Study planning and PSP guidance

1. Check the studies included in your degree either in Sisu or on the Degree structure pages in the Studies Service. 
2. Explore the courses on offer: Where can I find courses? 
3. Add courses to your study plan in Sisu if they do not yet appear in your plan. 
4. Schedule your studies. To do this, you can use the template created by your degree programme. 
5. Select the completion methods of studies (e.g., a lecture-based course or an examination). 
6. When the registration period begins, go to the ‘Registration’ tab in Sisu. Further information is available at How do I register for my courses and exams? 

Basic principles for the study plan

• It is not necessary to create the entire study plan for the whole duration of your degree. It is enough that you add to the plan the studies you wish to register for. You can edit your study plan whenever you wish. You must apply for the approval of any changes you make only if you do not follow the predetermined structure of your degree (see ‘Selections and applications during studies’). 
• You can have several plans in Sisu, but only one of them can be your primary plan. You can register for courses only through the primary plan. The primary plan is also used, for example, to register decisions on the recognition or extension of studies. These decisions will not be transferred if you designate another study plan as your primary study plan, so select it carefully! 
• If you hold several rights to study, create a separate primary plan for each of them. 
• Sisu does not notify you if your studies have expired. Take the provisions on the expiry of studies into account when planning to incorporate previous studies into your degree. 

Sisu monitors and guides the selections you make against the structure of your degree programme. In the situations below, you may also need some of the electronic services and applications available through Sisu to ensure that your plan meets your needs.

• Selecting a study track: If students in your degree programme are to select their study track during their studies, your selection will be confirmed by Student Services in Sisu. Before this is done, you can create separate study plans for alternative study tracks to see what you would study in the different tracks.   
• Completing optional studies: The study plan has a separate section for optional studies, which may include detailed instructions for selecting studies. You can browse the optional studies offered by faculties on the Instructions website. Your study plan can incorporate not just modules, but also individual optional courses included in the section 'Other studies'. Detailed instructions with screenshots can be found in the instructions for study plans.
• Completing studies at another higher education institution: Outline the stage of your degree where you would place a student exchange or studies completed under the Flexible Study Right Scheme (JOO). Further information on planning exchange studies can be found at Application process for exchange studies. 
• Deviating from the degree structure: Under the free edit mode in Sisu, you can propose the establishment of personal study paths for your degree, for example, that a study module required for your degree be substituted with another study module you have previously completed at the University of Helsinki. Adjustments made under the free edit mode must always be submitted for approval to Student Services. Read the instructions for using the free edit mode.
• You need not usually have your study plan separately approved. However, your plan may include sections or modules indicated as requiring separate approval. This means that their content will be reviewed by Student Services before your graduation. Instructions for applying for module content approval
• Recognising prior learning: If you have previously completed studies elsewhere, outline the stage of your degree where you wish to place them. First carefully read the general principles of recognition and then ask for advice on selecting the correct application type, if necessary. You can apply for the inclusion and substitution of prior learning through your study plan. 
• Changing degree requirements: As the curriculum period of your degree programme may change during your studies, the content of studies may also change. If that happens, it is recommended that you change a certain section of your study plan to the newer curriculum period or version to avoid needing to create a completely new plan. Instructions for changing the course or module version 
• Selecting a master’s programme: Read about the master’s programme options offered by your degree programme, their criteria and their registration periods at Continuing to a master’s programme after completing a bachelor’s degree. When graduating with a bachelor’s degree, you select in your study plan the master’s programme in which you wish to continue. Your selection will be confirmed by Student Services. Instructions for selecting and confirming a master’s programme in Sisu.
• If the duration of your right to study is about to expire before you graduate, you can apply in Sisu for an extension to your right to study. Instructions for applying for an extension 

Education coordinators and student advisors at Student Services process applications in Sisu. If you have questions about applications and electronic services in Sisu, you can contact your faculty’s Student Services. 

Sisu is a tool available to both you and the teacher assigned to provide you with guidance. Once you have been added to this teacher’s group, the teacher will have access to your study plan, and you can send each other questions and comments about the plan. Communication practices for the group are agreed separately in each degree programme. Please note that Student Services staff do not monitor comments, so you must contact them separately via email or other channels. Detailed information on guidance in Sisu can be found in the instructions for study plans. 

The goal of PSP guidance is to support the progress of your studies and the development of your expertise and help you find the right methods of learning for you. PSP guidance is also a way for you to interact with teachers and other students and become acquainted with your discipline.

A teacher providing guidance or a group of teachers is designated at the beginning of your studies to coordinate your PSP guidance. This teacher may also go by another title (e.g., PSP supervisor, teacher tutor or mentor) in your degree programme. Degree programmes may offer guidance in different ways, including separately agreed meetings or as part of specific courses. For further information on practices in your degree programme, please see the section specific to your degree programme on this page. 

PSP guidance allows you to reflect on the following issues with a teacher’s support: 

• What your study-related goals and needs are
• How you intend to progress in your studies
• What your skills and professional goals are, how you will develop your expertise
• How different choices affect your goals

A carefully written study plan supports you in studying according to your goals, whether they relate to your target graduation date, the enhancement of expertise in a specific area or the balance between studies and other commitments. 

Both you and the teacher assigned to provide you with guidance are responsible for the guidance process. You are responsible for completing studies, attending guidance meetings and responding to the teacher’s attempts to contact you. Apart from the teacher, you will also receive support for planning and completing studies from the University advice and guidance services:

• General student advice staff help with issues including the technical use of Sisu, registration for the academic year, the right to study and student benefits. Faculty-specific student advice staff help with issues such as writing study plans and having previous learning recognised through credit transfer.
• International Exchange Services and Education Cooperation advises with issues including student exchange and the Flexible Study Right Scheme (JOO).
• Career Services supports you with traineeships, career counselling and similar matters.

If you are unsure whom to contact for support, the Guidance Compass can help you find the right person or unit. 

Further information

For guidelines on student supervision, guidance and progress monitoring, please see this rector's decision (2017): Guidelines for academic supervision and guidance as well as the monitoring of student progress at the University of Helsinki (PDF).

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1. Degree programme has agreed with relevant Bachelor´s Programmes how to provide information about the Master´s Degree programmes to Bachelor programme students.
2. Master´s programme´s curriculum includes a course with themes integrating to Academic University Studies, carrier planning, and building expertise (e.g- portfolio)
3. The student receives information about his / her supervising teacher, the agreed method of communication and meets his / her supervising teacher.
4. Students whose studies are delayed are contacted and offered guidance.
5. Master´s Programme´s curriculum includes an information in which course(s) guidance is integrated.

1. Each Bachelor's programme’s curriculum includes a compulsory course that includes themes related to integration into university studies and the university community.

2. The student receives information about his / her supervising teacher, the agreed method of communication and meets his / her supervising teacher.

3. Each student has received guidance before choosing a discipline or modules. Note! the time varies from programme to programme.

4. All students whose study progress is delayed are contacted and offered guidance.

5. Each student has an up-to-date personal study plan for the second year.

6. The curriculum of the degree programme includes a compulsory course in the second year of study, which deals with the development of expertise and the direction of career paths and the selection of master's studies + PSP.

7. A compulsory course related to career planning and graduation is recorded in the curriculum of the degree programme.

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PSP instructors:

In general, university lecturers are responsible for bachelor's level and professors for master's level guidance in philosophy.

Practical Philosophy:

• Kristian Klockars, basic and intermediate studies
• Olli Loukola, basic and intermediate studies
• Antti Kauppinen, advanced studies
• Jaakko Kuorikoski, advanced studies

Theoretical Philosophy:

• Paavo Pylkkänen, basic and intermediate studies
• Mirja Hartimo, basic and intermediate studies, advanced studies

Philosophy (teaching in Swedish)

• Valdi Ingthorsson, basic and intermediate studies
• Thomas Wallgren, advanced studies

Bachelor´s Programme in Philosophy

Teachers providing guidance (Teacher tutor)

You will meet the Teacher tutor assigned to you as soon as your studies begin on the orientation week. The group meeting will give you the chance to get to know the teacher, other students and the University community. Information on the teacher assigned to you can be found in Sisu. If necessary, the teacher can refer you to someone else who can answer your questions.

Moreover, you will receive guidance from other staff members if you have questions about their courses or responsibilities. The best way to contact teachers providing guidance and other staff is by email.

Joint sessions during the orientation week

,A welcome session is organised for new bachelor’s students, with all teaching staff introducing themselves. The session ends with the students being divided into groups headed by teacher tutors.

In a Sisu workshop held during orientation week, peer tutors, Student advisor and Education Coordinator advise students on the use of Sisu, focusing on drafting study plans and enrolling for courses and examinations.

Joint sessions and events during the 1. autumn term

During the first autumn of studies Teacher tutors meet all new students individually. They will also organize a joint meeting in the beginning of the second period. The Student Advisor and Education Coordinator hold another Sisu workshop to review the use of the system in more detail (incl. applications for credit transfer). The workshop includes also advice on student exchange and traineeships and career guidance.

Completing the Orientation Studies (FILK-001)

In the end of the autumn term your Teacher tutor will register you the credits of the Orientation Studies (FILK-001) when he/she has reviewed and approved your personal study plan (PSP)

 Guidance during the 2nd and 3rd year of studies

Your Teacher tutor is your contact person at the University throughout your bachelor’s studies. You can contact him/her (from your helsinki.fi email address to their email) if you need personal guidance.

The Student Advisor and Education Coordinator advice on the degree structure and graduation and assist with problems in the use of Sisu and other student information systems. You can contact them by email: metsatalo-student@helsinki.fi

Proseminar and Bachelor´s Thesis Seminar

The instructors of bachelor’s thesis seminars supervise and assess bachelor’s theses. The instructors of bachelor’s thesis seminars meet each seminar participant in person at least once during or soon after the seminar. Although the primary purpose of this meeting is to supervise the bachelor’s thesis, general study-related guidance should be offered.

Master´s Programme in Philosophy

Teachers providing guidance (Teacher tutor)

The primary responsibility for the guidance of new students beginning in the master’s programme lies with professors.  The new students joining the programme through the master’s admissions procedure will meet their Teacher tutor first During orientation week in a welcome session organised for new master’s students and at least once later in the autumn, either as a group or individually. A few times during the academic year, the tutors remind their group members that they can be contacted. Students transferring from the bachelor’s to the master’s programme can choose to continue with the teacher tutor assigned to them at the bachelor’s stage.

Guidance during seminars

Students must have already selected the preliminary topic of their master’s thesis. For assistance, they can contact professors, university lecturers and master’s thesis seminar instructors. For a list of the master’s thesis topics of staff, see the Moodle page ‘Filosofia-info’ (section ‘Opiskelu ja tutkielmat’): https://moodle.helsinki.fi/course/view.php?id=36016.

Students are assigned to a primary supervisor and, in some cases, a second supervisor for their master’s thesis.

At the beginning of a supervisory relationship, the student and the primary supervisor must discuss, from the perspective of each party, their objectives and expectations as well as roles and responsibilities.

It is recommended that, after the above discussion, the student and supervisor conclude a supervision agreement defining the topic of the thesis in sufficient detail.  

If a student later wishes to change the topic, this must be agreed with their primary supervisor.

Key principles for thesis supervision are outlined on the Instructions for Teaching website at https://teaching.helsinki.fi/instructions/article/duties-thesis-supervisor-and-supervision-plan. The additional themes presented on the website should be reviewed as part of the discussion on the student’s and supervisor’s rights and responsibilities.

If a master’s thesis supervisor leaves the University, the teacher coordinating the thesis must find a new supervisor for it.

PSP will be started and further updated on Akademic skills course (in Moodle). 

PSP counselling is provided by Mia Kotilainen, mia.kotilainen@helsinki.fi

You can reach student advice via HelsinkiUni Help or via Vihta.

Guidance model and guidance responsibilities table in PDF-form.

In the Bachelor’s Programme in History, you are offered personal supervision at least twice during your bachelor’s studies. As part of this supervision, you will draw up a personal study plan (PSP) in Sisu.

You will draw up the first study plan at the very beginning of your studies as part of orientation studies. The focus is on planning the studies you will complete during your first academic year. You will receive instructions during orientation week. The instructions are also available on the Moodle platform, for which you will automatically receive access rights. The PSP supervision provided at the beginning of your studies consists of a few group meetings and a one-on-one discussion with your PSP supervisor. You will find out who your PSP supervisor is at the beginning of orientation studies. You can contact your supervisor if you have questions about completing studies in history. Your PSP supervisor will remain the same until you participate in the practicum. 

You will again receive personal supervision in connection with the intermediate-level course HISK-241 Practicum, at which time you will discuss your studies with your PSP supervisor and update your study plan. Your PSP supervisor may change at this point. Your PSP supervisor during intermediate studies is your practicum instructor. They will continue as your PSP supervisor until the end of your bachelor’s studies. At the intermediate stage, you will plan your studies in both the short and the long term: you will plan the studies you will complete during the academic year, but will also plan how to complete the bachelor’s degree as a whole.

Under höstterminen bör alla studenter göra en individuell studieplan (ISP). Den individuella studieplanen är integrerad i studieavsnittet "Introduktion till pedagogik".

Den individuella studieplanen består av fyra delar: deltagande i ett informationstillfälle, möte med lärartutorn, en plan för kandidatstudierna och en reflektionsuppgift.

Det rekommenderas att du går igenom och uppdaterar din personliga studieplan under studiernas gång för att på bästa möjliga sätt följa upp dina egna studier.

Henkilökohtainen opintosuunnitelma tehdään opintojen alkuvaiheessa. Opintosuunnitelman laatimisessa auttavat opiskelija- ja opettajatuutorit. 

Henkilökohtainen opintosuunnitelma sisältyy opintojaksoon Pedagoginen vuorovaikutus. Opintosuunnitelman laatimisessa auttavat opiskelija- ja opettajatuutorit.

Henkilökohtainen opintosuunnitelma sisältyy Johdatus kotitaloustieteeseen -opintojaksoon. Opintosuunnitelman laatimisessa auttavat opiskelija- ja opettajatuutorit.

Henkilökohtainen opintosuunnitelma sisältyy opintojaksoon Käsityötiede, muotoilu ja teknologia. Opintosuunnitelman laatimisessa auttavat opiskelija- ja opettajatuutorit.

Henkilökohtainen opintosuunnitelma sisältyy opintojaksoon Opettajuus ja viestintä 2 op. Opintosuunnitelman laatimisessa auttavat opiskelija- ja opettajatuutorit.

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Mistä saan ohjausta YET-ohjelmassa

Kemian kandiohjelmassa tarkemmat ohjeet HOPSin tekemiseen saat Akateemiset taidot -opintojaksolla (KEK402).

In your degree programme you will get PSP guidance already during the orientation week. The tutors will guide you to the right PSP group, where the PSP supervisor will help you to make your first study plan.

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Löydät ohjeet kun valitset suomenkielisen Hops-ohjesivun.

A tutoring group is formed in Sisu for each student and his/her supervising PSP teacher. After that you can receive direct feedback on your PSP and answers to your questions through Sisu from your supervising PSP teacher.

You create connections to the teachers and to other students with the help of the tutoring group. The tutoring and supervising begins in the introduction course of MOLE-010 and continues in the course MOLE-020 and with PSP group meetings.

NB: For students, who have automatically been transferred from the old majors to the new degree programmes after 18.12.2020:

All students studying in the new degree programmes must have a study plan (PSP) in Sisu by 16.5.2021. If you are going to graduate at the turn of the month April-May, you do not need a study plan in Sisu. More detailed graduating instructions can be found on the page Graduation.

A tutoring group is formed in Sisu for each student and his/her supervising PSP teacher. After that you can receive direct feedback on your PSP and answers to your questions through Sisu from your supervising PSP teacher. If you do not yet have a supervising PSP teacher and a tutoring group Sisu, please contact Viikki Student Services for forming the tutoring group in Sisu.

Instructions for updating your PSP you can find in these sections of this page:

• Drawing up a study plan in Sisu by 16.5.2021
• What to consider before drawing up a study plan
• Technical instructions for drawing up a study plan in Sisu
• Adding completed courses to your study plan

The equivalence tables between the old and new degree structures you can find in the Studies at the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences (instructions for students, who started before 2017) pages.

During the first year 

Goals:  

• Introduce students to the degree programme and university studies  
• Write personal study plans enabling all students to get their studies off to a good start  
• Provide guidance, during the spring of the first year, focused on defining students’ study tracks  

Responsibilities:   

• The programme appoints teacher tutors to guide groups of new students during their first year of study.  
• Peer tutors are responsible for guidance on various practical matters and introduce students to study planning.  
• The bachelor’s programme is responsible for instructions for defining students’ study tracks.  
• Teaching and research staff offer guidance and supervision on teaching and research requiring consideration of the content of studies and disciplines. 
• Teaching and Learning Services staff advise students on the degree structure and graduation, and are responsible for information, advice and special counselling in their areas of expertise, such as advice on student exchange and traineeships, career counselling, and the consultation and guidance offered by the University’s counselling psychologists. In addition, Student Services staff assist students with problems in the use of Sisu and other student information systems. 
• The programme steering group monitors student progress actively, using various information sources (e.g., Oodikone, HowULearn surveys, status reports and student consultations). 

Practical guidance 

• Teacher tutors meet new students during orientation week and at least once later in the autumn, either as a group or individually. A few times during the academic year, the tutors remind their group members that they can be contacted. 
• Teacher tutors ensure that all students write a personal study plan (PSP).    
• An education coordinator creates guidance groups manually in Sisu based on tutor groups.  
• Peer tutors guide first-year students actively, especially at the beginning of studies.  
• In February, the programme director and an education coordinator organise an information session on defining students’ study tracks. 
• Teacher tutors can decide fairly independently on the guidance methods used.    

From the second year of study: 

Goals: 

• Introduce students to their study track 
• Monitor and support student progress  

Responsibilities: 

• Discipline staff are responsible for discipline-specific orientation. 
• In each discipline, student progress is supported by assigning students to teachers providing guidance.  
• Teaching and research staff offer guidance and supervision on teaching and research requiring consideration of the content of studies and disciplines. 
• Teaching and Learning Services staff advise students on the degree structure and graduation and are responsible for information, advice and special guidance in their areas of expertise, such as advice on student exchange and traineeships, career guidance, and the consultation and guidance offered by the University’s counselling psychologists. In addition, Student Services staff assist students with problems in the use of Sisu and other student information systems.  
• The programme steering group monitors student progress actively, using various information sources (e.g., Oodikone, HowULearn surveys, status reports and student consultations).   

Practical guidance 

• Discipline-specific sessions are organised at the beginning of the second year of study to offer a chance for the discipline staff and students selected for the relevant study track to meet each other. 
• An education coordinator creates track-specific guidance groups in Sisu. These automatically updated groups are based on the students’ right to study: 
  • Students of the Study Track in Politics and Organisations 
  • Students of the Study Track in World Politics 
  • Students of the Study Track in Media and Communication 
•  Each guidance group is assigned to a group of teachers responsible for guidance, consisting of several teachers in the relevant study track. These teachers are chosen within the disciplines. The teachers agree with each other on the division of duties by assigning students among themselves.  
• Teachers providing guidance inform student groups of the teachers’ guidance responsibilities. 
• Teachers keep in contact with their groups, organise group meetings and encourage students to contact them if they have any questions or concerns.  

Students whose study track has not been defined form a separate guidance group, with guidance arrangements made separately based on the group size.  

Guidance during the bachelor’s seminar 

Goals:  

• Supervise bachelor’s theses and support graduation 
• Guide students to ensure the completion of bachelor’s degrees in the target duration 

Responsibilities: 

• The bachelor’s seminar instructor supervises bachelor’s theses. 
• If necessary, the instructor guides general study planning as well. 
• Students can continue to contact the teachers responsible for their guidance.  

Practical guidance 

• The bachelor’s seminar instructor meets each seminar participant personally at least once during the seminar. Although the purpose is to supervise the bachelor’s thesis, general study-related guidance can be offered.  
• Teachers providing guidance remind students via email of the guidance available.  

The University of Helsinki has a variety of services for the provision of guidance; for information on which service best meets your needs, please see the guidance compass. At the beginning of their studies, each student in the Bachelor’s Programme in Social Research is assigned a teacher providing guidance. In addition, students receive guidance at joint programme sessions and, later, in study track–specific sessions.

1. Teachers providing guidance

You will meet the teacher assigned to you as soon as your studies begin. Group meetings will give you the chance to get to know the teacher, other students and the University community. This teacher is your contact person at the University throughout your bachelor’s studies. You can contact them (from your helsinki.fi email address to their email) if you need personal guidance. Information on the teacher assigned to you can be found in Sisu. If necessary, the teacher can refer you to someone else who can answer your questions.

Moreover, you will receive guidance from other staff members as part of regular academic interaction if you have questions about their courses or responsibilities. The best way to contact teachers providing guidance and other staff is by email.

2. Joint sessions during the first autumn term

During the first autumn of studies, the Bachelor’s Programme in Social Research organises information sessions on study-related matters as part of the SOSK-000 HowULearn 0 course. Although the compulsory course component is the HowULearn survey, you should attend the information sessions too, as they provide important information about the University.

3. Guidance sessions in the study track

During the spring term of the second year of study, the focus turns to study track–specific courses, and individual tracks may organise their own guidance sessions. You will be invited to such sessions by email.

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PSP

You will be invited to personal guidance meetings at least twice during your studies in the Bachelor’s Programme in Society and Change. As part of this guidance, you will draw up a personal study plan (PSP) in Sisu.

You will draft your first PSP as soon as your studies begin. At this point, you will plan your studies for the first academic year according to instructions provided during orientation week. PSP guidance during the first autumn term consists of a few group meetings and a one-on-one discussion with your PSP teacher, or teacher tutor, in October. This discussion is compulsory for all students as part of the course YK-113 Practicum of Society and Change; the teacher tutor must confirm that you have had the discussion. You will find out who your PSP teacher is at the beginning of orientation studies. You can contact them if you have questions about completing studies in the programme. At this stage, it is particularly important to find out whether any previous learning or studies can be recognised.

Your PSP teacher will remain the same until your study track has been defined. At the beginning of the autumn term, group meetings are organised in all disciplines for new students in each study track. Subsequently, the teacher tutor for your track will remain your PSP teacher until the end of your bachelor’s studies. You can find their name in Sisu under Groups. You can contact your teacher tutor during their weekly office hours if you need answers from them requiring knowledge or consideration of the content of studies and disciplines. 

You will be invited to a second personal guidance discussion during the bachelor’s seminar. Your study plan will be updated and reviewed to establish how you will complete your bachelor’s degree and proceed afterwards. 

Supervising teachers
 

Bachelor's programme in Society and Change, new students

• Heikki Haara
• Jani Marjanen
• Alejandro Gomez-del-Moral
• Hanna Kuusi
• Toomas Gross
• Sarah Green
• Henri Onodera
• Tiina Seppälä

HOPS-ohjaajat ja muut koulutusohjelmasi tärkeät yhteyshenkilöt löydät täältä.

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Academic mentoring in ParAs

In the beginning of your studies in ParAs programme you will be asked to mark your main scientific interests via an electronic form. Based on the form, you will be appointed an Academic Mentor (Personal study plan supervisor).  Once the mentorship has been established, you will be added to the corresponding study guidance group in Sisu. You will receive the contact information of the mentor in an email sent by the Education coordinator. 

Guidance during different stages of your studies

Guidance is given by direct discussions between the student and the Academic Mentor in the very beginning of the supervision period. Later on, whenever you are in need of academic guidance, you can contact your mentor and ask for a meeting. The format and time of the meeting will be decided between you and the supervisor.

• In the very beginning, the focus is on the study plan.
• During the second term, the focus moves to finding a suitable Master’s thesis topic and supervisor, and the possibility of studies abroad. 

You are strongly encouraged to request guidance whenever you need it. Your mentor may contact you if they notice that you are falling severely behind your study plan.

You are encouraged to register on the Moodle page of the programme.

Who should I contact?

• The personal study plan is made in Sisu and instructed in the Master's Programme day during the Orientation week.
• You will be assigned a supervising (PSP) teacher in the beginning of your studies.
  • If you need guidance regarding course choices you can contact your supervising teacher. Please use your helsinki.fi email address when contacting staff by email.
  • You can check who your supervising teacher is in Sisu: go to My profile - Groups.
  • If you do not have a supervising teacher or cannot access Sisu, you can contact Viikki Student Services.
• If you need Sisu support, contact Student Services
• You can use the model timetable in Sisu when planning your studies. See also the Excel table on EEB studies.

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Eläinlääketieteellisessä tiedekunnassa laadit niin sanotun avoimen HOPSin (eläinlääketieteen kandidaatin ja lisensiaatin portfolio).

Portfoliotyöskentelyn tavoitteena on, että hahmotat eläinlääketieteen opinnot kokonaisuutena ja tiedostat eläinlääkärin ammatin monipuolisuuden jo opintojen alussa. Opit pohtimaan omaa oppimistasi ja siihen vaikuttavia tekijöitä sekä saat valmiuksia oman osaamisesi arviointiin ja dokumentointiin.

Eläinlääketieteen lisensiaatin koulutusohjelmassa portfoliotyöskentely sisältyy Eläinlääkärinä työelämään -jaksoon.

On the completion of studies in an unusual order

If for a personal reason, a student needs to complete studies in an order that deviates from academic year and class-specific plans, this must always be agreed with the supervising teachers of the departments coordinating the studies. In this case, the student must update his or her personal study plan (PSP). These special arrangements must also be agreed with the teachers of the courses.

It is the student’s responsibility to identify missing studies and plan the order of completion with the help of the course catalogue and transcript of studies and to submit a proposal for an updated PSP. Supervising teachers will provide advice on how to update the PSP. It is the student’s responsibility to follow the approved PSP and, when needed, to ensure that it is updated at least once a year.

When updating the PSP, the student must take into account the expiry practices related to courses and study modules (see guidelines for degrees and studies at the University of Helsinki).

All new students starting their studies in the Master's Programme in European and Nordic Studies are assigned a supervising teacher of their own study track.

Supervising teachers in 2024–2025:

• Social Sciences Study Track: Hanna Tuominen and Johanna Kantola
• Humanities Study Track: Peter Stadius

Supervision for first-year students

• The program director and supervising teachers meet regularly new students during their joint studies courses in the first and second period of the first study year. This close contact is used also to supervise students.
• New students get information on the program studies and research in first information session in autumn and during the first compulsory course unit.
• Each cohort of each study track convenes individually or as a group (or smaller groups) during the first period of the first study year in a meeting hosted by the teacher tutor. After that all students can appoint a personal supervision time if needed. Students are encouraged to contact teacher tutors or the program director in case study-related issues arise. 
• A supervising teacher discusses with students on their expectations, needs and answers questions.

Supervision for second-year students

• A supervising teacher meets the supervised students in the master’s thesis seminar sessions as a group and individually when needed.
• If needed, the supervising teacher organises a group meeting with the supervised students or students are provided with the opportunity for individual meetings.
• students who do not start the thesis seminar are encouraged to contact the programme director and other teachers when needed
• additionally, a possibility for an extra supervision group for those who have not completed their thesis on time

Responsibilities of supervised students 

• E.g., updating their study plan
• participating in supervision and guidance meetings
• informing supervising teachers on potential lengthy breaks (one semester) in their studies. 

The personal study plan (PSP) is made via Sisu during the course Principles in genetics and molecular biosciences (GMB-001, 14 cr/ GMB-099, 10 cr) and in the study plan meetings in the beginning of the studies under guidance of the supervising PSP teachers of the programme.

PSP

Supervising PSP teachers will help you with your personal study plan. 

A tutoring group is formed in Sisu for each student and his/her supervising PSP teacher. You will find your supervising teacher when you are registered in Sisu, on page: My Profile => Groups. This data is available by the end of the first autumn term. After that you can receive feedback on your PSP and answers to your questions through Sisu from your supervising PSP teacher. 

Instructions for updating your PSP you can find in these sections of this page:

• What to consider before drawing up a study plan
• Technical instructions for drawing up a study plan in Sisu
• Adding completed courses to your study plan

The equivalence tables between the old and new degree structures you can find in the Studies at the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences (instructions for students, who started before 2017) pages.

PSP

• Personal study plans are created in Sisu.
• You can reach student advice via HelsinkiUni Help or book an appointment via Vihta.
• Approving the study plan for students studying according to 2023-2026 degree structure (plans including exceptions from the degree structure): Degree Programme Director Tom Jilbert, tom.jilbert@helsinki.fi.
• Counselling on the study tracks (incl approving the study plan for students studying according to 2020-2023 degree structure) until July 31st 2027:
  • HEG Seija Kultti seija.kultti@helsinki.fi
  • PEG Jonathan Pownall jonathan.pownall@helsinki.fi
  • PGC Anu Kaakinen anu.kaakinen@helsinki.fi
  • SEG David Whipp david.whipp@helsinki.fi

Guidance model and guidance responsibilities table.

Answers to questions related to guidance in practice

• How is the academic mentor determined and where can students find information on their mentor? 2023-2026 curriculum: Students propose two mentor candidates from the programme board using the first assignment in the Moodle page. The board selects the most suitable mentor from the proposals, ensuring an even distribution of students for each mentor. Pre-2023 curriculum: Students select a study track via an e-form and the study track coordinator is their academic mentor.
• Is guidance included in certain courses or given within a certain timeframe (the instructions may describe the model, for example, as a graph)? In Conducting Scientific Research course students establish connections with thesis supervisors and general guidance on the thesis is provided.
• What are the focus areas of guidance at different stages of studies? According to the faculty guidelines, see the guidance model table.
• Is guidance given mostly to individuals or to groups? Both. Group guidance is given in the common Moodle page and in Conducting Scientific Research course, and individual guidance is given to students by their thesis supervisor and academic mentor.
• How do communications work: Do students request guidance, or is it the duty of mentors to contact students? Most information about the studies can be found in the Moodle page.
  2023-2026 curriculum: Students have obligatory meetings with their academic mentor and thesis supervisor in the first year of their studies. Pre-2023 curriculum: Students can arrange guidance by contacting their academic mentor.
• What tools are used to support guidance (e.g., Sisu, Moodle, ePortfolio)? Moodle page, Zoom and Sisu are used.
• Are study plans reviewed at specific ‘checkpoints’ (e.g., during the first year, or if studies do not progress within the target schedule)? 2023-2026 curriculum: Students present their study plans to their academic mentor in the first half of year one of their studies and the study plan is reviewed with their thesis supervisor at the end of year one. Pre-2023 curriculum: Study plans reviewed prior to graduation or in cases of unusually slow study progress.

GPC offers guidance to incoming students and second year students, as well all students receive supervision for their MA theses throughout their second year of studies.

You can find your group's supervising teacher in Sisu: My profile --> Groups.

Supervision for first-year students

Entering students are assigned a teacher tutor, and students meet this track-specific instructor during the first week of their studies.  The teacher tutor holds a meeting for the cohort of students and is available to students during office hours or by appointment for additional guidance during the first year. The teacher tutor can help students organise their study plans, and help students find resources and identify strategies to achieve their aims while in the GPC Programme. The teacher tutors provide guidance on students’ Personal Study Plan (PSP) during the first semester and report any challenges that arise to the programme director.

Incoming students are also offered peer support by student tutors. The student tutors are introduced during the orientation week before studies begin.

Supervision for second-year students

Second year students are able to consult with their MA supervisors for guidance toward completing the GPC MA degree. In the case that they decline to sign up for MA supervision, students should seek curricula guidance from their first-year teacher tutor.

For those students still completing their coursework or MA theses after the second year of study, GPC attempts to organise occasional optional hybrid workshops to facilitate programme completion.  As well these students are welcome to check in with their MA supervisors regarding guidance needs that they have.  For any challenges outside of the scope of MA supervision, students should contact the Programme Director who will help to identify appropriate sources of support.

In the Master’s Programme in History, you are offered personal supervision in connection with the seminar. As part of this supervision, you will draw up a personal study plan (PSP) in Sisu. Your PSP supervisor is your seminar instructor. You can select your seminar group and, hence, your PSP supervisor based on their specialist field.

If you do not participate in a seminar at the beginning of your master’s studies, you can request supervision from the professor of history (information in Finnish) whose specialist field best corresponds to your interests. If you do not yet know what field of history you wish to specialise in during your master’s studies, you can request supervision from any of the history professors.  

Academic mentoring 

ATM-MP programme has 1-2 academic mentors per study track 

• Aerosol Physics study track: Professor Juha Kangasluoma
• Biosphere-atmosphere cycles: Professor Jussi Heinonsalo
• Geophysics of the Hydrosphere study track: Professor Petteri Uotila
• Atmospheric Chemistry and Analysis study track: Professor Theo Kurtén
• Remote Sensing study track: Professor Dmitri Moisseev
• Meteorology study track: Senior University Lecturer Jouni Räisänen and Senior University Lecturer Marja Bister

Steering group of the programme nominates mentors. Mentor will be selected either based on

1. your application to the Master’s programme and your study plan in the application OR
2. your study track in your Bachelor’s degree at the University of Helsinki

You will receive an email from Education Coordinator about your Academic mentor. You can also find your mentor in Sisu (See groups -> Study guidance group). Mentors are introduced to all students during ATM301 course.

Guidance during different stages of your studies

• First year autumn:
  • In the course Atmospheric and Earth Sciences Today (ATM301) you will draft your first study plan in small groups, guided by corresponding teachers of the course.
• First year spring / Second year autumn:
  • Time for individual guidance for finding a thesis topic and thesis supervisor (for those who need it)
• Second year in general
  • Mainly thesis supervision by thesis supervisors and your peers in the thesis clinic connected to the Seminar course ATM345
  • Academic mentor may propose thesis reviewers if needed

In general, Academic mentor is available for you to contact anytime you have questions!

Who should I contact?

The personal study plan is completed in SISU during the course IBL-301 Introduction to IBL Studies, or in the first few weeks of the academic year. 

In the IBL-programme all optional studies (including language studies and internship) are to be placed under the category “Other studies”  in your study plan. If you are an IBL-student and you have questions about your study plan, please contact programme coordinator Anna Käyhkö: anna.kayhko@helsinki.fi 

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The guidance models for the Faculty of Law and its degree programmes can be found in Flamma: Student guidance, supervision and progress monitoring.

IPS-001 Personal Study Plan (PSP)

The supervising PSP teachers help you with your Personal Study Plan (PSP). A personal supervising PSP teacher according to the IPS modules is appointed to each IPS student and a study guidance group is formed in Sisu for the student and the teacher. After that you can receive direct feedback on your PSP and answers to your questions through Sisu from your supervising PSP teacher. If you do not yet have a supervising PSP teacher and a study guidance group Sisu, please contact one of the IPS supervising PSP teachers below for forming the study guidance group in Sisu. Your supervising PSP teacher will register the pass mark in Sisu for the compulsory IPS-001 (0 cr) after the first PSP discussion is made.

More information about the IPS-001 Personal Study Plan (PSP) in the Moodle-area and in Sisu.

The supervising PSP teachers according to the modules in the IPS programme

Academic years 2023-2026

• IPS-300 Plant Molecular Biology, 20 cr
  Mikael Brosche
   
• IPS-400 Plants, Genomes and Future Environments, 20 cr
  Saijaliisa Kangasjärvi
   
• IPS-500 Plant and Fungal Diversity, 20 cr +
  IPS-600 Changing Vegetation, 20 cr
  Jouko Rikkinen

Academic years 2020-2023

• IPS-120 Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, 15 cr +
  IPS-130 Advanced Plant Molecular Biology, 15 cr
  Mikael Brosche
   
• IPS-110 Plant Growth and Developmental Biology, 15 cr
• IPS-140 Plants in Their Environment, 15 cr 
  Saijaliisa Kangasjärvi
   
• IPS-150 Subarctic Ecology and Flora, 15 cr +
  IPS-160 Taxonomy and Systematics, 15 cr +
  IPS-170 Diversity and Distribution of Plants and Fungi, 15 cr
  Jouko Rikkinen

Programme Director and Education Planning Officer

Contact information of the Programme Director and Education Planning Officer is found here.

When you start in the master’s programme for Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, your interest in the different fields of chemistry is the most important starting point for the preparation of your personal study plan (PSP) and thus for the selection of your Academic mentor. To help you identify your interests, you can find out more about the research being carried out in the Chemistry Department and in its different research groups (https://www.helsinki.fi/en/faculty-science/faculty/department-chemistry/research-chemistry and https://studies.helsinki.fi/instructions/node/471?degree_programme_code=MH50_007#paragraph-6819). The academic mentors have been selected to represent the different teaching areas of the master’s programme:

• Radiochemistry - Prof. Gareth Law
• Synthetic chemistry - University lecturer Filip Ekholm
• Analytical and Separation methods - Prof. Susanne Wiedmer
• Molecular chemistry - Prof. Markku Vainio
• Polymer chemistry - University lecturer Sami Hietala.

They have the best knowledge of their own and supporting teaching areas to prepare your PSP. When you enter/start your master’s studies, you will be assigned an academic mentor according to your chosen mandatory course package. However, you can change the academic mentor anytime and discuss your planned PSP with them. The idea is that you will meet and discuss your studies with your mentor once a semester. Both your PSP and your academic mentor selection can be updated, when necessary, even in the middle of the semester.

Make your PSP using the Study Planning Tool: https://sisu.helsinki.fi/

If in doubt, please contact Jarkko Ihanus, University Lecturer, or HelsinkiUni Help.

Students of Advanced Spectroscopy in Chemistry -master programme will make their PSP with either Prof. Markku Vainio or University Lecturer Vladimir Aseyev.

More help on how to prepare the PSP can also be found on the web page https://studies.helsinki.fi/instructions/article/scope-and-structure-degree.

These instructions are available only in Finnish. For more information, please change the language of this page to Finnish.

Please change the language to Swedish to see the information.

Please change the language to Finnish or Swedish to see the information.

The degree programme steering groups are responsible for the system of student guidance as well as its smooth functioning. The degree programme steering groups are responsible for ensuring that each student will be assigned a teacher providing guidance or a mentor who is responsible for guidance related to the student’s personal study plan, thus supporting the student particularly in professional growth. If a group of teachers is responsible for the guidance, their duties will be defined by the degree programme steering group and communicated to the students. Related responsibilities must be included in the work plans of teaching and research staff in a clear and concrete way. In the case of education that leads to a profession, guidance related to professional growth and relevant support will be provided on clinical courses as well as before and during traineeships. In addition, all degree programmes of the Faculty will provide students with guidance and supervision in completing their advanced theses, thereby supporting students’ professional growth.

Degree programmes have different goals and practices for guidance and supervision. Guidance, supervision and advice can be provided under the direction of the teacher providing guidance, in groups, seminars, student peer groups organised by the teacher providing guidance or supervisor, or as individual appointments between the teacher providing guidance or the supervisor and the student, if separately agreed.

The degree programmes hold several meetings during studies (e.g., tutoring, mentoring, guidance, info sessions on traineeships, progress in studies and personal study plans). 

The steering groups of degree programmes annually discuss the monitoring data concerning the progress of students and decide on measures to support students whether they are behind, keeping pace with or ahead of schedule (Rector’s Decision HY/801/00.00.06.00/2017, 24 October 2017).

At the Faculty of Medicine, guidance models are drawn up on a degree programme–specific basis, and decisions on such models are made by the degree programme steering groups.

General study guidance in geography master’s programme is organized in parallel sessions with the course GEOG-388 Master thesis seminar in geography. There is an examination day once a month on Fridays and on those days, there will be study guidance sessions available for different target groups of master`s students. It is recommended that every student participates in the recommended guidance sessions once every half a year, but students can also join more often if they so wish.

Guidance sessions are structured so that they start with general information about the topic of the day presented by a teacher or other specialist. After the common start, students are divided to smaller groups to discuss the topic with their peers and 1–2 members of staff. Staff members and groups will be different in every session, so the student can choose the group that best matches their interests and needs at the time.

1. year

The focus of guidance is on the first autumn how to start and plan studies and get to know geography staff. This includes both practical planning of what courses to enroll in Sisu as well as more general scoping of interests and future plans. On the first spring we check together that everyone has found their study path and help to make those plans succeed. In this guidance session there will also be general guidelines and support for starting the thesis project and finding a supervision.

2. year

On the second autumn the guidance session focuses on looking forward to graduation: how has the thesis process started and what skills and studies would be useful in the chosen career path of the student. On the second spring the guidance session goes over the technicalities of graduating as well as providing teacher and peer support not linked thesis supervision.

Visualisation of the study guidance (pdf)

Study counselor Erika Uusivuori 

The study plan of the Agricultural, environmental and resource economics study program is made in the study course AGERE-001 Introduction to the Master program in Agricultural, environmental and resource economics. In making the study plan, the supervising teacher and the educational planner of the degree program assist. AGERE-001 is organized twice in the Academic year at the beginning of the 1st and 3rd periods.

The study plan is made in the SISU with the help of instructions and supervising teachers. When creating the study plan, you can also use pdf curricula, which show e.g. the entirety of the curriculum of the degree program and the recommended completion times of the study courses as well as the teaching periods.

AGRI-001 Personal study plan (PSP)

The supervising PSP teachers help you with your Personal Study Plan (PSP). A personal supervising PSP teacher according to the AGRI study tracks and modules is appointed to each AGRI student and a study guidance group is formed in Sisu for the student and the teacher. After that you can receive direct feedback on your PSP and answers to your questions through Sisu from your supervising PSP teacher. If you do not yet have a supervising PSP teacher and a study guidance group Sisu, please contact one of the AGRI supervising PSP teachers below for forming the study guidance group in Sisu. Your supervising PSP teacher will register the pass mark in Sisu for the compulsory AGRI-001 (0 cr) after the first PSP discussion is made.

More information about the AGRI-001 Personal study plan (PSP) is in the Moodle-area and in Sisu.

The supervising PSP teachers in the AGRI programme for the different study tracks are (modules in parenthesis)

Agrotechnology

• Szabolcs Galambosi

Plant Production Sciences

• Johan Ekroos and Iryna Herzon (Agroecology)
• Timo Hytönen (Plant Breeding and Biotechnology)
• Pirjo Mäkelä (Crop Science)
• Kristiina Mäkinen (Plant Pathology)
• Ian Hardy (Agricultural Entomology)
• Paula Elomaa (Horticulture and Plant Biotechnology)

Animal Science

• Kari Elo (Animal Breeding and Biotechnology)
• Tuomo Kokkonen (Animal Nutrition)

Environmental Soil Science

• Asko Simojoki

Programme Director and Education Planning Officer

Contact information of the Programme Director and Education Planning Officer is found here.

The list of study track representatives is found below.

The list of research topics and supervisors can be found at: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/degree-programmes/materials-research-masters-programme/research

PSP Councellors

Experimental Materials Physics Study Track: Professor Filip Tuomisto
Computational Materials Physics Study Track: University lecturer Antti Kuronen
Medical Physics and Biophysics Study Track: Professor University lecturer Antti Kuronen
Polymer Materials Chemistry Study Track: Professor Robert Luxenhofer
Inorganic Materials Chemistry Study Track: Professor Matti Putkonen
Electronics and Industrial Physics Study Track: Professor Ari Salmi

Study templates for new students

Theses templates were prepared to help choose relevant courses to your study track:

• New students starting fall 2025

You start doing your PSP in the beginning of the studies with the help of your teacher tutor. In the orientation week on degree programme day you will get to know more about the PSP and after the orientation week you will have a meeting with your teacher tutor and you will be added in the teacher's guidance group in Sisu. The teacher tutors are listed here.

Teacher tutors (you can click on the name and get to know more about the teacher's research field):

Interaction of forests and atmosphere

Jaana Bäck

Physiological forest ecology

Albert Porcar-Castell

Plant physiology

Teemu Hölttä

Forest growth and production

Markku Larjavaara

Forest genomics

Tanja Pyhäjärvi

Forest economics, business and society

Mika Rekola (forest economics, ecosystem services, economical valuation, HR, education and competencies)

Maria Brockhaus (international forest policy)

Petri Parvinen (research in high-growth business and venturing: digital selling, dynamic algorithms, bioeconomy, industry transformation, learning, special interest in mixed reality)

Annukka Vainio (sustainable consumption, social psychology)

Angelina Korsunova-Tsaruk (sustainable consumption and life styles, circular economy, sustainability innovations)

Sami Berghäll (marketing, survey questionnaire, quantitative methods, forest owner research)

Mirja Mikkilä (business economics of forestry: company operators, circular economy, systemic change)

Anne Toppinen (forest bioeconomy, business and sustainability)

Forest entomology

Carita Lindstedt-Kareksela

Wildlife management

Sari Holopainen

Petri Nummi

Forest soil sciences

Jussi Heinonsalo

Kristiina Karhu

Forest pathology

Fred Asiegbu

Silviculture

Marjo Palviainen
Maiju Kosunen

Peatland ecology

Kari Minkkinen

Annamari Laurén

Tropical forestry

Edward Webb

Forest planning

Kyle Eyvindson

Forest resource management and geoinformatics

Markus Holopainen

Ilkka Korpela

Samuli Junttila

Forest technology

Jori Uusitalo

V-P Kivinen

Wood technology

Tuula Jyske

Juha Rikala
 

Environmental and natural resources economics

Olli Tahvonen

You should draw up your study plan in Sisu as soon as you start your Master's studies. PSP work will start in the orientation week and will be continued during the autumn.

Guiding with PSP give Pauliina Lankinen, Minna Poranen, Antti Karkman and Sari Timonen.

When you start your studies in Master's Programme in Microbiology and Microbial biotechnology join also to MMB Master's Programme info-page in Moodle. There is gathered some topic information concerning the studies in the programme.

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Goals:

• Introduce students to their study track
• Monitor and support student progress
• Write personal study plans (PSP), enabling all students to get their master’s studies off to a good start

Responsibilities:

• Discipline staff are responsible for discipline-specific orientation.
• In each discipline, new students are assigned to teachers responsible for their guidance so as to support student progress.
• Teaching and research staff offer guidance and supervision relevant to teaching and research and requiring consideration of the content of studies and disciplines.
• Teaching and Learning Services staff advise students on the degree structure and graduation and are responsible for information, advice and special guidance in their areas of expertise, such as advice on student exchange and traineeships, career guidance, and the consultation and guidance offered by the University’s counselling psychologists. In addition, Student Services staff assist students with problems in the use of Sisu and other student information systems.
• The programme steering group monitors student progress actively, using various information sources (e.g., Oodikone, HowULearn surveys, status reports and student consultations).

Practical guidance

1. New students: Students admitted through the joint application procedure that year and graduates from programmes other than the Bachelor’s Programme in Politics, Media and Communication who have been offered the option to study in the master’s programme

• At the beginning of the academic year, new students admitted to the study track are introduced to the disciplines and the structure of studies in the master’s programme.
• An education coordinator creates track-specific guidance groups in Sisu. These automatically updated groups are based on the students’ right to study:
  • Students of the Study Track in Politics and Organisations
  • Students of the Study Track in World Politics
  • Students of the Study Track in Media and Communication

• Each guidance group is assigned to a teacher providing guidance. These teachers are chosen within the disciplines.
• Teachers providing guidance inform student groups of the teachers’ guidance responsibilities.
• Teachers review study plans (PSP) and their feasibility with students.
• Teachers keep in contact with their groups, organise group meetings and encourage students to contact them if they have any questions or concerns.

2. Other than new students, including graduates from the Bachelor’s Programme in Politics, Media and Communication

• At the beginning of the term, a session is organised to introduce the structure of studies in the master’s programme to students who transferred to the relevant study track during the previous academic year. The autumn term meeting is also intended for new students admitted through the joint application procedure.
• An education coordinator creates track-specific guidance groups in Sisu. Updated each term, these groups are based on the students’ right to study:
  • Students of the Study Track in Politics and Organisations
  • Students of the Study Track in World Politics
  • Students of the Study Track in Media and Communication

• Each guidance group is assigned to a group of teachers responsible for guidance consisting of several teachers in the relevant study track. These teachers are chosen within the disciplines. The teachers agree with each other on the division of duties by assigning students among themselves.
• Teachers providing guidance inform student groups of the teachers’ guidance responsibilities.
• Teachers review study plans (PSP) and their feasibility with students.
• Teachers keep in contact with their groups, organise group meetings and encourage students to contact them if they have any questions or concerns.

Guidance during the master’s thesis seminar

Goals:

• Supervise master’s theses and support graduation
• Guide students to ensure the completion of master’s degrees in the target duration

Responsibilities:

• Thesis seminar instructors supervise master’s theses (unless a student and a seminar instructor agree otherwise).
• If necessary, the instructors guide general study planning as well.
• Students can continue to contact the teachers providing guidance.

Practical guidance

• The instructors of master’s thesis seminars meet each seminar participant either at group meetings or in person during the seminar. Although the primary purpose of this meeting is to supervise the master’s thesis, general study-related guidance should be offered.
• Teachers providing guidance remind students via email of the guidance available.

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You will receive guidance in the Master’s Programme in Social Research both in groups and individually. At the beginning of studies, all study tracks offered in the programme (criminology, consumption in society, social psychology, social work, sociology, social and public policy, and demography) organise their own group meeting(s) for new students. The teachers providing guidance contact all new students admitted through the master’s admissions procedure by email before studies begin or during the first teaching period, inviting them to the group meetings. The purpose of the meetings is to provide general information about the track and its studies and enable informal discussion. Another aim is to inform students about any guidance material (e.g., Moodle sites) provided by their track for student use.

Instructions for study planning are reviewed at sessions organised during orientation week for students joining the programme through the master’s admissions procedure. You will be informed of the person assigned to you as the teacher providing guidance at the orientation week session organised by the Master’s Programme in Social Research. You can also find the teacher’s name on the Instructions for Students website and in Sisu. Students moving from a study track in the bachelor’s programme to the master’s programme are usually assigned a new teacher providing guidance.

In addition to group meetings, the teachers providing guidance offer appointments for personal remote or on-site guidance to review your personal study plan (PSP) in Sisu. At the group meetings, you will be notified about the arrangements required for personal meetings and how often they can be organised (at least once per academic year for two academic years). The aim is that  you belong to the guidance group of the teacher assigned at the beginning of your studies to provide guidance throughout your master’s studies.

Moreover, you will receive guidance from other staff members as part of regular academic interaction in questions relevant to their courses or responsibilities. If necessary, the teacher providing guidance can refer you to the correct person to answer your questions. You can contact the teachers and other staff by email.

The roles of the teacher providing guidance and the master’s thesis supervisor are separate. You will be assigned a master’s thesis supervisor no later than during Master’s Thesis Seminar I. The supervisor supports your thesis work and the completion of your thesis. You can also talk about other study-related matters with your supervisor.

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In the Master's Programme in Theology and Religious Studies PSP work has been integrated into seminar work and studies on working life skills.

Draw up your study plan in Sisu, when starting your Master's studies. See example study paths and schedules in Master's Programme in Theoretical and Computational Methods. You can ask help from the persons responsible for study guidance (listed below) or the education coordinator by email.

After you have made the first version of your study plan, you will be added to the guidance group of the PSP supervisor of your own specialization. Information about the academic mentor will be sent to you via email. You will be automatically added to the group of the academic mentor in Sisu and together with your mentor you will finalize the study plan in the beginning of your studies. You can request follow-up meetings with your academic mentor, and we recommend to have at least one follow-up meeting every year.

The study guidance in Master's Programme in Theoretical and Computational Methods is divided according to the course codes in your study plan.

Courses with a code beginning with "TCM":
Study guidance: Senior university lecturer Esko Keski-Vakkuri

Courses with a code beginning with "ATM":
Study guidance: University lecturer Bernhard Reischl

Courses with a code beginning with "CSM" or "DATA":
Study guidance: Professor Kai Puolamäki

Courses with a code beginning with "KEM":
Study guidance: Associate professor Vivek Sharma and academy research fellow Susi Lehtola

Courses with a code beginning with "MAST":
Study guidance: University researcher Paolo Muratore-Ginanneschi

Courses with a code beginning with "MATR":
Study guidance: University lecturer Ilja Makkonen

Courses with a code beginning with "PAP":
Study guidance: Professor David Weir

Who should I contact?

More information about the study guidance in TCM Programme.

You will get study guidance in several phases and forms during your studies: 

• Welcome email soon after you have registered in the programme
• Orientation event at the end of August
• Computer Science Colloquium course for first-year students
• Academic mentoring to supervise personal study planning. 

See below for further information.

For guidance and services more generally, see 

• Guidance Compass
• Student Services Information Page

Enrolment in the master’s programme

Your study guidance begins as soon as you enrol in the programme. If you continue to the programme from a bachelor’s programme of the University of Helsinki, you will receive a welcome email soon after you have registered in the programme. The welcome email contains information and links that should help you in planning your master’s studies. If you applied for the programme in the winter call and got accepted, you will receive several email messages from the university and from the programme already before your studies start in autumn. 

If you have questions regarding the programme or your own study plans, do not hesitate to contact the programme director by email. 

Orientation events

Every year at the end of August, an orientation event is held at the Kumpula campus. You will receive the key information about the date, place, and program by email earlier in August. The orientation events of the master’s programme are mainly targeted to students that are new to the University of Helsinki. Part of the content should be interesting and useful even if you already know the university. Among other things, the orientation events introduce you to student tutors who can help you in practical matters during the first weeks of your studies.

Computer Science Colloquium

In the first year of your master’s studies, you are expected to participate in the Computer Science Colloquium course. The course starts in September and ends in May, thus spanning two semesters. The course is mandatory to students in the programme. It coordinates various activities related to planning of studies and career. Once you have enrolled in the course, you will be assigned an academic mentor, also called a personal study plan (PSP) supervisor. Meeting one-to-one with your mentor is encouraged by giving course points.

Academic mentoring

You can find the name of your mentor in the Sisu system: Go to My profile > Groups and find a line of the form “CSM mentoring, Firstname Lastname”. If there is no such line, then your mentor is the programme director. You may always contact your mentor by email. Depending on the mentor, there may also be a booking system available for finding and reserving suitable times for a chat with your mentor; the information is available in the Moodle area of the Computer Science Colloquium course implementation. 

You are encouraged to book a meeting with your mentor soon after you have started in the programme. In the first meeting, you will discuss your study plans, focusing particularly on the course selection for the first year. Before the meeting, you are expected to draft a plan in the Sisu system. You may also tentatively agree about the next meeting with your mentor, whether sooner or later. After the first meeting, the schedule and the topics of the meetings are not coordinated by the programme – you are expected to book an appointment whenever you have something you’d like to discuss with your mentor. The meetings with the mentor are informal and confidential.

Master’s thesis

After you have completed about 40 cr of advanced studies in computer science, it is time to find a thesis topic and instructor; see a description of the process.

Support material

• Degree structure and model study plans
• Teaching programme of the ongoing academic year

Table of guidance responsibilities

Supervising teachers

Political History: Samuel White, Juhana Aunesluoma

Economic and Social History: Sakari Saaritsa

Social and Cultural Anthropology: Tuulikki Pietilä, Maarit Forde

Global Development Studies: Markus Kröger, Franklin Obeng-Odoom

Personal study planning in ECGS MSc programme starts by getting to know the ECGS programme’s study paths through the Student Guide and Course selection.

You can find the Curriculum, programme structure and general information related to studying in the ECGS in Moodle: ECGS Info Site 2026-2030.

Each student in ECGS-programme gets a personal PSP-teacher, who helps the student in study planning. PSP-teacher information can be found in Sisu-system, where the study planning is performed (My profile -> Groups).

If the PSP teacher is not known, the student should be in contact with the Viikki student services.

This content is currently available only in Finnish. For more information, please see the Finnish-language version of this page.

You will get study guidance in several phases and forms during your studies: in welcome letters soon after you have been admitted to the programme or you have registered in the programme; in two orientation events at the end of August; on the compulsory Data Science Study Skills course; in the Data Science Fest course for students and teachers;  and in academic mentoring to supervise personal study planning, especially the selection of specialisation courses. See below for further information. 

For guidance and services more generally, see 

• Guidance Compass
• Student Services Information Page

You are expected to make your personal study plan using the Study Planning Tool (Sisu). See Instructions for using the Study Planning Tool.

Enrolment in the master’s programme

Your study guidance begins as soon as you enrol in the programme. If you continue to the programme from a bachelor’s programme of the Faculty of Science at the University of Helsinki, you will receive a welcome email soon after you have registered in the programme. The welcome email contains information and links that should help you in planning your master’s studies. If you applied for the programme in the winter call and got accepted, you will receive several email messages from the university and from the programme already before your studies start in autumn. 

If you have questions regarding the programme or your own study plans, do not hesitate to contact us by email at data-science-studies@helsinki.fi. 

Orientation events

Every year at the end of August, there will be two orientation events held at the Kumpula campus. You will receive the key information about the dates, places, and programs of these events by email earlier in August. The orientation events of the master’s programme are mainly targeted to students that are new to the University of Helsinki. However, a part of the content should be interesting and useful even if you already know the university. Among other things, the orientation events introduce you to student tutors who can help you in practical matters during the first weeks of your studies.

Data Science Fest

Data Science Fest is a monthly meeting of  Data Science students and teachers that covers many of the practicalities related to the contents of the curriculum, the study planning and to the Master’s Thesis process.

Academic mentoring

You can find the name of your mentor in the Sisu system: Go to My profile > Groups and find a line of the form “DATA mentoring, Firstname Lastname”. If there is no such line, then your mentor is the programme director. You may always contact your mentor by email. Some information on mentoring is also given in the Data Science Fests. 

You are encouraged to book a meeting with your mentor after they have been assigned to you in the autumn semester. In the first meeting, you will discuss your study and career plans, focusing particularly on the selection of specialisation courses . You may also tentatively agree about the next meeting with your mentor, whether sooner or later. After the first meeting, the schedule and the topics of the meetings are not coordinated by the programme – you are expected to book an appointment whenever you have something you’d like to discuss with your mentor. The meetings with the mentor are informal and confidential.

Master’s thesis

After you have completed about 40 cr of advanced studies in computer science, it is time to find a thesis topic and instructor; see this web page for a description of the process. 

Support material

• For the degree structure and model study plans, see this web page.
• For the teaching programme of the ongoing academic year, see this web page. 

Table of guidance responsibilities

For more information about personal study plan, please select the Finnish version of the page.

The programme has three study tracks: mathematics, applied mathematics, and statistics. The contact persons for study tracks can be found from the programme webpage under each study track.

When creating your personal study plan, you may benefit from model study plans:

Mathematics and Statistics model study plan 2022-2024 (pdf)

Mathematics and Statistics model study plan 2023-2025 (pdf)

How is the academic mentor determined and where can I find information on my mentor?

The education coordinator contacts you at the beginning of your studies. You should then decide on a preliminary study track (that can be changed later). Based on the chosen study track, an academic mentor is assigned to you, and you are added to the academic mentor’s group in Sisu. The academic mentor is added to the conversation, giving both you and the academic mentor each other's contacts and some instructions. Later, if you want to know who your academic mentor is, you can check in Sisu (My profile - Groups), or ask the education coordinator at uni-help (at) helsinki.fi. You can also switch from one academic mentor to another by request, for instance, if you wish to switch to another study track.

Is guidance included in certain courses or in a certain time frame?

Students are expected to participate in Master’s studies seminar I at the beginning of their studies as an introductory course to the practicalities of the programme. Later on in their studies, the student receives guidance regarding thesis work in Master’s studies seminar II.

What are the focus areas of guidance at different stages of studies?

When first starting in the programme, you are guided towards finding your own study track and understanding the structure of studies. When you have found the study track that interests you the most, guidance is given to find and complete studies relevant for that track and for your future. Once enough studies have been completed to start writing the thesis, the guidance focus shifts towards thesis work. The academic mentor need not be the thesis instructor.

Is guidance given mostly to individuals or to groups?

In Master’s studies seminars, guidance is given to a group. Otherwise, guidance is often individual between the student and either their academic mentor or the education coordinator of the programme.

How do communications work? Do students request guidance, or is it the duty of mentors to contact students?

Once a student is first assigned an academic mentor, it is recommended for them to agree on a meeting time to discuss and plan the first 60 credits of studies. The academic mentor is assumed to take an active role in initiating the first meeting. Students are also encouraged to contact their academic mentor. After the initial meeting, students should contact their academic mentor or education coordinator whenever they need more guidance.

What tools are used to support guidance?

Students should contact their academic mentors by email, or by meeting them in their office. Sisu is used to check and edit the student’s study plan. Moodle is used during courses to deliver guidance materials. The programme’s webpages and Instructions for students may be used as other sources of information.

Are study plans reviewed at specific checkpoints?

Study plans are made and reviewed at the beginning of studies, but otherwise you are free to update your plans and contact your academic mentor or education coordinator when needed.

Who should I contact?

Study tracks

The Master’s Programme in Life Science Informatics has four study tracks:

•    Bioin­form­at­ics and Systems Medicine
•  Bio­mathem­at­ics
•  Bio­s­tat­ist­ics
•  Exological informatics

Teacher tutor

The education coordinator or program director contacts the student at the beginning of their studies. The student is asked to decide on a preliminary study track. Based on the chosen study track, an academic mentor is assigned to the student, and the student is added to the academic mentor’s group in Sisu.

At the beginning of their studies every student will be appointed with a teacher tutor who will help you with your study plan. Later in your studies the teacher tutor helps you also in finding a suitable master's thesis topic and thesis supervisor. Teacher tutor will be also your personal tutor for issues related to studies and progress in the program in general.

We want to appoint you with the best possible tutor for which reason it is advisable to first familiarize yourself with our study tracks. When you begin your studies we will ask your preferences concerning the study track an, if you know already which study-tracks you are most interested in, we will appoint you with the study track specific tutor. However, it is also perfectly fine if you don't know your preference yet. All tutors can help you in the beginning of your studies and during the first fall you will take introductory course from all of our four tracks which then helps you to choose your specialization area.

Student is responsible in finding a MSc topic and supervisor. The academic mentor and the teacher of the Research Seminar in Life Science Informatics can help in that. Once MSc thesis topic and supervisor are found, student needs to write a thesis plan and consult the study track leader to get approval for the plan. After that, a student fills in an e-form detailing the thesis plan. The form is reviewed and checked by education coordinator or program director. 

Students should contact their academic mentors by email, or by meeting them in their office. Sisu is used to check and edit the student’s study plan. Moodle is used during courses to deliver guidance materials. The programme’s webpages and Instructions for students are used as other sources of information. They also contain model timetables that can be used for planning the studies so that they can be finalized in target time. 

More information for personal study planning

Model study timetables for each study track:

• 2025-2027
• 2024-2026
• 2023-2025
• 2022-2024
• 2021-2023
• 2020-2022

Study track descriptions: Helsinki.fi -page of the Life Science Informatics Programme.

Structure of the studies: Studies service website Scope and Structure of the degree.

Who should I contact?

Student advisors and education coordinators can be reached out via HelsinkiUni Help.

All new students starting their studies in the COS programme are assigned a track-specific teacher tutor whom they meet during the Orientation week. Ideally, the teacher tutor stays the same for the duration of the students’ degree.

Teacher tutors in 2025-2026:

• Development Studies: Franklin Obeng-Odoom
• Social and Cultural Anthropology: Marianna Keisalo
• Social Data Science: Matti Nelimarkka
• Social and Public Policy: Minna van Gerven
• Social Psychology: Inari Sakki
• Sociology: David Inglis

During the first year of studies the goal of the supervision and guidance in the COS programme is to support students in drawing up a Personal Study Plan (PSP) for the duration of their degree as well as introduce potential study track -specific research topics to them. During the second year the focus is more on thesis supervision and on potential traineeship opportunities.

Supervision for new students / first-year students

Each cohort of each study track convenes as a group in the beginning of the first study year in a meeting hosted by a teacher tutor. All students are then invited to a personal supervision meeting with the teacher tutor by the second period of the first study year. After that, personal supervision meetings are organized based on the students' needs.  Students are encouraged to contact teacher tutors or the programme director in case study-related issues arise.

The purpose of the meetings is to help the new students with drafting of a Personal Study Plan in Sisu and orienting towards thesis work.  Personal Study Plan is drawn up and discussed with the teacher tutor  during the time frame of the first teaching period. You can update your study plan and change it whenever you wish. If you need help with it regarding the contents of the plan or potential thesis topics you can contact your teacher tutor. In technical problems or questions regarding the structure of the degree, please contact the Kruununhaka Student Services.

The supervision practices of the different study tracks vary; for some study tracks (Social Data Science, Social Psychology) the track-specific compulsory course focuses on group formation and peer support, whereas in other study tracks student inclusivity and peer support are promoted in the course of the first thesis seminar. The compulsory course COS seminar (COS-301) taught in the first teaching period aims to help create identity for the programme and create cohesion and team spirit within the COS cohort.

Supervision for second-year students

A teacher tutor organises a group meeting with the supervised second- year student and/or students are provided with the opportunity for a one-on-one meeting based on students’ needs.

During the second year the focus is on thesis supervision.

Thesis supervision

Students are introduced to the current research conducted in the different disciplines of the study tracks during the first compulsory course COS seminar. Furthermore, the research topics of each study track are included in the following track-specific courses:

• Central Themes in Social and Cultural Anthropology (Period 1 or 2)
• Key Concepts in Social Data Science (Period 1 first year)
• Social and Public Policy courses: Wellbeing and Health (period 4) & Social Policy Concepts (period 1)
• Key Concepts in Sociology (Period 2 each year)
• Topical Issues in Social Psychology (Period 1 every year)
• Theories of Development (Period 4)

The students are usually appointed a thesis supervisor in the first Master’s Thesis seminar, The current practices vary between the study tracks of the programme, for detailed information, please see the instructions of the disciplines (pdf).

Responsibilities and division of duties

Students are responsible for creating and updating the study plan in Sisu, participating in supervision and guidance meetings as well as informing teacher tutors on potential lengthy breaks in their studies.

The teacher tutor plays an active role in supervising the Personal Study Plan (PSP) process during the first term and report any problems in it to the programme director. The student progress in the programme is further discussed by the steering group at least once a year.

In addition, the steering group discusses students’ feedback provided by the student members in every steering group meeting, and it is also taken into consideration when planning the programme and its contents.

These instructions are only available in Finnish. If you have questions, please contact siltavuori-student@helsinki.fi. 

Inom kandidatprogrammet i samhällsvetenskaper ingår den individuella studieplanen i studieavsnittet KSV-Ö101 Akademiska färdigheter I. Studieavsnittet består av den individuella studieplanen, studentens digitala kompetens och studieteknik.

PSP work starts in the orientation week of your first year. The ICE programme organizes a programme info meeting during the orientation week, which will introduce you the programme and its people and help you to draft your study plan. To be able to register for courses you need to draft a study plan in Sisu. It is very important that all new students participate in the info meeting.

Throughout your studies your assigned PSP teacher is available to guide you with the progress of your studies. During the first academic term you will meet your PSP teacher in person. In the meeting you can talk about, for example, your study plan, career plans, learning challenges, academic life in general, and so on. You can find out your PSP teacher in Sisu: Open “My profile” in the main menu of Sisu. Click on the “Groups” tab. The tab lists all the groups that you are included in, detailing the group name, type (tutoring group) and coordinator (your PSP supervisor).

In academic year 2023-2024 the PSP teachers are

• Alexandra Bergholm
• Julie Yu-Wen Chen
• Saila Poutiainen

During your first autumn term the ICE programme organizes one or two group PSP meetings. The topics of the meetings may vary from year to year, but usually they will include topics such as traineeships and work-life, academic freedom, implicit norms of communication and expectations in the Finnish academia (or UH), and the thesis process.

During the yearly orientation week ICE programme organizes an info meeting also for returning students (the 2nd year and older students) on teaching and other topical study issues. During the 2nd year supervising concentrates on completing your thesis. The Seminar meetings are an essential part of this. Please note that you will choose your individual thesis supervisor according to your thesis topic and it is usually not the same person as your PSP teacher. 

ICE programme organizes throughout the year other info meetings and informal gatherings for all ICE  students and teachers on a variety of topics.

Information available in Swedish. Select Swedish from upper right corner.

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As soon as you start your studies in Master's programme in Food Sciences, you should draw up your study plan in Sisu. 

More information and PSP instructions can be found from Moodle area "Master's Programme in Food Sciences (FOOD) info".

PSP guiding in Food Sciences master's programme give: 

General guidance in programme level: Laila Seppä (curriculum 2023-2026 and older degree structures), Noora Mäkelä-Salmi (curriculum 2026-2030)

Food Chemistry: Ndegwa Maina

Food Packaging: Hanna Koivula

Food Safety: Marina Heinonen

Food Sensory Science: Mari Sandell

Dairy Science and Technology: Pekka Varmanen, Rossana Coda

Grain Science and Technology: Noora Mäkelä-Salmi

Meat Science and Technology: Per Ertbjerg,

Food Technology: Laila Seppä,

Sisu advising: Helsinki UniHelp

Please indicate your module choices with an Efrom on the FOOD Master's programme info Moodle page. You will be placed to the guidance groups according to your module / specialization area selections.

PSP supervisors in your degree programme in study year 2025–2026:
 

Antiikin kreikka
Raija Sarasti

Asiantuntijuus monikielisissä yhteisöissä (AMY)
Friederike Lüpke

Englanti
eng-hops@helsinki.fi
Ylva Biri
Niina Hynninen
Merja Polvinen
Howard Sklar
Carla Suhr

Espanja
Anton Granvik

Italia
Enrico Garavelli

Japani
Riikka Länsisalmi

Kielitieteet
Mathias Creutz
Seppo Kittilä

Kiina
Sami Honkasalo

Korea
Jeong-Young Kim

Latina
Raija Sarasti

Liettua
Max Wahlström

Länsi- eteläslaavilaiset kielet
Max Wahlström

Muinaisen Lähi-idän kielet
Saana Svärd

Portugali
Iiris Rennicke

Ranska
Mari Wiklund

Saksa
Kati Dlaske

Venäjä vieraana kielenä
Arja Kirvesmäki

Venäjä äidinkielenä
Julia Ekman

The personal study plan is created in the beginning of the studies in the Sisu System. Guidance is provided during the information sessions organised during the fall semester and at supervision group meetings.

The plan can be updated any time during the studies.

The following personnel will help you with your Personal Study Plan: 

You supervising teacher (you can find your supervising teacher in Sisu, my profile, groups tab).

Katri Wegelius. Primary contact person for students in neuroscience studying for the degree in Finnish or English. 

Mikael Segerstråle. Primary contact person for students in neuroscience or physiology studying in Swedish or for the qualification of biology teacher.

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In the Bachelor’s Programme in Law, your personal study plan (PSP) will be drawn up during the orientation week in accordance with the instructions available on the orientation's Moodle page.

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The guidance models for the Faculty of Law and its degree programmes can be found in Flamma: Student guidance, supervision and progress monitoring.

Guidance in the Master’s Programme in Social and Health Research and Management

In the Master’s Programme in Social and Health Research and Management, you receive both individual and group guidance. As part of this guidance, you  draw up a personal study plan (PSP) in Sisu.

Instructions for study planning are offered during orientation week. At a welcome session organised by the master’s programme during orientation week, the principles of studying are explained, and students are split into guidance groups. During the first year of study, guidance is mainly given in group format. Guidance groups meet from the beginning of studies.

Personal study plans (PSP) are written at the beginning of studies, that is, during the first teaching period of the first year of study. Teachers providing guidance (PSP teachers) comment on the plans in Sisu. PSPs are not included in a specific course. Detailed instructions for writing PSPs are provided in group guidance sessions.

Students can ask their PSP teachers for personal guidance once per academic year for two academic years. They can do so by sending an email to the teacher. The guidance can be provided either remotely or face to face. Teachers providing guidance monitor student progress prior to guidance meetings.

Your PSP teacher remains the same throughout your studies. If a PSP teacher changes during a student’s studies, the change is recorded in Sisu, and the student is notified via email.

The responsibility for master’s thesis supervision lies with the master’s seminar instructors and the supervisor(s) of each thesis. The supervisor(s) are appointed during the master’s seminar.

The persons and parties responsible for various areas of student guidance are listed in the table below. For additional information on the division of general student advice duties, see the Instructions for Student website: Guidance compass.

These instructions are available only in Finnish / Swedish. For more information, please change the language of this page to Finnish / Swedish.

These instructions are available in Finnish. Please switch the language to Finnish to see the PSP instructions.

Personal study plan (PSP) is completed with the support of the teacher tutor during your first academic year (in the beginning of the studies).

The study plan can be made with the planning tool SISU. 

Teacher tutors for the Master's programme in Economics:

Hannu Vartiainen (research track) and Marja-Liisa Halko (general study track)

Practical implementation of guidance and PSP in USP

In the Master’s Programme in Urban Studies and Planning (USP), academic mentors are selected according to the faculty of the student's degree (a student can check their tutoring teacher from Sisu): 

• Faculty of Arts: Associate professor Florencia Quesada Avendaño 
• Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences: University lecturer Johan Kotze 
• Faculty of Science: University lecturer Petteri Muukkonen 

• Faculty of Social Sciences: University lecturer Jani Vuolteenaho 

Students are informed whom their academic mentor is during the orientation week, in the USP’s Student Guidebook, and in the Instructions for Students.

Guidance is mainly provided to groups or to all students at once. Students can request personal meetings with their academic mentor. It is the student’s duty to contact their academic mentor for a personal meeting. The study programme organizes four common mentoring events per year for first year students (twice in the autumn, mid-September and early-December; and twice in the spring, Mid-February and in May). These common mentoring events consist of a common part and small group meetings. For second year and older students, two meetings are organized, one in the autumn (September), and one in spring (February).

The Sisu platform and a Moodle page are used to support guidance. During the first spring, students do their Personal Study Plans (PSP) (and preliminary scheduling) in the Sisu platform, and they upload those as a PDF file to the Moodle page to be accepted and commented on by their academic mentor. This procedure will be explained during the common academic mentoring event. PSPs will be revaluated during the second study year (second autumn).

Focus areas of guidance at different stages of studies are: 

First autumn: 

• September:
  • Getting to know students
  • Ensuring sufficient information in terms of starting the studies and progressing in them.

• November/December: 
  • Ensuring sufficient information about obligatory and optional studies during the first spring. 
  • Showing where to find information about courses, timing, and registration.
  • Drawing up a personal study plan (PSP)

First spring: 

• February: 
  • Discussing student’s feelings about master’s level studies (successes, issues, interests, plans) 
  • Career insights, looking for an internship, internship aid provided by Career Services etc. 
• April-May: 
  • Discussing student’s preliminary plans for their MSc thesis work.
  • This guidance is partly organized during the Master’s seminar, and students are encouraged to join the seminar even during the first spring. 
  • Study opportunities during the summer: Open University, book exams, etc. 

Second autumn: 

• September: 
  • Second study year; checking PSPs and individual timetables for the second study year 

Second spring: 

• February: 
  • Styles and parts of the Master’s thesis and the evaluation process 
  • Graduation practices 

Guidance responsibilities 

Under höstterminen bör alla studenter göra en individuell studieplan (ISP). Den individuella studieplanen är integrerad i lärartutoreringen i samband med studieavsnittet "Introduktion till pedagogik" i kandidatprogrammet och "Aktuellt inom pedagogisk forskning" i magisterprogrammet. 

Mera instruktioner om den individuella studieplanen fås av din lärartutor Nina Santavirta (kandidat) eller Harriet Zilliacus (magister). 

Det rekommenderas att du går igenom och uppdaterar din personliga studieplan regelbundet under studiernas gång för att på bästa möjliga sätt följa upp dina egna studier.

Här hittar du Power point-presentationen (i pdf-format) från lärartutorträffen 3.9.2019. 

Student guidance in BSc

Academic mentoring

• The academic mentors are assigned to freshers before or during their first semester. The students can learn who their mentor is from the following:
  • Sisu or introductory e-mail.
  • During the orientation week (Mentors bootcamp)
  • During the introduction to modern science course
• It’s highly recommended that students meet their mentors at the start of their studies (period 1 or 2). Mentors may send invitation emails to their students.
• Students are expected to attend three meetings with their mentors during the course of their degree program. Recommended meeting times as follows:
  • 1st year: period 3 – 4 (discuss and finalise the PSP).
  • 2nd year: period 3 – 4 (follow up with the study progress).
  • 3rd year: period 2 – 3 (follow up with the study progress, graduation, and future studies).
• The mentoring is provided individually or in mentor groups, and the form of the meeting could also be agreed with the mentor (e.g., in person, video call, or via email)
• In addition to the mandatory meetings, students can also approach their mentors when they need help with study-related issues.
• In case the mentor is not available, the student can reach out to the mentoring coordinator Dr. Mohammad Alzeer.
• The mentors may send reminders about important study-related issues or contact students who lag in their studies to offer help.

• The materials related to guidance, such as FAQ, who is who in the program, exemplary study plans etc., are collected at the Moodle page.

  Courses

• Guidance is also provided during the orientation week, the courses “Introduction to modern science” and “Modern science working groups” in Periods 1-2, and B. Sc. Thesis seminar in the third year, where students who do not yet have a B. Sc. Thesis advisor can get guidance on how to find one.

  Tutoring

• Peer tutors from previous years help first-year students with practical matters and encourage students to contact their mentors when needed.

  Other

• The students can also get help with their studies content and homework of different subjects provided by instructors and teaching assistants of different departments:
• Mathematics and Statistics course: Ratkomo “Solvery” provided daily on the third floor of the Exactum building.
• Chemistry courses: kemiapaja “Paja” is provided on the fourth floor of Chemicum.
• Computer and data science courses: Paja teaching is offered onsite Kumpula for many bachelor's level courses as well as online in the departmental Discord channels

Academic Mentors (Personal Study Plan Advisors):

2025: 

Alexandru Tomescu
Bernhard Reischl

Matti Pauna

Katja Takmakova

2024:

Jiaheng Lu
Federico Bianchi
Konstantin Izyurov
Mohammad Alzeer

2023:
Alexandru Tomescu
Tommy Chan
Tuomo Kuusi
Gianni Vettese

2022:
Indre Zliobaite
Bernhard Reischl
Konstantin Izyurov
Martin Nieger
 

Study track repsentatives:

Chemistry: Miia Mäntymäki
Computer Science: Emilia Oikarinen
Mathematics and Statistics: Matti Pauna
Physics: Waldemar Kulig

Education coordinator: uni-help@helsinki.fi 

Programme Director: Flyura Djurabekova

Students prepare their personal study plans (PSP) according the degree requirements in the Sisu-system (please open the structure of studies tab, then you can create your study plan). 

The supervising teacher of the study track is able to help the student with the study planning. Please contact the teacher for getting the supervision: 

Supervising teachers of the LingDig MA Programme

Riikka Möttönen - Cognitive Science
Matti Miestamo - General Linguistics
Jörg Tiedemann - Language Technology
Mikko Tolonen - Digital Humanities
Juraj Simko - Phonetics

Uusille suoraan maisteriohjelmassa aloittaville opiskelijoille: Ohjeet opintosuunnitelman laadintaan saat orientaatioviikolla. Opintosuunnitelman laatimisessa auttavat myös opiskelija- ja opettajatuutorit. Opiskelija- ja opettajatuutoreihin pääset tutustumaan orientaatioviikolla.

Mikäli suoritat sekä kandidaatin että maisterin tutkinnon erityispedagogiikan opintosuunnassa, tee maisterivaiheen opintosuunnitelma samaan aikaan, kun suoritat opintojakson EDUM001 Kasvatustieteellisen tutkimuksen ajankohtaisia kysymyksiä. Kun olet tehnyt opintosuunnitelman Sisussa, pyydä opintosuunnitelmasi hyväksymistä tällä e-lomakkeella.

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The guidance models for the Faculty of Law and its degree programmes can be found in Flamma: Student guidance, supervision and progress monitoring.

The Academic mentor in EnChiL is Research Director Katja Lauri.

Your programme's Education Coordinator will answer to your technical questions about your study plan.

The instruction on how to register your studies completed in the other universities to the University of Helsinki register can be found in the Instructions for Student  paragraph Recognition and Validation of Prior Learning. 

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Each student will be assigned a PSP (Personal Study Plan) teacher. The PSP teacher helps students in planning their studies and oversees their progress.  

You can find your PSP teacher in Sisu. Open "My Profile" in the main menu of Sisu. Click on the "Groups" tab. This tab lists all the groups you are in, including your PSP group. 

In addition to a PSP teacher, all students will have a thesis supervisor. The thesis supervisor is chosen according to your thesis topic, and is usually not the same person as your PSP teacher. The thesis supervisor is an Aleksanteri Institute faculty member. 

Hammaslääketieteen koulutusohjelman opiskelun ohjaus on kuvattuna Hammaslääketieteen Ohjausmallissa, joka löytyy ja on luettavissa Flammassa Ohjaus ja opintojen etenemisen seuranta- sivulla. Hammaslääketieteen koulutusohjelman opiskelun ohjaus on kuvattuna Hammaslääketieteen Ohjausmallissa, joka löytyy ja on luettavissa Flammassa Ohjaus ja opintojen etenemisen seuranta- sivulla.

Ohjaus opintojen aikana

Hammaslääketieteen koulutusohjelmassa annetaan ohjausta läpi opintojen. Varsinaista omaa ohjaavaa opettajaa ei nimetä Hammaslääketieteen koulutusohjelmassa. Alla olevassa kuvassa on kuvattuna hammaslääketieteen koulutusohjelman ohjaus opintojen eri vaiheissa.

Opetus- ja opiskelijapalvelut ohjauksen tukena

Hammaslääketieteen koulutusohjelman opiskelijoita tukevat Opetus-ja opiskelijapalveluista (OPA) erityisesti koulutusohjelman koulutussuunnittelijat sekä opintoneuvojat. Koulutussuunnittelijat auttavat tutkintorakenteisiin, opintojen vastaavuuksiin ja opintojen suorittamiseen liittyvissä kysymyksissä sekä antaa syventävää opintoneuvontaa ja toimii hammaslääketieteen koulutusohjelman johtoryhmän asiantuntijasihteerinä ja opetuksen tukena. Koulutussuunnittelijat auttavat ilmoittautumisissa ja opintoneuvojat antavat yleisestä opintoneuvontaa ja aiemmin hankitun osaamisen hyväksilukemiseen ja valmistumiseen liittyvissä asioissa. Opetus-ja opiskelijapalveluista ei anneta opintojen sisältöön liittyvää ohjausta, sitä antavat opintojaksojen ja opintokokonaisuuksien vastuuopettajat ja viime kädessä niihin liittyvistä kysymyksistä on vastuussa koulutusohjelman johtaja. Lisätietoa opetus-ja opiskelijapalveluiden vastuista ja vastuun rajoista erillisessä dokumentissa Ohjauksen ja neuvonnan palvelukuvaukset (OPA).

Opintosuunnitelma

Kaikkiin tutkintoihin sisältyy pakollisena henkilökohtaisen opintosuunnitelman (HOPS) tekeminen. HOPS tehdään Sisu-järjestelmässä. Ohjeita Sisun käyttöön ja HOPSin tekemiseen saat Sisun opintojen suunnittelun ohjeesta.

Sinulla tulee olla yksi ensisijainen suunnitelma. Opintosuunnitelma toimii opintoihin ilmoittautumisen sekä asioinnin, ml. valmistumisen, perustana. Päivität suunnitelman osioita sitä mukaa, kun etenet opinnoissasi.Opintosuunnitelmia ei tarvitse erikseen hyväksyttää.

Sisun opintosuunnitelmaohjeiden kautta löydät tekniset ohjeet mm. suoritettujen opintojen sijoittamisesta opintosuunnitelmaan, sekä opintojakson ja kokonaisuuden version vaihtamisesta. Kokonaan uuden suunnitelman luominen on tarpeen vain harvoin. Luodessasi uuden suunnitelman tai vaihtaessasi kokonaisuuden versiota, menetät aiemmin tekemäsi valinnat ja kokonaisuuteen hyväksytyt hakemukset. Suorittamasi opinnot ovat kuitenkin aina opintosuoritusotteellasi siitä huolimatta, oletko lisännyt ne suunnitelmaan vai et.

Opiskelutahti

Opintojen suositeltava suoritustahti on 60 op/lukuvuosi, 30 op/lukukausi.

Opintojen laajuus

Tavoitteena on, ettei tutkinnon minimilaajuus 330 op ylittyisi. Tutkintoja ja opintoja koskevien linjausten mukaisesti tutkinnon minimilaajuus saa enimmillään ylittyä 10%:lla

Aiemmin hankitun osaamisen hyväksilukeminen

Voit hakea muualla suoritettujen opintojen ja muun osaamisen hyväksilukemista tutkintoosi Opiskelijan ohjeiden Aiemmin hankitun osaamisen hyväksilukeminen tutkintoon –osion ohjeiden mukaisesti.

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Guidance in the Master’s programme in Changing Education

MASTER’S PROGRAMME IN CHANGING EDUCATION (CE)

It is possible to receive diverse guidance and support during your studies. Much of the support is offered in various mandatory and optional information sessions during your studies. The guidance path (PDF) compiles various guidance sessions intended for students in the Changing Education programme. In addition to these sessions, you will also receive guidance through the following different channels and services:

Siltavuori Student Services

The Siltavuori student services offer guidance related to your studies at the Faculty of Education. You can find the contact information in the Instructions for students.

When you send messages to the siltavuori-student@helsinki.fi address, please remember to mention your study programme’s abbreviation (Changing Education = CE) and the topic of your message in the message title. This way, your message reaches the correct study advisor or education coordinator faster.

You also have the opportunity to schedule a personal appointment with the study advisor or educational planner for your specific study track. When booking, carefully review the provided instructions and include a detailed message about the purpose of the appointment. Don't forget to include your study plan (PSP) as well. You can make an appointment for study guidance through the appointment service.

Other student services and the study guidance of the Open University of the University of Helsinki

You have the opportunity to complete optional studies, for example, in other faculties at the University of Helsinki. You can receive advice on optional studies offered by other faculties from the student services of the respective faculty that organizes the courses.

The open university offers a wide variety of studies. The study advisors of the open university offer guidance about studies organized as open university studies.

The email list of the master’s programme in Changing Education

Important current study-related matters related to the Master's Programme in Changing Education will be communicated through the email list edu-ce@helsinki.fi. You need to join the email list following the instructions below:

• Send a message to the address majordomo@helsinki.fi.
• On the first row of text in the message, write subscribe list-name firstname.lastname@helsinki.fi. (NB! Only use your helsinki.fi address to join the email list).
• Leave the subject empty.

Example:

Sally Student would join the email list as follows:

• Sending a message to majordomo@helsinki.fi
• Subject: (empty)
• Text: subscribe edu-ce sally.student@helsinki.fi

Contact information of the tutor teacher and the teachers of the study units

You can find the information about your tutor teacher in the Sisu section My profile under the Group tab. 

Guidance compass (other guidance services)

In addition to teacher tutors and student services, the University of Helsinki also provides other support services to aid your studies. Services are available from, for example, study advisors, study psychologists, and career advisors. You can find more information about these various forms of support and guidance in the Guidance Compass of the Instructions for students.

If you are a GGL-student and you have questions about your study plan, please contact programme coordinator Anna Käyhkö.

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The guidance models for the Faculty of Law and its degree programmes can be found in Flamma: Student guidance, supervision and progress monitoring.

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The overall description of the guidance and supervision in the Faculty of Medicine is published in Flamma on the page “Student guidance, supervision and progress monitoring”.

The description of the guidance and supervision in Master’s programme in Translational Medicine (in PDF form)

Varhaiskasvatuksen opettajan opintosuunnan monimuotoistettu opiskeluryhmä lukuvuonna 2024-2025 

Haluatko syventää pedagogisia taitojasi työelämässä? Haluatko jo opiskeluaikana mukaan toteuttamaan suunnitelmallista pedagogista toimintaa lasten tarpeiden mukaisesti? 

Lähde mukaan Helsingin kaupungin varhaiskasvatuksen, Helsingin yliopiston ja OAJ:n yhteiseen kokeiluun, jossa Helsingin yliopiston varhaiskasvatuksen kandiopiskelijoille tarjoutuu mahdollisuus työskennellä opintojen ohessa Helsingin kaupungin päiväkodeissa yhden toimintavuoden ajan syyskuusta 2024 toukokuu loppuun 2025. Tule mukaan kokeiluun ja vaikuttamaan siihen, miten nyt ja tulevaisuudessa rakennamme varhaiskasvatuksen opettajaopiskelijoille hyvän polun opinnoista työelämään! 

Mistä on kyse? 

Kokeilun tavoitteena on selvittää, miten varhaiskasvatuksen opettajaopintojen kolmannen opintovuoden pakollisten opintojen suorittaminen olisi mahdollista järjestää niin, että osa-aikatyö varhaiskasvatuksessa olisi mahdollista ja se tukisi opiskelijan asiantuntijuuden kehittymistä. Kokeilun kautta opiskelijoille tarjoutuu mahdollisuus päästä vahvistamaan käytännön pedagogisia taitojaan, syventämään osaamistaan ja käyttämään vahvuuksiaan. He saavat kokemusta pedagogisen toiminnan suunnittelusta, toteuttamisesta ja arvioinnista. He pääsevät myös seuraamaan, miten ryhmän toiminta, vasut ja varhaiskasvatuksen strategiset tavoitteet nivotaan yhteen toimintavuoden ajan syksystä kesän alkuun.  

Mitä Helsingin kaupunki odottaa sinulta?     

Teet töitä varhaiskasvatuksen opettajan tehtävässä yhdessä kokeilussa mukana olevassa päiväkodissa ja samassa lapsiryhmässä koko kokeilun ajan. Opettelet ohjaamaan tiimiäsi pedagogisessa suunnittelussa, toteuttamisessa, arvioinnissa ja kehittämisessä yhdessä toisen varhaiskasvatuksen opettajan kanssa. Olet mukana varhaiskasvatuksellisessa vuoropuhelussa, lapsiryhmäsi toimintakulttuurin ja oppimisympäristön rakentumisessa. Tutustut huoltajien kanssa tehtävään yhteistyöhön. Vahvistat ryhmän varhaiskasvatuksellista osaamista ja pedagogista opettajaresurssia. Olet yhdessä tiimikaveriesi kanssa rakentamassa lapselle hyvää päivää. 

Minkälaisesta työsuhteesta on kyse? 

Kokeilussa on mukana 21 päiväkotia Itä- ja Koillis-Helsingistä, joille on myönnetty rahoitusta koulutuksellisen tasa-arvoisuuden edistämiseen. Tehtäväsi on toimia lisäresurssina mutta kasvatusvastuullisena varhaiskasvatuksen opettajana yhdessä päiväkodissa ja samassa lapsiryhmässä koko työsuhteen ajan. Tämä tarkoittaa sitä, että esimerkiksi kolmen työntekijän ryhmässä toimit neljäntenä työntekijänä. Ryhmässä työskentelee kanssasi vähintään yksi varhaiskasvatuksen opettaja. Tuleva lapsiryhmä ei ole vielä tiedossa, mutta voit keskustella ryhmätoiveestasi päiväkodin johtajan kanssa. 

Työsuhde kestää 1.9.2024 – 31.5.2025. Työtä on 10 työpäivää / kuukausi. Työpäivä ajoittuu kello 8–16 välille. Suunnittelet kuukauden työpäiväsi yhdessä päiväkodin johtajan kanssa. Työajasta on varattu pedagogiseen suunnitteluun yhdessä ryhmän toisen varhaiskasvatuksen opettajan kanssa aikaa vähintään 4 tuntia kuukaudessa. Palkkasi on 1428,2 e/kk (2 856,45 e/kk – 50 %). 

Sitä, mihin mainituista yksikköistä haluaisit mieluiten työllistyä, kysytään hakuvaiheessa. Toiveesi pyritään toteuttamaan mahdollisimman hyvin, mutta huomioi, ettei kaikkien hakijoiden ensisijaista toivetta voida välttämättä toteuttaa.  

Miten opinnot järjestetään? 

Hankkeeseen mukaan hyväksytyt opiskelijat muodostavat oman opintoryhmänsä, jonka kanssa he suorittavat seuraavat opintojaksot:   

• EDUK008VO Kandiseminaari 4 op ja -tutkielma 6 op,   
• EDUK712 Harjoittelut 15op, osa 2: Syventävä harjoittelu 7op,   
• EDUK723VO Varhaiserityiskasvatus 5 op,   
• EDUK724VO Matematiikka ja tiedekasvatus 5 op, 
• EDUK727VO Katsomuskasvatus ja eettinen kasvatus 5 op,   
• KK-EDUK-eng Vieras kieli 4 op(suoritetaan monimuoto-koulutuksen opiskelijoiden kanssa)  
• KK-AIAKVU1OP Akateeminen vuorovaikutusosaaminen (suomi) (1 op) (suoritetaan monimuoto-koulutuksen opiskelijoiden kanssa)  

Opinnot järjestään monimuotoisesti ja niin, että osa-aika työ on mahdollista. Opintojaksojen tarkemmat opetusohjelma tiedot (esim. kontaktiopetuksen määrä) selviävät kevään -24 aikana. Näillä näkymin opintojen suorittamisen ajoitus noudattaisi nykyistä opetusohjelmaa ja opiskelijat suorittaisivat syventävän harjoittelun osittain yliopiston kenttäpäiväkotiverkoston päiväkodissa kahden viikon mittaisena jaksona. Muiden kolmannen opintovuoden opintojen (esim. vapaasti valittavat opinnot ja vaihto-opiskelu) osalta osa-aikatyötä ei voida ottaa huomioon. Käytännössä tämä rajaa pois osan sivuaineopintoja sekä mahdollisuuden lähteä vaihtoon. Mukaan hakevan opiskelijan on lisäksi hyvä huomioida, että osa-aikatyön ja opintojen yhdistäminen tulee olemaan työlästä. 

Ketkä ovat hakukelpoisia? 

Hakukelpoisella opiskelijalla tulee olla voimassaoleva opinto-oikeus kasvatustieteen kandidaatin tutkintoon, varhaiskasvatuksen opintosuuntaan ja hakijalla tulee lisäksi olla tutkinnonsuoritusaikaa vähintään 31.7.2025 saakka.  

Lisäksi hakijan opintojen on pitänyt edetä niin, että hänellä on Sisussa suoritusmerkinnät vähintään kaikista II periodiin mennessä VO- perusopintopolussa 2023-2026 olleista opintojaksoista (luettelo alla). Suoritettujen opintojen tulee näkyä hakijan ensisijaisessa opintosuunnitelmassa Sisussa. Lisäksi hakijalla ei saa olla hyväksyttyä ilmoittautumista kandidaatintutkielmaseminaariin. Eduksi haussa lasketaan, jos hakijalla on suoritettuna vähintään 15 op. valinnaisia opintoja. 

Haku toteutetaan e-lomakkeella, hakuaika 18.3-5.4, valinnan tuloksista ilmoitetaan sähköpostitse toukokuun ensimmäisillä viikoilla. Hakulomake julkaistaan tässä 18.3.2024 klo 9.30:

Luettelo edellytettävistä opinnoista:  

• DIGI-A Opiskelijan digitaidot: orientaatio 2 op 
• DIGI-B Opiskelijan digitaidot: syventävät taidot 1 op  
• EDUK-AKTE Akateemiset tekstitaidot (suomi) 2 op  
• EDUK001 Kohti tutkivaa työtapaa 5 op  
• EDUK002 Kvalitatiiviset tutkimusmenetelmät I 5 op  
• EDUK022VO Akateeminen varhaiskasvatuksen opettajuus 2 op / Tai Opettajuus ja Viestintä  
• EDUK701 Pienten lasten pedagogiikka 5 op  
• EDUK711VO Perusharjoittelu 7 op  
• EDUK7210VO Musiikkikasvatus 5 op  
• EDUK7211 Käsityökasvatus 5 op  
• EDUK7212VO Liikunta ja hyvinvointi 5 op  
• EDUK722VO Varhaiskasvatuksen pedagogiset perusteet 5 op  
• EDUK726VO Kielten ja lukutaitojen moninaisuus 5 op  
• EDUK728 Lastenkirjallisuus ja draama 5 op  
• EDUK729VO Kuvataidekasvatus 5 op  
• PED001 Kasvatuksen yhteiskunnalliset, historialliset ja filosofiset perusteet 5 op  
• PED003 Opetuksen suunnittelu, toteutus ja arviointi I 5 op  

Tai aiempien OPSien vastaavat opintojaksot. 

Miten opiskelijat valitaan? 

Ryhmään valintaan vähintään 12, enintään 20 opiskelijaa. Mikäli kelpoisten hakijoiden määrä jää alle 12, ryhmää ei perusteta.  Hakija ilmoittaa hakulomakkeella 7 mieluisinta päiväkotia alla olevasta listasta ja valitut tullaan sijoittamaan johonkin näistä seitsemästä

Valinta toteutetaan poimimalla satunnaisesti 20 opiskelijaa ensin niiden hakijoiden joukosta, jotka ovat hakulomakkeella ilmoittaneet suorittaneensa vähintään 15 op.ta valinnaisia opintoja. Tämän jälkeen kaikkien näin valittujen opiskelijoiden hakukelpoisuus tarkistetaan ja ne opiskelijat, jotka eivät täytä hakukriteereitä poistetaan valittujen joukosta. Heidän tilalleen valitaan satunnaisesti samasta hakijajoukosta uusia opiskelijoita, joiden hakukelpoisuus tarkistetaan. Tätä menettelyä jatketaan, kunnes ryhmän enimmäismäärä on täytetty.  

Mikäli ryhmää ei saada tällä menettelyllä täyteen, valintaa jatketaan muiden hakijoiden joukosta, kunnes enimmäismäärä täyttyy tai kelpoisia hakijoita ei enää löydy.  

Jos ryhmän enimmäismäärä täyttyy ennen kaikkien hakijoiden opintojen tarkistamista, jäävät loput opiskelijat varasijalle. Varasijalta on mahdollista päästä mukaan ryhmään, mikäli paikka vapautuu ennen lukuvuoden 2024-25 alkamista. Vapaat paikat täytetään hakijoiden joukosta satunnaisesti kuvatun menettelyn mukaisesti. 

Mitä käy jos minut valitaan ja joudun perumaan osallistumiseni? 

Valitulla opiskelijalla on mahdollisuus peruuttaa osallistumisensa hankkeeseen. Helsingin kaupungin kanssa solmittavan osa-aikaisen työsuhteen irtisanomisesta vastaa KASKO. 

Pitääkö olla valmis menemään mihin tahansa päiväkotiin?

Hakija ilmoittaa hakulomakkeella 7 mieluisinta päiväkotia alla olevasta listasta ja valitut tullaan sijoittamaan johonkin näistä seitsemästä päiväkodista. 

Listaus mukana olevista yksiköistä:

Minulla olisi kysymyksiä hausta tai työsuhteesta, mistä saisin lisätietoa?

1)Tule 19.3.2024 klo 12-13 hakuinfoon joka järjestetään Zoomissa. 

Linkki: https://helsinki.zoom.us/j/68702030149?pwd=MWFFYnlmaXBGV2M5SlI5SU9GTmgvUT09  

Meeting ID: 687 0203 0149
Passcode: 263544

Voit laittaa etukäteen kysymyksiä Flingaan, ne käsitellään hakuinfossa: Flinga - HY & KASKO Pilotti-info 2024 kysymyksiä

2)Katso infon jälkeen usein kysytyt kysymykset tästä linkistä (linkki päivitetään 19.3.2024 infon jälkeen)

3) Jos edellisten jälkeen on vielä kysymyksiä, voit olla yhteydessä:  

•  työsuhteeseen liittyvissä asioissa: Henrietta Suomalainen, henrietta.suomalainen@hel.fi 

• hakuun liittyvissä asioissa: siltavuori-student@helsinki.fi

Lisätietoja työsuhteeseen liittyvissä asioissa: Henrietta Suomalainen, henrietta.suomalainen@hel.fi 

Lisätietoa hakuun liittyvissä asioissa: siltavuori-student@helsinki.fi 

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Kaksiportaisen tutkintorakenteen ohjausmalli päivitetään lukuvuoden 2025-2026 kuluessa. Ohjauskäytännöt perustuvat yksiportaisen rakenteen ohjausmalliin, joka löytyy ja on luettavissa kokonaisuudessaan Flammassa Ohjaus ja opintojen etenemisen seuranta- sivulla.

Ohjaus opintojen aikana

Hammaslääketieteen opintojen aikana annetaan ohjausta läpi opintojen. Varsinaista omaa ohjaavaa opettajaa ei nimetä Hammaslääketieteen ohjelmissa.

Opetus- ja opiskelijapalvelut ohjauksen tukena

Hammaslääketieteen opiskelijoita tukevat Opetus-ja opiskelijapalveluista (OPA) erityisesti koulutusohjelman koulutussuunnittelijat sekä opintoneuvojat. Koulutussuunnittelijat auttavat tutkintorakenteisiin, opintojen vastaavuuksiin ja opintojen suorittamiseen liittyvissä kysymyksissä sekä antaa syventävää opintoneuvontaa ja toimii hammaslääketieteen johtoryhmän asiantuntijasihteerinä ja opetuksen tukena. Koulutussuunnittelijat auttavat ilmoittautumisissa ja opintoneuvojat antavat yleisestä opintoneuvontaa ja aiemmin hankitun osaamisen hyväksilukemiseen ja valmistumiseen liittyvissä asioissa. Opetus-ja opiskelijapalveluista ei anneta opintojen sisältöön liittyvää ohjausta, sitä antavat opintojaksojen ja opintokokonaisuuksien vastuuopettajat ja viime kädessä niihin liittyvistä kysymyksistä on vastuussa koulutusohjelman johtaja. Opetus- ja opiskelijapalveluiden vastuut ja vastuun rajat on kuvattu tarkemmin Flammassa (Ohjauksen ja neuvonnan palvelut -sivulla).

Opintosuunnitelma

Kaikkiin tutkintoihin sisältyy pakollisena henkilökohtaisen opintosuunnitelman (HOPS) tekeminen. HOPS tehdään Sisu-järjestelmässä. Ohjeita Sisun käyttöön ja HOPSin tekemiseen saat Sisun opintojen suunnittelun ohjeesta.

Sinulla tulee olla yksi ensisijainen suunnitelma. Opintosuunnitelma toimii opintoihin ilmoittautumisen sekä asioinnin, ml. valmistumisen, perustana. Päivität suunnitelman osioita sitä mukaa, kun etenet opinnoissasi.Opintosuunnitelmia ei tarvitse erikseen hyväksyttää.

Sisun opintosuunnitelmaohjeiden kautta löydät tekniset ohjeet mm. suoritettujen opintojen sijoittamisesta opintosuunnitelmaan, sekä opintojakson ja kokonaisuuden version vaihtamisesta. Kokonaan uuden suunnitelman luominen on tarpeen vain harvoin. Luodessasi uuden suunnitelman tai vaihtaessasi kokonaisuuden versiota, menetät aiemmin tekemäsi valinnat ja kokonaisuuteen hyväksytyt hakemukset. Suorittamasi opinnot ovat kuitenkin aina opintosuoritusotteellasi siitä huolimatta, oletko lisännyt ne suunnitelmaan vai et.

Opiskelutahti

Opintojen suositeltava suoritustahti on 60 op/lukuvuosi, 30 op/lukukausi.

Opintojen laajuus

Tavoitteena on, ettei tutkinnon minimilaajuus, kandiohjelmassa 180 op ja lisensiaattiohjelmassa 150 op, ylittyisi. Tutkintoja ja opintoja koskevien linjausten mukaisesti tutkinnon minimilaajuus saa enimmillään ylittyä 10%:lla

Aiemmin hankitun osaamisen hyväksilukeminen

Voit hakea muualla suoritettujen opintojen ja muun osaamisen hyväksilukemista tutkintoosi Opiskelijan ohjeiden Aiemmin hankitun osaamisen hyväksilukeminen tutkintoon –osion ohjeiden mukaisesti.

All students are assigned a PSP (personal study plan) teacher that will support you in planning your studies. The guidance is provided individually and in groups. Students can also contact their PSP teacher if they need help with study-related issues.

First year students

Everyone will be assigned a PSP teacher when starting their studies. You will meet with your PSP teacher during the orientation week and during the course LAS-101 Introduction to Liberal Arts and Sciences. Your PSP teacher may change at the end of the first year when you choose your study track.

The PSP teachers for new students 2026

• Omar Guerrero, all new students and especially questions related to the social data science study track
• Sanna Lötjönen, all new students and especially questions related to the economics of natural resources and resource management of global forests study tracks
• Lidia Pivovarova, all new students and especially questions related to the digital humanities study track
• Jouni Tuominen, all new students and especially questions related to the data science study track
• Emma Vitikainen, all new students and especially questions related to the ecology and adaptation study track

Henkilökohtainen opintosuunnitelma (HOPS) tehdään Sisussa, ja sen tekemisessä opastetaan maisteriohjelmapäivässä orientaatioviikolla. Jokaiselle opiskelijalle nimetään ohjaava opettaja eli HOPS-ohjaaja maisteriopintojen alussa. HOPS-ohjaukseesi sisältyy sekä ryhmäohjausta että yksilöohjausta.

Jos tarvitset opintojen suunnitteluun (esim. opintojen sisältö, valinnaiset opinnot, oman asiantuntijuuden kehittäminen, työelämään suuntautuminen) liittyvää ohjausta, voit ottaa yhteyttä omaan ohjaavaan opettajaasi. Käytäthän helsinki.fi -sähköpostiosoitettasi asioidessasi yliopiston henkilökunnan kanssa.

Voit tarkistaa, kuka ohjaava opettajasi on Sisussa: siirry kohtaan Omat tiedot - Ryhmät. Jos sinulla ei ole ohjaavaa opettajaa tai et pääse Sisuun, voit ottaa yhteyttä opiskelijaneuvontaan.

You will need a personal study plan at the beginning of your studies, which will be created in Sisu. Our teachers and tutors support you in planning your studies and each student will be assigned a supervising teacher. During the orientation week on the Master’s Programme day, you will learn more about the courses and how to sign up for them.

PSP guiding in the Master's Programme in Technologies for Sustainable Use of Renewable Resources

General guidance and inquiries regarding the PSP at the programme level: Jori Uusitalo

Other teachers will be updated before the start of study year.

Guidance in the Master's Programme in Technologies for Sustainable Use of Renewable Resources