Master’s Degrees
Find new drive for your career from our Master School! Reach your career goals by obtaining a master’s degree at HAMK Master School.
Master’s Degree:
At the HAMK Master School, you can study for a master’s degree that will help you achieve your career aspirations. Our Master School brings together master’s degree students in bioeconomy, culture, business, social and health care, and engineering and technology. Cooperation enables comprehensive learning and networking.
Why Master’s Degree?
A Master’s Degree will expand and deepen your competence and provide you with the necessary theoretical information for working in expert and/or management tasks. The studies provide you with the skills for acquiring, processing, and applying research data in your own work, among other things.
A Master’s Degree qualifies you for positions that require a higher education degree. The degree is a fully recognized university degree in Finland as well as abroad, and upon completion provides you with the eligibility to apply for a doctoral degree.
Applying
You can apply for Master’s Degrees provided in English annually in January (joint application period) and Master’s Degree provided in Finnish in March. You are eligible for Master’s Degree studies when you have completed relevant qualification (mainly a higher education degree at UAS or university) and obtained required two years of work experience from the relevant field.
Degree among work
Master’s studies last 1,5-2 years depending on whether you complete 60 or 90 credits. Our degrees have been designed to be completable while working. Some of our degree programmes are fully implemented online and some are implemented as multiform studies (include about 1-2 contact day/month in addition to working online).
Our Master’s studies
In learning assignments, you solve real problems at work and learn future-oriented decision-making skills. The master’s thesis is a goal-oriented and research-oriented workplace development project which allows you to deepen your expertise. Our theses are directed by experienced and competent supervisors who want to support you in achieving your goals. The thesis guidance relationship is confidential, developing, and supportive.