Degree Student

Language and Communication Studies

The Language Centre is responsible for all language and communication teaching and development of teaching in the area.

Course Offering

Compulsory Language and Communication Studies for Bachelor's and Master's Degrees

The aim of the language and communication studies common to all Bachelor's Degrees is to equip students with the ability to communicate orally and in writing in important working life tasks and roles.

Elective Language and Communication Studies for Bachelor's and Master's Degrees

The student may also choose elective language and communication studies.

Demonstrating Language Proficiency in Bachelor's Degree Programmes (UAS)

The student of university of applied sciences must demonstrate in their degree studies or otherwise that they have achieved:

  • the skills in Finnish and Swedish that are required of state officials functioning in a bilingual office in a position requiring a higher education degree as per the Act on the Knowledge of Languages Required of Personnel in Public Bodies (242/2003), and are necessary for practising their profession and for further professional development, and
  • the written and oral skills in one or two foreign languages that are necessary for practising their profession and for further professional development.

The Impact of School Education Language on Language and Communication Studies

The language of school education is not always the same as your mother tongue. The school education language is the language in which you have completed elementary and/or upper secondary school. A student's school education language affects the proficiency requirements for the second national language in higher education degrees.

Finnish Language for Foreign Students

Our courses in Finnish enable a continuum of language studies from the basics level (A1) to the proficiency level of an independent language user (B1). We offer courses in Finnish as a foreign language as part of the optional studies. You can also participate in Finnish courses via Open Studies.