Management in Sustainable Business (Master’s Degree)

Unfortunately, college level degree or vocational higher education degree does not give you the eligibility for apply to master’s degree programme at HAMK.

You can start the studies through open university studies or study path before completing two years’ work experience. The work experience requirement must be completed when you apply as a degree student through joint application or application based on open university studies. 

If you have completed a college level degree or a vocational higher education degree, the field specific work experience can be calculated from this degree. Basic degrees completed in current vocational colleges are not college level degrees. 

When starting your studies, please consider that the purpose of the work experience requirement is to ensure that you have enough practical experience and competence that you can deepen and broaden during the studies. In addition, work experience enables work-oriented learning and development as well as networking with other experts in the field.

Basically, online studies don’t entitle you to a residence permit. All matters related to immigration to Finland are administrated through Finnish Immigration Services MIGRI.

You are eligible f​​or Master’s Degree studies when you have completed relevant qualification and obtained two years of work experience from the relevant field.

See the criteria from the Sudyinfo website (admission criteria). Your eligibility will be checked during the application process based on your degree and work certificates which you have added to the application. If you are unsure of your eligibility and want more information, please contact our admission services.

The pre-assignment is to write a thesis plan. Please, familiarize yourself with the pre-assignment instructions. We recommend you start doing the thesis plan well before the application period starts or at the beginning of the application period at the latest so that you have enough time to write it.

One credit (1 ECTS) means about 27 hours of work by the student. You should reserve time for studying every week. It is important to consider in advance do you have time to study. For example, changing job, another place of study or family addition may cause challenges for studies.

With master’s degree you can deepen and broaden your competence. A master’s degree qualifies you for positions that require a higher education degree.

You don’t have to be employed to be able to study. But being at work can support master’s studies because with the studies you can develop your own competences or the processes of your own work organization. Master’s degree studies can give you an opportunity to move towards new careers.

Studying alongside work is possible. It requires you to plan your own time use because it is necessary to set aside time for studies every week. Please check out more detailed information about the programme schedule from the website (Timing of the studies).

You will study mainly online but we strongly recommend you to attend an intensive week in Hämeenlinna University Centre in September 2024. Being present will help you to get to know your study colleagues and lecturers which will help you to integrate to studies.

You can’t get credit transfers based on your bachelor level studies (university or university of applied sciences). Please discuss with your guidance counsellor about the previously completed studies before applying for the credit transfer.

If you have a chance to apply for study leave, you should utilize this opportunity. Before you apply for study leave, please contact a guidance counsellor to make sure that studies are available at that time.

Please, familiarize yourself with HAMK’s instructions.

HAMK has a master’s double degree programme with Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences in Austria, where you can apply. Please discuss more about this programme and other student exchange opportunities with the guidance counsellor.