Master's Programme in Art and Media
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Completing the programme in different languages
The master’s programme in art and media is a multilingual programme. If you have been admitted to a specific major in the master’s admissions, you will complete your studies in the language of this major. If you have progressed to the master’s studies from the bachelor’s major in Visual Communication Design, you may complete the studies included in the programme mainly in Finnish or mainly in English. If you have progressed to the master’s studies from the bachelor’s major in art education, you will complete your studies in the master’s major in art education mainly in Finnish.
In the master’s programme in art and media, the languages of the majors are:
- Finnish (teaching mainly in Finnish): Art Education
- Finnish & English (students are able to choose more than half of their studies from courses arranged in Finnish): Visual Communication Design
- English (teaching in English): Game Design and Development, New Media, Photography, Sound in New Media, Visual Cultures, Curating and Contemporary Art
If you wish to complete the programme mainly in a specific language, you will find below instructions on what kind of choices you need to make during your studies in the programme. It is not necessary to complete the programme in a specific language; you may also choose studies in different languages in accordance with the curriculum. In addition to the advanced programme and major studies, the degree includes elective studies, which you may choose and complete in the language you prefer.
Languages used in studies
In the table describing the language path of the studies (below), the language of instruction of the course implementation and any additional language of instruction are indicated. The language of instruction is the language in which the teaching is given. The additional language of instruction is a language used alongside the language of instruction. On the MyCourses pages you will find a more detailed description of the languages used on the course.
You may complete your coursework, such as written assignments or presentations, in the language of instruction or in the additional language of instruction. On some implementations there's also a language of study attainment which is not used in teaching but you can give your assignments in that language. The available languages of study attainment are indicated in Sisu in the implementation information.
Completing Visual Communication Design major in different languages
In the programme joint compulsory studies the primary language of instruction is English, but Finnish is used as a supplementary language of instruction. You can find more detailed information on the use of different languages in each course in MyCourses. From the optional studies in the major studies you can choose those courses where Finnish is the supplementary language of instruction; the table describes what kind of choices you need to make if you want to study as much as possible in Finnish in the major.
1st year studies
| Code | Name | Scope | Period, language of instruction (supplementary language of instruction) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AXM-E0001 | Thinking Practices in Art & Media | 6 | II English (Finnish) |
| AXM-E0006 | Doing Research in Art & Media | 3 | III English (Finnish) |
| AXM-E0003 | Art of Writing | 6 | IV-V English (Finnish) |
| AXM-E2002 | Creative computation for Visual Communication | 6 | II English |
| AXM-E2010 | Visual Communication Design Seminar | 6 | I-II English |
| AXM-E0301 | Art + Media Studio | 9 | IV-V English |
Choose 18 credits of studies arranged in Finnish from the elective studies |
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| AXM-E2004 | Introduction to Information Design | 3 | I-II English (Finnish) |
| AXM-E2008 | Design as Writing | 6 | III English (Finnish) |
| AXM-E2009 | Contemporary Graphic Design | 3 | IV English (Finnish) |
| AXM-E0201 | Study project (1–15) | 6 | Finnish / English |
Elective studies |
6 | ||
2nd year studies
| Code | Name | Scope | Period, language of instruction (supplementary language of instruction) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AXM-E0004 | Art & Media Thesis Seminar | 6 | I-III English (Finnish) |
| AXM.thes | Master’s thesis | 30 | I-V, Finnish/ English |
| ARTSa.matr | Maturity test | ||
Elective studies |
24 | ||
In the studies organised in Visual Communication Design, the primary language of instruction is always English, so you can choose the study units you want in accordance with the degree requirements .