Applying to the Faculty of Humanities
The application procedure varies according to different applicant groups. Therefore, the first thing to do is to find out to which applicant group you belong.
Exchange students
Exchange students are those who have a formal agreement with their home university and the University of Turku. They come to Turku for one semester or the whole academic year. They may receive university credits which they may transfer in their degree studies at their home university. Exchange students come to Turku through an exchange programme such as ERASMUS, NORDPLUS, ISEP, north2north, a CIMO scholarship or a bilateral agreement between the home institution and the University of Turku.
Degree students (BA, MA, Licentiate and PhD)
At the Bachelor's level, the main language of instruction is Finnish. Thus, a fluent knowledge of the Finnish language and participation in the entrance examination in Finnish is always required from the applicants holding only a school-leaving certificate. For further information, please see VALINTAOPAS, applicants' guide in Finnish.
For the Master's level degree studies, an applicant must already have earned his or her Bachelor of Arts Degree in the relevant field and equivalent to the Finnish lower university degree. The duration for Master's degree studies is usually 2 years of full-time studies and the outcome after the student's thesis will be a Master's degree. There are two types of degree studies, both of which give degree students the same status, but slightly different in the structure of studies:
- Master's Studies are for those who in the regular curriculum of the University of Turku. Depending on the major subject, Master's Studies follows the curriculum plan designed for Finnish students and may include minor subjects. In Humanities, Finnish language knowledge is usually required for Master's Studies. For further information, please see VALINTAOPAS in Finnish.
- Master's Programmes are specialised plans with a specific design mainly for international students. The study modules have been designed for the specialised field in question. The Faculty of Humanities offers three international Master's Programmes.
Postgraduate student will already have earned his or her Master's degree and is continuing studies for a Licentiate or Doctoral degree. For application information, please see: http://www.hum.utu.fi/en/research/
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