Open UAS Course

Dermatological, Ophtalmic and Otologic Nursing

What will you learn?

The course includes 1 ETCS of studies in English

• Students will learn to plan, administer and evaluate the nursing of patients with common skin, eye, nose, throat and ear disorders.
• Students will know how to support and provide guidance to patients and their family members in cases of skin, eye, nose, throat and ear disorders.

What do the studies include?

• Nursing and guidance of ophthalmic patients
o Glaucoma, cataract, macular degeneration, eye infection, foreign object in the eye
• Nursing and guidance of patients with ear, nose and throat diseases
o Tinnitus, Ménière’s disease, different types of dizziness
o Special features of surgical anaesthesia care
• Nursing and guidance of patients with skin disorders
o Common skin disorders (allergies, psoriasis)

Timing: From week 40 to week 44. The course contains 2 ECTS studies in english language.
– Ophtalmic nursing and patients supervision
– Otologic nursing and patients supervision
– The most common dermatologic diseases
– Dermatologic patients nursing and patient supervision

Contact Us

  • Tiina Nurmela

    Principal Lecturer, Degree Programme Leader
    +358 44 907 5476
    tiina.nurmela@turkuamk.fi
Who is the course suitable for?

Open UAS courses are open to everyone. Open UAS courses are selections from Bachelor’s and Master’s degree program curricula, and you’ll usually study in the same group as degree students. 

When you enroll, you will be asked to authenticate yourself before you can access the enrolment form. You will need Finnish online banking credentials or a mobile certificate.

There may be prerequisites for participation on individual courses. You can find information on required previous studies or know-how in the course details on our study guide, see the link for course details above. Please note that you are responsible for making sure that you have the skills and know-how required for participation.  

To participate on Master’s level courses, you must have completed a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent higher education degree in Finland or abroad.

Open UAS offers individual courses in both Finnish and in English. Please note that you must have sufficient language skills to take part in Open UAS studies. Generally, language skills at level B1 or above are recommended for participating in higher education. Some study options may have specific language skill requirements. 

Open UAS study fee

Open UAS studies are subject to a study fee. Individual courses usually cost 15 € per ECTS credit. Read more about study fees.

If the study fee for a course differs, or if the course is free of charge, the information is available in the course information above.

Starting the studies

Once you have enrolled in an Open UAS course, you will receive an email confirming your enrollment and payment instructions. Your registration will be accepted once the payment has been completed.

The guidelines for new open UAS students contain instructions on how to start studying on an open UAS course.