Student Guidance and Information at Arts offers all students on Bachelor's and Master’s degree programmes  student guidance and activities that support student learning and a good student life.

The aim of the activities is to give students a sense of meaningful balance within their own degree programme by providing them with tools to help them navigate and thrive at university.

Focus on the individual student

Well-being and learning go hand in hand, which is why Arts wants to support students in their studies and help them deal with the challenges that may arise in student life. At the Student Counsellors' Office at Arts, individual guidance is offered by both academic student guidance counsellors and student welfare counsellors who provide guidance to all student at the faculty. The guidance sessions cover everything from practical matters regarding study programme, rules and requirements, to more personal matters such as doubts about one's course of study and motivation.

Activities focusing on academic and social communities and degree programme information

Creating meaningful cohesion within the students’ own degree programme requires the students to be aware of the requirements, content and options of the degree programme, and that the students experience being part of the academic and social community. The Student Counsellors' Office provides collective guidance activities focusing on degree programme information, reflection and options. The following initiatives are worth mentioning in this context:

• Semester meetings/year group meetings at Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes at Arts focusing on the exams, rules and structure of the semester as well as important deadlines. These meetings are held by student counsellors from the relevant degree programmes, often in collaboration with the academic environment.
• Information meetings about options on the degree programme, e.g. about the process of writing a thesis, studying abroad and the profile semester. The aim is to equip students to make decisions on the degree programme based on valid knowledge and knowledge of opportunities and consequences. At several information meetings, students meet the Student Counsellors' Office staff and students who are further along in their studies and can share their experiences.
• Collective events about study groups and the thesis writing process. Social and academic integration plays a pivotal role in student life. Both academic student counsellors and student welfare counsellors hold workshops focusing on study groups and the thesis process, among other things. The purpose of these workshops is to support integration by contributing academic knowledge, facilitating peer-to-peer experience and providing tools for the learning processes in a study group and during a thesis period.
• Online webinars focusing on e.g. student-life balance, stress, exams, motivation and study techniques. The Student Counselling Office provides relevant knowledge about the topics through a presentation, giving the students tools and room for reflection.
• Available information about studies is part of student life and crucial to students completing their studies. The Student Counsellors' Office at the Faculty of Arts keeps students informed and updated on important deadlines and opportunities on the study portal, and communicates new rules and guidelines via AU's learning platform Brightspace.