Path Studies
An alternate route to your Bachelor’s or Master’s studies – get started with your degree studies without an entrance exam or an assigned study place! Registration for Autumn 2026 studies is open until August 14th or until places fill up.
Please note that Humak’s Open UAS studies are only available for students who have a Finnish personal identity code.
For degree studies offered in Finnish, the required Finnish level is B1. Please also note that as an Open UAS student you are not eligible for KELA’s study grant. Further information about the Finnish identity code and KELA’s study grants in the links below.
Wondering if you can register? Please contact our Open UAS Student Services via email: avoinamk(at)humak.fi.
What are Path Studies?
Path Studies are your alternative route to higher education studies at Humak UAS without the need to pass entrance exams or to acquire a study place through the joint application.
In Path Studies, you complete the first year of the degree together in the same class with degree students. After this, you can apply via the separate application and continue to your second year as a degree student.
The study right period — the time allowed to complete the Path Studies — is three semesters (1.5 years). Depending on the degree, the studies are offered entirely online, as on-campus daytime studies, or as a blended format combining both. The study method for our Bachelor level Path Studies offered in English is daytime studies in Helsinki.
At Humak, all applicants who have successfully completed their Path Studies are selected as degree students in the separate admission through the separate application based on Open UAS studies.
1. Register
Registration for Path Studies is open between May and August on Humak’s online store: kauppa.humak.fi.
2. Study
Complete the required courses in the same group with the first-year degree students.
3. Apply
Apply for the degree that corresponds to your Path Studies in the separate application either 1–15 May or 1–15 November.
Autumn 2026 Path Studies
Choose your path to become a Community Educator, Cultural Manager or Interpreter! We offer two Bachelor level programmes in English, both in Community Education. For degree studies offered in Finnish, the required Finnish level is B1. All programmes require a Finnish personal identity code for registration.
Community Educator Path Studies offered in English
Wellbeing and the Futures of Youth and Community Work, Helsinki
60 ECTS (daytime studies in English)
5 places available
Adventure and Outdoor Education, Helsinki
60 ECTS (daytime studies in English)
5 places available
Please note that Bachelor level studies offered in Finnish require a B1 Finnish level.
Community Educator (yhteisöpedagogi)
Community Educator, Helsinki
60 ECTS (blended studies in Finnish)
5 places
Community Educator, Jyväskylä
60 ECTS (blended studies in Finnish)
5 places
Community Educator, Kuopio
60 ECTS (blended studies in Finnish)
5 places
Community Educator, Tampere
60 ECTS (blended studies in Finnish)
5 places
Community Educator, Turku
60 ECTS (blended studies in Finnish)
5 places
Community Educator, online
60 ECTS (online studies in Finnish)
100 places
Cultural Manager (kulttuurituottaja)
Art and Cultural Management, online
40 ECTS (online studies in Finnish)
50 places
Event Production, Helsinki
40 ECTS (blended studies in Finnish)
5 places
Interpreter (tulkki)
Sign Language Interpreting, Helsinki
60 ECTS (daytime studies in Finnish)
5 places
Interpreting and AAC Instruction, Tampere
60 ECTS (blended studies in Finnish)
5 places
Cultural Management Development, online
20 ECTS (online studies in Finnish)
40 places
Community Development, online
20 ECTS (online studies in Finnish)
40 places
Why choose Path Studies?
No entrance exam
Begin your studies without the stress of entrance exams and apply to become a degree student via the separate application for Open UAS students.
Equal experience
You study in the same group with degree students and will have the same learning experience as them.
Straight path
After completing your Path Studies, you’ll continue straight to your second-year studies as a degree student.
Who are Path Studies suitable for?
Bachelor level
- You’re looking for a new career path
- You want to get started with your studies without an entrance exam
- You want a bit of flexibility in your studies
Bachelor level Path Studies are suitable for anyone regardless of your educational background or working experience!
Master level
- You already have a degree
- You want to deepen your expertise
- Your goal is to advance to a leading or executive position at work
- You’re looking for a more flexible way to study
Please note that to become a degree student at Master level, you need to have at least 24 months of working experience since completing your previous higher education degree. In addition, you also need level B1 Finnish to be accepted as a degree student for the programmes offered in Finnish.
An example of a timeline for a Path Studies student
4.5.–14.8.2026
Registration period for Autumn 2026 Path Studies.
1.9.2026
Fall semester begins.
1.5.2027
60 ECTS completed: Apply to become a degree student via the separate application.
1.9.2027
Beginning your second year at Humak as a degree student.
Secure your spot!
Registration is open until August 14th, 2026 or until places fill up. Don’t miss your chance – start your journey towards a degree already in September this year!
Questions?
Contact our Open UAS Student Services:
- Email: avoinamk(at)humak.fi
- Phone: +358 (0)29 451 9230
Service times: Mon-Thu, 13:00-15:00