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The degree and exchange students studying in SOC or other UTA faculties may take the following course units as optional studies. As mentioned below, not all the courses are being offered every academic year - please check the teaching schedule for the academic year in question.

In addition to the study units in this overview, teaching is given in English in the international master's degree programmes (MDPs). Please see the curricula of the MDPs of School of Social Sciences on the left side menu by clicking on the titles.

Virtual studies in English are also offered in the module Sustainability in Development - UniPID virtual studies (left side menu under title Study Modules offered as Optional Studies).

Studies offered in English in the Faculty of Social Sciences

N.B. Not all course units are offered as taught courses every academic year. Please check the teaching schedule for current course information.

Course units offered in English

N.B. Not all course units are offered as taught courses every academic year. Please check the teaching schedule for current course information.

YKYYKV1 Finnish Society and Culture, 3–5 ECTS

STYP3 Global, Local and Communities in Social Work, 5 ECTS

STYP5 The Activity Environment of Social Work, 5 ECTS

SOSKV1 Nordic Welfare Societies in Transition, 5 ECTS

YKTKV3 Gender in Society, 5 ECTS

FILKV1 Topics in Philosophy, 5 ECTS

HISOKV Nordic Perspective on European History 10 ECTS

HISOKV1 Introduction, 5 ECTS

HISOKV2 Special Course, 5 ECTS

North American Studies 25–60 ECTS

North American Studies, Basic Studies 25 ECTS

NAM-I Introduction to North American Studies, 5 ECTS

NAM-II Social Institution Histories, 5 ECTS

NAM-III Law, Government and Politics, 5 ECTS

NAM-IV Economics, 5 ECTS

NAM-X Guest lectures, 5 ECTS

NAM-V North American and European Societies, 5 ECTS

North American Studies, Intermediate Studies 35 ECTS

NAM-VI Special courses in North American Studies, 20 ECTS

NAM-VII Methodology, 5–10 ECTS

NAM-VIII Proseminar, 10 ECTS

PSYS14 Environment and Well-Being, 5 ECTS

PSYS16 Introduction to Cultural Psychology, 5 ECTS

SOCYKV2 Other courses, 5–15 ECTS

Book exams and essays

Course units and modules that are not offered in English as contact teaching, but can be studied independently by taking a book exam/writing an essay. Please see further information by clicking on the course link.

YKT07.5 Global Youth Work and Youth Research, 5 ECTS

Basic studies in psychology 25 ECTS

PSYINT1 Life-span developmental psychology I, 5 ECTS

PSYINT2 Cognitive neuroscience I, 5 ECTS

PSYINT3 Psychology of personality I, 5 ECTS

PSYINT4 Psychological research methods I, 5 ECTS

PSYINT5 Psychology of health and mental health I, 5 ECTS

Special issues in logopedics 15 ECTS

3 elements from below

LOGS1 Voice research and rehabilitation, 5 ECTS

LOGS2 Child speech-language research and rehabilitation, 5 ECTS

LOGS3 Theories of language and communication research, 5 ECTS

LOGS4 Research and rehabilitation of dysfagia, 5 ECTS

LOGS5 Language and interaction in the elderly, 5 ECTS

LOGS6 Multilingualism and multiculturality, 5 ECTS

YKTPKV4 Perspectives to Finnish society, 5 ECTS