Priority to this course is given to degree students in Information Studies and Interactive Media. Exchange students within the School of Information Sciences may attend this course if there are places left.

Selection criteria: Priority is given to degree students. Otherwise the selection criterion is the date of registration. Selections on view: The final course lists will be posted on the Language Centre's notice board on 30 August.

This module (54 hours) is two periods long and is online apart from individual teacher-student tutorials for discussion of the submitted thesis extract. The work consists of readings, group analysis tasks and thesis writing work. Students should take the module after their research proposal has been accepted by their programme and they are about to embark upon the writing of their thesis.

You can get 1, 3 or 5 ECTS by taking the course:

• 1 ECTS: you need to attend at least 10 lectures (remember to mark your name on the list during the lecture).
• 3 ECTS: you need to attend at least 10 lectures and pass the lecture-based exam.
• 5 ECTS: you need to attend at least 10 lectures and pass the lecture-based exam, and pass the exam based on additional readings (literature for the exam will be confirmed later during the course)

Lecture programme

11.9. Finnish History - Finns and Finland between East and West, Vesa Vares

18.9. How to communicate in Finland, Niina Kovalainen

25.9. Finnish Art History in a Nutshell, Elina Bonelius 

2.10. Finnish Popular Music - Mikko Vanhasalo

9.10. Cultural Boundaries of Finnishness and Ethnic Minorities in Finland, Hannu Sinisalo

16.10. no lecture

23.10. Special Features of Finnish Mass Media, Jyrki Jyrkiäinen

30.10. Technology and Innovation in Finland: Current Issues and Future Challenges, Tomi Nokelainen

6.11. Finnish welfare and social services, Ulla-Maija Koivula

13.11. Finnish Literature - Traditions and Trends, Toni Lahtinen

20.11. Finland – Living in and from the Forests, Ari Vanamo

27.11. Finnish Education System, Eero Ropo

4.12. Finland as an Information Society, Pasi Pyöriä

Enrolment to the course 19.8. - 8.9.2013
- UTA students: enrolment in NettiOpsu
- TUT and TAMK students: enrolment with electronic form: https://elomake3.uta.fi/lomakkeet/10348/lomake.html (the form is available during the enrolment period)

Priority to this course is given to degree students in Information Studies and Interactive Media. Exchange students within the School of Information Sciences may attend this course if there are places left.

This module is made up of class sessions including group work (20 hours), as well as independent out of class tasks (61 hours). The module will be two periods long and will take place in the autumn semester of the first year of the master’s degree programme.

Priority to this course is given to degree students in Information Studies and Interactive Media. Exchange students within the School of Information Sciences may attend this course if there are places left.

Instructions will be on page

Instructions and enrolment info will be available on page:

http://www.uta.fi/kirjasto/en/courses/courses_in_mainlibrary/basics.html

Priority to this course is given to degree students in Information Studies and Interactive Media. Exchange students within the School of Information Sciences may attend this course if there are places left.

Priority to this course is given to degree students in Information Studies and Interactive Media. Exchange students within the School of Information Sciences may attend this course if there are places left.

Intensive course

Lectures, B3136
Tu 18.3. at 14-16
Wed 19.3. at 12-16
Thu 20.3. at 12-16
Fri 21.3. at 12-16

Exercises, ML0040
Thu 27.3. at 12-16
Fri 28.3. at 12-16
Tue 1.4. at 12-16

Priority to this course is given to degree students in Information Studies and Interactive Media. Exchange students within the School of Information Sciences may attend this course if there are places left.

Priority to this course is given to degree students in Information Studies and Interactive Media. Exchange students within the School of Information Sciences may attend this course if there are places left.