Optional studies
In addition to studies that are offered within your degree programme and home academy, you can also complete studies from other units’ selection. This page provides a summary of studies that are available to all Uniarts Helsinki students.
Studies that you can include into your degree
Students who are completing a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree can complete studies also from outside of their degree programme, including:
- Uniarts Helsinki’s joint studies
- mobility studies, i.e. the academies’ studies that are available to everyone, regardless of the student’s home academy
- Open University studies.
All optional studies are published in the Study Guide.
Uniarts Helsinki’s selection of joint studies includes studies in career skills, language studies and study modules in musical theatre and sound art, for example. You can choose to complete individual courses or take on larger study modules.
Mobility studies refer to studies that are offered by Uniarts Helsinki’s academies for all students. The selection of studies varies from year to year, so not all courses are available each academic year.
You can also include Open University studies or courses that you have completed at another Finnish university into your degree at Uniarts Helsinki (learn about the flexible study right: JOO studies).
All studies must be approved by the university as part of your degree. With this in mind, always remember to discuss your optional studies in your personal study plan (PSP) discussion before you start completing studies.
Joint arts studies
- Study module in musical theatre (10–30 cr)
- Study module in sound art & sonic arts (Sound Art & Sonic Arts = SAMA, 15–30 cr)
Working life studies and optional language studies
Open University studies for degree students
Degree students can complete some of the Open University studies free of charge. These courses have specific quotas for degree students.
Attending degree students receive a discount on all studies offered by Uniarts Helsinki’s Open University. Discounts are applied to course fees for courses arranged by Uniarts Helsinki and to administrative fees for courses arranged by Uniarts Helsinki’s partner institutions. Read more about study fees and the terms and conditions that apply.
Remember that you are not entitled to a degree student’s free quota spot or a discount if you have completed an equivalent study unit already previously at Uniarts Helsinki or if you have registered as a non-attending student.
Application and registration instructions
There is either a separate application process for optional studies or the course registration takes place in Peppi. Application methods and/or possible prerequisites are provided in the descriptions for each study unit and module.
Registration for studies may take place at various times during the academic year. Teaching, application and registration schedules are provided in the Study Guide.
If you need more information on Uniarts Helsinki’s optional studies, please contact the Open Campus Coordinators.