Degree programme committees - School of Arts, Design and Architecture

The Degree Programme Committee for Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Interior Architecture deals with the issues of the following programmes in accordance with the school's bylaws:

• Arkkitehtuurin, maisema-arkkitehtuurin ja sisustusarkkitehtuurin kandidaattiohjelma, Kandidatprogrammet i arkitektur, landskapsarkitektur och inredningsarkitektur, Bachelor’s Programme in Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Interior Architecture,
• Arkkitehtuurin, maisema-arkkitehtuurin ja sisustusarkkitehtuurin maisteriohjelma, Magisterprogrammet i arkitektur, landskapsarkitektur och inredningsarkitektur, Master’s programme in Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Interior Architecture

Secretary and minutes Sanna Tekonen.
Minutes are available upon request from the secretary.

The Degree Programme Committee for Design deals with the issues of the following programmes in accordance with the school's bylaws:

• Muotoilun ja muodin kandidaattiohjelma, Kandidatprogrammet i design och mode, Bachelor's Programme in Design and Fashion
• Master's Programme in Design, Muotoilun maisteriohjelma, Magisterprogrammet i Design

In addition, The Degree Programme Committee for Design deals with the issues identified below regarding the majors leading to the Master of Arts degree in Aalto University's joint Master's Programme in Creative Sustainability and Master's Programme in International Design Business Management. Otherwise, the aforementioned programmes operate in accordance with their own management models decided by the president of Aalto University.

The duties of the Degree Programme Committee for Design include the following for the Master's Programme in International Design Business Management:

• to be responsible for the implementation of student admissions for the programmes study options; 
• to compose and approve entrance examinations for student admissions or, when necessary, to appoint selection groups to compose and approve the examinations for the respective study options of the programmes;
• to evaluate entrance examination assignments and applications or, if necessary, to appoint selection groups to help the committee with specific study options and to make a proposal to the selection committee on the students to be selected;
• to make proposals to the academic committee about the descriptions of the courses of the programme under the organizational responsibility of the department of design

The duties of the Degree Programme Committee for Design include the following for Master’s Programme in Creative Sustainability:

• evaluate the master’s theses;
• to be responsible for the implementation of student admissions for the programmes study options; 
• to compose and approve entrance examinations for student admissions or, when necessary, to appoint selection groups to compose and approve the examinations for the respective study options of the programmes;
• to evaluate entrance examination assignments and applications or, if necessary, to appoint selection groups to help the committee with specific study options and to make a proposal to the selection committee on the students to be selected

*The composition of the Degree programme committee updated from 1 August 2023.

Secretary and minutes Hanne Christensen
Minutes are available upon request from the secretary.

The Degree Programme Committee for Art and Media deals with the issues of the following programmes in accordance with the school's bylaws:

• Taiteen ja median kandidaattiohjelma, Kandidatprogrammet i konst och media, Bachelor's Programme in Art and Media, Bachelor's Programme in Art and Media
• Master's Programme in Art and Media, Magisterprogrammet i konst och media, Taiteen ja median maisteriohjelma
• Nordic Master’s Programme in Visual Studies and Art Education

Secretary and minutes Jaakko Kölhi
Minutes are available upon request from the secretary.

The Degree Programme Committee for Film deals with the issues of the following programmes in accordance with the school's bylaws:

• Elokuvataiteen kandidaattiohjelma, Kandidatprogrammet i filmkonst, Bachelor's Programme in Film and Television
• Elokuvataiteen maisteriohjelma, Magisterprogrammet i filmkonst, Master’s Programme in Film and Television
• Re:Anima European Joint Master Degree in Animation
• Master's Programme in Animation (Yhteisohjelma: Taiteen ja median laitos ja Elokuvataiteen laitos)

Secretary and minutes Riina Kontkanen
Minutes are available upon request from the secretary.

Programme Committee for Bachelor's Programme in Design deals with the issues of the following programmes in accordance with the school's bylaws:

Bachelor's Programme in Design (Joint programme between the Department of Design and Department of Art and Media)

Secretary and minutes Kuura Koivu.
Minutes are available upon request from the secretary.

In accordance with the management model decision of the president of Aalto University, the Degree Programme Committee for Master's Programme in Urban Studies and Planning deals with the issues of the programme. (Joint programme between the University of Helsinki and Aalto University)

Secretary and minutes Ilona Virtanen.
Minutes are available upon request from the secretary.