Courses for exchange students / Faculty of Mathematics and Science
Do you need to discuss with the International Coordinator about your exchange? Appointment bookings on https://r.jyu.fi/MeetingWithAlli
How to choose your courses
The list is updated for the following academic year annually in June; incoming exchange students make their initial course selections in the spring based on previous year's course provision.
The first three digits of the course code express the host subject, the fourth digit expresses the level of studies:
- xxxPxxx = Bachelor's (1st year) level course
- xxxAxxx = Bachelor's (2nd-3rd year) level course
- xxxSxxx = Master's level course
- xxxJxxx = Doctoral level course
Many of our practical courses and laboratory courses may be full. Please note that we might need to make changes to your Learning Agreement because of this.
The vast majority of courses offered in English at the Faculty of Mathematics and Science are at Master's level and they are open for the degree and exchange students of the faculty. However, advanced Bachelor's level exchange students (3rd year or beyond with good study performance) may choose Master's level courses provided they fulfill the course specific prerequisites. The course offering (including courses open to all exchange students offered by the other faculties) can be found from here:
The Faculty of Mathematics and Science's curriculum for exchange students
Most of the courses are graded on a 0-5 scale, but some just PASS/FAIL. Please note it is not possible to get a numeric grade for a result marked as PASS (HYV) on the transcript of records.
If you would like to choose the course "Working at Research Group", you need to find a supervisor already at the application stage. Please contact the International Coordinator of the Faculty and inform them of your areas of interest. You can review the faculty's research groups beforehand and consider what skills and competencies you have for working in that group. The faculty also needs to know how many ECTS credits you require from this work, and whether it should be graded numerically, as research group work is normally evaluated on a scale of PASS/FAIL. Working in a research group requires time and scientific research work needs to be reported. You need to be self-motivated and able to work independently to achieve the goals of this course.
Course offerings from other faculties
Department of Biological and Environmental Science (updated 26.6.2026)
Autumn 2026
BENP1011 Introduction to Biological and Environmental Science, 3 ECTS
ECOS1100 Foundations of Statistics for Ecology and Evolution, 5-6 ECTS
ECOS1070 Ecology, 5 ECTS, seminar during the Autumn term
ECOS2010 Community Ecology, 5 ECTS
WETS1042 Aquaculture, 6 ECTS
WETS1049 Stable Isotope Ecology, 2–5 ECTS
WETS1057 Identification and Ecology of Benthic Invertebrates, 3 ECTS
BENS5115 Analytical Instruments, 3 ECTS
ENVS1121 Biogeochemistry, 5 ECTS, check the prerequisites
ENVS1125 Geoinformatics, spatial statistics and remote sensing, 3 ECTS. Prerequisites of this course: BENA4033/BENA4053 Basics of Geoinformatics, or similar prior knowledge of GIS data and programs.
CMBS1103 Structural Biology, 4 ECTS
CMBS2404 Sequencing Technologies Now and in the Future, 2 ECTS, only lectures available
CMBS2405 Advanced Course in Microbiology, 2 ECTS, only lectures available
NANS1001 Fundamentals in Nanoscience, 6 ECTS
NANA2002 Practical Course in Nanoscience, Imaging, 5 ECTS
Spring 2027
BENA2008 Introduction to Bioinformatics, 3 ECTS
BENS5035 Scientific Writing, 3 ECTS
ECOS1077 Applied Evolutionary Ecology, 5 ECTS
ECOS1081 Evolutionary Ecology Modelling, 5 ECTS
ECOS1200 Advanced Bioinformatics: Microbial Communities and Genomes, 5 ECTS
WETS1043 Advanced Methods in Limnology and Fish Biology, 6 ECTS
WETS1045 Assessment and Monitoring of Surface Waters, 2–4 ECTS
WETS1048 Fish Biology and Ecology 3-5 ECTS
ENVS 1134 Statistical methods for analyzing environmental data, 5 ECTS
ENVS2401 Sequencing analyses in environmental sciences, 5 ECTS
ENVS2411 Spatial Land-Use Planning, 3 ECTS
CMBS1105 Practical Work in Protein Chemistry, 5 ECTS
CMBS1106 Cell Biological Imaging, 6 ECTS
CMBS1126 Current Topics in Cell and Molecular Biology, One Health, 4-6 ECTS
Available the whole year
WETS1046 Aquatic ecosystems, 4 ECTS
WETS1053 Book Examination, Area of Specialization, 5-10 ECTS
CMBS2401 Exam, 3-8 ECTS
ECOS1072 Evolution, 5 ECTS
ENVS1149 Environmental Impact Assessment, 2 ECTS
ENVS5036 Advanced Literature Exam of Environmental Science, 5 ECTS
BENA2550 Intermediate Level Research Project in the Biological and Environmental Sciences, 2-30 ECTS, you need to find a supervisor for your project
BENS7040 Working in a Research Group, 2-5 ECTS, you need to find a supervisor for your project
BENS9850 Advanced Level Research Project in the Biological and Environmental Sciences, 2-30 ECTS, you need to find a supervisor for your project
If you are interested in BENA2550, BENS7040, BENS9850, please look for possible supervisors on our webpage and contact them directly: https://www.jyu.fi/en/research/basic-natural-phenomena-and-mathematical-thinking
Department of Chemistry (updated 19.10.2026)
Autumn 2026
KEMS6300 Introduction to Circular Economy, 5 ECTS
KEMS6180 Raw Materials' Recovery Chemistry: Biomass Refining, 3 ECTS
KEMS4010 Quantum Mechanics for Chemists, 6 ECTS
KEMS541 Advanced Course in Organic Chemistry, 6 ECTS
KEMS5390 Practical NMR Spectroscopy, 2 ECTS, must have experience in NMR
KEMS5450, Reaction Mechanisms and Catalysis, 4 ECTS
KEMS534 Basic Principles of Mass Spectrometry, 4 ECTS
KEMS3265 ICP Instrument Techniques, 3 ECTS
KEMS412 Symmetry and Group Theory in Chemistry, 2 ECTS
KEMS3300 Electrochemistry, 3 ECTS
Spring 2027
KEMS6170 Raw Materials' Recovery Chemistry: Metals, 3 ECTS
KEMS6320 Circular Economy in Finnish Chemical Industry, 4 ECTS
KEMS3040 Measurement Uncertainty and Validation of Analytical Methods, 4 ECTS
KEMS3250 Principles of X-ray Diffraction Methods, 6 ECTS
KEMS4170 Fundamentals of Electronic Structure Theory, 5 ECTS
KEMS532 Supramolecular Chemistry, 6 ECTS
KEMS5380 Basics of NMR Spectroscopy, 4 ECTS
KEMS526 Modern Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 6 ECTS
KEMS535 Practical Methods of Mass Spectrometry, 2 ECTS
KEMS4540 Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, 5 ECTS
KEMS544 Macromolecular NMR Spectroscopy, 3-5 ECTS
KEMY004 Introduction to Finnish Laboratory Work,1 ECTS
Available whole year
KEMY2000 SUS-waste: Implementing Sustainability in Waste Management, 3 ECTS, online course
KEMS1001 Catalytic Processes and Materials in Sustainable Hydrogen Production, 2-5 ECTS, online course
KEMS531 Introduction to Material Chemistry, 4 ECTS, online course
NOTE! In order to do advanced laboratory work you must have enough experience to work in laboratory (in pratice be a master's level student) and have sufficient knowledge of Finnish laboratory works (i.e. complete first the course KEMY004 Introduction to Finnish laboratory works or have equivalent knowledge).
KEMA2500 Research Project of Intermediate Studies, 3-6 ECTS (Note: evaluation PASS/FAIL, you need to contact International Coordinator to register)
KEMS3880 Advanced Laboratory Work in Inorganic Chemistry, 2-10 ECTS. This course you can choose from different laboratory works, look more info from SISU (laboratory work)
KEMS448 Advanced Laboratory Practicals in Physical Chemistry, 1-12 ECTS. This course you can choose from different laboratory works, look more info from SISU (laboratory work)
KEMS548 Advanced Laboratory Work in Organic Chemistry, 1-10 ECTS credits. This course you can choose from different laboratory works, look more info from SISU (laboratory work)
KEMS6880 Advanced Laboratory Work in Recovery of Raw Materials and Analytical Chemistry, 1–12 ECTS. This course you can choose from different laboratory works, look more info from SISU (laboratory work)
KEMS9800 Miniproject of Advanced Studies, 2-6 ECTS. You need to have supervisor, look here. Evaluation pass/fail. Inform International Coordinator when you find supervisor (laboratory work)
KEMS9850 Advanced Level Chemistry Experimenting, 2-30 ECTS, evaluation 0-5, you need to have supervisor, and you need to contact International Coordinator to register.
KEMA2550 Intermediate Level Chemistry Experimenting, 2-30 ECTS. Evaluation 0-5, you need to have supervisor, and you need to contact International Coordinator to register.
Courses of Nanoscience (updated 27.3.2026)
Autumn 2026
NANS1001 Fundamentals in Nanoscience, 6 ECTS
NANA2002 Practical Course in Nanoscience, Imaging, 5 ECTS
Spring 2027
NANS1006 Practical Course in Nanoscience, Molecular Interactions, 6 ECTS
NANS1004 Computational Nanosciences, 2-4 ECTS
NANA1003 Nanoscience Tools, 4 ECTS
Department of Mathematics and Statistics (updated 19.10.2026)
Autumn 2026
MATS111 Measure and Integration Theory 1, 5 ECTS (by English exam)
MATS112 Measure and Integration Theory 2, 4 ECTS
MATS213 Metric Spaces, 5 ECTS
MATS214 Topology, 4 ECTS
MATS235 Sobolev Spaces, 9 ECTS
MATS254 Stochastic Processes, 4 ECTS
MATS280 Risk Theory, 5 ECTS
MATS315 Fourier Analysis, 4 ECTS
MATS352 Stochastic Analysis, 5 ECTS
MATS5120 Topics in Algebra and Topology, 5 ECTS
TILS221 Statistics in Epidemiological Research, 4 ECTS
Spring 2027
MATS121 Complex Analysis 1, 5 ECTS (by English exam)
MATS122 Complex Analysis 2, 5 ECTS (by English exam)
MATS2110 Geometric Measure Theory, 5 ECTS
MATS2210 Hilbert Spaces, 5 ECTS
MATS2220 Banach Spaces, 5 ECTS
MATS260 Probability Theory 1, 5 ECTS
MATS262 Probability Theory 2, 5 ECTS
MATS2300 Models in Financial Mathematics, 5 ECTS
MATS340 Partial Differential Equations 2, 5 ECTS
MATS353 Stochastic Differential Equations, 5 ECTS
MATS5140 Topics in Inverse Problems, 5 ECTS
MATS5170 Topics in Analysis, 5 ECTS
TILP2400 Data Visualization and Analysis, 5 ECTS
MATA271 Stochastic Models, 4 ECTS
Available whole year
TILP3600 Statistical Software, 2-6 ECTS
Department of Physics (updated on 14.4.2026)
Autumn 2026
FYSA1130 Numerical Methods, 4 ECTS (bachelor's level course, available in English only in the Autumn term)
FYSS6301 Electronics, part A, 4 ECTS
FYSS6302 Electronics, part B, 4 ECTS
FYSS3301 Fundamentals of Nuclear Physics, 5 ECTS
FYSS3302 Applied Nuclear Physics, 4 ECTS
FYSS4301 Particle Physics, part A, 5 ECTS
FYSS4302 Particle Physics, part B, 4 ECTS
FYSS4456 Experimental Methods in Particle Physics, 5 ECTS
FYSS4515 Applied Quantum Field Theory, 11 ECTS
FYSS5301 Condensed Matter Physics, part A, 4 ECTS
FYSS5302 Condensed Matter Physics, part B, 4 ECTS
FYSS5120 Efficient Numerical Programming, 4 ECTS
FYSS5401 Physics of Nanoelectronics, 6 ECTS
FYSS5440 Quantum Monte Carlo Methods, 3 ECTS
FYSS5455 Electron, Photon and Ion Beam Methods in Materials Science, 5 ECTS
FYSS6310 Measuring Techniques and Systems, 5 ECTS
FYSS6336 Microfabrication, 4 ECTS
FYSS6401 Analog Electronics, 4 ECTS
FYSS6405 Applied Semiconductor Physics, 5 ECTS
FYSS7116 Integral Transformations, 3 ECTS
FYSS7435 Stochastic Processes in Physics, 5 ECTS (independent study with oral exam)
NANS1001 Fundamentals of Nanoscience, 6 ECTS
NANA2002 Practical course in Nanoscience: Imaging, 5 ECTS (laboratory course)
Spring 2027
FYSS3400 Fundamentals of Theoretical Nuclear Physics, 9 ECTS
FYSS3410 Nuclear Physics, 5 ECTS
FYSS3440 Nuclear Astrophysics, 6 ECTS
FYSS3553 Techniques for Nuclear and Accelerator-based Physics Experiments, Part A, 6 ECTS
FYSS4440 Cosmology, 9 ECTS
FYSS4551 Ultra-relativistic Heavy Ion Physics, 7 ECTS
FYSS5404 Photonics, 7 ECTS
FYSS6311 Fundamentals of Control Engineering, 5 ECTS, independently by exam, no contact teaching
FYSS6320 Vacuum Techniques, 5 ECTS
FYSS6325 Cryogenics, 5 ECTS
FYSS6332 Materials Engineering, 6 ECTS
FYSS6360 Plasma Physics, 5 ECTS
FYSS6410 Digital Electronics, 4 ECTS
FYSS7301 Complex Analysis, 6 ECTS
FYSS7420 Advanced Electrodynamics, 10 ECTS
FYSS7531 Quantum Mechanics 2, Part A, 6 ECTS
FYSS7532 Quantum Mechanics 2, Part B, 6 ECTS
FYSS7630 Many-particle Quantum Mechanics, 12 ECTS
NANS1006 Practical Course in Nanoscience: Molecular Interactions, 6 ECTS
NANS1004 Computational Nanosciences, 2 ECTS
NANS1008 Microscopy Methods and Image Analysis, 2.5-11 ECTS
NANS1009 Physics of the Cell, 3 ECTS
Available whole year
FYSS9470 Research Project, 10 ECTS credits, (independent project, student needs to find a supervisor)
FYSS9480 Professional Training, 5-15 ECTS credits (student needs to find a supervisor)
FYSS9560 Supervised Work in Laboratories, 1-20 ECTS credits, evaluation 0-5
Open University courses (updated on 23.7.2026)
Year 2026
Please note that the English-medium courses are free of charge for our exchange students.
WISY1001 Introduction to Planetary Well-being, 1 ECTS, online course
WISP1002 Systems and Planetary Well-being, 1 ECTS, online course
WISP1003 Good Life and Planetary Well-being, 1 ECTS, online course
WISP1004 Pathways to Planetary Well-being, 1 ECTS, online course
BENY3030 Nature Under Threat: Species and Ecosystems, 1 ECTS, online course
BENY3031: Nature under Threat: Red-List Assessments in Finland and Globally, 1 ECTS, online course
ITKP0008 The ABCs of Quantum Computing - Part A, 2 ECTS, online course
ITKP1009 The ABCs of Quantum Computing - Part B, 2 ECTS, online course
ITKP0010 The ABCs of Quantum Computing - Part C, 2 ECTS, online course
How to look for courses in SISU
The course descriptions and timetables of courses are available in the study information system SISU.
Please note that all JYU provision can be found on Sisu. However, incoming exchange students can only choose from the courses listed above.
If you are not yet a registered student at JYU, continue your course search without logging in and type in the course code in the search field. The results can be filtered, for example, according to the academic year and the language of instruction.
The button to switch to the English version is located in the upper right corner (Suomi/FI).