Qualification awarded: Bachelor of Health Sciences, Master of
Health Sciences, Licentiate of Health Sciences & Doctor of
Health Sciences
Admission requirements: Bioanalythics degree from
(post-secondary / polytechnic level)
Educational and professional goals: The educational goals are
to educate students:
to work independently as an expert in their selected major field
to follow-up the development in their field and apply new,
appropriate information to their daily work
to develop further Clinical laboratory activity and its
administration or training on the basis of research
to continue with postgraduate studies in Clinical laboratory
science
The professional goals are to educate graduates who are
experts in planning, development, teaching and administrative
positions in the field of health care. With individual minor
selection, a student can direct his/her studies so that he/she
can become a specialist, an administrator, or a teacher in
Clinical laboratory work or Clinical laboratory science, for
example.
Access to further studies: After completing the Master's
degree, the student is eligible for applying for postgraduate
education (licentiate degree, doctoral degree).
Course structure diagram with ECTS credits (60 per year): The
Bachelor's degree consists of general studies (orientation and
language studies, 52 credits), basic studies (25 cr) and
intermediate studies (38 cr) in clinical laboratory science,
studies in minor subject(s) and optional studies (55 cr), and a
Bachelor's Thesis (10 cr). General studies are same in each
programme/major subject. The Master's degree consists of advanced
studies in clinical laboratory science (30 cr), studies in minor
subject(s) and optional studies (60 cr), and a pro gradu thesis
(30 cr). Some studies on Bachelor's level (parts of general
studies, basic studies, and optional studies) are compensated for
by previous studies, so that the Bachelor's degree can be
completed in 1,5-2 years (full-time study).
STUDIES IN BACHELOR'S DEGREE (180 ECTS credits)
113 ECTS credits are replaced with earlier studies with a degree
from a University of Applied Sciences and 103 ECTS credits are
replaced with earlier studies in Health Science. Studies units
marked with * can be replaced with earlier studies with a degree
from a University of Applied Sciences.
Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS credits) consists of:
General studies 24-34 ECTS credits ´
350003Y The Philosophical foundation of scientific research 6.0
350005Y Statistics 6.0
350006Y Informatics of Health Sciences 2.0
350008Y Academic learning skills 3.0
350001Y The higher education system, study planning and tutoring
2.0
350007Y Statistical data processing 5.0
900007Y Basics of written communication* 2.0
900208Y Foreign language* 3.0
900107Y Other domestic language* 3.0
900008Y Elements of oral communication* 2.0
Basic- and subject studies of major subject
351008P Research course* 2.0
351511P Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Science 5.0
040002Y Medical Cell and Development Biology 7.0
352311A Philosophy and Ethics in Clinical Laboratory Science 3.0
35107A Research methods I 4.0
040103A Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 11.0
35232A Basics of clinical Laboratory Investigation 3.0
352114A Bachelor's thesis and Written maturity 10.0
Minor studies
Optional studies
Master's degree (120 ECTS credits) consists of:
Advanced studies of major subject 60.0
353550S-01 Development of Clinical Laboratory Science 4.0
353550S-02 Optional Advanced Studies in Clinical laboratory science
12.0
353213S Research methods lab II 8.0
353204S Research seminars 6.0
353205S Master's Thesis 30.0
Minor studies
Optional studies
Final examination: Bachelor's thesis (10 cr) Bachelor's
degree, pro gradu thesis (30 cr) Master's degree, a
written maturity test
Examination and assessment regulations: University of Oulu
Rules of procedure; assessment is based on course objectives
and detailed assessment criteria.
ECTS-departmental co-ordinator: amanuensis of the Institute
of Health Sciences tel. +358 8 537 5601
