Finnish Society and Culture (SITRY001 / YKYY001) - Spring 2012

LOCATION AND TIMES:  University of Tampere (UTA), Pinni B -building, lecture room B1097. On Wednesdays at 18:15-19:45  starting from 25.1.2012. 
Click here to see the location on a map. | UTA´s campus (pdf), number 3 on the map.
Address: Kalevantie 4, Tampere.

Everybody who is interested in the topic is welcome to listen to the lectures.

International exchange and degree students of TAMK, TUT & UTA can get 1 or 3 ECTS credits for this course. NB! Students of TAMK and TUT will get a Transcript of Records from UTA after completing the course. 
Degree students of TUT, please contact the coordinator of your own degree programme and ask if this course fits your optional studies ("vapaavalintaiset opinnot" in Finnish). 

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PROGRAMME - Spring 2012

25.1. Finnish History - Finns and Finland between East and West, Vesa Vares

1.2. How to communicate in Finland, Niina Kovalainen

8.2. Finnish Literature - Traditions and Trends, Toni Lahtinen

15.2. Finnish Education System, Eero Ropo

22.2. Finnish Environmental Perspectives, Marjukka Dyer

29.2. Cultural Boundaries of Finnishness and Ethnic Minorities in Finland, Hannu Sinisalo

7.3. No lecture due to holiday

14.3. Technology and Innovation in Finland: Current Issues and Future Challenges, Tomi Nokelainen

21.3. Special Features of Finnish Mass Media, Jyrki Jyrkiäinen

28.3. Finland - Living in and from the Forests, Ari Vanamo

4.4. Finland's International Relations and Foreign Policy, Unto Vesa

11.4. No lecture due to Easter holiday

18.4. Finnish Art History in a Nutshell, Elina Bonelius

25.4. History and development of the Finnish language, Kaj Syrjänen

26.4. EXAM 1 at 18:00-20:00 !NB! Thursday 26.4.
The first possibility to take the exam. Exam info.

2.5. EXAM 2 at 18:00-20:00
The second possibility to take the exam. Exam info.

EXAM 3 will be organised in May 2012 if needed.

COURSE INFORMATION

Course code at UTA: YKYY001 (or SITRY001) | ECTS credits: 1 or 3 

Language of instruction: English

Objectives: The course is specially designed for international students who wish to know more about the Finnish Society and Culture. The main purpose is to introduce the students to the society and culture of contemporary Finland and to give them an idea of the development and cultural, political and economic background of one of the Nordic welfare states.

Content: Lectures by experts in the fields of e.g. Finnish History, Welfare State, Foreign Policy, Mass Media, Information Society, Technology, Innovations, Literature, Culture, Music, Art, Design, Environmental issues, Forestry, Business, and business branches especially in the Tampere Region.

Prerequisites: None

Assessment and credits: 

• To get 1 ECTS credit you need to:
  1. Participate actively in 10 of the lectures offered in the programme.
  In this case your grade will be "Passed" or "Failed".
  NB! Sign the attendance list every time you take part in the lecture.
   
• To get 3 ECTS credits you need to:
  1. participate actively in at least 8 of the lectures offered in the programme,
  2. read the course materials, and
  3. pass the exam organised at the end of the lecture series*.
  In this case your grade will be on the scale 1-5.
  
  

The EXAM will be organised at the end of the lecture series at UTA. The exam will be a multiple choice exam.

Information regarding the exam.

*If you cannot take part in the exam but need the full 3 credits, contact  sitr.info(a)uta.fi.

Study materials: Materials designed by the lecturers 

Useful links:  Finland in figures | Virtual Finland |

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