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At Diak, students study in many different ways

At Diak, we develop versatile, student- and working life-oriented learning environments. During your studies, you will familiarise yourself with current research as well as practical work. The focus is on students’ communal interaction and reflection on their professional activities.

At Diak, learning processes are built and supported in many different ways. Both on contact teaching days and during remote periods, you work a lot in a groups. The studies include:

  • Lectures on campus or online
  • Discussions and group work on campus or online
  • Exams
  • Seminars and presentations
  • Projects and field visits
  • Independent study – for example, written assignments as group or individual work or preparation for exams.
  • Health care studies include also skill labs and simulations

Some of Diak’s study module implementations include more face-to-face contact teaching and some more online teaching. Online teaching takes place remotely in the Zoom. This enables participation regardless of location.

Participation in all forms of study requires commitment and readiness for independent study and small group work. It is important to take into account that studies are considered full-time in terms of work load. The scope of the degree is 210 ECTS, approx. 30 ECTS/semester, 1 ECTS = 27 hours of study.

Daytime studies (Nursing degree)

Contact teaching takes place 2–5 days a week between 8 am and 5 pm. Your studies will progress with the group. In addition to contact teaching, the studies include time-bound teaching online, remote days and practical training periods. As studies progress, the amount of contact teaching decreases and the number of online studies increases. During remote days, there are teamwork and independent learning assignments. Internships are full-time studies.

Blended learning programmes (Social Services degree)

In our blended learning programmes, the learning processes are built and supported in various ways through a combination of online learning and contact sessions. This approach is also referred to as multi-modal learning.

The studies cover both current research as well as practical work. Key aspects are communal interaction and reflection of professional practice in an online environment.

The blended learning features vary depending on the programme in question. You can have face-to-face classroom meetings, independent study online, and courses which are also attended by students from other campuses.

The blended learning features vary depending on the programme in question. You can have face-to face classroom learning, independent studying and online learning.

Blended learning programmes include contact and distance learning sessions and work placement periods. The most common mode of blended learning consists of a contact learning week at the campus generally every 2-3 weeks. Each semester includes approximately 5-7 contact learning weeks. The distance learning weeks consist of for instance scheduled online lectures and supervision, independent study days and group work. Work placements require full-time attendance.

Both contact and distance sessions include supervision, working in groups and interaction with other students and teachers. Instructions are provided at the orientation class in the beginning of the study module. Supervision is provided during the course both online and at campus depending on the course.

Scheduling of studies

The studies generally progress according to your personal study plan, which you will draw up with study guidance counsellor.

Many of the students in our blended learning programmes are in full- or part-time employment or have other responsibilities alongside study.

It is worth noting that blended learning programmes are considered as full-time study, which means that each ECTS credit corresponds to approximately 27 hours of study.

Successful completion of courses requires attendance on contact and distance sessions and passing the required assignments. Studies include full-time work placement periods of 6-12 weeks at different stages of the study path.

The length, number and total ECTS credit load of work placement periods vary depending on the programme.

In addition, students participate in joint projects organised in cooperation with workplace organisations and other research and development activities in workplace environments.

These activities have a bearing on the number of contact and distance sessions and modes of study.

In case you are taking courses from across different semesters and your studies overlap, please contact your study guidance counsellor.

Further information

Details of available modes of study are published in the programme-specific information.

For open UAS studies, the modes of study are specified in the study module enrolment information.

Online learning takes place in the Diakle environment as as well as other digital applications.