Com­pul­so­ry Cour­ses for Degree Stu­dents

According to the statutes concerning university degrees in Finland, all higher education students must have adequate or good skills in one or two foreign language(s) to be able to update their professional expertise in their fields of study and operate successfully in an international work environment. These courses are not recommended for incoming exchange students.

• Before registering for a compulsory course, please click on Proficiency level descriptions and check that you reach level B2. If not, you could consider taking a preparatory course, XENX029 Activate your English, before the compulsory course(s)

The list and descriptions of compulsory courses

Restructured communication and language studies (UVK)

• All first-year students will take UVK
• Click here for UVK courses in your faculty

Other courses

These courses are mostly for students who started a program before the year listed below. If you are unsure check your department's website for information on language and communication studies or ask your departmental coordinator

• Business and Economics
  • If started the program before fall 2017
    • XENT001 Academic Reading (3 op)
    • XENT003 Communication Skills (3 op)
    • XENT005 Professional Reporting (4 op)
• Education and Psychology
  • If started the education program before fall 2018
  • If started the psychology program before fall 2019 
    • XENK002 Academic Reading and Communication Skills (3 op)
• Humanities and Social Sciences
  • If started the history and ethnology program before fall 2015
  • If started the political science and philosophy program before fall 2016
  • If started the social science and social work program before fall 2017
  • If started other humanities and social sciences programs before 2020
    • XENH002 Academic Reading and Communication Skills (3 op)
    • XENH001 Academic Reading (3 op) (sign language students)
• Information Technology
  • If started the program before fall 2020
    • XENI001 Academic Reading (2 - 3 op)
    • XENI003 Communication Skills (3 op)
    • XENI005 Professional Reporting (4 op)
• Mathematics and Science
  • If started the physics program before fall 2015
  • If started the chemistry program before fall 2016
  • If started the biology and math program before fall 2019
    • XENM001 Academic Reading (2 op)
    • XENM003 Communication Skills (2 op)
• Sport and Health Sciences
  • If started the program before fall 2019
    • XENL001 Academic Reading (2 op)
    • XENL003 Communication Skills (2 op)

Assessment Criteria