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Åbo Akademi University 2014/2015
Contents
Welcome to Åbo Akademi University .................... 4
Courses offered in English ....................................................8
Academic Information............................................................9
How to Apply .......................................................................... 12
Student services .................................................................... 14
Contact information............................................................. 17
Åbo Campus
Arts ......................................................................... 20
Art History................................................................................ 20
Comparative Literature ....................................................... 20
Comparative Religion .......................................................... 21
History ....................................................................................... 23
Musicology .............................................................................. 25
Nordic Ethnology .................................................................. 25
Nordic Folkloristics................................................................ 28
Philosophy ............................................................................... 31
Languages:............................................................................... 32
English Language and Literature..................................... 32
French Language and Literature ..................................... 37
German Language and Literature................................... 38
Russian Language and Literature.................................... 40
Biosciences............................................................. 41
Biochemistry ........................................................................... 41
Cell Biology.............................................................................. 43
Environmental Biology........................................................ 44
Business and Economics ....................................... 48
Accounting .............................................................................. 48
Economics................................................................................ 49
Information Studies.............................................................. 49
International Marketing ..................................................... 51
Organisation and Management....................................... 53
Chemical Engineering ........................................... 54
Analytical Chemistry ............................................................ 54
Fibre and Cellulose Technology ....................................... 56
Industrial Chemistry and Reaction Engineering ........ 58
Industrial Management ...................................................... 58
Inorganic Chemistry............................................................. 59
Paper Coating and Converting ........................................ 62
Process Control ...................................................................... 63
Process Design and Systems Engineering.................... 64
Thermal and Flow Engineering ........................................ 65
Wood and Paper Chemistry............................................... 66
Information Technologies..................................... 68
Computer Science & Computer Engineering.............. 68
Information Systems ............................................................ 71
Law and Human Rights ......................................... 74
Natural Sciences .................................................... 80
Geology..................................................................................... 80
Mathematics ........................................................................... 80
Organic Chemistry ............................................................... 81
Physical Chemistry................................................................ 82
Political Science and Public Administration ...... 83
Psychology and logopedics .................................. 87
Logopedics/Speech-language pathology.................... 87
Psychology............................................................................... 87
Social Sciences ....................................................... 90
Sociology.................................................................................. 90
Women's Studies.................................................................... 90
Theology ................................................................ 93
Church History........................................................................ 93
New Testament Exegetics................................................... 93
Old Testament Exegetics..................................................... 94
Judaic Studies......................................................................... 95
Other courses and programmes........................... 95
Asian Programme 2014....................................................... 95
Environmental Studies ........................................................ 96
Baltic University Programme............................................. 97
Intercultural communication............................................ 97
The Open University............................................................. 98
Visual Studies.......................................................................... 98
Language courses ...............................................101
Swedish language Summer School,
August 2014 ...................................................................101
Centre for Language and Communication ................101
Language courses at the Open University .................103
Swedish adult education centre ("Arbis") ...................103
Vasa Campus
Education .............................................................106
Social Sciences .....................................................109
Peace and Conflict Resolution........................................109
Social Policy...........................................................................109
Language courses (Vasa Campus)......................112
Two-year Master's Programmes
taught in English..................................................113
Course index/Åbo Campus .................................118
Course index/Vasa Campus ................................122
