Study location	Poland, Bydgoszcz
Type	First cycle, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years (6 semesters) (180 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	BSc
Course code	ISCED: 0913 - Nursing and midwifery

Tuition fee	PLN16,250 per semester

Entry qualification

High school / secondary education (or higher) Required documents: 1) your upper secondary school leaving certificate or diploma which: - is validated (legalised) or affixed with apostille, - gives the right to apply to all types of higher education institutions in the country where it was issued and is equal to the Polish upper secondary school leaving certificate, - includes a grade in at least one of the following subjects: Biology or Chemistry or Physics; 2) a document confirming your eligibility to apply to all types of higher education institutions in your home country – if this is not stated in your secondary school leaving certificate; 3) a valid health certificate confirming your ability to take up studies; 4) a certified copy of your passport. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Polish. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Language requirements	English

More information	study.cm.umk.pl/nursing.html

Overview

Our 3-year BSc in Nursing program is a gateway for professionals who are prepared to provide direct health care services to children and adults in hospital wards, general and specialist clinics, emergency medicine departments, institutional care facilities, social care centers, health resorts, as well as in community or industrial health care. Courses take place in specially-equipped labs where our students practice nursing procedures in simulated conditions. The skills are then transferred to real-life situations during work placements in various healthcare institutions.
The curriculum covers theoretical and practical aspects of nursing, encompassing the following areas: health promotion, preventive health care, health education, and – most importantly – a broad scope of treatment, rehabilitation and nursing procedures.

Accreditations:

• Polish Accreditation Committee – issued 21/09/2017, valid until 2022
• National Accreditation Committee for Nursing and Midwifery Schools – issued 26/07/2018, valid until 2023

Programme structure

Explore the curriculum on our website

Career opportunities

The curriculum covers basic medical sciences, social sciences, basics of nursing care and a cross-section of specialist nursing skills. Graduates of the programme are prepared and qualified to provide nursing services in the scope of internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, midwifery, gynecology, psychiatry, critical care, rehabilitation, neurology, geriatrics, palliative care and basics of emergency medicine. There are many paths of employment in various types of healthcare facilities.