The Faculty of Health and Well-being Our way of doing dreams possible
Dean Marjut Putkinen:
“You’re welcome to visit the faculty of Health and Well-being. At the focus of our operations are Bachelor’s and Master’s degree education and research, development and innovation activities. We operate in Southwest Finland in close cooperation with our partners in working life.”
Health and Well-being is one of the four faculties at Turku University of Applied Sciences. The multidisciplinary faculty educates Bachelors and Masters in various fields of Health and Social Care in two cities – Turku and Salo.
EDUCATION Degree programmes and degrees Bachelor of Health Care (210–270 ects, 3.5–4.5 years) • Biomedical Laboratory Science • Dental Hygiene • Dental Technology • Emergency Care • Nursing • Midwifery • Public Health Nursing • Nursing (whole programme taught in English) • Occupational Therapy • Physiotherapy • Radiography and Radiotherapy Bachelor of Social Services (210 ects, 3.5 years) • Social Services
Master of Health Care (90 ects) • Advanced Nursing Practice • Health Promotion • Health Technology • Management and Leadership in Health Care • Rehabilitation Master of Social Services (90 ects) • Social Services Most of our students study in full-time and part time degree programmes but we also have Open University of Applied Sciences and exchange students.
KEY FIGURES • 2500+ students • 170+ lecturers and other experts • 800+ working life partners • 70+ international partners • 60+ research and development projects • 3000+ clients participated in updating and further education (in 2014)
Excellence In Action The best quality of life is based on the opportunity for a good and healthy life for each resident of the region. To support this, developing well-being is at the core of our activities. With our scientific and artistic expertise and in cooperation with our partners, we continuously produce new, user-oriented and productised well-being solutions.
INNOVATION PEDAGOGY Our pedagogical ideology emphasises applying, producing and using information for creating new knowledge and innovations. We constantly evaluate and develop our learning and teaching activities. Our approach provides us with guidelines to answer the requirements of working life. Applying innovation pedagogy means studying that is strongly working lifeoriented. For students, project work provides working life competencies and valuable contacts. For organisations and communities, the projects offer possibilities to make use of the applied research conducted by Turku University of Applied Sciences.
INTERNATIONALISATION Internationalisation is an essential part of our studies. Students have many ways to improve their international and intercultural competences for example through exchanges, projects and extra-curricular activities. Many foreign students come to Finland for a shorter exchange period, but also to complete a whole degree. Exchange students typically study in our international semesters together with the Finnish students. The faculty of Health and Well-being offers a variety of courses in English in all the degree programmes. We provide incoming exchange students with high quality services to support them during the exchange period.
RESEARCH, DEVELOP, INNOVATE Our research, development and innovation (RDI) activities are multidisciplinary and international. Projects are carried out together with companies, organisations and other universities and research institutes. The project activities create added value for our students by offering motivating learning environments.
RDI activities are an important part of our collaboration with organisations and communities. Our RDI projects enable students to familiarise themselves with their future professional field and engage in multidisciplinary collaboration with project partners. Our RDI operations are implemented through Research Groups: • Active Adulthood – Enhancing Work and Occupational Performance • Active Ageing • Clinical Expertise in Health Care • Developing Social and Health Care Services and Processes • Empowering Children and Young People • Functional Everyday Life and Accessible Environment • Health Promotion • Well-being and Leadership in Future Work
SERVICES Our multidisciplinary and comprehensive services in Social and Health Care provide organisations and private persons with the opportunities to take advantage of develop their competence through our continuing education offered by TUAS. Our education export and service products are planned on the basis on the customer’s specific needs. Top 5 of our Continuing Education: 1. Basics of sexology 30 cr 2. Advanced level emergency care 3. Psychotherapeutic abilities 4. Occupational health care 5. A skilled instructor Top 5 of our services: 1. Recording as a part of good care 2. Hospice care, palliative care, medical treatment 3. ICF and GAS trainings 4. Competence in psychiatric and mental health work 5. Developing the work community and supervisor work
Photo: Tero Wester
COMMITMENT AND GLOBAL POTENTIAL Turku University of Applied Sciences (TUAS) enjoys an excellent location in Southwest Finland. In this area, education, culture, health and social care are engaged in mutually beneficial cooperation with health and social work. It is our desire to provide you with up-to-date knowledge and skills as well as to prepare you for lifelong learning. Research and development is rapidly expanding and supports regional development in the whole of Southwest Finland. There are many ways we are able to cooperate depending on whether you are a student, researcher, teacher or a potential project partner.
”We embrace, produce and use information so that we can create new competence and innovations. Just contact us so we can start!”
FACULTIES IN TUAS • Arts Academy • Business, ICT and Chemical Engineering • Health and Well-being • Technology, Environment and Business
More information:
Health and Well-being Dean Marjut Putkinen Turku University of Applied Sciences marjut.putkinen@turkuamk.fi
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#ExcellenceInAction Turku University of Applied Sciences is an inspiring community of 10,000 members - an innovative and multidisciplinary higher education institution, which creates international competitiveness and well-being for Southwest Finland. Our graduates are practice-oriented professionals with top competencies. #Innopeda is a learning method developed at TUAS. It is based on experimenting, sharing know-how and combining different approaches. With Innopeda we successfully connect teaching, research and development activities, internationality and co-operation with working life.
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