In order to prepare your <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/students-guide/handbook/uni/exchange-studies/information-exchange-students-university/preliminary-study-plan-exchange-students" rel="noopener" target="_blank">preliminary study plan</a>, first double-check which campus you are applying to and your home university has an agreement with. If you are unsure which one is correct, contact your exchange specialist. See: <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/study-with-us/exchange-studies/how-apply-for-exchange-studies-at-tampere-university#expander-trigger--31d7af44-c99c-4c6d-b44a-642dbdc4c5cc" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Available campuses and study fields for exchange students</a>.

Please note that our three campuses are not really close to each other, but all campuses are accessible by public transport and approximate travel times by bus or tram are:

<ul>
	<li>Hervanta &lt;&gt; City centre campus 25-35 minutes</li>
	<li>Hervanta campus &lt;&gt; Kauppi campus 25-40 minutes</li>
	<li>City centre campus &lt;&gt; Kauppi campus 10-20 minutes</li>
</ul>

For more details and public transport schedules, please see <a href="https://reittiopas.tampere.fi/?locale=en" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Nyssen reittiopas</a>.

You can search for teaching and courses available at Tampere University via the <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/curriculum" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Curriculum</a>. The courses can be found by filtering to the <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/curriculum/course-units" rel="noopener" target="_blank">course units</a>. When browsing courses, please use the filter Target Group: Exchange Students. For each course, you should also confirm the main language of instruction, the required prerequisites (if any), the completion options and the teaching period (teaching periods I-II are in the autumn semester and III-IV are in the spring semester).

For more information, detailed instructions, Q &amp; A and contact information, please go to the Student's Guide: <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/students-guide/handbook/uni/exchange-studies/information-exchange-students-university/registration-courses-and-study-practices-exchange-students" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Registration for courses and study practices for exchange students</a>.

<h3>Special (language) requirements</h3>

<ul>
	<li>Courses from the Degree Programme in Languages, specialisation in English Language are only for students who are advanced in English (C1 level) and pass <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/curriculum/course-units/uta-ykoodi-39412" rel="noopener" target="_blank">the proficiency evaluation test</a> held in Tampere usually during the <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/handbook/uni?page=5898" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Welcome Week</a>. Exchange students of other study fields (than English language) have a limited access to the English specialisation courses and you may take a maximum of 10 ECTS in the English specialisation during your exchange. Beside that you will have to register in Sisu and pass <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/curriculum/course-units/uta-ykoodi-39412" rel="noopener" target="_blank">the proficiency evaluation test</a> first. However, there are no proficiency tests or limits for the <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/curriculum/course-units/?year=2023&amp;lang=en&amp;responsibleOrganisation=tuni-org-1010000009&amp;size=50" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Language Centre's courses</a>.</li>
	<li>Courses from the Licentiate's degree in Medicine are mainly in Finnish and acceptance of exchange students is limited to the exchange agreements of the <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/about-us/faculty-medicine-and-health-technology" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology (MET)</a>.</li>
	<li>For studies within our non-English language programmes on the city centre campus, the language requirements are as follows:
	<ul>
		<li>Degree Programme in French Language: B2 French</li>
		<li>Degree Programme in Languages, specialisation in German Language: B2 German</li>
		<li>Degree Programme in Languages, specialisation in Russian Language: B2 Russian</li>
		<li>Degree Programme in Languages, specialisation in Scandinavian Languages: B2 Swedish; students are required to prepare a motivation letter in Swedish and take and pass a <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/curriculum/course-units/uta-ykoodi-39413" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Swedish proficiency evaluation test</a> organised by the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences (ITC) at the beginning of the semester</li>
		<li>Study module in Finnish Language and Culture: B2 Finnish; students are required to prepare a motivation letter in Finnish and to take and pass a <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/curriculum/course-units/uta-ykoodi-34250" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Finnish proficiency evaluation test</a> organised by the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences (ITC) at the beginning of the semester</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
</ul>

City centre and Kauppi campuses

The study fields are available for exchange students whose home university originally had an agreement with Tampere University of Technology.

You can search for teaching and courses available at Tampere University through the <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/curriculum" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Curriculum</a>. The courses can be found by filtering to the <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/curriculum/course-units" rel="noopener" target="_blank">course units</a> and by filtering to the location Hervanta campus and to the target group exchange students.

For more information and detailed instructions, please go to the Student's Guide: <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/students-guide/handbook/uni/exchange-studies/information-exchange-students-university/registration-courses-and-study-practices-exchange-students" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Registration for courses and study practices for exchange students</a>.

The exchange students admitted to <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/node/2071#show-studies" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Tampere University Pori campus</a> can select courses from their interdisciplinary <a href="https://ucpori.fi/en-gb/article/etusivu/course-offering-pori-interdisciplinary-exchange-programme/1903/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Course catalogue</a> page. Tampere University Pori campus operates under the University Consortium Pori (UCPori) to which Turku School of Economics also belongs. The city of Pori is located 100 km from Tampere, and therefore the students admitted to Pori cannot attend courses at the campuses located in Tampere.

<h3 lang="FI-FI">Special requirements</h3>

<ul>
	<li>Courses from the Master's Degree Programme in Sustainable Architecture are mostly for students majoring in architecture, and whose home universities have an agreement with the <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/about-us/faculty-built-environment" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Faculty of Built Environment</a> / <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/study-with-us/sustainable-architecture" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Sustainable Architecture</a>.</li>
	<li>Thesis and project work always require a special arrangement. The master's thesis (30 ECTS) process takes often at least 7-12 months and is not usually possible to complete in one semester. Students who want to complete their thesis during the exchange study period will only be admitted as exchange students if they have a designated supervisor for their thesis already at the time of applying. Unfortunately, we are not able to help with finding a suitable supervisor. Students who succeed in finding a placement and a supervisor will need to apply as exchange students via the normal procedure and before the deadline.</li>
</ul>

Hervanta campus

As an exchange student at Tampere University, you are expected to choose a majority of the courses from one study field/faculty/campus. However, you are entitled to choose some courses from a selection of courses offered at Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) and Police University College (Polamk).

You can apply to TAMK or Polamk courses through the cross-institutional studies platform after your arrival in Tampere and completed registration with the University. Please notice that an application does not guarantee a place on a course. When you plan to register for courses on different campuses or at TAMK, make sure to check the schedules in order to have enough time to get from one campus to another as some campuses are quite far away from each other.

For more information and detailed instructions, please go to the Student's Guide: <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/handbook/uni?page=5906" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Registration for courses and study practices for exchange students</a>.

Cross-institutional studies

Additional info and language requirements

<h3 lang="FI-FI">Online studies networks: courses for exchange students</h3>

Tampere University has joined several online studies networks which offer a wide range of courses that combine the expertise of different universities. There are no course fees, but please note the application periods and possible prerequisites for each course. The online courses are open to all Tampere University exchange students.

<a class="Hyperlink SCXO223173631" href="http://www.asianet.fi/">Asianet</a> offers courses at the bachelor’s, master’s and PhD levels. All <a href="http://www.asianet.fi/courses/">courses</a> are organised through the Moodle online learning environment. The courses comprise lectures, book exams, online exercises and essays.

The course topics cover East, Southeast and South Asian societies, cultures and economics. In addition, the Asianet annually organises Asian Studies Days, which provide a national platform for discussions and networking in Asian studies. The goal of the network is to complement and strengthen teaching, doctoral education and expert activities on Asia at the network’s member universities.

Contact person: see <a href="http://www.asianet.fi/contact-page/">contact page</a>

Asianet - courses on Asian studies

Learn about the lands, peoples and issues of the Circumpolar North and prepare yourself for advanced study or professional employment in fields such as sustainable resource management, self-government, Arctic engineering and northern tourism. Special emphasis is given to matters concerning indigenous peoples of the Circumpolar North. The courses are offered online and on-site at participating UArctic member institutions. More information:

<ul>
	<li lang="FI-FI"><a class="Hyperlink SCXO223173631" href="https://www.uarctic.org/members/participate/circumpolar-studies/course-materials">Core Course Materials</a></li>
	<li lang="FI-FI"><a href="https://www.trentu.ca/environment/programs/undergraduate/circumpolar-studies" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Trent University - Circumpolar Studies</a></li>
</ul>

Application period: July-August (autumn semester), November (spring semester)

Pre-registration is required and space is limited. The complete application instructions are published in the <a href="https://intra.tuni.fi/en#news" rel="noopener" target="_blank">intranet's student news</a> and on this page during the application period. Remember to also contact your home institution to confirm the credit transfer of Circumpolar Studies courses.

<h2>Courses in the autumn semester 2023 (Sep-Dec)</h2>

See: <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/news/apply-now-uarctics-circumpolar-studies-online-autumn-courses-application-deadline-22-august" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Apply now to the UArctic’s Circumpolar Studies online autumn courses! Application deadline is 22 August 2023</a>

<h2>Courses in the spring semester 2024 (Jan-Apr)</h2>

Will be published in the late autumn 2023.

Circumpolar Studies - courses on issues of the Circumpolar North

Climate University provides free online courses for everyone who wants to make the sustainability transition in the society real. The online courses are made in multidisciplinary collaboration of several universities in Finland with the funding from the Ministry of Education and Culture, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra and the participating universities.

Most courses are available for exchange students (after you have activated your university-issued TUNI account), but please also see for further details on the availability in the descriptions. Some courses are available on a continuous basis and some are in Finnish only. To find more instructions:

<ul>
	<li>Course descriptions: <a href="https://climateuniversity.fi/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Climate University</a></li>
	<li>Latest updates: <a href="https://blogs.helsinki.fi/climateuniversity/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Climate University blog</a></li>
</ul>

Climate University - courses for changemakers

<a href="https://tva.utu.fi/en/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Finland Futures Academy</a> (FFA) is a national university study and research network focusing on <a class="Hyperlink SCXO223173631" href="https://tva.utu.fi/en/studies/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">futures research</a>. The network is coordinated by the University of Turku’s Finland Futures Research Centre and features 10 member universities. 

Contact persons: <a href="https://tva.utu.fi/en/contact-information/contact-persons-in-finnish-universities/">Tampere University</a>

Finland Futures Academy - courses on futures research

UniPID offers <a class="Hyperlink SCXO223173631" href="http://www.unipid.fi/en/page/48/virtual_studies/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">virtual courses</a> on sustainable development and promotes multidisciplinary global development-related education, research and universities’ social impact. The network offers a diverse range of five-credit virtual courses that are free to all students of UniPID member universities and can be counted towards both bachelor’s and master’s level degrees. Apply at <a href="https://www.unipid.fi/students/for-students/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">UniPID.fi</a>.

Contact person: <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/anna-wansen-kaseva" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Anna Wansén-Kaseva</a>

UniPID - courses on sustainable development

Additional online courses to consider

<h2>Contact us</h2>

If you did not find answers to your questions on these pages, please contact us:

<a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/about-us/international-mobility-services">International Mobility Services</a> 
mobility.tau [at] tuni.fi 
+358 294 5211 (switchboard)

Courses for exchange students at Tampere University

Additional info and language requirements

City centre and Kauppi campuses

Hervanta campus

Cross-institutional studies

Online studies networks: courses for exchange students

Additional online courses to consider

Asianet - courses on Asian studies

Circumpolar Studies - courses on issues of the Circumpolar North

Climate University - courses for changemakers

Finland Futures Academy - courses on futures research

UniPID - courses on sustainable development

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Courses for exchange students at Tampere University

Additional info and language requirements

City centre and Kauppi campuses

Hervanta campus

Cross-institutional studies

Online studies networks: courses for exchange students

Additional online courses to consider

Asianet - courses on Asian studies

Circumpolar Studies - courses on issues of the Circumpolar North

Climate University - courses for changemakers

Finland Futures Academy - courses on futures research

UniPID - courses on sustainable development

Contact us

Circumpolar Studies - courses on issues of the Circumpolar North