Study right for Bachelor's and Master's degree studies
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Bachelor’s and master’s degree students are selected via student admission in the spring and autumn. Study rights to pursue a degree are determined by the degree programme (formerly the major subject) to which the student is admitted. Study rights can be granted for a bachelor’s degree programme, a master’s degree programme or a combination of the two. The curricula of degree programmes present the studies and options by which the degree can be completed.
Finnish universities have a two-cycle degree system consisting of the following:
- Bachelor’s degree which is composed of 180 ECTS credits and can be completed in three years and
- Master’s degree which comprises of 120 ECTS credits and can be obtained in two years.
Studies and degrees are measured in ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits. The extent of the degrees offered at the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ are
| Bachelor's degree | 180 ECTS credits |
| Master's degree* | 120 ECTS credits |
| *Master's degree in Psychology | 150 ECTS credits |
When the curriculum includes elective studies, students can select studies according to their own interests and preferences. The same applies when the student wants to study more than is needed to fill the minimum requirements of the degree. When planning their studies, students have to find out what study possibilities and modes of completion different faculties offer without restrictions and which studies call for application. Each faculty decides on their own teaching and also on what study options are made freely available.
In order to keep their study rights, all students in bachelor’s or master’s degree programmes need to register for attendance or non-attendance to the University each academic year. The study time for these programmes is limited. The limitation concerns students who have started their studies on 1 August 2005 or later.
The study right for a degree expires upon graduation.