Department of Architecture

Master's programmes in Architecture

Architecture: ARK MA major_courses 2024-26

Interior Architecture: SARK_MA_courselist_24-26.xlsx

Landscape Architecture: MARK_courselist_exchange_students_24-26.xlsx

Department specific information 

Exchange students at the Department of Architecture (mainly students in the majors Architecture and Landscape Architecture) will be informed in detail about all studio courses available during the Studio Info Sessions. The studio info sessions take place at the beginning of each term. Exchange students can participate in 1 studio course / term. Application for the studio course is possible after the studio presentations.

Exchange students at the Department of Architecture (students in all three majors) are also welcome to choose among theElective courses offered by the Master's programme in Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Interior Architecture, with the following notes: 

• Only courses with a title in English are given in English
• ARK-E1016, ARK-E1017 and ARK-E1019 are only given in Finnish

Department of Design

Bachelor's programmes in Design

Bachelor's programme in Design and Fashion - Design: BA_Design_courses_24-26_exhange_students.xlsx

Bachelor's programme in Design and Fashion - Fashion: BA_Fashion_courses_24-26_exchange_students.xlsx

Master's programmes in Design

Master's programme in Design - Fashion, Clothing and Textile Design: MA_FaCT_courses_24-26_exchange_students.xlsx

Master's programme in Design - Collaborative and Industrial Design: CoID_courses_24-26_exchange_students.xlsx

Master's programme in Design - Contemporary Design: Students applying to Contemporary Design can choose courses directly from the major's course curriculum 2024-2026 here. Please don't mind the topics "compulsory, alternative", as these instructions apply to degree students. Exchange students can choose courses freely in the application phase, and accepted exchange students will then discuss course choices with the major staff before the start of the exchange.

Master's programme in Creative Sustainability: MA_CS_courselist_24-26_exchange_students.xlsx

Master's programme in International Design Business Managment: MA_IDBM_courselist_exchange_students_24-26.xlsx

Joint courses for all exchange students 

General Art Studies

Exchange students who have been accepted to the School of Arts, Design and Architecture may choose general art and theory courses offered by the Transdisclipinary Arts Studies (TAITE). Please note that they are very popular and have limited intake, and the places for these courses are drawn. You can plan to take any of them, but you may not be able to get a place on the course you would like to take. 

Interdisciplinary courses

Aalto University offers you a possibility to take some interdisciplinary courses. These courses are suitable for everyone regardless of the study field, no special prerequisites are set for these courses. You don't need any preliminary approval before registering for them. Take the opportunity to try something different during your exchange period!

In addition to these courses, you can also choose among our: 

• Personal Impact courses to boost your skills of self-leadership, personal development and well-being. 
• Courses in Intercultural Communication. The following courses will be available during the Spring semester 2025: 

Period 3&5: LC-0610 Intercultural Communication

Period 4: LC-0615 Intercultural Communication in Teamwork

Language courses

Finnish courses for exchange students and other language courses are organized by the Language Centre.

Courses from other majors

Exchange students should select courses in the major they have been accepted to. Taking courses from other majors or departments is sometimes possible. However, this always needs to be discussed with the exchange coordinator or the programme/major coordinator first, and then confirmed by the teacher. Courses in other majors can be discussed when the student has been accepted for the exchange.