19 MA Degree Programs in Finland

Nordic Master in folk music (Nofo) is an international master’s programme arranged as a collaboration between four higher education institutions. Together with your fellow students, you will form a tight-knit ensemble that performs regularly during the course of the studies. You will deepen your artistic expression through an individual work process and through the guidance of top teachers in each of the partner institutions.

In the Master’s Programme in English Studies at the University of Helsinki, you develop your expertise in areas that are often separated in other programmes: English language and linguistics, literature in English and the teaching of English. You can take courses in all three areas or just focus on one of them.

The Master's Degree Programme in Futures Studies provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary and practical education. It is designed to educate foresight experts who help organisations to harness future opportunities and avoid unnecessary risks.

Live Art and Performance Studies (LAPS) is a two-year master’s programme in English that combines critical thinking with experimentation in artistic work and artistic research. We empower you to develop and activate new knowledge of performance and its theory. As a student of our programme, you will be committed to studying full-time.

Shape the future of education! Are you interested in the future of education and how to develop education as a building block for a more equal and sustainable future? Teaching, Learning, and Media Education is a two-year Master's Programme that focuses on the knowledge and competencies needed to develop and implement high-quality educational environments, practices, and curricula in diverse educational contexts.

The programme prepares students for careers involving significant intercultural contact. Globalization and the growing importance of communication and collaboration guarantee a demand for experts looking into issues of language, globalization and intercultural communication.

The programme provides tools for functioning creatively and effectively in the world of international development cooperation and broadens students’ understanding of international development institutions, policies, and actors from a critical, reflexive and interdisciplinary perspective.

The Master's Degree Programme in East Asian Studies (EAST) gives you a unique opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge of the dynamic societies of contemporary East Asia.

The programme prepares highly competent and internationally oriented educators to raise the quality of education in the diversifying contexts of the globalised world. Students will gain a broad understanding of the field of education with a particular awareness of international issues in education.

In this programme you will develop an understanding of how humans experience and perceive music, and why so many people love it so much. You will become an expert in several areas of music research, well-versed in various technologies used to study this fascinating topic. Our courses will provide you with valuable skills, transferable to a great number of exciting careers within the broader music, arts and culture sector, as well as academia.

The master’s programme in dance performance consists of two years of full-time studies that develop your skills as a performer and as an independent and reflective artist. After graduating, you will be ready to work in the diverse and changing contexts of dance art. You will develop as a solo performer and as an active member of an artistic team.

The Master's Degree Programme in Education and Learning trains you for various national and international tasks in the field of education.

The Music Business Master’s Programme is structured around three main tracks: music and social dynamics of the field; industry (managerial, economic and business); and academic (research-based). Each track provides a distinctive approach and perspective to the field of music business, enabling students to customise their academic journey to align with their career aspirations. The programme is aimed at artists, music professionals, entrepreneurs and researchers.

In the Master's Programme in Linguistic Diversity and Digital Humanities (Previously: Linguistic Diversity in the Digital Age), you may deepen your understanding of the nature and diversity of human language and the theoretical and digital tools for working with language and speech.

European and Nordic studies (ENS) is an interdisciplinary master’s programme that takes you on a deep dive into current European and Nordic politics, societies, and cultures. It is intended for students who want to explore European issues and phenomena from various angles and understand the roots of current developments.

Develop your artistic voice and articulate your research to be able to contribute to society and work as an artist of the future.