Chinese

The courses continue from the previous period.

Communication and social interaction

NEW course! LC-0560 Interaction in teams and projects (this group in English) 28.2.-4.4.2025 

"A great team is more than the sum of its parts" – but what does this really mean in practice? In this hands-on course, you will develop your skills in team and group communication. Learn practical strategies to enhance collaboration, improve interaction, and understand how effective communication builds successful and efficient teams. 

LC-0330 Leadership Communication (this group in Finnish) 26.2.-2.4.2025 

Join this course exploring leadership from a communication perspective and develop your interaction skills! Key topics include a leader's communication competence, leader-subordinate relationships, feedback skills, active listening, and remote leadership. 

LC-0320 Public speaking skills (this group in English) 24.2.-7.4.2025 

Refine your presentation skills on this in-depth presentation skills training. Lots of public speaking exercises from improv to academic presentations and pitching and podcasts. 

LC-0550 Communication skills (this group in English) 25.2.-3.4.2025 

A comprehensive basic course in communication skills. This practical course will help you deepen your understanding of various communication situations and provide practical tools for handling them. Building and maintaining relationships is an essential skill for both work and life! 

LC-0510 Conference presentations (this group in English) 26.2.-12.3.2025  

How can you present your research in a clear and engaging way? This course focuses specifically on conference presentations, where you'll have the opportunity to refine your presentation in a supportive and encouraging atmosphere. 
 

English

English courses for bachelor's students from all schools

LC-1121 Communicating Sustainable Solutions (o,w) (3 cr)

This interdisciplinary problem-based learning (PBL) course focuses on developing key spoken and written communication skills required for future working life! During this course, you will collaborate in interdisciplinary teams to find solutions to real-life sustainability issues faced by companies and organizations.

Open to all bachelor-level students in all schools!  Master’s students will be accepted to the course if there is space. 40% of the places are reserved for students from CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI, 30% for BIZ students and 30% for ARTS students. 

English courses for bachelor's students in CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI

LC-1110 Online Writing Skills for Engineers 1 (w) (1 cr)

LC-1112 Online Presentations Skills for Engineers (o) (2 cr)

LC-1120 Online Persuasive Presentations for Engineers (o) (1 cr)

English courses for ARTS bachelor's students

LCA-1002 Expressing your expertise (o,w) (3 cr) 

English courses for master's students in CHEM, ELEC, ENG and SCI

LC-1311 Online Academic Writing Skills for MSc students (w) (2 cr)

LC-1310 Academic Communication for MSc students  (o, w) (3 cr) 

Preparatory English courses for all bachelor's students 

LC-1091 Online Preparatory English: Speaking and Listening (1 cr)

Need help with starting and materializing your master’s thesis project?

Sign up for LC-1315 Tools for master’s thesis. In this course, you’ll learn about managing the different phases of the thesis writing process, such as defining the thesis topic and aims, searching for sources, managing references, utilizing productive working methods and getting started with writing scientific texts.

Finnish

Hello students!   

Registration for the 4th period Finnish courses has now started. Courses offered include LC-7210 Suomi 2 and LC-7230 Suomi 3. Have a look at the offer in Sisu.  

Want to practise your speaking Finnish? Put already in your calendar the Finnish conversation courses starting in April. You can join the first conversation course once you have completed the Finnish 1 course. Enrolment for the courses begins on March 17: 
 
LC-7323 Suomen keskustelukurssi 1 
LC-7324 Suomen keskustelukurssi 2 
LC-7326 Suomen keskustelukurssi 3 

Are you currently studying Finnish on your own? Check out these interesting self-study materials:    

Kielibuust's self-study material search allows you to search and filter materials in your language level: Find online learning materials | Kielibuusti  

The Introductory Finnish self-study course allows you to learn the basics of the Finnish language (no credits): Course: Introductory Finnish - Self-study (aalto.fi)  

French

LC-4310 French 1

LC-4321 Online French - Prononciation française

LC-4320 French 2

LC-4340 French 4

LC-4360 French 6 (o,w)

LC-4361 Online French - Grammaire française (o,w)

German

LC-6310 German 1

LC-6320 German 2

LC-6330 German 3 

LC-6350 German 5 (o,w)

LC-6341 German Grammar 1

LC-6351German Grammar 2

Intercultural Communication 

LC-0615 Intercultural Communication in Teamwork (3 cr)

Are you interested in developing communication skills directly relevant to teamwork? “LC-0615 Intercultural Communication in Teamwork” is designed for all levels of students who wish to improve their awareness to effectively work in a diverse team in various professional contexts. To achieve this goal, this course discusses useful communication strategies to prevent and resolve potential misunderstandings and miscommunications in teamwork. Throughout the course, we will have lots of small group discussions as well as teamwork activities, so we can apply the course materials to real-life professional contexts.

Japanese

The courses continue from the previous period.

Portuguese

LC-3110 Portuguese 1

Russian

All Russian courses in  2024-2025  will be offered as hybrid teaching, so you can participate on campus or via Zoom. 

LC-8522 Russian 2

LC-8544 Russian 4

LC-8566 Russian 6 (o,w)

LC-8592 Russian 9 Russian Business Communication for Native Speakers B (o,w)

Spanish

LC-2310 Spanish 1 

LC-2320 Spanish 2 

LC-2330 Spanish 3

LC-2340 Spanish 4

Swedish

Hej! 

Studies in Swedish for the needs of working life continue in period IV! Choose the study method that suits you best and learn how to communicate in Swedish. Vi ses på kurserna!

If you have Finnish as your mother tongue/school education language you can start by taking an entry-level test to identify the right course and study method for you.

You can find the test in MyCourses by using search words "ruotsin lähtötasotesti + ENG, CHEM, ELEC, SCI, ARTS tai BIZ" depending on your field of study.

You can only take the test once, so please take your time and do the test carefully and thoughtfully from start to finish.

Please note that the teachers that are responsible for courses and exams will check the accuracy of your test score in MyCourses before confirming registrations. Therefore, to save resources, please be honest when registering in Sisu about your score on the entry level test.

One period course, test result 25+

• LC-5410 Svenska inom teknik, for Finnish-speaking technology students
• LCB-5800 Svensk affärskommunikation 1, for Finnish-speaking BIZ-students
• LCA-5703 Vi skriver och talar om konst på svenska, for Finnish-speaking ARTS-students

Two period courses, test result 16–24.

• LC-5411 Svenska inom teknik från grunden, for Finnish-speaking technology students
• LCA-5704 Vi skriver och talar om konst på svenska från grunden, for Finnish-speaking ARTS-students

FLEX groups (LC-5004) for students with identified learning challenges, e.g. dyslexia or anxiousness related to group situations and speaking in public etc. are organized in periods IV-V.

• LC-5004 Työelämän ruotsia perusteellisesti, FLEX 

Courses for all Aalto-students

• LC-5772 Swedish for International Students 1B, for international or Finnish students who have taken the course LC-5771 or equivalent or otherwise acquired equivalent knowledge of Swedish. See also courses at Aalto Open University and the new online course Sidu! Det svenska i Finland
• LC-5000 Kommunicera som expert, kursen är avsedd för alla studerande som har svenska som modersmål/skolbildningsspråk vid alla högskolor på Aalto-universitetet. Kursen är även lämplig för tvåspråkiga studerande (finska och svenska) samt för övriga studerande med mycket goda kunskaper i svenska. Kursen (3 sp.) ingår i de obligatoriska språk- och kommunikationsstudierna för konstkandidatexamen.
• LC-5003 Työelämän ruotsia, for Finnish-speaking students, verkkototeutus, lähtötasotestistä pisteitä 25+ (uusi OPS, korvaa kurssin LC-5552 ja sisältää myös tutkintoon kuuluvan suullisen ja kirjallisen kokeen)
• LC-5006 Träna muntliga kunskaper i svenska, är avsedd för alla Aalto-studenter som vill kunna kommunicera interaktivt och sakkunnigt i olika muntliga kommunikationssituationer i arbetslivet.

• LC-5008 Träna fackspråklig kommunikation på svenska, är avsedd för studenter vid Aalto-universitetets alla högskolor. Den passar för studenten som vill utveckla sina färdigheter i svenska inom sin egen bransch för arbetslivets eller akademiska behov (ersätter kursen LC-5810). Du kan delta i kursen efter någon tidigare avlagd grundkurs. Studerande som har goda kunskaper i svenska kan delta i kursen direkt.

  Written communication (in Finnish)

• LC-7109 Academic writing (3 cr) is a comprehensive package of knowhow for students writing their master theses. The course deepens the student’s grasp of the many dimensions of an academic thesis and its writing process. The course is held in the class.
• LC-7110 Academic writing for doctoral students (3 cr) provides a strong basis for research writing and popular scientific writing. Finnish is both the medium language as well as the topical language but the course suits also those writing their theses in English who want to improve their Finnish writing skills. The method of implementation (class/remote) will be agreed on upon the course start.