Expanded range of language and communication courses for UH students

Kielikeskuksen kyltti
Bulletin 4.1.2024

NEW: Complete language and communication studies at any higher education institution in the capital region.  

KiViTa, or collaboration in language and communication teaching in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, offers courses in languages and communication, which can be taken by anyone studying or working at the higher education institutions of the region. The versatile range of courses focuses particularly on Finnish and Swedish, multilingual academic and professional communication, and less frequently taught languages. The courses are primarily organised flexibly as remote and web-based studies. The University of Helsinki also offers an abundance of courses for both its own students and students at other higher education institutions in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. You can register for courses beginning in January from 11 December 2023 to 1 January 2024. Explore the courses and registration instructions at kivita.fi. Study with us and our partners! 

A broad selection of other language courses will again begin at the Language Centre in the third teaching period. Registration will run from 11 December 2023 to 7 January 2024.  

Here are some of the courses available:  

German: 
Chinese: 
English: 

Studies in English beginning in the third teaching period include academic and professional communication courses and a broad range of optional and master’s-level courses. See the Instructions website for the full syllabus. 

Here are some of the courses beginning in this period: 

Reading, Listening and Speaking (KK-ENG301, CEFR B1, 2 cr) 

 Advanced English: Business Communication (KK-ENG402, CEFR B2, 2 cr) 

Advanced English: Grammar (KK-ENG508, CEFR C1, 2 cr) 

Advanced English: Craft of Creative Writing (KK-ENG509, CEFR C1, 3 cr) 

Advanced English: Academic Discussion (KK-ENG511, CEFR C1, 2 cr) 

Advanced English: Translation (KK-ENG514, CEFR C1, 2 cr) 

Advanced English: Introduction to Academic Writing (KK-ENG516, CEFR C1, 2 cr) 

Swedish: 

The Bilingual Course (Swedish–Finnish) in Oral Skills (KK-RUO202, CEFR A2, 2 cr) begins in the third teaching period at CEFR A2 and CEFR B2 level (KK-RUO417, CEFR B2, 2 cr). 

You can also begin studying Swedish from the elementary level: Swedish for Beginners 1 (KK-RUO001, CEFR A1, 3 cr, contact teaching). Or take a refresher course: Repetera svenska – Remedial Course in Swedish (KK-RUO205, CEFR A2, 2 cr, contact teaching) or Nätrep – Refresher Online Course in Swedish Grammar (KK-RUO204, CEFR A2, 2 cr, online teaching). 

Finnish (as the second national language) 

Communication for Career Purposes in Finnish (KK-FIN06, CEFR C1, 2 cr, blended teaching)   

Academic writing skills (Finnish): 

Master’s Thesis Writing (KK-AI007, 2 cr, blended teaching) 

 

You can register for Language Centre courses and examinations in Sisu. If you have questions about course content, please contact the teachers. If you need assistance in choosing the right course, you can get in touch with the Language Centre tutors. For teacher tutors’ office hours , see the Instructions for Students website. In addition, you can explore the Language Centre’s full range of courses and programmes on the Instructions for Students website.