - 31.12.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00ED05-3003 Groups SXJ21S1
Timing 18.03.2024 - 26.05.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00ED05-3004 Groups SXJ22K2
Timing 01.08.2023 - 22.10.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00ED01-3005 Groups SXJ22K2
Timing 08.01.2024 - 26.05.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00ED01-3007 Groups SXJ22S1
Timing 23.10.2023 - 31.12.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00ED06-3003 Groups SXJ21S1
Timing 18.03.2024 - 26.05.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00ED06-3004 Groups SXJ22K2
Timing 01.08.2023 - 22.10.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00ED04-3003 Groups SXJ21S1
Timing 11.03.2024 - 31.05.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00ED04-3004 Groups SXJ22K2
Timing 21.08.2023 - 22.10.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC87-3007 Groups SXJ23S1
Timing 09.01.2024 - 17.03.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC87-3008 Groups SXJ24K2
Timing 21.08.2023 - 22.10.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC90-3006 Groups SXJ23K2
Timing 08.01.2024 - 17.03.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC90-3007 Groups SXJ23S1
Timing 23.10.2023 - 31.12.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC99-3007 Groups SXJ22S1
Timing 18.03.2024 - 13.05.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC99-3008 Groups SXJ23K2
Timing 13.02.2024 - 03.05.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus XX00DZ39-3137
Timing 22.01.2024 - 08.03.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus XX00DZ39-3109 Groups SXQ22S1 SXO22S1B SXH22K1 SXH22K2 SXO22S2A SXP22K2 SXB21S1 SXD21S1 SXI22K2 SXO22S1A SXC22K2 SXJ22K2 SXL22S1
Timing 18.03.2024 - 03.05.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus XX00DZ39-3111 Groups SXQ22S1 SXO22S1B SXM22S2 SXO22S2A SXD21S1 SXO22S1A SXO22S2B SXM22S1 SXL22S1
Timing 28.08.2023 - 12.10.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus XX00DZ39-3043 Groups SXB21K1 SXB21K2 SXL22K1 SXA21S1 SXH21S1 SXJ21S1 SXO22K1A SXO22K1B SXO22K1C SXI21S2 SXC21S2 SXP21S1 SXQ22K1
Timing 27.05.2024 - 31.07.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus XX00DZ39-3113 Groups SXP23K2B
Timing 16.10.2023 - 21.12.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EF15-3006 Groups SXJ20S1
Timing 18.03.2024 - 24.05.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EF15-3017 Groups SXJ21K2
Timing 01.08.2023 - 22.10.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EF11-3013 Groups SXJ21K2
Timing 08.01.2024 - 17.03.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus XX00EL75-3031 Groups SXJ21S1
Timing 01.08.2023 - 22.10.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EF14-3007 Groups SXJ20S1
Timing 08.01.2024 - 17.03.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EF14-3018 Groups SXJ21K2
Timing 21.08.2023 - 22.10.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00DZ87-3131 Groups SXJ23S1
Timing 09.01.2024 - 17.03.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00DZ87-3155 Groups SXJ24K2
Timing 23.10.2023 - 21.12.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC89-3011 Groups SXJ23S1
Timing 18.03.2024 - 26.05.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC89-3012 Groups SXJ24K2
Timing 01.08.2023 - 06.10.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC97-3005 Groups SXJ22S1
Timing 08.01.2024 - 17.03.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC97-3006 Groups SXJ23K2
Timing 01.11.2023 - 30.11.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EL00-3006
Timing 26.02.2024 - 30.04.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EL00-3007
Timing 23.10.2023 - 21.12.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC94-3006 Groups SXJ23K2
Timing 18.03.2024 - 26.05.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC94-3007 Groups SXJ23S1
Timing 23.10.2023 - 15.03.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00ED03-3005 Groups SXJ22K2H SXJ22K2K SXJ22K2E SXJ22K2
Timing 18.03.2024 - 31.12.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00ED03-3007 Groups SXJ22S1
Timing 16.10.2023 - 24.05.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EG54-3002 Groups SXJ21K2
Timing 18.03.2024 - 20.12.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EG54-3003 Groups SXJ21S1
Timing 04.09.2023 - 22.12.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00DH08-3006
Timing 05.02.2024 - 24.05.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00DH08-3007
Timing 21.08.2023 - 21.12.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC91-3006 Groups SXJ23K2
Timing 08.01.2024 - 26.05.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC91-3007 Groups SXJ23S1
Timing 14.08.2023 - 19.12.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00DZ98-3016 Groups SXM22K2 SXP22K2 SXJ22K2
Timing 15.01.2024 - 10.05.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00DZ98-3049 Groups SXM22S2 SXJ22S1 SXM22S1 SXP22S1
Timing 27.05.2024 - 31.07.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00DZ98-3055
Timing 01.08.2023 - 22.10.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC96-3005 Groups SXJ22S1
Timing 08.01.2024 - 17.03.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC96-3006 Groups SXJ23K2
Timing 21.08.2023 - 22.10.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC92-3006 Groups SXJ23K2
Timing 08.01.2024 - 17.03.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC92-3007 Groups SXJ23S1
Timing 21.08.2023 - 15.12.2023 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EA03-3019 Groups SXE21K1 SXB21K1 SXB21K2 SXD22K2 SXJ20S1 SXA22S1 SXP21S1 SXM21K2
Timing 16.01.2024 - 30.04.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EA03-3029 Groups SXD22S2 SXM21S1 SXJ21S1 SXP22K2 SXB21S1 SXE21S1 SXF21S1
Timing 21.10.2024 - 20.12.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC95-3008 Groups SXJ24K2
Timing 12.08.2024 - 20.12.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC93-3008 Groups SXJ24K2
Timing 12.08.2024 - 20.10.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC90-3008 Groups SXJ24K2
Timing 02.09.2024 - 30.11.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EL00-3008
Timing 21.10.2024 - 20.12.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC94-3008 Groups SXJ24K2
Timing 12.08.2024 - 20.12.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC91-3008 Groups SXJ24K2
Timing 19.08.2024 - 20.12.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00DZ98-3050 Groups SXJ23K2 SXM23K2 SXP23K2A SXP23K2B SXP23K2
Timing 12.08.2024 - 20.10.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EC92-3008 Groups SXJ24K2
Timing 12.08.2024 - 20.12.2024 Toteutuksen tunnus SX00EA03-3039 Groups SXB22K2 SXE22K1 SXM22K2 SXB22K1 SXA23S1 SXJ22K2 SXP22S1