Program Description

The Samisk Sykepleie program is a four-year part-time professional education that leads to a Bachelor's degree in Samisk Sykepleie. The program is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to practice as nurses in Norway, with a special focus on Sami culture and language.

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission to the program, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• General study competence or real competence
• Competence in the Northern Sami language
• Sami affiliation can be documented with one of the following:
  • Northern Sami as the first or second language in upper secondary education
  • Certificate from primary school showing Northern Sami as the first or second language
  • Completed 60 study points or a semester course in Northern Sami as a native language from a university or college
  • A digital oral test in Northern Sami will be conducted for those who cannot document language competence through a certificate

Program Structure

The program consists of 180 study points, distributed over four years. The program is decentralized, with study locations in Kautokeino. Some compulsory teaching is also carried out at other study locations in Finnmark. Practice studies in the program are carried out as full-time studies and take place in other locations than Kautokeino. Students must expect to travel and stay for 8-10 weeks in connection with practice periods.

Learning Outcomes

The program aims to provide students with the following learning outcomes:

• Knowledge of health, disease, and nursing
• Knowledge of the health and social consequences of Norwegianization policies
• Knowledge of nursing profession, ethics, communication, and collaboration
• Knowledge of research methodology and scientific theory
• Knowledge of professional leadership, quality, and patient safety
• Knowledge of service development and innovation
• Knowledge of technology and digital competence

Job Prospects

Nurses have the competence to work in all areas of the healthcare service, regionally, nationally, and internationally. With a Bachelor's degree in Samisk Sykepleie, graduates have a versatile education that is attractive in the labor market and provides many opportunities for further education and specialization.

Access to Further Studies

With a Bachelor's degree in Nursing, students can pursue further education and specialization. At UiT, students can take a Master's degree in Nursing, with specializations in anesthesiology, pediatric nursing, intensive care nursing, oncology nursing, or operating room nursing. Students can also become public health nurses or midwives.

Practice

Practice studies and practice-oriented teaching make up a total of 90 study points and are an integrated part of the program. The scope of practice studies is 2300 hours, in accordance with Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications, with later amendments, including Directive 2013/55/EU, regarding content and scope.

Language of Instruction

The language of instruction is primarily Norwegian. The Sami language can be used when all participants understand Sami. Other Scandinavian languages and English can be used. The examination language is Norwegian. Students can apply to have the examination questions and/or answer the exam in a language other than the one specified in the course description, in accordance with the Regulations on Studies and Examinations at UiT § 20.

Teaching and Assessment

The program's workload corresponds to 180 study points over four years on a part-time basis. This means that students' workload in theoretical subjects includes approximately 30 hours per week to achieve learning outcomes. In practice periods, the workload is estimated at 40 hours per week, as practice takes place full-time.

Exchange

Internationalization is a focus area for the Bachelor's program in Nursing. Students can, after application, be given the opportunity to complete parts of their education abroad. The applicant is assessed based on academic and personal qualifications. Stays abroad must be at universities or colleges with which agreements have been established.

For students who are granted exchange stays during their studies, it may be possible to adapt work requirements or exams related to subjects in the study program that are ongoing while they are on exchange. The adaptation must be approved by the study leader and will be included as part of the student's Learning Agreement before departure.

Information about various exchange programs and agreements can be found on UiT's website about Student Exchange.

It is possible to take practice abroad in indigenous areas, through established exchange agreements at UiT.

University of Tromso: A Summary

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Overview:

UiT Norges arktiske universitet (University of Tromso) is a public university located in Tromso, Norway. It is known for its focus on Arctic research and education.