Curricula nad unit descriptions

The following is an overview of the degree programmes at the Sibelius Academy and the main subjects available in them. Each main subject has its own curriculum, which contains the unit descriptions, etc.

Main subject specific unit descriptions (2018-2019) may be found here.

New study guide (1.8.2019 ->) may be found here.

 

BACHELOR’S AND MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES
(3 + 2.5 years)

MAIN SUBJECTS
(each main subject has its own curriculum)

Global Music

Global Musi

Jazz

Instrument and voice performance

Composition

Folk music

Folk music

Church music

Church music

Classical Music instrument and voice performance

Accordion, guitar, kantele, piano, organ, clavichord, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp, early music

Vocal art

Conducting

orchestral conducting
wind orchestra conducting
choral conducting

Music Education

Music Education

Music Technology

Music Technology

Composition and Music Theory

Composition
Music Theory

MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES
(2.5 years)

MAIN SUBJECTS
(each main subject has its own curriculum)

Classical Music instrument and voice performance

Fortepiano

Opera Coaching

Opera Coaching

Nordic Master in Jazz

Nordic Master in Jazz

Nordic Master in Folk Music

Nordic Master in Folk Music

Nordic Master in Global Music

Nordic Master in Global Music

Piano Chamber Music and Lied

Piano Chamber Music and Lied

Opera

Opera

Arts Management

Arts Management

 

Degree structure and individual study plan (HOPS)

A ‘structure’ in the sense used here is simply a list of units with an explanation of how they are grouped into modules.

Each department has also appended study-related information to the main subject structures. (The term ‘structure’ replaces the term ‘malliHOPS’ (template HOPS) used in the previous curriculum.) 

You can find the structures (2018-2019) here.

You can find the structures (1.8.2019 ->) here.

When starting a degree programme, the student must draw up an individual study plan (known by its Finnish acronym as HOPS). The HOPS must be based on the current Sibelius Academy curriculum and any transitional provisions that may be in force. The purpose of the HOPS is to list the studies by completing which the student may attain the learning outcomes defined in the curriculum.

Individual study path

The student’s HOPS must also include the student’s individual choices for studies that best support the student’s evolution and growth as an artist, an educator or a scholar.

The curriculum allows for a variety of individual study pathways, for instance in the following ways:

* The main subject studies for both the Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees include optional studies among which the student may select those most suitable for him/her. The student may also complete studies fulfilling the compulsory learning outcomes under his/her main subject outside the Sibelius Academy. However, the proficiency examination and maturity essay must be completed at the Sibelius Academy.

* Elective studies must be included in the degree: at least 10 cr in the Bachelor’s degree and at least 30 cr in the Master’s degree. These may include a predefined secondary subject module or a selection of units individually selected by the student to suit his/her individual study pathway.

The Sibelius Academy decision concerning the individual study plan can be found here (decision document in Artsi, requires logon).

Previous studies or competence acquired otherwise may be acknowledged and credited as part of a degree, module or unit completed at the Sibelius Academy. The underlying principle is that the student should not have to study things at the Sibelius Academy that he/she already knows. (The procedure of acknowledgement and accreditation is known by its Finnish acronym as AHOT.)

Credited earlier competence may be based on studies completed at another university or competence acquired by means other than formal training (e.g. work experience, workplace training, leisure pursuits).

Decisions to credit previous studies or otherwise acquired competence must also be entered in the HOPS.

The Sibelius Academy decision concerning credited substituting studies (AHOT) can be found here (decision document in Artsi, requires logon).