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What and how to study

At Karelia Open UAS, anyone can take profes­sional higher educa­tion studies – irre­spec­tive of age and educa­tional back­ground. The studies comply with Karelia UAS degree regu­la­tions in contents and level.

Indi­vid­ual Courses and Study Units

You can complete indi­vid­ual courses or study units accord­ing to your own interest.

The array of studies at Open UAS is compiled twice a year. The spring term syllabus is published in Decem­ber and the autumn term syllabus in June. Most of the course options are only avail­able in Finnish, but some can also be completed in English. There are courses held in daytime, in the evenings and on week­ends. Most of the courses are carried out completely online. To see the list of current courses, please click here.

Study Path Programme 

Study Path Programme may be your way to degree studies:

  • You will complete the study units in your study plan together with the students in degree-award­ing education.
  • You will enrol as present for one acad­e­mic year at a time.
  • You will make a study plan with your student counsellor.
  • After complet­ing the minimum of 55 credits of study units suit­able for studies in a certain degree programme, you are able to apply for that specific degree programme in Karelia UAS.
  • By start­ing in the study path programme and contin­u­ing in degree studies, you can grad­u­ate at the same time with your fellow students who have studied in degree–awarding educa­tion from the beginning.

Things to consider when plan­ning your study path:

  • Many study paths require the possi­bil­ity to study in daytime on weekdays.
  • As a study path programme student you are not eligi­ble for the state-granted student finan­cial aid or student discounts unless other studies entitle you to them.
  • If you are a customer of TE Services (employ­ment office), please note that study­ing in the study path programme is usually consid­ered full-time.
  • Study path programmes only have a few places avail­able and they are filled in the order of enrol­ment, so act fast!

Study Path Programme in Inter­na­tional Busi­ness (in English)

  • The next Study Path Programme in Inter­na­tional Busi­ness will begin in autumn 2020.
  • Regis­tra­tion for Study Path Programme in Inter­na­tional Busi­ness in Autumn 2020 starts 10th August at 9.00 a.m. here
  • For more infor­ma­tion, please contact Student Coun­sel­lor Ms Riikka Kaasi­nen, riikka.kaasinen(at)karelia.fi.

Study Path Programme in Indus­trial Manage­ment (in English)

  • The next Study Path Programme in Indus­trial Manage­ment will begin in autumn 2020.
  • Regis­tra­tion for Study Path Programme in Indus­trial Manage­ment in Autumn 2020 starts 10th August at 9.00 a.m. here
  • For more infor­ma­tion, please contact Student Coun­sel­lor Mr Jukka Tulonen, jukka.tulonen(at)karelia.fi.

Studies accord­ing to your Indi­vid­ual Study Plan (ISP) in Degree Programme in Inter­na­tional Business 

If you cannot find suit­able study units among our current array of courses, you have the possi­bil­ity to tailor your own study path and take other Karelia UAS courses as well:

  • You will make an Indi­vid­ual Study Plan (ISP) with your student counsellor.
  • You will study with a group / groups of students in degree-award­ing educa­tion in accor­dance with your ISP.
  • Completed Open UAS studies can compen­sate parts of a UAS degree if you later apply to and become accepted into a degree programme.
  • For more infor­ma­tion, please contact Student Coun­sel­lor Ms Riikka Kaasi­nen, riikka.kaasinen(at)karelia.fi. for more infor­ma­tion in English