Optional Studies in Humanities

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By selecting a degree programme you are able to see the general content as well as the possible degree programme-specific content. You do not have to select a degree programme to see the Open University's instructions.

About optional studies

Optional study modules are either unrestricted, open to all, or restricted. Restricted study modules can only be taken after you have been granted a study right through a separate optional studies exam or another admissions process.

Some study modules have prerequisite studies, which you need to complete before beginning the studies. As a rule, basic studies should be completed before intermediate studies and basic and intermediate studies should be completed before advanced studies. Individual courses can often be taken even if the previous study module has not yet been completed. Some study modules are multidisciplinary study modules and have not been defined as basic, intermediate or advanced studies. These modules may still have previous modules, which you are recommended to complete first.

Refer to Sisu or the article Structure and scope of my degree programme for information on possible restrictions to choosing optional study modules in your degree programme.

Refer to Sisu or the Courses page in the Studies Service for the teaching information.

Curriculum period 2023-2026

This page lists the optional study modules for the current, 2023-2026, curriculum period. Some of the modules from the previous curriculum period (2020-2023) will be removed from the new curriculum. Most of those study modules will have a three-year transition period during which they can still be completed. Some modules may have a longer or shorter transition period.

For more information, see the page Curriculum and Equivalence between curricula.

Optional studies of Faculty of Arts

Science Education

The module is unrestricted.

Optional studies offered by Bachelor's programmes

Bachelor's Programme in the Languages and Literatures of Finland

The Finnish language courses organized by the Bachelor’s Programme in the Languages and Literatures of Finland are intended for international degree, exchange and visiting students. For more information, see the page Finnish for International Students. The study modules are unrestricted (open to all students).

SUO-100, Basic level Finnish (20 cr)
SUO-101, Basic Level Finnish (short module), 10 cr
SUO-200, Intermediate level Finnish, 20 cr
SUO-201, Intermediate level Finnish (short module), 10 cr
SUO-300, Academic Finnish, 20 cr
SUO-301, Academic Finnish (short study module), 10 cr

For more information on the optional study modules offered by the Bachelor's programmes of the Faculty of Arts, please change the language of the page to Finnish or Swedish.

Optional studies offered by Master's programmes

Below are listed the optional study modules offered by the Master's programmes of the Faculty of Arts which can be completed in English. For information about optional study modules where the language of study is Finnish, Swedish or some other language, please change the language of the page to Finnish or Swedish.

Master's Programme in English Studies

The module is unrestricted.

Master's Programme in Finnish and Finno-Ugrian Languages and Cultures

The modules are unrestricted.

Master's Programme in Linguistic Diversity and Digital Humanities

The modules are unrestricted.

Master's Programme in Russian, Eurasian and Eastern European Studies

The modules are unrestricted.