Uniarts Helsinki's Open University course selection for the autumn semester will be published 3 June 2025. The application period begins 17 June 2025 at 9:00 AM. The application period ends 18 August for studies integrated into degree-oriented instruction and 21 August 2025 for studies organised by the Open University. To see courses arranged in other languages, change the language of the page to Finnish or Swedish.
| Course name (ECTS credits) | Course dates | Method of learning | Location | Price | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accompaniment on Fiddle 1 (2 cr) | 1.9.2025 -26.10.2025 | Online teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 40 € | Register |
| Accompaniment on Fiddle 2 (2 cr) | 20.10.2025 -14.12.2025 | Online teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 40 € | Register |
| All Abilities Band (4 cr) | 25.9.2025 -16.4.2026 | Contact teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts Helsinki | 120 € | Register |
| Art & Activism in the Urban Soundscape (5 cr) | 9.9.2025 -11.11.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 150 € | Register |
| Baroque Academy: “A weekend of excessively good taste” instrumental students (3 cr) | 14.4.2026 -18.4.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 90 | Register |
| Baroque Academy: Full Baroque Italian-style decoration and diminution (2 cr) | 23.1.2026 -30.1.2026 | Contact teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 | Register |
| Basics of Copyright in the Creative Sector (online, 1 cr) | 8.9.2025 -31.12.2025 | Online teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts Helsinki | 20 | Register |
| Basics of jazz improvisation and theory (6 cr) (integrated teaching) | 11.9.2025 -30.4.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 180€ | Register |
| Basics of jazz improvisation and theory, Open Uni (6 cr) | 11.9.2025 -16.4.2026 | Online teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 180€ | Register |
| Basics of the history of Western art music I (2 cr) | 2.9.2025 -16.12.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 € | Register |
| Basics of the history of Western art music I, ONLINE COURSE, ENG (2 cr) | 4.9.2025 -30.4.2026 | Online teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 40 € | Register |
| Body Mapping (2 cr) | 10.9.2025 -17.12.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 € | Register |
| Body maintenance for musicians (2 cr) | 10.9.2025 -17.12.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 € | Register |
| Choral conducting, minimum level B, 1st year (20 cr) | 2.9.2025 -28.4.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 400 | Register |
| Choral conducting, minimum level B, 2nd year (20 cr) | 2.9.2025 -28.4.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 400 | Register |
| Community Engagement Project: Sing! Sustainable Community Through Choral Art (4 cr) | 25.8.2025 -30.4.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts, Helsinki | 120 € | Register |
| Computer Assisted Composition 1 (4 cr) | 1.9.2025 -5.9.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts, Helsinki | 120 € | Register |
| Contemporary free improvisation, module 1 (basic; 3 cr) | 17.9.2025 -5.11.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 90 € | Register |
| Ecological and Social Sustainability in Curating (2 cr) | 11.11.2025 -26.11.2025 | Online teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts Helsinki | 60€ | Register |
| Email English (CEFR B1) (1 cr) | 8.9.2025 -5.12.2025 | Online teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 20 € | Register |
| English for Arts Studies and Practice 1, MONDAY AUTUMN (2 cr) | 1.9.2025 -8.12.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 € | Register |
| Film music: lecture series on cinematic narration and film music history (5 cr) | 16.9.2025 -25.11.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 150 | Register |
| Financial skills for freelancers in the arts -online course (1-2 cr) | 8.9.2025 -31.12.2025 | Online teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts Helsinki | 0 | Register |
| Finnish Music (2 cr) | 2.9.2025 -16.12.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 € | Register |
| Flow (2 cr) | 12.9.2025 -19.12.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 € | Register |
| Folk dance a (2 cr) | 9.9.2025 -16.12.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 € | Register |
| Free improvisation and expression a (2 cr) | 5.9.2025 -21.11.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 € | Register |
| General pedagogy lectures (2 cr) | 10.9.2025 -17.12.2025 | Contact teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 € | Register |
| Generative AI and Prompting (3 cr) | 25.8.2025 -5.9.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts, Helsinki | 90 € | Register |
| Global Choir 2025-2026 (6 cr) | 11.9.2025 -30.4.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 180 | Register |
| Global Ensemble: Interdisciplinary Improvisation Ensemble, autumn 2025 (4 cr) | 1.9.2025 -5.9.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 120 € | Register |
| Global Rhythmics: Foundation a (2 cr) | 8.9.2025 -15.12.2025 | Contact teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 € | Register |
| Harpsichord history, tuning and maintenance (2 cr) | 20.6.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 | Register |
| History of early music 2: From early Baroque to the galant style (2 cr) | 21.1.2026 -25.3.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 | Register |
| Instrument building and maintenance: Nyckelharpa maintenance, short course (1 cr) | 15.11.2025 -16.11.2025 | Contact teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts Helsinki | 30 € | Register |
| Instrument building and maintenance: String instrument maintenance (violin, viola & cello), short course (1 cr) | 4.10.2025 -5.10.2025 | Contact teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts Helsinki | 30 € | Register |
| Introduction to Finnish folk music: Finnish Folk singing (3 cr) | 10.9.2025 -17.12.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 90 € | Register |
| Introduction to Folk Big Band (3 cr) | 22.8.2025 -28.8.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 90 € | Register |
| Introduction to folk instruments: Violin (2 cr) | 3.9.2025 -17.12.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 | Register |
| Introduction to history of folk music (3 cr) | 9.9.2025 -2.12.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 90 € | Register |
| Introduction to the Baroque bassoon (2 cr) | 20.3.2026 -12.4.2026 | Contact teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 | Register |
| Introduction to working life, vocal art (2 cr) | 3.9.2025 -17.12.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 | Register |
| Introduktion och breddning i skådespelarkonst (5 cr) | 10.10.2025 -30.11.2025 | Contact teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts, Helsinki | 150 € | Register |
| Italian 1 (CEFR A1.3) (4 cr) | 1.9.2025 -11.12.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 120 € | Register |
| Jazz Music Module (26 cr) | 2.9.2025 -30.5.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 520€ | Register |
| Jazz workshop – free expression (7 cr) | 1.9.2025 -27.4.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 210€ | Register |
| Jazz workshop – fundamentals of jazz (7 cr) | 1.9.2025 -27.4.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 210€ | Register |
| Lecture series on music of our time (1 cr) | 18.9.2025 -18.12.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 20 € | Register |
| Music Technology Workshop: Sensors and Musical Interaction (3 cr) | 8.9.2025 -16.3.2026 | Contact teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts, Helsinki | 90 € | Register |
| Music and movement (3 cr) | 12.9.2025 -24.4.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 90 € | Register |
| Music technology pathway studies (28 cr) | 8.9.2025 -19.5.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 560 € | Register |
| Musician’s work-life skills (5 cr) | 16.9.2025 -7.10.2025 | Online teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 100 € | Register |
| Musiikkiteknologian työpaja: Exploratorium on Sonic and Corporal Gestuality (4 cr) | 15.9.2025 -30.3.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts, Helsinki | 120 € | Register |
| Negotiation Skills Online Course (2 cr) | 8.9.2025 -31.12.2025 | Online teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts Helsinki | 40 | Register |
| Ornaments in folk music (2 cr) | 29.9.2025 -23.11.2025 | Online teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 40 € | Register |
| Performance and learning coaching 1 (3 cr) | 2.9.2025 -16.12.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 90 € | Register |
| Programming with Max 1 (4 cr) | 10.9.2025 -3.12.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 120 € | Register |
| Reading Queer-reading circle (2 cr) | 23.10.2025 -26.2.2026 | Contact teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts, Helsinki | 60 € | Register |
| Reading circle: Body, embodiment and corporeality (6 cr) | 1.9.2025 -31.5.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 180 € | Register |
| Reading circle: Methodologies in/for/of artistic research (6 cr) | 4.9.2025 -31.5.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 180 | Register |
| Reading circle: Methodologies in/for/of artistic research (6 cr) | 4.9.2025 -31.5.2026 | Contact teaching | Taideyliopisto, Helsinki | 180 € | Register |
| Recitative studio (2 cr) | 30.1.2026 -10.4.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 | Register |
| Repertoire workshop (1 cr) | 10.10.2025 -13.3.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 30 € | Register |
| Sonic Diversity of the World (2 cr) | 12.9.2025 -12.12.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 | Register |
| Sound Art & Sonic Arts module (15 cr) | 8.9.2025 -16.4.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 300€ | Register |
| Sound Art Aesthetics and Practices (5 cr) | 8.9.2025 -17.11.2025 | Contact teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts Helsinki | 150 € | Register |
| Sound Art Project (7 cr) | 25.9.2025 -5.12.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 210 € | Register |
| SoundShare (3 cr) | 10.9.2025 -19.11.2025 | Contact teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts Helsinki | 90 € | Register |
| Sustainable Cultural Events and Festivals Management (3 cr) | 1.10.2025 -5.11.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 90 | Register |
| The Liveness of Performance Art (2 cr) | 20.10.2025 -17.11.2025 | Contact teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts, Helsinki | 60 € | Register |
| The Whole Singer: autumn 2025 (TUESDAY GROUP) (2 cr) | 16.9.2025 -16.12.2025 | Contact teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 € | Register |
| Theme seminar: Ecological thinking 2025-2026 (6 cr) | 22.9.2025 -20.4.2026 | Contact teaching | Taideyliopisto, Helsinki | 180 € | Register |
| Theme seminar: Ecological thinking 2025-2026 (6 cr) | 22.9.2025 -20.4.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 180 | Register |
| Theme seminar: Image research seminar 2025-2026 (4 cr) | 22.9.2025 -24.3.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 120 € | Register |
| Vanhan musiikin esityskäytännöt viulisteille (5 cr) | 1.9.2025 -19.12.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts, Helsinki | 150 | Register |
| Verbalization of Artist’s Creative Skills and Competence Online Course (2 cr) | 8.9.2025 -31.12.2025 | Online teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 40 | Register |
| Vocal improvisation (2 cr) | 23.10.2025 -11.12.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 € | Register |
| Voice use and care, group 2 (2 cr) | 2.9.2025 -28.4.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 | Register |
| Voice use and care, group 3 (2 cr) | 2.9.2025 -28.4.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 | Register |
| Voice use and care, group 4 (2 cr) | 2.9.2025 -28.4.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 | Register |
| Voice use and care, group 5 (2 cr) | 2.9.2025 -28.4.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 60 | Register |
| Workshop for developing a postdoc research project 2025-2026 (4 cr) | 18.9.2025 -16.4.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 120 € | Register |
| Äänitys- ja äänituotanto 1 (8 cr) | 8.9.2025 -30.3.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts, Helsinki | 240 € | Register |
| Accompaniment on Fiddle 1: Autumn 2024 (2 cr) | 2.9.2024 -26.10.2024 | Online teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Accompaniment on Fiddle 2 ONLINE COURSE (2 cr) | 21.10.2024 -15.12.2024 | Online teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Active Music Listening for Music Educators Module II (1 cr) | 16.3.2025 -6.4.2025 | Online teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Advanced folk dance, 3 cr | 23.1.2025 -24.4.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Analysis of 17th-century music (2 cr) Application period extended! | 13.1.2025 -28.4.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Audience engagement: Communities and participation (4 cr) | 15.1.2025 -10.4.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Baroque Academy: Baroque dance (3 cr) | 3.10.2025 -1.11.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | 90 | Registration has ended |
| Baroque opera with modern instruments (3 cr) | 16.9.2025 -8.10.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Basics of Copyright in the Creative Sector (online; 1 cr) | 12.5.2025 -15.8.2025 | Online teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Basics of book binding (3 cr) | 11.8.2025 -14.8.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Basics of conducting a wind ensemble (2 cr) | 15.8.2025 -17.8.2025 | Contact teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Basics of conducting an orchestra (4 cr) | 22.5.2025 -13.8.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Basics of the history of folk music (3 cr) | 15.1.2025 -16.4.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Brand management and marketing in arts and culture (4 cr) | 26.2.2025 -2.4.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Dance numbers and vocal scenes from 17th century French stage works (2 cr) | 19.9.2025 -21.9.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Early music group pedagogy, 5 cr | 14.3.2025 -6.4.2025 | Contact teaching | Länsi-Helsingin musiikkiopisto | Registration has ended | |
| Ecology, music and sound (2 cr) | 12.5.2025 -22.5.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Environmental Organs: Plants as Teachers (2 cr) | 19.5.2025 -23.5.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Financial skills for freelancers in the arts -online course (1-2 cr) | 12.5.2025 -15.8.2025 | Online teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Folk dance a (2 cr) | 11.9.2024 -18.12.2024 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| French Baroque music analysis and practice workshop (5 cr) | 1.9.2025 -27.4.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Game Performances (2 cr) | 15.8.2025 -30.8.2025 | Contact teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts, Helsinki | 60 € | Registration has ended |
| Global Choir (6 ECTS cr) | 12.9.2024 -24.4.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Global Rhythmics: Foundation (4 ECTS cr) | 2.9.2024 -28.4.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| History of piano music, 2 cr | 14.1.2025 -8.4.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Ideology, Poetry, Criticism (3 cr) | 12.5.2025 -16.3.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts, Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Inspiration Course in Global Choir Leadership 2024-2025, 2nd year course (8 ECTS cr) | 20.9.2024 -13.4.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Inspiration Course in Global Choir Leadership, 1st year course (8 ECTS cr) | 20.9.2024 -13.4.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Inspiration Course in Global Choir Leadership, 1st year course (8 cr) | 19.9.2025 -12.4.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Inspiration Course in Global Choir Leadership, 2nd year course (10 cr) | 19.9.2025 -12.4.2026 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Instrument building and maintenance: Accordion maintenance (1 cr) | 26.10.2024 -27.10.2024 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Instrument building and maintenance: Cantilever maintenance (1 cr) | 28.9.2024 -29.9.2024 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Instrument studies: Open University selection group / Early music (15 cr) | 1.8.2025 -30.4.2027 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Intercultural communication skills and international collaboration (4 cr) | 11.2.2025 -25.3.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| International Creative Business Basics (3 cr) | 15.4.2025 -15.5.2025 | Online teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Helsinki Summer University | Registration has ended | |
| Introduction period to music theatre, 2 cr | 11.3.2025 -29.4.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Introduction to choral conducting (6 ECTS) Application period extended! | 5.6.2024 -16.8.2024 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Introduction to early music performance (2 cr) | 9.1.2025 -24.4.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Introduction to early music performance (2 cr) Application period extended! | 9.1.2025 -24.4.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Introduction to ensemble playing: Folk music ensemble, 3 cr | 8.1.2025 -30.4.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Introduction to folk instruments: Kanteles, 2 cr | 14.1.2025 -25.3.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Introduction to period instrument performance (2 cr) | 9.10.2025 -2.11.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Introduction to recorder (2 cr) | 19.9.2025 -27.9.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Introduction to the Baroque oboe (2 cr) Application period extended! | 10.1.2025 -21.1.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Musician’s digital skills (2 cr) | 16.9.2024 -9.12.2024 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Negotiation Skills Online Course (2 cr) | 12.5.2025 -15.8.2025 | Online teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Ornaments in folk music ONLINE COURSE (2 cr) | 30.9.2024 -24.11.2024 | Online teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Sibelius Academy Choir, MAHLER + FAURE (4 cr) Application period extended! | 13.1.2025 -28.3.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Sibelius Academy Choir, OPERA (4 ECTS) Application period extended! | 11.9.2024 -16.11.2024 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Sibelius Academy Choir, SELKIE (3 ECTS) Application period extended! | 2.5.2024 -24.8.2024 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Stand-up comedy course (2 cr) | 2.6.2025 -6.6.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts, Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Strategic management in Arts (6 cr) | 23.1.2025 -27.3.2025 | Contact teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Sustainable Cultural Leadership (3 cr) | 12.3.2025 -28.3.2025 | Contact teaching, Online teaching | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| T-XY332 Loudly together: the power of the ensemble in a musical (1 cr) | 26.5.2025 -28.5.2025 | Contact teaching | Taideyliopisto, Helsinki | Registration has ended | |
| Verbalization of Artist’s Creative Skills and Competence Online Course (1-2 cr) | 12.5.2025 -15.8.2025 | Online teaching, Weekend or evening tuition | Uniarts Helsinki | Registration has ended |