The Philosophical Faculty offers the following teaching qualification studies:
• Separate pedagogical studies for subject teachers
• Separate studies for special education teachers
• Separate studies for early childhood special education teachers
• Separate studies for guidance and career counsellors
• Separate studies for craft teachers
• Supplementary studies for the qualification of craft teachers
• Multidisciplinary studies in subjects and thematic entities taught in basic education
• Separate studies providing professional competencies for tasks in early childhood education and pre-primary education
Students admitted to separate teaching qualification studies must begin their studies at the start of the semester following the admission. Studies are considered to have been started if the student completes at least 10 ECTS credits of studies included in the curriculum during the first academic year. Recognised prior learning is not counted towards completed studies.
The right to study is valid until the end of the semester during which the studies can be completed according to the curriculum. If the studies are not completed within the scheduled timeframe, the student must apply for an extension of the study right. Granting an extension requires that the student has completed at least 10 ECTS credits of curriculum-based studies during the first academic year. Slower progress is possible for justified reasons. Justified reasons include, for example, maternity, paternity or parental leave, voluntary military service or national defence obligations, illness during the study period, or other serious life circumstances beyond the student’s control. Employment alone is not a sufficient reason
for slower progress or for granting an extension.
An extension may be granted for the time required to complete the studies according to the personal study plan submitted with the extension application, but for no more than two semesters.
If the studies remain incomplete even after the granted extension, the student must apply for an additional extension. In such cases, the student must again have completed at least 10 ECTS credits of curriculum-based studies during the academic year. It is not possible to apply for an additional extension for the separate studies providing professional competencies for tasks in early childhood education and pre-primary education, as this programme is offered only for a limited period.
The decision to grant an extension is made by the Dean of the Faculty or a person to whom the decision-making authority has been delegated.
If the student does not begin the required studies at the start of the semester following admission, or if an extension is not granted, the student will lose their right to study in the programme. A new right to study can only be obtained through the student admission process.
The right to complete separate studies also ends when the studies for which the right was granted have been completed. However, the student has the right to complete elective (minor subject) studies until the end of the semester in which the separate studies were completed.
It is possible to apply for an extension to the right to study in specialisation education programmes organised by the Philosophical Faculty in accordance with the Universities Act.
If a corresponding programme continues, an extension may be granted either for the estimated time required to complete the studies or the student may complete their studies with the next student group. If the corresponding programme is no longer offered, an extension may be granted until the end of the following semester at most, and the remaining studies must be such that they can be completed without contact teaching.
The extension must be applied for using the electronic form in the UEF e-Services, provided that the UEF user credentials are valid. Alternatively, the extension can be applied for using a paper form. The application must include the required attachments in accordance with the university’s instructions. More information is available in Kamu: https://kamu.uef.fi/en/tietopankki/study-right-and-registration/extension-to-study-right/. Applying for an extension in separate teaching qualification studies and specialisation education is free of charge.
Studying with an extension in separate teaching qualification studies and a specialisation education programme does not incur additional costs for the student.