International Applicants Guide- Helsinki

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Int ernat ional Applicant sGuide to t he

Universit y of Helsinki


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PLEASE NOTE!This guide is intended to give you only the very basic facts of the application process, requirements,and admission. For full information on admission and studies as well as the links to the Faculties web-

sites, you are advised to visit the Admissions Services website at http://www.helsinki.fi/admissions.The online applicant regist ration fo rm is posted on that website in mid-November 2009. You cannot apply online : you have to send a signed printout from website (or a printout of the PDF file sendto your mailbox) as well as all the obligatory enclosures to the University Admissions Finland to be-come an applicant to the University of Helsinki. The deadline for applications is February 1, 2010 .

WHO CAN APPLY?

You can apply t o Universit y of Helsinki if : You have graduated from a high school or an upper secondary school in Finland with the ma-

triculation examination ( ylioppilastutkinto ). Further information regarding the application proc-ess can be found at http://www.helsinki.f i/opiskelijaksi/index.htm (in Finnish) orhttp://www.helsinki.fi/ansokningen/index.htm (in Swedish).

You have graduated from a high school or an upper secondary school outside Finland andhave a school-leaving certificate that entit les you to apply to a higher education institution inyour home country.

You have a degree from a higher education institution (e.g. a Bachelors degree, a Mastersdegree, or a Licentiates degree).

HOW TO APPLY?

Diff erent Ways of Gaining Admission1. Degree student stat us. To complete a whole degree at the University of Helsinki (UH), you

apply for a Bachelors or a Masters degree. Masters degree holders can also apply for post-graduate studies (a Licentiates degree or a Doctors degree, PhD). Note that, with the excep-


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2. Applicants to the Faculty Behavioural Sciences , the Faculty of Law , and the Faculty of Medi-cine apply through a f acul ty-specif ic system . Contact the Faculty for details.

3. Applicants to ot her Facult ies use the YSHJ system . For more information on the generalonline YSHJ application system ( yliopistojen shkinen hakujrjestelm ), see

https://www.yliopistohaku.fi/yshjHakija/.Graduate admission is based on the applicants current Bachelor s degree or equivalent. Alsothose students who are going to graduate with a Bachelors degree in the spring of 2010, after theUniversity of Helsinki closing date of application submissions (February 1, 2010), are be able to apply:the ultimate end date for conditional admission varies from one Faculty to another.

Disclaimer: Please note that the Faculties of the University of Helsinki reserve the right to interpretand change the conditions of admission of international students.

DOCUM ENTS REQUIRED FOR THE APPLICATION

Undergraduate and Graduate St udent sThe application process begins with filling in the on line applicant e-regist ration fo rm available athttp://www.helsinki.fi/admissions/ > Applicant e-registration. The online registration services are pro-vided by the University Admissions Finland, a centralised service screening applications. After you havecompleted the e-registration, you may print the fo rm direct ly from t he websit e or send to youremail box as a PDF file . The information you typed in will be saved on the University AdmissionsFinland database. You should sign the printout, t o make it an application . Remember to read theinstructions while you proceed with the e-registration, and if needed, read the help f iles .In addition to the signed application form, all applicants have to include the at tachments listed be-low . Please note that besides these enclosures, an applicant for the Masters level studies may need

to submit additional documents . See the appropriate Facultys w ebsit e for more information.Note that all requested documents must be either originals (the use of these is not recommended) orofficially certified or legalised copies . Plain photocopies or photocopies even if attetested by two


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All undergraduate and graduate appl ications and document s to t he University of Helsinkimust be mailed t o t he fol low ing address:

University Admissions Finland

Snellmaninkatu 14 BFI-00170 HelsinkiFinland

The Universit y Admissions Finland (UAF) is a centralised service for Finnish universities. UAFs re-sponsibility is to screen all applications and documents before they are sent further to the appropriateuniversities. For more information, visit the UAF website at http://www.universityadmissions.fi. UAFdoes not have appointment hours for clients. However, they can be reached through email([email protected]) and, during the application period, by telephone (+358-9-19123528)9:00 17:00 (GMT +2) in technical issues concerning the online application registration and for ques-tions regarding application documents. If you send your application and documents by a cour ier ser-vice , remember to fill in the University Admissions Finland telephone number +358-9-19123528 .

Postgraduate StudentsIn addition to the attachments mentioned in the Undergraduate and Graduate section above, post-

graduat e (PhD) appli cants must also include the att achments listed below in their applications:

The title and summary of the applicants Master's thesis in Finnish, Swedish or English. Your research plan and/or study plan including a provisional schedule for the project and de-

tails of any other studies that you wish to include in your degree in addition to the thesis. Thisplan or these plans should be made in cooperation with the appropriate Department or Faculty(who is to be consulted may vary from faculty to another) at the University of Helsinki. You

must contact the appropriate Department or Faculty at t he University of Helsinki to clarify theavailability of supervision and resources. You should also explain how you intend to finance your studies in Helsinki.


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ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONSEntrance examinations are the sole avenue to undergraduate programmes at the University ofHelsinki. This policy applies to all applicants, Finnish and foreign alike. Nearly all entrance examina-tions are arranged in Finni sh and Sw edish on ly . The only exceptions to this rule are the Foreign

Language majors in the Faculty of Arts: for a full list, see the entry of the Faculty of Arts on pages 7-8. The only entrance examination organised in English is the examination of the English philologymajor . All entrance examinations are arranged in Helsinki only . The UH Faculties do not have theresources or personnel to arrange examinations worldwide in various embassies or other venues.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES AND OTHER PROGRAMM ES IN ENGLISHThe Int ernational Mast ers Degree Programmes offer excellent opportunities to obtain a high-

quality Masters degree in a whol ly Engl ish-speaking environment . Otherwise, only the Faculty ofScience offers all its Masters level studies in English. The co-ordinating faculty or faculties are given inbrackets. Please note that some of the programmes include studies in two or more faculties. Pleasenote that all the programmes below except Plant Production Science require academic levelskills in Engl ish : see pp. 15 20 for detailed information.

International Masters Degree Programmes

Art Theory, Criticism and Management (Arts): http://helsinki.f i/taitu/english Bioinformatics (Science): http://www.cs.helsinki.f i/bioinformatiikka/mbi/ Biotechnology (Agriculture and Forestry & Biosciences): http://www.helsinki.fi/biotech/ Computer Science (Science): ht tp://www.cs.helsinki.f i/admissions/ Democracy and Global Transformations (Social Sciences): http://www.helsinki.f i/democracy/ Economics (Social Sciences): http://www.helsinki.f i/econ/ Environment and Natural Resources (Agriculture and Forestry): http://www.helsinki.fi/menvi/

Ethnic Relations, Cultural Diversity and Integration (Swedish School of Social Science):http://www.helsinki.fi/eri/ European Studies (Arts, Science, Social Sciences): http://helsinki.fi/mes

Food Science (Agriculture and Forestry): http://www helsinki fi/mscfood/


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Advanced Spectroscopy in Chemistry (Erasmus Mundus): http://www.master-asc.org/ Atmosphere-Biosphere Studies (Science): http://www.atm.helsinki.fi/ABS/ Bayesian Statistics and Decision Analysis (Science):

http://www.helsinki.fi/facultyofscience/apply/bayes/index.html

Economy, State and Society (Erasmus Mundus): ht tp://www.imess.eu/ Food of Life (Erasmus Mundus): http://www.emfoodoflife.eu/ Forestry and Environmental Engineering (CBU): http://www.mm.helsinki.fi/cbu/ (Masters Course in) Higher Education Studies (Social Sciences): Not available yet Information and Communication Technology (CBU): http://www.joensuu.fi/cbu/ Practical Philosophy (Social Sciences): http://www.helsinki.fi/PPhil Religious Roots of Europe (Theology): http://www.helsinki.fi/rre

FACULTIES DEGREE PROGRAMMES/ MAJORS

Facult y of Agr icult ure and Forest ryhttp://www.mm.helsinki.fi/english/

The Faculty has seven Int ernat ional M aster' s Degree Programmes (IMPD) in Engl ish: see pp. 5 -

6 for more information. Listed below, are all majors offered by the Faculty at the Bachelors and Mas-ters level. The majority of these are in Finnish or Swedish only: exceptions are in brackets.

Majors Agricultural and Environmental Engi-

neering Agricultural Economics Animal Science Biology of Plant Production ( Also in

English as IMPD, see pp.5 - 6) Biotechnology ( Also in Engl ish as

Food Science ( Major in English only asIMDP, see pp. 5 - 6)

Food Technology ( Also in Engl ish asIMPD, see pp.5 - 6)

Forest Ecology ( Also in English asIMPD, see pp.5 - 6)

Forest Economics ( Also in English as


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History- History (entrance examination only in Finnish)- History (entrance examination only in Swedish)

Classical Philology- Greek Language and Literature

- Latin Language and Roman Literature

Asian and African Languages and Cultures- African Studies- Arabic and Islamic Studies- Assyriology- Central Asian Studies (Bachelors degree only)- East Asian Studies- Egyptology- Semitic Languages and Cultures- South Asian Studies- Comparative Altaic Studies (Masters degree only)- Comparative Indo-European Studies (Masters degree only)

Comparative Culture Studies- Archaeology- Study of Religions- Ethnology- Folklore

Nordic Languages- Swedish for Native Speakers (entrance examination only in Swedish)- Swedish for Non-Native Speakers


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- French Philology: entrance examination only in French- West and South Slavonic Languages and Cultures: communication-level skills in Finnish

or Sw edish - Russian Language and Literature: communication-level skills in Finnish o r Sw edish

Native speakers Non-native speakers

Linguistics- General Linguistics- Language Technology

Area Studies (Masters degree only)- Latin American Studies- North American Studies

Translation Studies (Proficiency in the target l anguage and Finnish or Sw edish required)- Translation of English- Translation of German- Translation of Russian

- Translation of Swedish

Facult y of Behavioural Scienceshttp://www.helsinki.fi/behav/english/index.htm

At the undergraduate and graduate level, all programmes listed below are in Finnish or Sw edishonly . For studies in English, see the International M asters degree Programmes , see pp. 5 - 6.

Adult Education and Developmentalwork research (second cycle only)

Class Teacher Education

Home Economics Teacher Education Kindergarten Teacher Education (first

cycle only)


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Biology- Hydrobiology- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology- Environmental Biology-

General Microbiology

- Genetics- Physiology- Plant Biology

Biochemistry Environmental Sciences (Environmental Science and Policy) Environmental and Ecological Sciences (education is arranged in the city of Lahti) Aquat ic Sciences (Limnology and Fishery Science)

Majors for postgraduate appli cant s

Aquatic Sciences Biochemistry Biotechnology Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Environmental and Ecological Sciences

(education is arranged in the city ofLahti)

Environmental Sciences General Microbiology Genetics Physiology Plant Biology

Facult y of Lawhttp://www.helsinki.fi/oik/tdk/

At the undergraduate and graduate level, all programmes listed below are in Finnish or Sw edishonly . For studies in English, see the International M asters degree Programmes , see pp. 5 - 6.

Bachelor of Laws Master of Laws

Faculty of Medicinehtt // d h l i ki fi/ li h/


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Physical Sciences Chemistry Mathematics Computer Science

Geology Geography Statistics

Facult y of Social Scienceshttp://www.valt.helsinki.fi/faculty/

At the undergraduate and graduate level, all programmes listed below are in Finnish or Sw edishonly . For studies in English, see the International M asters degree Programmes , see pp. 5 - 6)Your degree or other qualification must not be more than 10 years old .

Communication ( In English as IMDP in Media and Global Communication, see pp-. 5 - 6) Development Studies Economics ( Also in English as IMDP, see pp. 5 - 6. Note! GRE General Test required) Social and Moral Philosophy Political Science ( In English as IMDP in Democracy Studies, see pp. 5 - 6)

- Including Politics, Administration and Organisations, World Politics Social Policy ( Also in English as IMDP : Research Masters Degree Programme in Social Sci-

ences, see pp. 5 - 6) Social Psychology ( Also in English as IMDPs , see pp. 5 - 6: Ethnic Relations, Cultural Diversity

and Integration; Intercultural Encounters; Research Masters Degree Programme in Social Sci-ences)

Social Sciences History- Including Polit ical History and Economic and Social History

Sociology ( Also in Engl ish as IMDP : Research Masters Degree Programme in Social Sciences,see p. 5 - 6)- Including Anthropology, General Sociology and Demography as specialisation lines

Statistics


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Facult y of Veterinary M edicinehttp://www.vetmed.helsinki.fi

Degree programme Licentiate in Veterinary Medicine (In Finnish or Swedish only)

UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKIThe University of Helsinki is the largest university in Finland, with the widest range of disciplines. Es-tablished in Turku in 1640, it was transferred to Helsinki in 1828. The University of Helsinki joined theLeague of European Research Universities with the University of Cambridge and the University of Ox-

ford in 2002.

The academic year of the University consists of an aut umn term (August 1 - December 31) and aspring term (January 1 - July 31). Courses start normally in late August or early September in the au-tumn and in early January in the spring. Each term is further divided into tw o seven-w eek periods with one-week break between the periods. The summer vacation period covers the months of June,July and August. In late August, the Student Services of the University arranges an orientation courseand tutoring for new international students. The course will be held in English. The Faculties of theUniversity of Helsinki offer orientation courses in Finnish and Swedish.

The languages of instruction at the University of Helsinki are Finnish and Sw edish . Finnish is themain language of instruction, whereas Swedish is used in some degree programmes, diploma coursesand major subjects. In addition to postgraduate (i.e. doctoral or PhD) programmes, a steadily grow-ing number of International Masters Degree Programmes : for more information, see(htt p://www.helsinki.f i/internationalprogrammes/index.html) as well as in many Faculties Masterslevel studies are offered fully in English on a regular basis. Information on courses given in Englishat the University of Helsinki can be found at http://www.helsinki.f i/english/courses/. With the excep-tion of English Philology programme, no instruct ion in Engl ish is given at undergraduat e level.


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DEGREESThe University of Helsinki offers a full scale of degrees f rom t he Bachelor s degree to t he Docto r-at e (PhD) in all majors and degree programmes. The first, lower academic degree is kandidaatti (theBachelors degree). The second, higher degree is maisteri (the Masters degree). Students must firstcomplete the lower academic degree, i.e. the Bachelors degree, and then the higher academic de-gree, i.e. the Masters or, in medical studies, the Licentiate degree. The two exceptional degree pro-grammes are Kindergarten Teacher Education and Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from these stu-dents graduate with a Bachelors degree.

Undergraduate Studies

Despite the tw o-cycle degree syst em , all students admitted as undergraduates to the University ofHelsinki have the right to pursue studies leading to the Masters degree. Exceptions to this rule are theprogramme leading to the Qualification of Kindergarten Teacher and the Bachelor of Science inPharmacy programme. Although a full-scale degree as such, the University of Helsinki considers theBachelors degree to be a provisional degree towards the Masters degree. Consequently, there willbe no selection process in the transition from Bachelors level studies to Masters level studies. TheBachelors degree must be completed before registering for Masters level studies.

All undergraduate and graduate students are registered as full-t ime student s . Part-time status doesnot exist at the University of Helsinki. The Bachelors degree consists of studies in the major subject(with a minimum of 60 credits) and basic studies in at least one minor subject (25 credits). The Bache-lors degree includes a thesis, worth six credits. After having completed their Bachelors degree at theUniversity of Helsinki, students may change their major subject for the Masters degree. If they obtainpermission to do this, the Department of the new major subject may require the student to completea maximum of 60 credits of complementary studies.

Graduat e St udiesInternational applicants w it h a Bachelor s degree (or equivalent) from their home university may


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DEADLINE TABLE 2010

Regular degree programmes

Faculty Undergrad.& graduateapplicants

Postgraduateapplicants(Licent iat e or PhD)

Appli cants forvisit ing studentstatus 1

Appli cants fornon-graduatestudies

Agriculture andForestry

Feb. 1 Round the year Round the year April 30 &Oct. 31

Art s Feb. 1 April 17 & Nov. 13 Round the year No data yetBehavioural Sciences Feb. 1 Department -

specific2

Round the year Round the year

Biosciences Feb. 1 Round the year Round the year April 30 & Oct. 31Law Feb. 1 Jan. 31 & Sept. 30 May 15 & Nov. 1 April 30 & Oct. 31Medicine Feb. 1 Round the year Level-specific 3 April 30 & Oct. 31Pharmacy Feb. 1 Round the year Round the year Round the yearScience Feb. 1 Round the year Round the year Round the year;

Geography 4

Social Sciences Feb. 1 May 15 & Nov. 15 May 15 & Nov. 15 April 30Swedish School ofSocial Science

Feb. 1 No postgraduatestudies available

Round the year Round the year

Theology Feb. 1 Mid-May & mid-Nov. Round the year April 30Veterinary Medicine Feb. 1 Round the year Round the year April 30 & Oct. 31

International Masters Degree ProgrammesProgramme Facult y in charge DeadlineArt Theory Criticism and Management (ATCM) Arts February 1


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Media and Global Communication (MGC) Social Sciences February 1Modelling Molecules and Nanosystems (MoMoNano) Science February 1Mult idisciplinary Studies on Urban Environmental Issues(MURE)

Biosciences February 1

Neuroscience (MNEURO) Bioscience February 1Plant Production Science (MScPPS) Agriculture and Forestry February 1Public International Law and International CommercialLaw (PILICL)

Law February 1

Research in Social Sciences (REMS) Social Sciences February 1Semiotics Arts February 1Space Sciences (MScSS) Science February 1Translational Medicine (TRANSMED) Medicine February 1

Joint degree, Erasmus Mundus & Cross-Border Universit y (CBU) 5 p rogrammesProgramme Coordinating UH facul ty DeadlineAdvanced Spectroscopy in Chemistry (ASC) Science See footnote 6 Atmosphere-Biosphere Studies (ABS) Science February 1Bayesian Statistics and Decision Analysis (EuroBayes) Science February 1

Economy, State and Society (IMESS) Social Sciences See footnot e7

(Masters Course in) Higher Education Studies Social Sciences No data yetFood of Life Agriculture and Forestry Dec. 1, 2009 8 Forestry and Environmental Engineering (CBU) Agriculture and Forestry February 1Information and Communications Technology (ICT/CBU) Science February 1Practical Philosophy (PPhil) Social Sciences February 1Religious Roots of Europe (RRE) Theology February 1

Specialisat ion st udies (in Finnish onl y)Faculty Programme Deadl ineSpecialisation studies Medicine Round the year


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ACCEPTABLE LANGUAGE TESTS AND THEIR MINIM UM SCORES OR PASSING LEVELS

Skill level Academic level Communication levelLanguage Finnish Swedish English Finnish Swedish EnglishLanguage test Univ. of Helsinki

Language Services Test

Average

skill level 5

Average

skill level 5

Average

skill level 5

Average

skill level 4

Average

skill level 4

Average

skill level 4National Certif icate ofLanguage Proficiency

Averageskill level 5






Proficiency Examination by the Finnish NationalBoard of Education

Good skills Good skills - Good skills Good skills -

TISUS (Test in Swedish for Universities) - Passed - - Passed -TOEFL 1 PBT (Test of English, paper-based) - - 580 - - 550TOEFL iBT (Test of English, Internet-based) - - 92 - - 79IELTS2 (International English Language TestingSystem)

- - 6.5 - - 6.0

CAE/CPE (University of Cambridge AdvancedExamination/Proficiency Examination)

- - Pass gradesA, B or C

- - Pass gradesA, B or C

- = A students skills in the language in question cannot be tested with this language test.

1 When filling in the TOEFL Registration Form, give University Admissions Finlands Institution Code 3138 in the Score Report Recipient field.2 When filling in the IELTS Application Form to take the test, address the test results in section 24 (Institution Applications) to the UniversityAdmissions Finland.

The TOEFL code is 3138, given when registering for the test. The University Admissions Finland (UAF) accepts test scores electronically only if theresults come directly from the test centre. The testee does not have to do anything; UAF routinely checks the score database weekly.

The TOEFL code 9872 is to be used by students not applying through UAF: i.e. applicants for postgraduate (PhD) and visiting student status.

On the basis of a photocopy of the IELTS score slip, UAF can verify the score on an electronic database on. The score is accessible to UAF throughthe testees code number.

The applicant should mail a photocopy of the CAE/CPE test certificate to UAF. On the basis of the photocopy, UAF will check the validity of thescore on the ESOL database.


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OTHER ACCEPTABLE WAYS OF INDICATING LANGUAGE SKILL LEVEL (ACADEMIC OR COMMUNICATION LEVEL)

Language Finnish Swedish English 1 The student hascompleted

Comprehensive school in Finnish. Secondary education in Finnish. Finnish as mother tongue with a passinggrade as a part of the Matriculation Exami-

nation. Finnish as the second language with thegrade magna cum laude approbatur as apart of the Matriculation Examination.

Finnish as the A language (i.e. mothertongue) as a part of IB, as the LI language(i.e. mother tongue) as a part of EB, or Fin-nish as a part of Reifeprfung.

Finnish with the minimum grade of good ina language test included in universitydegree studies, or university level language

studies that indicate a good oral and writ-ten knowledge of Finnish (as the seconddomestic language).

At a university, the minimum of 70 credits(= 35 credit units) or the grade cum laude approbatur in Finnish, or has received acertificate indicating studies in an equiva-lent subject.

Polytechnic degree in Finnish. A Bachelors degree in Finnish. A Masters degree in Finnish. A Bachelors or a Masters degree with Fin-nish as the major subject.

Has passed a maturity examination at auniversity in Finnish.

Comprehensive school in Swedish. Secondary education Swedish. Swedish as mother tongue with a pass-

ing grade as a part of the Matriculation

Examination. Swedish as the second language withthe grade magna cum laude approbatur as a part of the MatriculationExamination.

Swedish as the A language (i.e. mothertongue) as a part of IB, as the LI lan-guage (i.e. mother tongue) as a part ofEB, or Swedish as a part ofReifeprfung.

Swedish with the minimum grade of

good in a language test included in uni-versity degree studies, or university levellanguage studies that indicate a goodoral and written knowledge of Swedish(as the second domestic language).

At a university, the minimum of 70credits (= 35 credit units) or the gradecum laude approbatur in Swedish, orhas received a certificate indicatingstudies in an equivalent subject.

Polytechnic degree in Swedish. A Bachelors degree in Swedish. A Masters degree in Swedish. A Bachelors or a Masters degree with

Swedish as the major subject. Has passed a maturity examination at a

university in Swedish.

Secondary education in English in oneof the Nordic Countries (Denmark,Finland, Iceland, Norway, or Sweden),the Great Britain, Ireland, the U.S.A.,Canada, Australia, or New Zealand.

English as the A language (i.e. mothertongue) as a part of IB, or as the LI (i.e.mother tongue), or the LII (i.e. as theofficial language) as a part of EB.

A polytechnic degree in English in oneof the EU or EEA Countries, or in Aus-tralia, Canada, New Zealand, or theU.S.A.

A Bachelors degree in English in oneof the EU or EEA Countries, or in Aus-

tralia, Canada, New Zealand, or theU.S.A. A Masters degree in English in one of

the EU or EEA Countries, or in Austra-lia, Canada, New Zealand, or theU.S.A.

If the applicants degree is not com-pleted within the application period,the applicant must attach the applica-tion with a proof that the language ofthe degree programme is English.

1 As an indication of an applicants sufficient English language skills, a Faculty may accept also foreign language studies (in English) included in adegree programme at a Finnish university.


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LANGUAGE SKILLS REQUIREMENTS OF THE FACULTIES Level AL or CL refer to AL= Academic level skills (See the table above: Acceptable Language Tests and Their Minimum Scores and Passing

Levels) or CL = Communication level skills (See the table above: Acceptable Language Tests and Their Minimum Scores and Passing Levels). Alanguage test score in one of the following language tests must be submitted: CAE/CPE, IELTS, TOEFL, UH Language Centre/LanguageServices Test or National Board of Educations Proficiency examination.

Indication of language skills in entrance examination? If yes, the applicants language skills can be indicated in an entranceexamination arranged by the appropriate Faculty. If no , the applicants language skills cannot be indicated in an entrance examination

arranged by the appropriate Faculty Specified informat ion: refers to the language of the entrance examination and studies (Undergraduate/Bachelors level) or to the languageof studies (graduate/Masters level).

IMDP = International Masters Degree Programme (Fully in English)

Faculty Degree programmes/ majors

LevelAL or CL

Document oflanguage skillsneeded?

Indication oflanguage skills inentranceexamination?

Specified languageinformation

Agriculture and ForestryBachelors level All AL No Yes Finnish or Swedish onlyMaster s level All AL Yes No Finnish or Swedish onlyIMDP MScFB, MScFood, MBIOT,

MENVI & CBUAL Yes No English

IMDP1 MScPPS CL Yes No EnglishArts

Bachelors level English Philology CL Yes No Prof iciency needed in the targetlanguage (mother tongue orminimum of 3 years of school

studies)Bachelors level French Philology CL Yes No Prof iciency needed in the targetlanguage (mother tongue ormin.of 3 years of school studies)

Bachelors level German Philology CL Yes No Prof iciency needed in the targetlanguage (mother tongue or min.of 3 years of school studies)


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Faculty Degreeprogrammes/ majors

LevelAL or CL

Documentof lan-guage skillsneeded?

Indication oflanguage skills inentrance ex-amination?

Specified information

ArtsBachelors level Italian Philology CL Yes No Prof iciency needed in the target

language (mother tongue orminimum of 3 years of schoolstudies)

Bachelors level Spanish Philology CL Yes No Prof iciency needed in the targetlanguage (mother tongue or min. of3 years of school studies)

Bachelors level Russian Languageand Literature (For-eign language)

- No Yes Finnish language skills are indicatedin the entrance exam. Proficiencyneeded in the target language(mother tongue or minimum of 3years of school studies)

Bachelors level Russian Languageand Literature(Mother tongue)

- No Yes Finnish language skills are indicatedin the entrance exam. Mothertongue level proficiency needed inthe target language

Bachelors level Other degree pro-grammes/majors

- No Yes -

Masters level Finnish (Mothertongue)

Finnish; mothertongue level

Yes No Not applicable

Masters level Swedish (2nd do-mestic language) Finnish mothertongue;Swedish CL

Yes No Swedish must be the major or largeminor in the applicants B.A.


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LevelAL or CL

Documentof lang.skillsneeded?

Indication oflanguage skills inentrance ex-amination?


ArtsMasters level Swedish (Mother

tongue)Swedish asmother tongue

Yes No Swedish must be the major or largeminor in the applicants B.A.

Masters level Finnish Languageand Culture

See: SpecifiedInformation

Yes No Finnish must be the major or largeminor in the applicants B.A.

Masters level English Philology CL (In Finnish,Swedish, orEnglish)

Yes No Target language must be major orlarge minor in the applicants B.A.

Masters level French Philology CL (In Finn.,Swed., or Engl.)


Masters level German Philology CL (in Finn.,Swed., or Engl.)


Masters level Italian Philology CL (in Finn.,Swed., or Engl.) Yes No Target language must be major orlarge minor in the applicants B.A.Masters level Spanish Philology CL (in Finn.,

Swed., or Engl.)Yes No Target language must be major or

large minor in the applicants B.A.Masters level Russian Language

and Literature (For-eign language)

CL Yes No Target language must be major orlarge minor in the applicants B.A. 2

Masters level Other degree pro-grammes/majors

CL (Finnish orSwedish only)

Yes No For Faculty of Art s InternationalMasters Degree Programmes inEnglish : see pp. 5 - 6.

IMDP All CL Yes No EnglishBehavioural Sciences

Bachelors level All AL Yes No Finnish or Swedish onlyMasters level All AL Yes No Finnish or Swedish onlyIMDP All AL Yes No English

BiosciencesBachelors level All AL No Yes Finnish or Swedish onlyMasters level All AL Yes No Finnish or Swedish onlyIMDP All AL Yes No English


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LevelAL or CL

Doc. oflang. skillsneeded?

Indication oflanguage skills inentrance exam?


LawBachelors level All AL Yes No Finnish or Swedish onlyMasters level All AL Yes No Finnish or Swedish onlyIMDP All AL Yes No English

Medicine All AL Yes No Finnish or Swedish onlyIMDP All AL Yes No English

Pharmacy 3 Bachelors & Masters level All AL No Yes Finnish or Swedish only

ScienceBachelors level All AL No Yes Finnish or Swedish onlyMasters level All AL Yes No Finnish, Swedish or EnglishIMDP All AL Yes No English

Social SciencesBachelors level All AL No Yes Finnish or Swedish only

Masters level All AL Yes No Finnish or Swedish onlyIMDP All AL Yes No English

Swedish School of Social ScienceBachelors level only All AL Yes No Swedish onlyIMDP All AL Yes No English

TheologyBachelors level All AL Yes No Finnish or Swedish onlyMasters level All AL Yes No Finnish or Swedish onlyIMDP All AL Yes No English

Veterinary MedicineAll AL No Yes Finnish or Swedish only

1 As an exception, MScPPS (Plant Production) in the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry requires communication-level English (CL) skills.2 Proficiency in Finnish or Swedish is required: language skill can be indicated by the Finnish language tests listed on page 15.3 Proficiency in Finnish and English is required. The entrance examination can be taken in either Finnish or Swedish: no language test score isneeded to indicate proficiency in these two languages. To indicate skills in English, a language test score must be submitted: see p. 1.

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International Applicants Guide- Helsinki