Semesters and Courses for Exchange Students

Lapland University of Applied Sciences (Lapland UAS) offers a wide variety of courses in English for exchange students.

Exchange students have to choose minimum of 30 ECTS credits for one semester and students coming for a traineeship have to complete (filled into the Learning Agreement) minimum of 10 ECTS credits. The minimum duration of a traineeship is two months.

Course list and descriptions

The course list and detailed course descriptions can be found from Lapland UAS Study Guide.

After opening the Study Guide scroll down to the Exchange Studies and choose the study programme with the correct semester.  

After this you can see the list of the courses offered in that specific programme. Course descriptions can be found by clicking the course title. Please note that you can choose studies from one study programme only.

In addition to the study programme courses, there will be some Free-choice elective studies and Finnish language course available. More detailed information will be added into the Study Guide later.

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Academic year 2020–2021
31 August 2020 – 31 May 2021

Autumn semester 2020
31 August – 18 December

Spring semester 2021
11 January – 28 May

Application deadline for the Autumn 2020 semester
3 May 2020

Official nominations should be done well before the application deadline.

IMPORTANT DATES

IN ROVANIEMI:

Free pick up service
17 August 

Orientation week
18 August - 21 August 

Orientation week is compulsory for all students.

Classes begin
September

Semester and classes end
18 December  (classes may end earlier)

IN KEMI:

Free pick up service
24 August
 
Orientation week
25 August - 28 August

Orientation week is compulsory for all students.

Classes begin
September

Semester and classes end
18 December (classes may end earlier)

IN TORNIO:

Free pick up service
24 August 
 
Orientation week  
25 August - 28 August

Orientation week is compulsory for all students.

Classes begin
September

Semester and classes end
18 December (classes may end earlier)