Studying in Oulu as an exchange student

All departments at the University of Oulu offer courses in English for incoming exchange students.

Departments have prepared Course catalogues on Courses in English for exchange students to Weboodi system. Please note that if you cannot find a Course catalogue by that name for the department in question please see below for lists on Courses in English or contact the department's exchange coordinator to ask what courses are available in English. The coordinators can help you when making your study plan.

Teaching methods vary from department to department, but in general the study system is based on lectures, seminars and/or small-group tutorials. Practical or laboratory work is also possible. Typically, students take exams after each course, and write essays and journals. Web-based learning environments are widely used in teaching.

Recommended workload is 30 credits per term, 60 credits for full year exchange.

Exchange student can also be eligible to take studies from International Master's Programmes taught in English, those courses are included in the Course catalogues.

Courses offered in English

Faculty of Education:

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Humanities:

Faculty of Humanities (in weboodi)
Scandinavian Studies Programme (in weboodi, offered during autumn term)

Faculty of Medicine:

Institute of Clinical Medicine
Institute of Dentistry
Institute of Health Sciences, please visit Course catalogue
Department of Medical Technology

Faculty of Science:

Department of Biochemistry (in weboodi)
Department of Biology (in weboodi)
Department of Geography (in weboodi)
Department of Geology (in weboodi)
Department of Information Processing Science (in weboodi)
Department of Mathematics
Department of Chemistry
Department of Physics (in weboodi)

Faculty of Technology:

Department of Architecture (in weboodi)
Department of Communications Engineering (in weboodi)
Department of Computer Science (in weboodi)
Department of Electrical Engineering (in weboodi)
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management (in weboodi)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Process and Environmental Engineering (in weboodi)

Oulu Business School:

Oulu Business School (in weboodi)