In the Finnish degree system the first degree is a three-year Bachelor's level degree, the extent of which is 180 ECTS credits. The second university degree is a Master's level degree (120 ECTS credits).
Degree programmes usually include studies in one main subject (major) and in one or more subsidiary subjects (minors), except for clearly professional degree programmes which have a different, more profession-specific structure. The basic degree consists of three stages: basic studies, subject studies and advanced level studies. The advanced level studies involve independent research and a final paper (thesis).
It takes two years to study for the Master's degree after the Bachelor's degree, or a total of five years. The amount of time taken to complete postgraduate degrees varies greatly, even though planning work is based on the assumption that a licentiate degree would take two or three years and a doctorate about four years after completion of a Master's degree.
Degrees Offered at the Faculty of Humanities
- Bachelor of Arts
- Master of Arts
- Licentiate of Philosophy
- Doctor of Philosophy
