The Program is also open to other eligible students who are interested in the broad interdisciplinary nature and topical appeal of the FAST curriculum. However, the Faculty of the Humanities requires that students who wish to do FAST courses via remote study but are not registered as degree or visiting students at the University of Tampere must apply to the Faculty for non-degree student status to be able to receive credits. International students interested in this option should refer to the Information Guide For International Applicants . Where class sizes are limited, priority for enrollment will be given to Translation students. Credit for FAST courses is available only under the English Translation or FAST Area Studies codings.
Teachers have final authority on admission and credit for their courses.
The FAST core curriculum comprises 20 study weeks of credit to be chosen primarily from Area Studies courses taught in the English Translation Section. Area Studies credits from other English-language programs may also be accepted as Profile coursework by the FAST coordinators, with a comparative paper to be written for evaluation and credit in Tampere. Archiving will be primarily in the FAST Program website at the University of Tampere. Such enrollment requires the student's formal application to and acceptance by the Faculty of Humanities and the Department of Translation Studies before studies may commence. Cooperation in the research and writing of student projects, joint teacher research, teaching material development and publishing efforts may also be conducted telematically.