Courses in English for Exchange Students

Courses at the Faculty of Education are primarily intended for students majoring in Educational Sciences. If you are studying to be a subject teacher (majoring e.g. in History, Languages or Natural Sciences), you can email education@utu.fi to ask for available places on courses.

The courses taught in English are part of the international Master's Degree Programme in Education and Learning. Therefore you are expected to have at least 2 years of academic studies in Education before your exchange period begins.

School Experience course is open to the exchange students of the Faculty of Education who study to become teachers. The course is very popular, and that is why we have to give priority to the exchange students nominated to the Faculty of Education. If there are places left, exchange students from other Faculties, studying to become subject teachers, may be admitted too.

NB. In some cases the grading is done on a pass-fail -scale and it is not possible to get a numerical grade. The grading scale for each course is explained in the course description.

Register for the courses in the study register system Peppi, at the beginning of the semester.
Before that you must activate your UTU user account via online identification system.

Faculty of Humanities and links to the study guide:

• Courses for exchange students, Faculty of Humanities including courses in languages, Gender Studies etc
• Finnish Culture Studies
• North American Studies

The Faculty of Humanities offers a range of courses e.g. in culture and arts studies as well as languages. The Faculty offers a non-degree programme in North American Studies and in Finnish Culture Studies. 

NB! Studies at the Department of English are intended for students majoring in English Language, Literature or Linguistics. The courses to languages and other subjects you'll find here.

The courses of Turku Law School (TLS) are primarily intended for students majoring in Law. Students can also take TLS courses offered by Åbo Akademi University. A separate study right must be applied for ÅAU courses.

Please note that the Faculty of Law can accept students majoring in other subjects only in case there are free places on the courses and the students meet the course criteria.

See more about Turku Law School here!

Please notice - Paediatrics is cancelled for Autumn 2025!!!! Next course in Paediatrics is held in Spring 2026.

Courses at the Faculty of Medicine are open only for students majoring in Medicine or Dentistry. Courses in Biomedicine, Public Mental Health and Nursing Science are open to those with suitable background knowledge.

Minor in Neuroscience offered by the Turku Brain and Mind Centre are open for everyone.

For Finnish speaking applicants: 

Kun teet opintosuunnitelmaasi, hae englanninkielisiä vaihto-opiskelijakursseja. Suomenkieliset kurssit ovat tällä hetkellä niin täynnä, että sinne on vaikeaa saada ylimääräisiä opiskelijoita mukaan.

For Finnish speaking applicants: 

Unfortunately you cannot take any courses in Finnish, but please choose your courses from the study guide for the exchange students. The Finnish courses are so full, that it is very hard to find a place there.

Faculty of Science and links to the study guide:

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Geography and Geology
• Physics
• Mathematics and Statistics

The Faculty of Science offers courses e.g. in Natural Sciences and Mathematics. 

The courses at the Faculty are available for everyone, but many courses require some familiarity with the subject matter. 

They require, that the student has studied 2 years before coming to UTU. The courses they offer are on Master level.

Faculty of Technology and the links to the study guide:

• Department of Computing
• Department of Life Technologies
• Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

The Faculty of Technology offers courses e.g. in Biochemistry and IT. See here for available studies! The courses at the Faculty are available for everyone, but many courses require some familiarity with the subject matter. 

They require, that the student has studied 2 years before coming to UTU. The courses they offer are on Master level.

Faculty of Social Sciences and links to the study guide:

• Asianet Courses for Exchange Students
• Department of Philosophy,Contemporary History and Political Science
• Department of Psychology and Speech-Language Pathology
• Finnish and Nordic Society and Culture
• Inequalities, Interventions and New Welfare State
• Minor in East Asian Studies
• Minor in European Studies
• North American Studies

In addition to individual courses, the Faculty of Social Sciences offers non-degree programmes in Finnish and Nordic Society and Culture, European Studies and East Asian Studies. Students can also complete courses within the Finnish University Network for Asian Studies. 

Minor in neuroscience offered by the Turku Brain and Mind Centre are open for everyone.

Head here for more information on courses!

Courses at the Turku School of Economics (TSE) are available only for students majoring in Business Studies (e.g. Business Administration, Economics or Marketing). TSE operates in two different cities, in Turku and in Pori.

Turku School of Economics, Turku Campus:

• Courses of Autumn semester
• Courses of Spring semester

Turku School of Economics, Pori Campus:

• Courses of Autumn semester
• Courses of Spring semester
• See this page too for courses offered in Pori.

See the academic calendar of TSE here.

For Advanced-level courses you need to have completed at least 25 ECTS credits beforehand in the subject in question.

The Centre for Language and Communication Studies offers courses in Finnish and in other languages to all incoming exchange students. Please note that most courses you intend to take must be taught at a faculty and not at the Centre for Language and Communication Studies. The recommended amount of language courses is 2-3 courses.

Head here to see the available courses!

Course registration at UTU is done in the study register system Peppi. As a general rule, you will need to register to a course in Peppi in order to participate. Self-study courses with no contact teaching can make an exception. 

You'll get more information at the beginning of August/ end of November, how to do this. Please follow your email!

You must activate your UTU user account via online identification system for log in credentials to Peppi, more information prior to the start of your exchange.