Oulu UAS, School of Media and Performing Arts
Exchange Programmes in Music
Academic Year 2014-2015
Last updated: 27 October 2014. Further updates possible!
This document provides an overview of exchange programmes in English and the application procedure
to Oulu UAS’ School of Media and Performing Arts / Music, for the academic year 2014-2015:
Autumn 2014 (September - December 2014)
N.B.! Studies in autumn begin with an orientation day on 28 and 29 August and last until 20 December 2014.
Spring 2015 (January - May 2015)
N.B.! Studies in spring begin with an orientation day on 7 January 2015.
Study possibilities in English consist of exchange programmes, including courses and partly also project opportunities.
If you have any questions regarding studies or the application procedure for exchange students, feel free to contact:
Mr Bastian Fähnrich, bastian.fahnrich@oamk.fi, +358 50 31 749 31 (International Coordinator, Incoming Students)
Exchange Programme
You may choose and apply to the exchange programme in music. Please note that studies can be chosen only as indicated,
for otherwise there will be timetable conflicts etc.!
Depending on the applicant's choice, the exchange porgramme consists of studies with instruments/voice according to genre, classical, jazz/pop etc.
Additional courses (N.B.! Independent implementation) can be chosen and applied to as well.
Application Procedure
(1) Before applying, check whether you meet the following requirements:
• Suitable study background and a minimum of 1 1/2 years' studies at your home university.
• Sufficient English language skills, at least B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages:
http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/resources/european-language-levels-cefr
(2) Before applying, contact the international coordinator of your home university to get an approval for your study/practical training abroad period at
Oulu UAS.
(3) Before applying, ask your international coordinator of your home univeristy to send a nomination message by e-mail to the contact person
mentioned above. The message must include your full name, e-mail address and information for which academic year/term you have been nominated.
(4) Send your application during the application period! Applications received beyond the deadlines won't be accepted!
The application period for exchange students in the autumn term and academic year is 1 April - 31 May,
and for the spring term 15 September - 31 October.
Please note that you must submit your application completely online through Oulu UAS’
Exchange Student Application System (ESA), including all required information in the ESA text fields:
http://www.oamk.fi/english/exchange_opportunities/student_exchange/exchange_applications/
• Personal & Home Institution Information
• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter
• Learning Agreement
• Application for Accommodation
• Transcript of Records in English and based on ECTS (separately by e-mail, only required for special courses )
(5) Your online application via ESA will be assessed by the international coordinator and academic staff of Oulu UAS’ School of Media and
Performing Arts. If need be, they will contact you by e-mail about further administrative proceedings. For example, it may be necessary to submit also a
Transcript of Records etc. by e-mail such as in the case of special courses.
(6) Admission decisions will be sent to applicants usually within two weeks after the application deadline (31 May / 31 October).
The international coordinator(s) will send you and other applicants the following admission documents:
• Letter of Acceptance
• Learning Agreement
• Welcome Letter (includes practical information)
N.B.! Accommodation information is given separately by Oulu UAS’ International Services, and confirmation of the Otokylä Student Dormitory is sent directly to
applicants, usually in July/December.
Oulu UAS, School of Media and Performing Arts
Exchange Programme in Music
Academic Year 2014-2015
N.B.! Changes possible due to limitation of participants, staff resourcing and timetable issues.
Code
Title & Description (Learning Outcome)
M2491MS
History of Western Music 1
AUTUMN 2014 SPRING 2015
2 ECTS cr
2 ECTS cr
Teachers & Requirements
Matti Huttunen
4 ECTS cr
Students are capable of identifying the styles and the main features and lines of
development of the genres of Western music. The course consists of 2 parts: 1a From
Antiquity to Renaissance and 1b From Baroque to Romanticism. Execution in English
as independent studies.
M2492MS
History of Western Music 2
Available 2 ECTS cr / term
or 4 ECTS cr / year
2 ECTS cr
2 ECTS cr
N.B.! Offered by The University of Oulu
(conditional participation)
Matti Huttunen
4 ECTS cr
Students are capable of identifying the styles and the main features and lines of
development of the genres of Western music. The course consists of 2 parts: 1a History
of modern music 1b History of Finnish music. Execution in English as independent
studies.
M2489MS
Main Instrument 3
Available 2 ECTS cr / term
or 4 ECTS cr / year
10 ECTS cr
10 ECTS cr
N.B.! Offered by The University of Oulu
(conditional participation)
Instrument Teachers
20 ECTS cr
Students master a sufficiently large repertoire and are qualified for further studies.
M2349MS
Lied / Ensemble Seminar
Available 10 ECTS cr/term
or 20 ECTS cr/year
3 ECTS cr
3 ECTS cr
(1.5 + 1.5 ECTS cr)
(1.5 + 1.5 ECTS cr)
Lied / Ensemble Teachers
3 ECTS cr (entire year)
Available 3 ECTS cr/year
Students have learned how to act as musicians skilled at interaction in lied pairs.
Ensemble seminar: Students have learned how to act as singers skilled at interaction in
ensembles of different sizes.
M2247MS
(starts in autumn and ends in spring)
or
autum or spring term 3 ECTS cr
(= 1.5 ECTS cr course work and additional
assignment, 1.5 ECTS cr,
i.e. can be completed only as 3 ECTS cr)
Voice / Instrument Ensemble 1
3 ECTS cr
Students have experience in singing/playing in an ensemble. They are able to control
their playing/singing in relation to the other members of the ensemble.
M2459MS
Orchestral Project
Students are able to play in a symphony orchestra, and can work in an orchestra as
members of their own instrumental section.
M2497MS
Chamber Music
Students are able to act as a members of a chamber music group and have mastered
the skills to play chamber pieces according to their competence.
M2503MS
3 ECTS cr
3 ECTS cr
Jaana Sariola (Contact Person)
Available in autumn or
in spring, 3 ECTS cr / term
3 ECTS cr
3 ECTS cr
Mikko Heininen (contact person) + chamber music
teachers
Available in autumn or
in spring, 3 ECTS cr
Keyboard Harmony (Piano)
Accompanimental Studies 1 (Piano)
Markku Liukkonen (Contact Person) + Teachers
Available only
in spring, 3 ECTS cr
3 ECTS cr
Students are able to play different kinds of musical textures by ear or with the help of
notes/chord notations.
M2184MS
Airi Tokola, Mikko Heininen,
Markku Liukkonen, Jouko Tötterström
To be confirmed
Available only
in spring, 3 ECTS cr
3 ECTS cr
3 ECTS cr
(1.5 + 1.5 ECTS cr)
(1.5 + 1.5 ECTS cr)
Mikko Heininen
3 ECTS cr (entire year)
Students can work as accompanists, and are able to adopt
less demanding accompaniment tasks directed to them.
M2445MS
Instrumental Studies as Training Student
Available 3 ECTS cr/year
(starts in autumn and ends in spring)
or
autum or spring term 3 ECTS cr
3 ECTS cr
3 ECTS cr
(1.5 + 1.5 ECTS cr)
(1.5 + 1.5 ECTS cr)
Students of Instrument Pedagogy
3 ECTS cr (entire year)
Student can play a chosen instrument on a basic level 1-3 (minimum).
Available 3 ECTS cr/year
(starts in autumn and ends in spring)
or
M2072MS
Chamber Choir
5 ECTS cr
Goes on
5 ECTS cr
Students familiarize themselves with demanding choral repertoire representing different
stylistic periods, learn the intonation-related, phonetic, expressional and voice control
related skills and knowledge and acquire the skills and knowledge required for working Available only for the entire year, 5 ECTS cr!
independently as a part-singing trainer for a single voice group. Students qualify for the
study module on the basis of a separate entrance examination.
Olli Heikkilä
M2073MS
Producing a Musical Event
3 ECTS cr
Students learn to function as performing artists in different kinds of events either alone
or as a member of a group or alternatively as planners and implementers of projects
and events.
Y00022E
Finnish Survival Course
The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with the Finnish culture and to provide
them with the basics of Finnish language.
Project / Event Leader(s)
Available only
in spring, 3 ECTS cr
3 ECTS cr
3 ECTS cr
Available in autumn or
in spring, 3 ECTS cr
N.N.
Registration online in August/December at Oulu
UAS website
Additional Courses (N.B.! Independent Implementation!)
M2460MS
Unspecified Music Studies
Students are set a module of studies according to a personal plan, or credits may be
granted for studies that are not included in the curriculum of the university of applied
sciences. The study module can consist of studies taken at a university or a foreign
educational establishment or they can be significant music activity that has taken place
outside the university of applied sciences.
M2138MS
Music Production
Students develop themselves as musicians, either alone or in a high quality classical or
pop-jazz music production implemented together with other students.
N.N.
Description and Evaluation of a Business Idea
Students are able to identify a potential business idea and can create a business model
in the field of music. Students can use business planning as well as related tools to
identify and take advantage of support networks relevant in establishing a business in
the Finnish context. Students are able to identify the requirements of entrepreneurship
and identify their strengths and areas of development. Students are able to evaluate
the possibilities for a successful business idea in the Finnish context.
3-10 ECTS cr
3-10 ECTS cr
N.B.! Available in autumn or
in spring, 3-10 ECTS cr
3 ECTS cr
3 ECTS cr
N.B.! Available in autumn or
in spring, 3 ECTS cr
3 ECTS cr
3 ECTS cr
Available in autumn or
in spring, 3 ECTS cr
N.N.
If you wish to apply to this course, you must mention
your reasons and interests as well as relevant skills
(instrument/voice and genre, classical, jazz/pop) and
scope in ECTS cr in your ESA online application's
Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae. Also, send your
Transcript of Records by e-mail to Bastian Fähnrich
within the application period.
N.N.
If you wish to apply to this course, you must mention
your reasons and interests as well as relevant skills
(instrument/voice and genre, classical, jazz/pop) in
your ESA online application's Cover Letter and
Curriculum Vitae. Also, send your Transcript of
Records by e-mail to Bastian Fähnrich within the
application period.
Jukka Köngäs (Contact Person)
Available for students with basic skills in
entrepreneurship and interests in developing a
business idea in music in the context of Finland. If
you wish to apply to this course, you must mention
your reasons and interests as well as relevant skills
in your ESA online application's Cover Letter and
Curriculum Vitae. Also, send your Transcript of
Records by e-mail to Bastian Fähnrich within the
application period.