The REPLAY course curriculum is set, which means that all REPLAY students will study the same subjects during their semester at Aalto University. However, when you start your studies at Aalto, you will still need to make a personal study plan for your studies. The staff at Aalto will assist you with drawing up the personal study plan upon your arrival at Aalto.

Personal study plan

Practical tool to define your own study path is called Personal Study Plan (PSP or Finnish HOPS). The personal study plan is drawn up and approved by the student and the persons appointed by the degree programme together. Although HOPS is mandatory document, it is also a useful tool for you to keep up with your studies. At best it shows you at which stage your studies are and it sets concrete milestones that you can follow.

HOPS tools that are in use in Aalto ARTS:

Sisu

Guide for using Sisu

You can update the plan as needed, but the main goal is to make a realistic plan to support your studies. Please note that you need a valid plan for example to apply for exchange or minor studies.

The guidance counsellor of ARTS

With the guidance counsellor, you can talk about all matters related to your studies and future plans, get help with structuring your thoughts and get support for broader study planning and goal setting. The guidance counsellor can also help when you would like to talk with someone about your studies but are not sure whom to contact.

The guidance counsellor can help if you want to, for example,

• Reflect your strengths and interests
• Dxplore different study options (minors, study exchange etc.)
• Discuss any subject concerning your studies that puzzles you (motivation, change of program/field etc.)

You can reserve time via MyStudies. The length of the appointment is 45 minutes and available times (ca. 3/week) are on different weekdays.