Time: You can start your studies within a week after enrolment. The estimated completion time for this course is three months. Please note! The course opens and you can start your studies 1 February 2026!
Enrollment for the spring courses is open till 14 June 2026, and you can start your studies within a week after enrollment. This course is also available in fall – enrollment opens in June and the first start is in August 2026.
Please note that lecturers will not provide guidance or assess courses between 1 June and 16 August 2026.
Place: Online studies
Scope: 5 ECTS credits
Number of study places: 200
Target group: Anyone interested in the subject
This course is completed independently online on Learn digital learning environment.
Please notice that only students with a Finnish social security number (i.e. a personal identity code) can start their studies on Xamk Pulse’s courses. You can read more here.
Credited in degree at Xamk: All bachelor level degrees
Area of competence mentioned in Curriculum: Optional studies
Enrolment by 27 September 2026, when there are approximately 3 months left to complete the course.
Fee: Free of charge
You can enroll for Open UAS studies for a maximum of 50 credits per semester. Enrolments that exceed 50 credits will be removed in the order of enrolments.
Xamk’s degree students who are present or absent cannot enroll for Xamk Pulse’s courses. Enrolments by Xamk’s degree students will be removed without separate notification.
Learning outcomes:
After completing this course, you:
- understand the fundamentals of HTML and CSS and are able to use them to define the structure and style of web pages.
- know how to apply CSS styles to control the appearance of web pages, such as colors, fonts, and layout.
- are able to modify and style various HTML content elements, such as forms, tables, and multimedia, to improve functionality and enhance the user experience.
- know how to create responsive web pages that function well across different devices and screen sizes.
- know how to troubleshoot your HTML and CSS code using browser development tools.
Contents and methods:
This course is divided into small sections, where you will be introduced to HTML and CSS step by step. You will work your way through the sections in the order displayed on the course platform.
Each section includes learning material which will help you to execute the exams and learning assignments. The exams are there to make sure you are familiar with the basis of each sections’ content. You can apply this knowledge straight to your workflow. The learning assignments consist of hands-on tasks where you will practice using HTML and CSS markup languages and gradually build a complete website.
This course is a self-study course, which you can carry out independently and at your own pace (within the overall time limits of the course, which is 90 days).
This course is divided into small sections, where you will be introduced to HTML and CSS step by step. You will work your way through the sections in the order displayed on the course platform.
A five-credit course corresponds to approximately 135 hours of student workload. The number of hours is theoretical and varies depending on the student’s effort.
Study material:
All the study material will be found on a course platform and is accessible to students throughout the course.
Assesment methods and criteria:
To pass this course, you’ll need to submit all the assignments and exams, which will be evaluated on a pass/fail scale.
Assessment:
Accepted/Failed
We will inform you about the implementation of the course by email. If you do not receive the message, please also check your spam!
Additional information on enrolment
Xamk Pulse, openstudies@xamk.fi.
Cancellation
If you do not start your studies, please inform us so that we can remove you from the course. This way, there will be no record of the course you did not complete. Cancellations should be sent to avoinamk@xamk.fi.
Transcript of records
The teacher has one month to give a grade after the student has completed all learning tasks. We will send you an electronically signed transcript of records within about a week after you have received the grade in the Peppi system. The transcript serves as a document if, for example, you are applying for credit for your studies at another university. Studies can also be credited at Xamk if you come to us as a degree student. See more on our website Information on Open UAS, Xamk Pulse studies.
This course is based on the curricula of Xamk’s degree programmes and the Finnish credits are fully compatible with the ECTS.
Please note that there can be changes in the course details in terms of the timetable and teachers, for example.
South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences is audited by the Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC).