Higher education degrees: Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree
In the student admission process, students are generally granted the right to complete both the Bachelor's and the Master's degrees in the degree programme to which they have been admitted. However, students in the early childhood education programme are granted the right to complete only the Bachelor's degree.
In the Philosophical Faculty, it is recommended that the Bachelor's degree be completed with the minimum required scope. Studies included in the Bachelor's degree cannot be used toward the Master's degree. The advanced studies module in the major subject cannot be included in the Bachelor's degree.
As a rule, students must complete the lower university degree before proceeding to complete the higher university degree. This rule may be waived if it is justified for the smooth progress of studies. Even in such cases, the student must have completed the lower university degree before starting the thesis included in the higher university degree.
• The lower university degree in the field of humanities is called the Bachelor of Arts (BA, 180 ECTS credits) and the higher university degree is the Master of Arts (MA, 120 ECTS credits).
• The lower university degree in the field of education is called the Bachelor of Arts (Education) (BA, 180 ECTS credits) and the higher university degree is the Master of Arts (Education) (MA, 120 ECTS).
• The lower university degree in the field of psychology is called the Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) (BA, 180 ECTS credits) and the higher university degree is the Master of Arts (Psychology) (MA, 150 ECTS credits).
• The lower university degree in the field of theology is called the Bachelor of Theology (BTh, 180 ECTS credits) and the higher university degree is the Master of Theology (MTh, 120 ECTS credits).
Doctoral education in the Philosophical Faculty
The doctoral education at the University of Eastern Finland is organised by the university’s doctoral education services and doctoral programmes. All doctoral researchers complete their degrees within doctoral programmes. Doctoral researchers in the Philosophical Faculty complete their degrees in the Faculty’s own doctoral programme (opens in a new tab).
Doctoral degrees offered:
• In the field of humanities, the doctoral degrees are Licentiate of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy.
• In the field of education, the doctoral degrees are Licentiate of Philosophy (Education) and Doctor of Philosophy (Education).
• In the field of psychology, the doctoral degrees are Licentiate of Philosophy (Psychology) and Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology).
• In the field of theology, the doctoral degrees are Licentiate of Theology and Doctor of Theology or Doctor of Philosophy.
The Licentiate degree is an optional degree. The primary degree to be completed is the Doctoral degree.