Plan your studies

Compile a personal study plan (PSP)

All students of Uniarts Helsinki compile a personal study plan (or PSP for short, HOPS in Finnish) that defines their course of studies.
Study path models for the Academy of Fine Arts

The model study path helps you schedule your studies so that all courses can be completed within the target time of the degree.
How to credit transfer studies or prior learning

You can apply for the credit transfer of previously completed studies or prior learning as part of your degree (recognition and validation of prior learning). As a rule, you do not need to study things that you already know at Uniarts Helsinki.

Studies according to the 2024–2030 curriculum

Students who start their studies in autumn 2024 complete their studies according to the 2024–2030 curricula. If you have started your studies before 1 August 2024, you will transition to the degree structure following the new curriculum by 1 February 2026 at the latest. The titles and scopes of the degrees will not change.
Study guide

Curricula, course descriptions and information on courses offered each academic year.
Pedagogical studies

You can work as a teacher after you have completed teachers’ pedagogical studies. At the Sibelius Academy, major subject studies may also include pedagogical studies of different scope that do not provide general pedagogical qualification.
Language and communication studies

All bachelor’s degrees include mandatory language and communication studies. On this page you’ll find information about completing them.

Flexible study right at another Finnish university

The page is in Finnish, translation coming soon. Contact your study coordinator for more information meanwhile.
Registration for the courses

The Uniarts Helsinki’s course selection can be found in the Study guide.

Sibelius Academy individual teaching

Your degree programme at Sibelius Academy includes studies in which you receive individual teaching (one-to-one teaching). These instructions describe the Academy’s common principles, according to which you can receive individual teaching during your studies.
Guidelines of independent artistic work at the Academy of Fine Arts

Independent artistic work is work that the student plans and carries out independently; either alone or as a part of a group. Help and support is provided by teachers and technicians.
Academy of Fine Arts instructions for organising exhibitions

How to participate in the Master’s and Bachelor’s exhibitions, and information on the exhibition and event spaces available to students.
Sibelius Academy’s instructions for productions and artistic level performance examination

How to apply to artistic level performance examinations.
Theatre Aacdemy productions

Information about product planning, resources, communications and ticket sales.

Personal study plan