Computer Applications - Häme University of applied sciences
Computer Applications
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Computer Applications, Bachelor of Business Administration

Degree Programme

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WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

You will learn for example a wide range of topics in programming, user interface design, operating systems, software robotics and business. In profiling studies, you can focus on web- and mobile development, data science and artificial intelligence or software delivery and cloud computing.

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WHAT WILL YOU BECOME?

As a graduate, you will become a professional programmer ready for the modern ICT challenges. You can apply to many different programming jobs all over the world. Your work title can be for example Software Developer, ICT project Manager, Data Analyst or Game Programmer.

APPLICATION PERIOD

  • DIRECT APPLICATION TO HAMK
  • Type of Application Apply only to HAMK's degree programmes
  • Number of study places 40
  • Application period begins 1 November 2023
  • Application period ends 29 November 2023 (Computer Applications)
  • Preliminary assignments given in by -
  • Entrance examinations Students are selected via previous school performance
  • Information on admissions By the end of May 2024
  • Confirmation of study place 11 July 2024 3:00 pm (Finnish time)
  • Studies begin In August 2024
  • APPLY TO STUDIES

  • JOINT APPLICATION - January 2024
  • Type of Application You can apply to several higher education institutes in Finland at once
  • Number of study places 25
  • Application period begins 3 January 2024 8.00 AM
  • Application period ends 17 January 2024 3.00 PM
  • Preliminary assignments given in by -
  • Entrance examinations International UAS Exam
  • Information on admissions To be announced
  • Confirmation of study place 11 July 2024 3:00 pm (Finnish time)
  • Studies begin In August 2024
  • APPLY TO STUDIES

  • TRANSFER APPLICATION ON THE BASIS OF VALID RIGHT TO STUDY AT A FINNISH UNIVERSITY
  • Type of Application
  • Number of study places
  • Application period begins 2 May (spring) / 1 November (autumn)
  • Application period ends 16 May (spring) / 15 November (autumn) 3:00 pm
  • Preliminary assignments given in by -
  • Entrance examinations -
  • Information on admissions 30 June (spring) / 15 December (autumn)
  • Confirmation of study place 31 July (spring) / 31 December (autumn)
  • Studies begin Studies begin in the beginning of next semester
  • APPLY TO STUDIES

  • APPLICATION ON THE BASIS OF OPEN UAS STUDIES
  • Type of Application
  • Number of study places 2
  • Application period begins 1 August
  • Application period ends 31 May
  • Preliminary assignments given in by -
  • Entrance examinations -
  • Information on admissions August - June
  • Confirmation of study place within 7 days
  • Studies begin during the academic year 2023-2024
  • APPLY TO STUDIES

DEGREE PROGRAMME IN BRIEF

DEGREE TITLE
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
DURATION (YEARS) 3,5
EXTENT (CREDITS) 210
LOCATION FULL-TIME STUDIES
Hämeenlinna
LOCATION PART-TIME STUDIES
LANGUAGE English

Curricula of Computer Applications

Study Computer Applications and become an international ICT talent! With us, you will combine technology with business.

Are you fascinated by the possibilities of programming and artificial intelligence? Do you want to master big data and business analytics? Then you are at right place! In our Computer Applications degree programme, you will get a strong base for your future career. 

 

Learning by doing and working in teams are key elements in our studies. You will have projects where you collaborate with other students and partner companies or with our research unit, HAMK Smart. During your studies, you will get chances to network with possible employers for example at our recruitment event, BitJobs 

 

Degree content

For you as a future ICT professional, it is essential to understand the needs of your clients. To support businesses in a best way, you learn to make applications and systems easily accessible for the users. This requires a great deal of planning, patience, client understanding, project management and various other skills. You will develop these competences during your studies. 

  

Core competence 

You will start your studies with compulsory core competence studies which cover a wide range of topics in programming. You will learn programming languages and techniques most commonly used today. Studies include also for example user interface design, operating systems, web development, databases, cloud operations, software robotics, business and innovation. 

 

Profiling competence 

Profiling studies are optional modules that you can use for steering your competence towards your career goals. After core competence studies, you will select studies according to your own interests and focus with the following profiling competences: 

  • web- and mobile development 
  • data science and artificial intelligence 
  • software delivery and cloud computing 

You may also take optional studies from HAMK’s selection and from other higher education institutions in Finland or abroad. 

 

Our goal is to encourage entrepreneurial mindset. You will improve skills needed for running your own company, create entrepreneurship that is based on higher education, and renew and develop existing businesses. 

 

Your studies include work placement and a thesis. In your work placement you have an opportunity to practise in real-life working environments in companies. You will also observe how the company, the employees and the customers interact. Many of our alumni students have been employed by their internship company. In your thesis you research a subject that interests you in analytical and solution-oriented way, often for a company in your own field.   

 

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STUDENT LIFE

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Degree Programme Staff

  • Tapani Honkanen
  • Head of degree programme
  • Anu Vaaraniemi
  • Guidance counsellor

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    APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

    Timetable for HAMK's direct application to Bachelor's degree studies

    Date Application
    1 November 2023 Application period begins
    31 March 2024 3:00 pm (UTC+3) at the latest * Application period ends. The application can be closed also earlier if study places are full.
    within 7 days after submitting the online application Enclosures must be uploaded to the application at Studyinfo.fi
    11 July 2024 3:00 pm (UTC+3) Admitted applicants must confirm their study places
    August 2024 The admitted students start their studies

    * Application for the Degree Programme in Computer Applications ends 29 November 2023. All applications submitted by 29 November 2023 will be taken into consideration.

    Eligibility

    You can apply to a Bachelor’s degree programme at a university of applied sciences when you have completed:

    • the Finnish general upper secondary school syllabus and/or the Matriculation Examination
    • International Baccalaureate, German Reifeprüfung or European Baccalaureate Diploma
    • a Finnish upper secondary vocational qualification (120 credit units) or an equivalent previous vocational qualification with a minimum scope of 80 credit units
    • a Finnish post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma
    • further vocational qualification or specialist vocational qualification or an equivalent previous qualification
    • foreign education that provides eligibility to apply for higher education in the country in question.
    • Bachelor's or Master's Degree

    Refugee or refugee-like situation

    If the applicant is a refugee or in refugee-like situation and the qualifications cannot be proven through documentary evidence the applicant must prove the refugee status by reference to a decision made by competent authority.

     

    Application practicalities

    • Check the eligibility requirements
    • Get familiar with the admission criteria
    • You can fill in and submit only one (1) online application and apply up to three (3) degree programmes at  www.studyinfo.fi
    • Notice that the application can be closed before 31 March 2024 if study places become full earlier
    • Fill in your application only after you have all the needed documents
    • Upload required documents to your application within 7 (seven) days after submitting the application. Notice that passport is mandatory attachment for all applicants
    • Upload official translations of documents that are not in Finnish, Swedish or English language. The translation must be made by an official translator, and it needs to have translator's signature and stamp
    • Please check all the information you have given before submitting application
    • Keep an eye on your e-mail (all folders) in case you are required to provide additional documents or further information about your educational background

     

    Tuition fees

    Non-EU/EEA students

    As a non-EU/EEA-citizen you are required to pay tuition fees for Bachelor’s degree studies.

    The tuition fee must be paid at the time of confirming the study place. Please notice: tuition fees are charged directly by HAMK and should never be paid through third parties (i.e. educational agents).

    You can be exempted from paying tuition fees if you:

    • have an EU Blue Card granted in Finland
    • have a continuous residence permit card in Finland, type A permit
      • NB: Type A permit granted for studying in Finland (from 15 April 2022 onwards) doesn’t exempt student from paying tuition fee.
    • have a permanent residence permit card in Finland, type P permit
    • have an EU Family Member's Residence Card in Finland
    • have an EU residence permit for third-country citizens with long-term residence permit card in Finland (Type P-EU)

    In order to be exempted from paying tuition fees, please attach a copy of one of the above-mentioned documents to your application. The document must be downloaded to your application within seven (7) days after submitting the online application.

    Please notice: if you receive one of the documents mentioned above at any point of the admission process, please contact the Admission Services.

    EU/EEA students

    There will be no tuition fee for EU/EEA citizens. In order to be exempted from paying tuition fees you need to attach one of the following documents to your application:

    • Passport or identity card to indicate the citizenship of EU/EEA/Switzerland (citizens of Finland are not required to provide proof of their citizenship as it will be verified from the population register)

    The document must be downloaded to your application within seven (7) days after submitting the online application.

    Please visit Tuition fees and scholarships -page for more detailed information.

     

    Admission criteria

    Students are selected on the basis of their educational background.

    The applicant can be admitted on the basis of

    • upper secondary school certificate OR
    • Bachelor's or Master's degree certificate OR
    • SAT-test results OR
    • The UAS Pathway studies

     

    Upper secondary diploma

    An applicant can be selected on the basis of educational background if he/she has required level grades in the upper secondary diploma. In addition he/she needs to demonstrate sufficient English language skills with one of the required documents.

    The grades of the upper secondary certificate must be better than the average of the degree scale.

    The selection is made on the basis of mathematics grade.

     

    Bachelor's and Master's diploma

    An applicant can be selected on the basis of educational background if he/she has a university degree. In addition he/she needs to demonstrate sufficient English language skills with one of the required documents. Applicant cannot apply with unfinished university studies.

     

    English language certificate

    All applicants admitted on the basis of their previous school performance must provide proof of their English language skills with one of the documents mentioned below. If you have one of the following documents, please upload a copy of it to the application:

    • upper secondary school certificate completed in an EU/EEA-country. The English language grade in the upper secondary certificate must be better than the average of the degree scale.
    • Bachelor's or Master's degree completed in English in an EU/EEA-country
    • upper secondary school certificate or Bachelor's or Master's degree completed in English in Great Britain, United States, Canada, Australia or New Zealand
    • International Baccalaureate completed in English
    • AICE degree completed in Finland
    • IELTS academic level, overall score 6.0
    • TOEFL ibt score 60
    • Pearson test of English, Academic minimum score 55
    • iTEP, Academic-Plus 3.7
    • Cambridge C2 Proficiency (Certificate of Proficiency in English) overall Cambridge English Scale score 169
    • Cambridge C1 Advanced (Certificate in Advanced English) overall Cambridge English Scale score of 169
    • National Certificate of Language Proficiency skills level 4 in all parts of the test (speaking, listening comprehension, writing and reading comprehension)
    • International Baccalaureate diploma: grade 4 in higher level English
    • European Baccalaureate diploma: at least grade 6.00 in L2 -level English
    • Deutsche Internationale Abitur (DIA) -diploma: at least grade 7 in advanced English

    If you do not have any of the above listed documents, you cannot be selected.

    Applicants must upload a copy of their upper secondary / Bachelor's / Master's Certificate together with the grading scale and official translations of these documents in English to the online application within seven (7) days after submitting the application.

    Applicants that finish upper secondary school in 2024 must upload to the application the latest transcript of records and an official translation of the transcript in English. Please notice: handwritten transcripts are not accepted.

    The student selection is conditional for applicants with unfinished upper secondary school studies until the applicant has submitted a copy of the final diploma to the admission services by 11 July 2024 at the latest. If the applicant's grades in the diploma do not meet the requirements, the student selection will be canceled.

     

    SAT test

    The SAT Test, organised by the College Board, is given all over the world on simultaneous test dates. For further information on the test, visit the College Board website.

    HAMK uses SAT-test results as a student selection method in the Degree Programmes in:

    • Climate Smart Agriculture
    • Computer Applications
    • Construction Engineering
    • Electrical and Automation Engineering
    • Information and Communication Technology, Circular Economy
    • Information and Communication Technology, Robotics
    • International Business
    • Mechanical Engineering and Production Technology
    • Professional Horticulture
    • Sustainable Forest Management
    • Sustainable Urban Design

    Please notice: SAT-test is not used as a student selection method in the Degree Programme in  Smart and Sustainable Design.

    What kind of test is SAT?

    SAT consists of

    • Reading test
    • Writing and Language test
    • Math test
    • Essay

    Read more about the test at the College Board website.

    What kind of SAT test score does HAMK require?

    HAMK requires you to take the SAT test which includes Reading test, Writing and Language test and Math test. Essay is not required. Please note that SAT Subject Tests are not accepted. Only new SAT scores taken after 1 March 2016 are accepted.

    HAMK requires a minimum score of 500 from Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and 500 from Mathematics.

    When does HAMK need my SAT result?

    The sooner you submit your SAT scores the sooner you can be offered a study place. The last date to submit your scores to HAMK is 31 March. Check registration deadlines on the SAT website; the registration closes approximately one month before the test dates.

    How does HAMK get my SAT result?

    It is possible to request the test score report to be sent to HAMK. Thus, you should fill in the school code 6894 in the SAT application form.

    When, where and how can I take SAT?

    Dates for the international tests can be found here and test locations can be found on the Test centers page.

    There are specific requirements for international applicants from certain countries. Please check here if there are any that would concern you.

    How can I register to SAT?

    To learn about registration, take a look at registration instructions.

    How much does SAT cost?

    Read more about the test fees here.

    Student selection results

    The student selection results will be published individually after admission services have checked your application.

    You will be sent an e-mail if you are offered a study place. You then have time until 11 July 2024 3:00 pm Finnish time to confirm the study place. However, it is highly recommended to confirm the place as soon as possible to allow sufficient time for the immigration process. Early confirmation helps that you will not miss the start date of your studies.

    You can confirm the study place by using the link included in the message from Studyinfo  or by logging in to My Studyinfo -service with online banking credentials, mobile certificate or an electronic ID card.

    Please notice that once you confirm the study place you cannot anymore accept any other study places leading to a higher education degree in Finland if the studies begin in the same academic term. The one-study-place-per-term-provision applies to higher education regardless of how the studies are provided. For example, if you accept a study place offered to you in this direct application, you cannot then anymore accept a study place from the joint application if the study programme begins in the same academic term.

    The studies start in  August 2024.

    Timetable for joint application in spring 2024

    Date Application
    3 January 2024 Application period begins
    17 January 2024 3:00 pm (Finnish time) Application period ends
    24 January 2024 3:00 pm (Finnish time) Enclosures must be downloaded to the application at Studyinfo.fi
    TBA Entrance examination invitations will be sent approximately one week before the exam
    TBA International UAS Exam
    31 May 2024 Student selection results are published at the latest
    11 July 2024 3:00 pm (Finnish time) Admitted applicants must confirm their study places

     

    Eligibility

    You can apply to a Bachelor’s degree programme at a university of applied sciences when you have completed:

    • the Finnish general upper secondary school syllabus and/or the Matriculation Examination
    • International Baccalaureate, German Reifeprüfung or European Baccalaureate Diploma
    • a Finnish upper secondary vocational qualification (120 credit units) or an equivalent previous vocational qualification with a minimum scope of 80 credit units
    • a Finnish post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma
    • further vocational qualification or specialist vocational qualification or an equivalent previous qualification
    • foreign education that provides eligibility to apply for higher education in the country in question
    • Bachelor's or Master's degree

    Refugee or refugee-like situation

    If you are a refugee or in a refugee-like situation and you cannot prove your eligibility through documentary evidence, HAMK can consider whether you can be invited to the entrance exam. You must prove the refugee status by reference to a decision made by competent authority and submit a copy of it to the Admission Services within 7 days after the application period has ended.

     

    Application practicalities

    1. Check the eligibility requirements and get familiar with the admission criteria of the study programme to which you are planning to apply.
    2. Find out if you are required to attach documents to your application. You can find this information from the website of the study programme to which you are applying at Studyinfo.fi.
    3. Submit an online application at www.studyinfo.fi between 3 January - 17 January 2024 3:00 pm (Finnish time).
    4. The application form must be submitted before the application period ends. After the application period has ended, it is no longer possible to submit the application.
    5. Get ready for the entrance examination by reading carefully the material sent to you in the entrance examination invitation.
    6. Participate in the entrance examination

    In the joint application of Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences you can apply to 1-6 degree programmes.

    Please notice: You are only allowed to submit one application. If you submit several applications the last application will stay in force.

    Making changes to the application

    You may change or delete the application preferences indicated on the application form until the end of the application period. Once the application period has ended, you may no longer:

    • add new preferences
    • delete individual preferences.

    Deleting the entire application is possible after the application period has ended. If you want to delete your entire application before any student selection has been made please contact Admissions Services.

    Changes in address or other relevant personal details can be changed any time (also outside the application period).

    The student selection results of the joint application to higher education in spring 2024 will be published by 31 May 2024 and admitted applicants must confirm their study place by 11 July 2024 at 3:00 pm Finnish time at the latest.

     

    Tuition fees

    Non-EU/EEA students

    As a non-EU/EEA-citizen you are required to pay tuition fees for Bachelor’s degree studies.

    The tuition fee must be paid at the time of confirming the study place. Please notice: tuition fees are charged directly by HAMK and should never be paid through third parties (i.e. educational agents).

    You can be exempted from paying tuition fees if you:

    • have an EU Blue Card granted in Finland
    • have a continuous residence permit card in Finland, type A permit
      • NB: Type A permit granted for studying in Finland (from 15 April 2022 onwards) doesn’t exempt student from paying tuition fee.
    • have a permanent residence permit card in Finland, type P permit
    • have an EU Family Member's Residence Card in Finland
    • have an EU residence permit for third-country citizens with long-term residence permit card in Finland (Type P-EU)

    In order to be exempted from paying tuition fees, please attach a copy of one of the above-mentioned documents to your application at Studyinfo.fi. The document must be downloaded to your application within one week after the application period has ended. Check the exact time from the timetable.

    Please notice: if you receive one of the documents mentioned above at any point of the admission process, please contact the Admission Services.

    EU/EEA students

    There will be no tuition fee for EU/EEA citizens. In order to be exempted from paying tuition fees you need to attach one of the following documents to your application at Studyinfo.fi:

    • Passport or identity card to indicate the citizenship of EU/EEA/Switzerland (citizens of Finland are not required to provide proof of their citizenship as it will be verified from the population register)

    The document must be downloaded to your application within one week after the application period has ended. Check the exact time from the timetable.

    Please visit Tuition fees and scholarships -page for more detailed information.

     

    Student selection criteria

    Students are selected using following selection method:

    • admission on the basis of the International UAS Exam entrance examination

     

    Entrance examination: International UAS Exam

    International UAS Exam is a joint digital entrance exam of Finnish universities of applied sciences, used for selecting students to study programmes leading to a degree and conducted in English.

    The entrance exam is a written online examination. The exam is organized on soon to be announced 2024.

    In the online entrance examination, the applicants’ readiness for UAS studies are assessed. The entrance exam does not include any advance reading materials or pre-assignments.

    Exam participants from outside of Finland can check the Finnish time e.g. with the Time and Date website: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/finland/helsinki

    More detailed instructions and information on the date, duration and scoring of the entrance examination can be found at www.uasinfo.fi.

    Pre-reading materials

    There is no pre-reading material.

    Entrance exam cooperation

    Häme UAS participates in national entrance examination cooperation.

    Universities of applied sciences in Finland organize International UAS exam in cooperation. Degree programmes belonging to the same entrance exam group accept entrance exams completed in other participating UAS.

    NB: Häme UAS will not organize campus entrance examinations in the joint application 2024.

    Individual arrangements for entrance examinations

    Fill in the Application for individual arrangements in the International UAS Exam (opens 3 January 2024), with the necessary attachments, by 24 January 2024 at 15:00 (UTC/GMT+2). Your application for individual arrangements is processed in Häme University of Applied Sciences if you have applied for a degree programme that uses the International UAS Exam entrance examination and HAMK is first on your application form. HAMK will inform you by email on individual arrangements that you have been granted. If the decision is negative, reasons for rejection will be provided with the decision.

    Requests for individual arrangements sent after the deadline are processed only in acute, exceptional cases. Individual arrangements cannot be granted if the request is submitted too late, with regard to the timetable of the entrance examination, or individual arrangements are otherwise deemed impossible to arrange. If the need for individual arrangements emerge after the end of the application period, submit the application for individual arrangements and contact by email HAMK Admission Services [admissions(at)hamk.fi] as soon as possible.

    Required enclosures

    Please enclose to your electronic form copies of certificates that support your request (e.g. medical certificate or equivalent statement on the nature of your disease or disability, or certificate on dyslexia or learning difficulty). Those who request support measures, such as additional time, on the grounds of dyslexia have to attach a statement of a trained special needs teacher, an expert psychologist, speech therapist or specialist medical doctor (e.g. child neurologist, neurologist or phoniatrician). The statement shall indicate that you need support measures for taking the exam due to dyslexia. The UAS may accept an equivalent decision made by The Finnish Matriculation Examination Board if it contains the granted support measures.

    The validity of statements is assessed on a case-by-case basis depending on the persistence of disability, disease or learning difficulty. For dyslexia, only statements that have been obtained at the age of 16 or later are considered. Do not send original certificates but be prepared to present the originals at the start of your studies should you become accepted to the study programme. Information related to your health shall be kept secret (Section 24, Act on the Openness of Government Activities).

    Notification on granted individual arrangements

    The UAS responsible for the individual arrangements in the entrance examination will contact you by e-mail before the entrance examination, to agree upon practical arrangements. If you are not satisfied with the arrangements stated in the announcement, please contact the UAS in question.

    The announcement on individual arrangements for the entrance exam is exam-specific and valid only in that particular entrance exam.

     

    Student selection results

    The student selection results of the joint application will be published by 31 May 2024 at the latest.

    You will be sent an e-mail if you are offered a study place. You then have time until 11 July 2024 at 3:00 pm (Finnish time) to confirm the study place using the link included in the message from Studyinfo or by logging in to My Studyinfo -service with online banking credentials, mobile certificate or an electronic ID card.

    Please notice that once you confirm the study place you cannot anymore accept any other study places leading to a higher education degree in Finland if the studies begin in the same academic term. The one-study-place-per-term-provision applies to higher education regardless of how the studies are provided. For example, if you have already accepted a study place offered to you in some direct application, you cannot then anymore accept a study place from the joint application if the study programme begins in the same academic term.

    Appeals

    If you believe there has been a mistake in the student selection and the admission criteria have not been applied correctly, you can make a written request for rectification within 14 days after the student selection results have been published.

    The request for rectification must be addressed to the Examination Board of Häme University of Applied Sciences and sent to HAMK, PO Box 230, 13101 Hämeenlinna, Finland within 14 days after the student selection results have been published.

    You can apply as  degree student to HAMK on the basis of open university studies completed in a university of applied sciences in Finland.

    Applicant who has completed 60 credits applicable to the degree is eligible for Bachelor's degree studies. Applicant who has an applicable higher education degree and two years of work experience after graduation and who has completed 10 credits (belonging to a 60 cr's degree) or 15 credits (belonging to a 90 cr's degree) applicable to the degree is eligible for Master's degree studies.

    Right to study

    The applicant gets the right to study when he or she is accepted as a student and confirms the study place and registers for the semester. The right to study period begins from that point. So the applicant needs to apply during the semester he or she wants to start the studies as a degree student.

    Information on registering for the academic year

    Eligibility / Bachelo​r's d​egree​

    You are eligible for Bachelor's degree studies when you have completed 60 credits of open studies applicable to the degree you are applying to. You must have completed the studies in an Open University of Applied Sciences in Finland and you cannot apply with unfinished bachelor's degree studies.

    Admission is based on the applicability of open studies, number of credits and academic performance.

     

    Language skills requirements

    If your open UAS studies' tuition language has been other than English, HAMK can arrange an English language test to check your English skills  if necessary.

     

    How to apply​

    Application period for autumn semester: 1 August - 30 November
    Application period for spring semester: 1 December - 31 May

    Application is at  Studyinfo.fi : Application on the basis of Open UAS studies, Häme UAS

    Required attachments / Bachelor's degree studies

    Upload the following attachments to your application at Studyinfo.fi (at the latest within 7 days after submitting the application):

    • an official transcript of records (studies completed in the open university)​​
    • a proof of you language skills (if needed)
    • copy of a document exempting you from paying tuition fees (if you have such document)

    Student Selection in Bachelor's Degree Studies

    You can be admitted as a Bachelor's degree student when you have completed 60 credits of open studies applicable to the degree you are applying to. Admission is based on the applicability of open studies, academic performance, date of completion of studies, number of credits and group size.

    Studies completed in an open university of applied sciences

    The studies completed in an open university of applied sciences (60 cr, 15 cr or 10 cr) may contain no more than 1/3 of credit transfers. You cannot apply as a degree student on the basis of studies completed in a university or in a higher education institute outside of Finland.

    The applicability of the open studies to the degree will be evaluated. It will be beneficial if the applicant has completed open studies from the first academic year applicable to the degree. It will also be beneficial if the applicant has completed more credits than required.

    For the Degree Programme in International Business the grade point average of the completed studies must be at least 3.0.

    Student selection results and enrolment

    During the academic year the student selections will be made within 3-4 weeks after the applicant has submitted the application and the enclosures to the Admission Services of HAMK. ​Applicant will be informed about the decision on student admission in writing.

    Admitted applicants must confirm the study place and enrol to the academic year as instructed in the admission letter. The student selection of applicants failing to confirm the study place will be cancelled.​

    Appeal p​​rocess

    If you are not satisfied with the results of the student selection process, you may appeal in writing to the Examination Board of Häme University of Applied Sciences within 14 daysfrom the time you had the possibility of receiving information on student selection.

    One place per student provision

    You may accept only one study place leading to a higher education degree during one academic term.

     

    Tuition fees

    Non-EU/EEA students

    As a non-EU/EEA-citizen you are required to pay tuition fees for Bachelor's/ Master's degree studies.

    The tuition fee must be paid at the time of confirming the study place. Please notice: tuition fees are charged directly by HAMK and should never be paid through third parties (i.e. educational agents).

    You can be exempted from paying tuition fees if you:

    • have an EU Blue Card granted in Finland
    • have a continuous residence permit card in Finland, type A permit
      • NB: Type A permit granted for studying in Finland (from 15 April 2022 onwards) doesn’t exempt student from paying tuition fee.
    • have a permanent residence permit card in Finland, type P permit
    • have an EU Family Member's Residence Card in Finland
    • have an EU residence permit for third-country citizens with long-term residence permit card in Finland (Type P-EU)

    In order to be exempted from paying tuition fees, please attach a copy of one of the above-mentioned documents to your application at Studyinfo.fi. The document must be uploaded to your application within 7 days after submitting the application.

    Please notice: if you receive one of the documents mentioned above at any point of the admission process, please contact the Admission Services.

    EU/EEA students

    There will be no tuition fee for EU/EEA citizens. In order to be exempted from paying tuition fees you need to attach one of the following documents to your application at Studyinfo.fi:

    • Passport or identity card to indicate the citizenship of EU/EEA/Switzerland (citizens of Finland are not required to provide proof of their citizenship as it will be verified from the population register)

    The document must be downloaded to your application within 7 days after submitting the application.

    Please visit Tuition fees and scholarships -page for more detailed information.

    TRANSFER STUDENTS

    Transfer within HAMK

    If you are a student of HAMK and you would like to transfer your right to study to some other degree programme, please contact the Study Counsellor of the degree programme. Transferring from one degree programme to another is in general possible already during the first semester.

    Students transferring from other Finnish university

    If you want to have a transfer to HAMK you must have a valid right to study at a Finnish university. It is possible to apply for a transfer to the same or corresponding degree programme.

    A university student that has the right to study for both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees can apply for a transfer only to Bachelor’s degree studies. The student must apply to Master’s degree studies through the normal admission procedures.

    If a student has several rights to study he/she must choose which right to study he/she wants to transfer.

    Eligibility

    • You have enough right to study periods left, so that you are able to complete your degree within the right to study periods.
    • The right to study has started when you have enrolled as present for the first time.
    • You have been enrolled as present student for at least one year at the initial university. A Master’s degree student can transfer already after studying for one semester. Transferring to Master’s degree studies whose extent is 60 cr (Master’s degree studies in the field of Technology and Natural resources) is possible only after the first semester.
    • If you are a Bachelor’s degree student, you should have completed at least 45 credits / academic year.
      • If you have been enrolled as present for three semesters you should have completed at least 67.5 credits (90 credits during four semesters etc.)
    • Master’s degree student must have proof of progress in studies and studies must be applicable to the degree and also the eligibility for the degree programme in question (education and work experience).
    • Credit transfers from previous studies or degrees are not counted as records.
    • If you are applying for a transfer to studies conducted in other language than your current studies you can apply only before the beginning of the second year.

    Selection criteria

    The applicability of your previous studies to the degree programme of HAMK has an effect on your selection.
    The resources of the degree programme (the size of the study group, the amount of students in the degree programme), the reasons of application and the interview also have an effect on the decision.

    Applying and application period

    Application is at Studyinfo.fi (the name of the application: Transfer application, Häme UAS). The information on degree programmes available in the transfer application will be published at least two weeks before the application period starts. You can fill in the application during the application period.

    Application period

    2-16 May 3:00 pm (studies starting in autumn
    1-15 November 3:00 pm (studies starting in spring)

    Appendices

    • up-to-date transcript of records and certificates for partial completions of courses
    • course descriptions of completed courses
    • study certificate

    Please upload the appendices to your application at Studyinfo.fi or send them to the Admission Services of HAMK by 23 May for the transfer application in spring and by 22 November for the transfer application in autumn. If you do not submit the required attachments by the given time you will be defined as not eligible and you cannot be admitted to HAMK in the transfer application.

    Student selection results of the transfer application

    The results will be published at the latest on:

    30 June (studies starting in autumn)
    15 December (studies starting in spring)

    You must confirm your study place and enroll as present by the given time. By confirming a study place in the transfer application you at the same time resign from your previous studies.

    Application on the basis of uncompleted degree in higher education

    HAMK's application on the basis of uncompleted higher education degree continues between 1.8.-31.5.

    HAMK can admit students who have abandoned their degree in Finnish higher education institution and want to complete the degree. A student can be admitted to the same or corresponding degree programme.

     

    Right to study

    The applicant gets the right to study when he or she is accepted as a student and confirms the study place and registers for the semester. The right to study period begins from that point. So the applicant needs to apply during the semester he or she wants to start the studies as a degree student.

    HAMK’s former student who has started studies 1.8.2015 or after that won't be granted new right to study but the original right to study will be extended. The application processing fee is 50 euros. The fee is based on Government decree 1440/2014, 3§.

     

    Eligibility

    HAMK can admit a student who have abandoned higher education degree studies and have maximum of

    • 60 ECTS credits to be completed for Bachelor’s Degree or
    • 30 ECTS credits to be completed for Master’s Degree.
      • Applicant to Master's Degree needs to meet HAMK's eligibility requirements for the Master's degree programme in question.

     

    Student selection criteria

    Admission is based on the applicability of studies to HAMK's degree studies, academic performance, date of completion of credits, number of credits and volumes of study groups.

    Applicability of former studies to the degree will be evaluated. It is to applicant's advantage if the studies can be accepted in full to the degree. In addition, it is an advantage if the applicant has less than 60 ECTS credits (Bachelor’s Degree) or 30 ECTS credits Master’s Degree to be completed for the degree.

     

    Language skills requirements

    HAMK can arrange an English language test for applicants if necessary. A language test is not needed if you have completed your former studies in English.

     

    Applying and schedule

    Application is at Studyinfo.fi

    1. Select the study programme from the list
    2. See study programme's info about Separate application: Application on the basis of uncompleted higher education degree
    3. Fill in the application form

    Application period for autumn semester: 1 August - 30 November
    Application period for spring semester: 1 December - 31 May

     

    Attachments

    • an official transcript of records (uncompleted higher education degree)
    • an official resignation certificate
    • course descriptions
    • a proof of your language skills (if necessary)
    • a copy of a document exempting you from paying tuition fees (if you have such document) see: Tuition fees

     

    Student selection results

    During the academic year the student selections will be made within 3-4 weeks after the applicant has submitted the application and the enclosures to the Admission Services of HAMK. ​Applicant will be informed about the decision on student admission in writing.

     

    Tuition fee

    There will be a tuition fee for non EU/EEA students who have started their studies on 1 August 2017 or after that. See: Tuition fee and scholarships.

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