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Open studies

ENROLMENT FOR OPEN STUDIES

Open studies can be a start of your degree studies. You can develop your professional skills or update your existing skills. If you later apply for a degree programme, it is possible to accept the studies you have completed as part of the degree in accordance with its current competence description.

Some studies may contain prerequisites, such as previous completed studies. These are described in the study guide. Please read this information carefully before registering!

The current available provision that can be found at this site. Enrolment to HAMK open university courses is open five times a year at enrolment periods (see enrolment times). Enrolment opens always at 8 am and closes at 11.59 pm.

Enrolment periods

The enrolment will be open from 08:00 to 23:59.

  • 1.-11.8.2023, autumn period open studies
  • 2.-13.10.2023, autumn period open studies
  • 4.-15.12.2023, spring period open studies

Take into consideration - open studies

  1. As a student of open studies you are not entitled to student financial aid or student discounts, unless you are entitled to them because of your other studies.
  2. Before enrolling please notice that some courses may have prerequisites. It is on your own responsibility to consider whether your knowledge and skills meet the prerequisites of the course. Master’s degree open studies require sometimes previous Bachelor’s degree.
  3. An Open UAS student cannot receive a certificate of completion of the official language even if they pass the Swedish course. It can only be given to a degree student
  4. Students are required to bring their own personal laptops. More details from Bring your own device – BYOD and HAMK’s IT-services. Learning at HAMK is not dependent of the time and classrooms.
  5. Open university students are treated equally with degree students and they have the same insurance coverage as HAMK’s degree students.
  6. The open UAS student receives the right to study for the duration of the implementation in question for a semester or academic year. A student completing summer studies has the right to study until 30.9.

Check out the course selection of courses

See our study provision for spring 2023 here. 

See the course selection of Open University of Applied Sciences and find current studies that interest you in our study provision. You can search for courses by level, field of study or degree program and organize the search results by clicking on the column heading in the list. Select the course to find out more detailed information in the implementation plan. Please note that enrollment period of the courses for the Open University of Applied Sciences can be different from the registration time of the implementation plan. A HAMK degree student registers for studies organized by HAMK in Pakki.

If you do not find the kind of studies you are looking for, please contact the contact person of the degree programme and ask for the possibility to get guidance for creating your own personal study plan.

Enroll on the study of your choice

  1. Choose the course and start enrolment – Search for studies in the study offer in advance.
  2. Authenticate – You can authenticate through the Suomi.fi service by using online banking codes, a mobile certificate, or a certificate card.
    • Please, be prepared to provide your authentication method to speed up the enrolment.
    • Only in exceptional cases, i.e. if you don’t have any authentication method suitable for the Suomi.fi service of you have technical problems with the authentication, you can choose an alternative registration form and not to use the authentication.
  3. Fill in the enrolment form
  4. Pay the study fee (15/credit) – Study fees are paid online by the Paytrail service. Payment methods include online payments to Finnish banks, card payment, MobilePay and Walley bank as an invoice and installment service.
  5. Confirmation – After payment, you will receive an automatic confirmation email about your enrolment.

Authentication takes place through the Suomi.fi service. You can authenticate using online banking IDs, a mobile certificate, or a certificate card. Only in exceptional cases, ie if you do not have any authentication method suitable for the Suomi.fi service, you can choose an alternative registration form and skip the authentication. You will receive an automatic confirmation message once you have registered and paid the study fee. Before the start of the course, you will receive a welcome message with more detailed information related to your studies. If you have not received any contact, send a message to avoinamk@hamk.fi. Registration is binding and must be canceled in writing by e-mail, avoinamk@hamk.fi (Terms of cancellation). The completed registration form data is sent in encrypted form. Appropriate personal data processing is important for HAMK. At HAMK personal data is processed according to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) and Finnish laws. Privacy policy

HAMK’s own open UAS study provision is free of charge for our degree students, if the course can be included in the degree to be completed. You can register for the studies organized by HAMK in Pakki. HAMK’s AOKK (Humanities and Education) studies at the Open University of Applied Sciences are subject to a fee, and you can register for them using the current enrolment link during the open university’s registration periods.

NEXT ENROLMENT FOR OPEN STUDIES IS 4 – 15 DECEMBER 2023

You will find more info about Open University of Applied Sciences – Course contents in the Study guide.

Course nameCreditsTiming datesLevelOnline studiesTeaching languageOnline Enrolment
Surgery Patient Care 14 op11.03.2024 - 31.05.2024Bachelor'sNoFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Self-knowledge, study counsellor identity and professional ethics5 op16.01.2024 - 25.04.2024YesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Intraoperational Nursing5 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
AI Tools5 op11.03.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sYesEnglishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Entrepreneurship Competence5 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Prevention of Social Exclusion of Young People5 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Preparing for UAS Studies: Swedish2 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Studies for Electrical Qualifications, part 211 op11.03.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Basics of Concrete Construction2 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
IoT, Architectures3 op05.02.2024 - 15.03.2024Bachelor'sYesEnglishEnrolEnrol without authentication
IoT, Sensor Technologies and Performance3 op02.01.2024 - 09.02.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
The growth and development of a child5 op11.03.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Foundations for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Work3 op11.03.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sNoFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
The Social-Pedagogical Actor Building a Sustainable Future5 op08.01.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Internal Medicine Patient Care 15 op11.03.2024 - 31.05.2024Bachelor'sNoFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Identifying individual competence needs5 op01.02.2024 - 15.03.2024NoFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Preparing for UAS Studies: Mathematics2 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Social Work for Families with Children5 op11.03.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
International Perspective on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Work2 op11.03.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sNoFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Business Design (Master)5 op08.01.2024 - 03.05.2024Master'sYesFinnish, EnglishEnrolEnrol without authentication
IoT, Architectures3 op05.02.2024 - 15.03.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Social ja Health Sector Management and the Future Career Skills15 op26.02.2024 - 24.05.2024Master'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Algebra3 op11.03.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
IoT, Microcontrollers5 op11.03.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sYesEnglishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Startup Business School15 op08.01.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnish, EnglishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Professional Ethics Competence in Social Services5 op08.01.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Management and the Future Career Skills15 op12.01.2024 - 26.04.2024Master'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Developing Activity Models for Cultural Well-Being5 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sNoEnglishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Possibilities of Bioeconomy15 op01.08.2023 - 31.07.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Foundations of Cultural Well-Being5 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sNoEnglishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Preparing for UAS Studies: Finnish as a Second Language2 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Facilitation3 op08.01.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Gerontological Nursing5 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Basic Studies in Educational Sciences13 op10.01.2024 - 20.05.2024YesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Preparing for UAS Studies: English2 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Basics of Substance Abuse Related Work5 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Principles of Sustainability3 op11.03.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sYesEnglishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Service Design (Master)5 op08.01.2024 - 03.05.2024Master'sYesFinnish, EnglishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Sociocultural Youth Work5 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Processes of Cultural Methods5 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sNoEnglishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Differential Calculus2 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Integral Calculus2 op11.03.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sNoFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Service Design5 op08.01.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnish, EnglishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Lean as the Cornerstone of Efficiency 4op4 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnish, EnglishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Geometry and Linear Algebra3 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Participatory and Client-Oriented Mental Health and Substance Abuse Work5 op11.03.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sNoFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Horticulture on Open Fields and High Tunnels13 op18.03.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sNoFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Residential Garden Design5 op12.01.2024 - 22.02.2024Bachelor'sNoFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Critical and Inclusive Community and Social Competence5 op08.01.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Acute and non-urgent outpatient care5 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
IoT, Sensor Techonologies and Performance3 op02.01.2024 - 09.02.2024Bachelor'sYesEnglishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Youth in the Changing Society5 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Sustainable and Evolving Marketing5 op08.01.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Business Design5 op08.01.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnish, EnglishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care 13 op11.03.2024 - 12.04.2024Bachelor'sNoFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Leadership Competence5 op11.03.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Research and Development Competence5 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Specific Support3 op16.01.2024 - 05.03.2024YesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Preparing for UAS Studies: Writing2 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Studies for Electrical Qualifications, part 115 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Supporting a traumatized patient5 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sYesFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Environmental Impacs of Transportation3 op08.01.2024 - 08.03.2024Bachelor'sNoFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Traffic Information and Services4 op11.03.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sNoFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication
Crises in Different Stages of Life5 op11.03.2024 - 03.05.2024Bachelor'sNoFinnishEnrolEnrol without authentication

Please notice

As Open Studies are not leading to a degree it is not possible to get a residence permit only for that purpose. For further information, please visit the website of the Finnish Immigration Service.

Please also note that the studies often contain contact lessons and require attendance in HAMK.