This intensive basic course in Finnish offers incoming students the opportunity to study the Finnish language before the beginning of the University's autumn term. The course includes 50 hours of teaching plus independent/group work (six hours of study a day on average). Before the course begins,

This course is an overview of Finnish gender studies today, both in the humanities and the social sciences. As such, the course also provides insights into contemporary society, dealing with representations of gender, Finnish research on gendered power, normativity and intersectionality. Also

English has become a global language of intercultural communication and is used worldwide as a contact language between people who do not share a common native language. Non-native speakers of English are increasingly using the language with each other in areas such as academia, business,

This Helsinki Summer School course takes a look at the welfare city as a sustainable model of urban development. A welfare city, such as Helsinki, promotes the wellbeing of its citizens, sustains a balance between the needs of both nature and the people, and responds to social and ecological

This course is an introduction to environmental ethics as a philosophical discipline helpful to analysing environmental case studies. It aims to raise awareness about the fundamental and ethical role of the natural environment in human life. The theoretical part of the course introduces ethical

This course offers a concise view of the birth of science fiction as a literary genre, its development and its increasingly ambitious themes which both connect with and propose to change reality. Class topics include the history and definitions of science fiction, SF in different media (TV, films,

This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to questions of nations and nationalism in contemporary Europe. It offers an in-depth review of the main research traditions and approaches in the study of nationalism in such diverse disciplines as cultural studies, gender studies, law, political

This course introduces students to the theory and practice of ecology and management of urban green areas. The course will tackle urban sustainability, the ecosystem services approach and social-ecological linkages in city and green space planning, and will provide examples of designing a green

Finnish education is famous worldwide, especially thanks to the PISA tests. Thousands of specialists and students have visited the country to witness its educational 'miracle'. This course proposes to introduce Finnish education and discuss its characteristics. By so doing the course offers a new

During this course participants will reflect on self- and otherness, and critically review the supposedly culturally determined differences usually highlighted in intercultural communication studies.The aim is to:- show how the concept of %E2%80%9Cthe Other%E2%80%9D is changing in our day and age,