You have the opportunity to complete development studies, which may be optional depending on the degree programme you are pursuing. Below you will find different options for completing development studies.
Development studies can, for example, be optional modules worth up to 30 ECTS. If you are uncertain about how many credits you can or should complete within development studies, or whether they are optional, please contact your study counsellor or your degree programme's manager.
Development Studies Offered at Arcada
As a student at Arcada, you can enrol in courses from other degree programmes at Arcada. For example, if you are an International Business student, you may take courses in Information Technology, and vice versa. These cross-disciplinary courses, available to all Arcada students, are known as "Development Studies for All." These studies are ideal if you wish to complete courses from another degree programme at Arcada.
How to Register for Arcada’s "Development Studies for All"
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The search function in Sisu : Begin by familiarising yourself with the offered courses at Arcada.
✔ Enter "Development Studies for All"
In the search bar, type "development studies for all" to view all courses available at Arcada.✔ Add to course cart
Click "Add to course cart" for the courses you are interested in! This will allow you to easily add the course to your study plan's Development Studies section once you have confirmation that the course is suitable for your degree, by clicking the blue "Add to the plan" button. -
Contact Your study counsellor or Degree Programme Manager. Inform them of the course you wish to take.
Before enrolling, ensure that the course you wish to complete from another degree programme at Arcada aligns with your study plan.
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Add the course to your Study Plan
✔ Find "Development Studies" in your study plan in Sisu.
✔ Press on the Blue "Add to the plan" Button. Place the course in your Development Studies section. - Choose your completion method, as you would for mandatory courses in your degree (instructions for registration can be found here).
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Register when registration opens, as you would for your mandatory courses (read: instructions for registration).
You can track your registration status under the tab Registration in Sisu if you have followed steps 1-5 above.
⚠ Note: These courses may have registration quotas, and places may fill quickly. It is possible that you may not be granted access to the course, even if you registered within the registration period.
Campus Online
Learn more about the course offerings and how to register for the Campus Online collaboration (COL) online courses here on start. Campus Online is a network for Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences where they can present their digital courses. COL courses are open and free of charge for all enrolled UAS students, and are available at both bachelor’s and master’s levels. These studies are perfect for those wishing to complete optional courses remotely.
⚠ Note: You must always contact your study counsellor or the degree programme manager at Arcada before enrolling in Campus Online courses to ensure they fit within your degree programme.
Opin.fi
The Opin.fi service brings together open courses from Finnish Universities and Universities of Applied Sciences. Opin.fi shows both courses that earn credits, and content that does not earn credits. The courses listed under Opin.fi are offered through the Open University of Applied Sciences or the Open University. Many of the courses are subject to a fee and you have to pay the fee yourself. But there are also free courses. You can also log in to Opin.fi via the Suomi.fi service, to pick and save interesting courses in your profile, or to see your study history.
If you are interested in taking individual courses from another higher education institution, this is a good option for you.
⚠ Note: You must always contact your study counsellor or the degree programme manager at Arcada before enrolling in courses offered through Opin.fi to ensure they fit within your degree programme.
Language Studies at other UAS/Universities
Learn more about language studies here. Registration for language courses offered by other universities and UAS' will change during the autumn term of 2025 and the spring term of 2026.
- Hanken’s language courses: Registration for these courses is currently available via Hanken’s own form until the end of spring 2025. The option to register through Arcada’s Sisu will likely become available in autumn 2025.
- KiVANET and UniTandem language courses: These can currently only be registered for through KiVANET’s website. The option to register through Arcada’s Sisu will likely become available in spring 2026.