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.
Uniarts Helsinki’s joint studies and mobility studies are referred to as optional studies. All optional studies are published in the Study Guide.
You can also include studies that you have completed at another Finnish university into your degree at Uniarts Helsinki (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.
Uniarts Helsinki’s joint studies
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.
Read about 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)
Read about studies in career skills and languages:
- Selection of studies in career skills in the Study Guide
- Selection of optional language studies in the Study Guide
Mobility studies
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.
Open University studies for degree students
Degree students can complete some of the Open University studies free of charge.
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 discounts 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.
JOO studies
JOO studies refer to studies that are completed at some other higher education institution than one’s home university (flexible study right, joustava opinto-oikeus in Finnish). This means that Uniarts Helsinki students can apply for the right to complete courses at other Finnish universities, while students at other universities can apply for the right to complete courses at Uniarts Helsinki. You can discuss JOO studies when you have your PSP discussion at your home academy, for example.
If you are a student at another higher education institution click here to check the instructions for applying for JOO studies and the right to study.