Asian Studies

Requirements

A student applying to enter the programme must have the following qualifications. These qualifications must be adequately documented.

* A Bachelor's degree of at least 3 years in length
* Minor or equivalent in East Asian studies
* Studies or skills in an East Asian language
* Sufficient skills in the English language

Language proficiency is to be verified by one of the following five certificates:

* TOEFL test with a score of at least 575 (paper test) or 90 (Internet test)
* IELTS test with an overall band score of 6.5 and no individual score below 5.5
* Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE), pass grades A, B or C
* Certificate In Advanced English (CAE), pass grades A, B, or C
* Test for the National Certificate of Language Proficiency in English set by the Finnish National Board of Education, overall language proficiency level of 5

Exemption from these tests is granted to applicants who have a

* Bachelor's degree or an equivalent degree in an English-language programme in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States or in an EU/EEA country
* Bachelor's degree or an equivalent degree in an EU/EEA country including studies in English AND good proficiency in English in their high school diploma (ylioppilastodistus) or equivalent.
* Secondary education conducted in English language in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom or United States

ENCLOSURES

All applicants must send the following enclosures:

* A copy of the degree certificate in the original language
* Applicants who will be graduating after the deadline must include a certification from their home university stating the expected date of graduation. The degree certificate must be received by the faculty by 4 August 2011.
* An English translation of the degree certificate or a Diploma Supplement
* A transcript of records*
* An English translation of the transcript of records
* Curriculum Vitae**


* Two academic letters of recommendation written on a provided template are highly recommended



All the documents must be officially certified copies bearing an official stamp and signature of an authorised university official or a notary public. Do not send any original certificates. Submitted documents will not be returned!

* A transcript of records is a document containing information on courses completed and grades and credits received. A certificate of registration or a diploma is not sufficient. Applicants who study under the French system must submit a list of the "unités de valeur" received. If a transcript is not obtainable, an officially certified list of academic work done or yearly examinations taken will be sufficient on the condition that information on course content is also submitted.

** To find out how to create your own Curriculum Vitae, you can visit e.g. the Europass website. Please note that in e.g. the United States, a Curriculum Vitae is called a resumé.