Study Guide

Description

ELIGIBILITY

Master's degree program is designed for people who have completed a Bachelor’s degree in Social Services or Health Care (bioanalyst, emergency nurse, physioterapist, midwife, radiographer, RN, public health nurse, social services) or an equivalent vocational degree and who have at least two years of work experience in a relevant field after graduation.

COMPETENCIES DEVELOPED IN THE TRAINING

Welfare and health technology is part of a rapidly developing field of innovation and exports both in Finland and internationally. The training provided in the field guarantees a high level of competence for the demanding needs of working life, which are subject to constant regulatory changes. For example, the new medical device regulation, which entered into force in 2021, created a huge need for professionals in the sector, as manufacturers shall have available within their organisation person responsible for regulatory compliance who possesses the requisite expertise in the field of medical devices. Health technology has a global responsibility, as ever-increasing healthcare spending can best be offset by new, innovative equipment and processes. Developments in the sector will increase the accessibility of services and care, as well as enable eco-social development by reducing prejudices related to new technologies.

Welfare and health technology solutions maintain and improve people's quality of life, well-being and health. New technologies, digital services, artificial intelligence, robotics and data analytics have become big new things in people’s lives within a few years. The difference between well-being technology and health technology is small. Health technology includes hardware and software as well as other solutions that have been rated medical devices, and all other technologies can be incorporated into wellness technology. TAMK's wellness technology training addresses both, but the emphasis is on health technology.

The aim of the training is that the student is able to act independently in demanding expert tasks in the field of health and wellness technology and to work with different people in international cooperation networks, taking into account cultural, community and ethical aspects. The training will provide the ability to lead teams to solve complex and unforeseen problems in the industry. These solutions can be used to generate new information in the field and to develop social and health activities.

Key competencies that students accumulate include customer orientation, documentation of regulatory requirements for health care equipment, health technology product development and quality competencies, acquisition of technological solutions for health and social care, ICT solutions for health / well-being technologies, and service business expertise for the well-being sector.

EMPLOYMENT OF GRADUATES

Individuals graduating from wellbeing and health technology training can be placed as wellbeing and health technology experts, quality managers, regulatory affairs specialists, development managers, project managers, application / systems experts, equipment managers (in the hospital), wellbeing technology coordinators, and designers.

THE VALUE BASE OF EDUCATION

Health technology refers to medical devices intended for medical use or medical devices intended for in vitro diagnostics.Wellbeing technology refers to a variety of technical and technological solutions used to maintain and improve the quality of human life, wellbeing or health. In addition, the wellbeing technologies mean the systems used by the staff of the organisations used in activity guiding and evaluating. The value of training is based on the wellbeing and health-related technologies, life cycle thinking, sustainable development and ethics.

THE STRUCTURE OF THE STUDIES

Advanced Professional Studies 40 cr
Free-choice studies 20 cr
Master’s Thesis 30 cr
Total 90 cr, duration of studies 1,5-2 years

IMPLEMENTATION

The studies are carried out together with students in the fields of social services and health care, business administration and technology. The training is implemented as blended learning, which can be completed in addition to work. Contact hours are on average every other week, Thursday evenings and Fridays (8.30-16).

Objectives

The education provides the student with information system skills in social and health care, as well as knowledge of applications related to the field. The competence that renews working life is that the student understands the overall architecture and masters the implementation of the product development project and placing the product on the market.

Curriculum development and working life cooperation

Curricula are developed together with other Tampere University of Applied Sciences’ master's degree programmes.

During the studies, collaboration is made with working life organisations and actors and studies are also carried out in a variety of national and international projects.