Studying

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.
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.
Important dates for the academic year

Teaching periods and registration schedule for the courses. General exam dates. When to register as present or absent for the academic year.
Study paths for the Academy of Fine Arts

Plan your studies according to the study path. This ensures that you can complete all courses within the target time of the degree.

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.
Studies according to the 2024–2030 curriculum

The curriculum is a overview of education that defines the degree structure, learning objectives, content, and assessment methods for study modules and courses.

Art in studies

Find all the essential information about artistic level performance examinations, exhibitions, concerts, copyright, and the resources and support available for your artistic activities.

Studies according to the 2024–2030 curriculum

The curriculum is a overview of education that defines the degree structure, learning objectives, content, and assessment methods for study modules and courses.
Instructions for group studies at the Sibelius Academy

General guidelines for group teaching, which must be followed when registering for a course. The guidelines also provide guidelines related to remote and hybrid teaching.
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.

How to apply for international student exchange

You can take part in student exchanges through the Erasmus+ and Nordplus programmes or on the basis of a bilateral agreement between partner institutions. Additionally, all academies have individual partner institutions outside Europe.
Study-related work placement

Work placement may be a compulsory or voluntary part of the studies. Its purpose is to familiarise oneself with the practices of the field and to prepare for professional activities after studies.
Flexible right to study

The flexible right to study, i.e. the right to complete JOO studies, refers to the possibility to apply for the right to study at another Finnish university to complete a study module or individual courses, for example.

Remuneration paid to students

As a student, you can receive compensation for participating in meetings, tutoring, extra-curricular artistic activities, or other types of support provided to the university.
Right to study

Degrees in the University of the Arts Helsinki, duration of studies and applying extension for the study time.
Changing, losing, or renouncing of the right to study. Continued right to study after graduation.
University decision-making bodies and influencing

How official decisions are made within the university, what the highest decision-making bodies are and how students can personally influence decisions that concern them.
Student appeals and rectification rights

What kind of decisions does the university make concerning students and how can I request rectification of decisions that concern me?
University regulations and legislation

Learn more about the documents that steer our operations, such as the Uniarts Helsinki Regulations and the university legislation.
Uniarts Helsinki’s ethical guidelines for education and studies and procedures for misconduct and disciplinary cases

Ethical guidelines for studying, information on good study practice and examples of violations of these practices. Procedures for suspected misconduct and disciplinary cases.

Forms and decisions

Find forms, decisions, regulations, and other documents related to your studies.
Certificates of studies

You can download study certificates in Peppi. Also the official degree certificate is electronic, and it can be downloaded from Peppi.

Plan your studies