11 Bachelor Programs in Health Care in Lithuania for 2024

The aim of the program is to educate high-quality university-level physiotherapists on the basis of the latest fundamental and applied interdisciplinary science and modern technological achievements.

The General Practice Nursing study program is science and evidence-based practice teaching. The trained nursing specialist will have a deeply holistic approach to health, will be able to provide safe, high-quality services to society, apply modern technologies in professional activities, and help clients to form positive attitudes to improve health and quality of life.

The Bachelor in Nursing program aims to prepare competent nurses with the knowledge, skills and abilities of nursing science and practice, who can develop and improve professional, leadership, and teamwork competencies in pursuit of individual, family, community and public health. Upon completion of the four-year bachelor's degree in nursing, graduates will obtain a university bachelor's degree and a professional qualification as a general practice nurse. 

General Practice Nursing students have a lot of clinical training, professional internships take place in first-level practice centers, second-level hospitals, and third-level hospital departments. Students can choose part-time studies or internships under the “Erasmus+” study program in various foreign higher education institutions or medical institutions. Students have the opportunity to study and obtain a double diploma degree at XAMK University in Finland.

The degree program Nursing aims at training nurses who understand the principles, theories and methods of nursing, have broad knowledge of nursing science, and who are able to independently and critically evaluate the nursing needs of healthy persons and chronically ill people with different somatic and mental health diseases, and develop a greater sense of both personal and professional value systems.

Study programme aims to prepare professionals of Biomechanics who, after completing the study program, would successfully enter the labor market related to the field of medical and biomechanical engineering, could be employed in industrial or state enterprises or in other fields chosen by the graduate. Alternatively, such graduates could pursue a degree and contribute to the well-being of the country and society through the application of: engineering practices and critical thinking acquired through continuous professional development and competence in lifelong learning.

The aims of the Dental Hygiene Programme are to educate and train dental hygienists based on the requirements recognized in the EU, to create possibilities for acquiring the qualification of a dental hygienist, granting the right to provide healthcare services, to foster interest in the novelties of the science and practice of oral health care, to develop creative, scientific, and critical thinking, and the sense of intellectual satisfaction from studies or work.

The aim of the study program Occupational Therapy is to educate and train specialists who would have comprehensive knowledge in occupational therapy, the basics of research, and practical skills required for the work of an occupational therapist, for the analysis of a person’s occupational performance, and for the formation of the aims and objectives of occupational therapy.

Health Psychology is a study program with the aim to educate competent bachelors in health psychology with scientific insight, solid base of scientific knowledge in health psychology and professional application skills in the field of personal and public health and well-being. This program aims to ensure the necessary universal first stage health psychology training and provide thorough knowledge on healthcare systems, aims and objectives of health maintenance and promotion, system requirements and demands and the role of mental health professionals in meeting these needs.

Genetics is one of the future TOP specialties all around the world. This program offers a unique possibility to study the basics of both Human and Animal Anatomy, Physiology, Histology, Genetics and other disciplines that will lay the background for the comprehensive understanding of the disease pathogenesis.

The degree programme Physiotherapy is the movement therapy. The study programme prepares physiotherapists to be able to apply the latest scientific knowledge in examination and evaluation of patient’s functional state and physical capacity, in treating people recovering from injuries or illnesses with the help of movement and physical factors, maintaining their health and physical condition.