Automatic transfer in the Faculty of Arts
By selecting a degree programme you are able to see the general content as well as the possible degree programme-specific content. You do not have to select a degree programme to see the Open University's instructions.
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When you search for a degree programme by name or by part of the name the options in the list of degree programmes below the search field is narrowed down. After this you have to choose the degree programme from the list.
Open University programmes
Bachelor's Programmes
Master's and Licentiate's Programmes
Doctoral Programmes
Specialist training programmes
In the automatic transfer (19 December 2020), you will transfer to a new degree programme according to the table below. If your major has other transfer options, you have to transfer to a new degree programme independently by 18 December 2020. You can find more information on transfer options through here.
Information on equivalencies between old major and new degree programmes can be found from instructions for students who began their studies before August 1, 2017 (please choose the new degree programme).
In the automatic transfer, you will transfer to the 2020-2023 curriculum. In 2017 to 2020 teaching was organised according to the 2017-2020 curriculum. Equivalencies between these two curricula can be found on this page (don't forget to choose the right degree programme in the drop-down menu).
Please note that new information may be added to the table. Some study tracks or programmes may continue in the new curriculum with a different name. In this case, both names are included in the table.
Bachelor's degrees
| Study right in the 2016-2017 degree structures | Study right 19.12.2020 → |
| Finno-Ugrian languages and cultures | Bachelor's Programme in the Languages and Literatures of Finland, study track Finno-Ugrian languages and cultures |
| Aesthetics | Bachelor's Programme in Art Studies, study track aesthetics |
| African studies | Bachelor's Programme in Languages, study track Swahili |
| Arabic and Islamic studies | Bachelor's Programme in Languages, study track Arabic |
| Archaeology | Bachelor's Programme in Cultural Studies, study track archaeology |
| Area and cultural studies | Bachelor's Programme in Cultural Studies, study track area and cultural studies. |
| Art history | Bachelor's Programme in Cultural Studies, study track art history. |
| Asian studies | Bachelor's Programme in Cultural Studies, study track Asian studies. |
| Assyriology | Will not be transferred. The right to complete a Bachelor's or Master's degree with Assyriology as a major will end 31 July 2023. Studies will be completed according to the 2016–17 curriculum. |
| Baltic languages and cultures | Bachelor's Programme in Languages, study track Latvian. |
| Classical archaeology | Bachelor's Programme in Languages, study track Ancient Greek NB! The subject will not continue as a study track in the new Bachelor's Programme. |
| Cognitive science | Will not be transferred. The right to complete a Bachelor's or Master's degree with Cognitive science as a major will end 31 July 2023. Studies will be completed according to the 2016–17 curriculum. Transfer to BA in Languages, study track Linguistics on 1 Aug 2023. |
| Comparative literature | Bachelor's Programme in Art Studies, study track comparative literature |
| Egyptology | Will not be transferred. The right to complete a Bachelor's or Master's degree with Egyptology as a major will end 31 July 2023. Studies will be completed according to the 2016–17 curriculum. |
| English philology | Bachelor's Programme in Languages, study track English |
| English translation |
Bachelor's Programme in Languages, study track English NB! The subject will not continue as a study track in the new Bachelor's Programme. Transfer rules for translators in Finnish. |
| Ethnology | Bachelor's Programme in Cultural Studies, study track ethnology |
| Filosofi (in Swedish) | Bachelor's Programme in Philosophy, study track filosofi (in Swedish) |
| Finnish and Nordic history | Bachelor's Programme in History, teaching in Finnish study track |
| Finnish language | Bachelor's Programme in the Languages and Literatures of Finland, study track Finnish |
| Finnish language and culture | Bachelor's Programme in the Languages and Literatures of Finland, study track Finnish language and culture |
| Finnish literature | Bachelor's Programme in the Languages and Literatures of Finland, study track Finnish literature |
| Folklore studies | Bachelor's Programme in Cultural Studies, study track folklore studies |
| French philology | Bachelor's Programme in Languages, study track French N.B.! It is not possible to study translation in the Bachelor's programme. Transfer rules for translators in Finnish. |
| General history | Bachelor's Programme in History, teaching in Finnish study track |
| General linguistics | Bachelor's Programme in Languages, study track linguistics |
| German translation |
Bachelor's Programme in Languages, study track German NB! The subject will not continue as a study track in the new Bachelor's Programme. Transfer rules for translators in Finnish. |
| Germanic philology | Bachelor's Programme in Languages, study track German |
| Greek language and literature | Bachelor's Programme in Languages, study track Ancient Greek |
| Historia (in Swedish) | Bachelor's Programme in History, teaching in Swedish study track |
| Italian philology | Bachelor's Programme in Languages, study track Italian |
| Language technology | Bachelor's Programme in Languages, study track linguistics |
| Latin and literature of Rome | Bachelor's Programme in Languages, study track Latin |
| Middle Eastern studies | Bachelor's Programme in Cultural Studies, study track African and Middle Eastern studies/Middle Eastern and Islamic studies |
| Musicology | Bachelor's Programme in Art Studies, study track musicology |
| Nordic literature | Bachelor's Programme in the Languages and Literatures of Finland, study track Nordic literature |
| Phonetics, general | Bachelor's Programme in Languages, study track linguistics |
| Phonetics, speech communication | Bachelor's Programme in Languages, study track linguistics |
| Portuguese philology | Bachelor's Programme in Languages, study track Portuguese |
| Russian language and literature, Russian as foreign language | Bachelor's Programme in Languages, study track Russian as foreign language |
| Russian language and literature, Russian as mother tongue | Bachelor's Programme in Languages, study track Russian as mother tongue |
| Russian translation |
Bachelor's Programme in Languages, study track Russian as foreign language NB! The subject will not continue as a study track in the new Bachelor's Programme. Transfer rules for translators in Finnish. |
| Scandinavian languages, Swedish as native language | Bachelor's Programme in the Languages and Literatures of Finland, study track Scandinavian languages (Swedish as mother tongue) |
| Scandinavian languages, Swedish as second domestic language | Bachelor's Programme in the Languages and Literatures of Finland, study track Scandinavian languages (Swedish as second language) |
| Spanish philology | Bachelor's Programme in Languages, study track Spanish |
| Study of religions | Bachelor's Programme in Cultural Studies, study track study of religions |
| Swedish translation studies |
Bachelor's Programme in the Languages and Literatures of Finland, study track Scandinavian languages (Swedish as second language) NB! The subject will not continue as a study track in the new Bachelor's Programme. Transfer rules for translators, please contact Metsätalo student services. |
| Theatre research | Bachelor's Programme in Art Studies, study track theatre studies |
| Theoretical philosophy | Bachelor's Programme in Philosophy, study track theoretical philosophy |
| West and South Slavonic languages | Bachelor's Programme in Languages, study track Southslavonic languages |
Master's degree student
| Study right in the 2016-2017 degree structures | Study right 19.12.2020 → |
| Aesthetics | Master's Programme in Art Studies, study track aesthetics |
| African studies | Master's Programme in Area and Cultural Studies, study track African and Middle Eastern studies/Middle Eastern, Islamic and Jewish studies |
| Altaic studies | Master's programme in Linguistic Diversity and Digital Humanities, study track general linguistics |
| Arabic and Islamic studies | Master's Programme in Area and Cultural Studies, study track Middle Eastern, Islamic and Jewish studies |
| Archaeology | Master's Programme in Cultural Heritage, study track archaeology |
| Area and cultural studies |
Master's Programme in Area and Cultural Studies, transferred without study track N.B.! It is recommended that the student transfers independently and notifies student services which study track they want to transfer to. |
| Art history | Master's Programme in Cultural Heritage, study track art history |
| Assyriology | Will not be transferred. The right to complete a Bachelor's or Master's degree with Assyriology as a major will end 31 July 2023. Studies will be completed according to the 2016–17 curriculum. |
| Baltic languages and cultures | Master's Programme in Languages, study track slavistiikka ja baltologia |
| Cognitive science | Will not be transferred. The right to complete a Bachelor's or Master's degree with cognitive science as a major will end 31 July 2023. Studies will be completed according to the 2016–17 curriculum. Transter to MA in Linguistic Diversity and Digital Humanities, study track Cognitive Science latest on 1 Aug 2023. |
| East Asian Studies | Master's Programme in Languages, study track Asian languages |
| Egyptology | Will not be transferred. The right to complete a Bachelor's or Master's degree with Egyptology as a major will end 13 July 2023. Studies will be completed according to the 2016–17 curriculum. |
| English philology | Master's Programme in English Studies |
| English translation | Master's Programme in Translation and Interpreting, study track A. translation and interpreting communication, language pair English-Finnish |
| Ethnology | Master's Programme in Cultural Heritage, study track ethnology |
| Filosofi (in Swedish) |
Master's Programme in Philosophy, study track filosofi (in Swedish) N.B.! Programme directed by the Faculty of Social Sciences. |
| Finnish and Nordic History | Master's Programme in History, teaching in Finnish study track |
| Finnish language | Master's Programme in Finnish and Finno-Ugrian Languages and Cultures, study track Finnish language |
| Finnish language and culture | Master's Programme in Finnish and Finno-Ugrian Languages and Cultures, study track Finnish language and culture |
| Finnish literature | Master's Programme in Literary Studies, study track Finnish literature |
| Finno-Ugric languages and cultures | Master's Programme in Finnish and Finno-Ugrian Languages and Cultures, study track Finno-Ugrian language studies |
| Folklore studies | Master's Programme in Cultural Heritage, study track folklore studies |
| French philology | Master's Programme in Languages, study track French language and culture of French speaking countries |
| General history | Master's Programme in History, teaching in Finnish study track |
| General linguistics | Master's programme in Linguistic Diversity and Digital Humanities, study track general linguistics |
| General literary studies | Master's Programme in Literary Studies, study track general literary studies |
| German Translation | Master's Programme in Translation and Interpreting, study track A. translation and interpreting communication, language pair German-Finnish |
| Germanic philology | Master's Programme in Languages, study track German language and culture of German speaking countries |
| Greek Language and Literature | Master's Programme in Languages, study track Ancient languages and literatures |
| Historia (in Swedish) | Master's Programme in History, teaching in Swedish study track |
| Indo-European studies | Master's programme in Linguistic Diversity and Digital Humanities, study track general linguistics |
| Italian philology | Master's Programme in Languages, study track Italian philology |
| Language technology | Master's programme in Linguistic Diversity and Digital Humanities, study track language technology |
| Latin and literature of Rome | Master's Programme in Languages, study track Ancient languages and literatures |
| Master's Programme in English Studies | Master's Programme in English Studies |
| Master's Programme in Gender Studies | Master's Programme in Gender Studies |
| Master's Programme in Intercultural Encounters | Master's Programme in Intercultural Encounters |
| Master's Programme Kultur och kommunikation | Master's Programme Kultur och kommunikation |
| Middle Eastern studies | Master's Programme in Area and Cultural Studies, study track Middle Eastern, Islamic and Jewish studies |
| Musicology | Master's Programme in Art Studies, study track musicology |
| Nordic literature | Master's Programme in Scandinavian Languages and Literature, study track Scandinavian literature |
| Phonetics, general | Master's programme in Linguistic Diversity and Digital Humanities, study track phonetics |
| Phonetics, speech communication | Master's programme in Linguistic Diversity and Digital Humanities, study track phonetics |
| Portuguese philology | Master's Programme in Languages, study track Iberoromanian philology |
| Russian language and literature, Russian as foreign language | Master's Programme in Languages, study track Russian language and literature |
| Russian language and literature, Russian as mother tongue | Master's Programme in Languages, study track Russian language and literature |
| Russian translation | Master's Programme in Translation and Interpreting, study track A. translation and interpreting communication, language pair Russian-Finnish |
| Scandinavian languages, Swedish as native language | Master's Programme in Scandinavian Languages and Literature, study track nordiska språk |
| Scandinavian languages, Swedish as second domestic language | Master's Programme in Scandinavian Languages and Literature, study track nordiska språk |
| South Asian studies | Master's Programme in Languages, study track Asian languages |
| Spanish philology | Master's Programme in Languages, study track Iberoromanian philology |
| Study of religions | Master's Programme in Cultural Heritage, study track study of religions |
| Swedish translation studies | Master's Programme in Translation and Interpreting, study track A. translation and interpreting communication, language pair Swedish-Finnish |
| Theatre studies | Master's Programme in Art Studies, study track theatre studies |
| Theoretical philosophy |
Master's Programme in Philosophy, study track theoretical philosophy N.B.! Programme directed by the Faculty of Social Sciences. |
| West and South Slavonic Languages and Cultures | Master's Programme in Languages, study track slavistiikka ja baltologia |