Study Paths

A good command of English is needed to study at HAMK’s open studies. Upon request, the registrant must be able to demonstrate their language skills. HAMK’s recommendation for English language skills is level B2 in The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Studying requires long-term commitment and self-management. The necessary study skills include the ability to acquire information, present orally and in writing, and structure things in the language of instruction. For example, adequate mathematics skills, physics, language studies or communication skills may be required for each education.

Eligible applicants will be contacted in person from the degree programme of the Study Path.

Study path students may not receive student financial aid or student discounts unless they are entitled to benefits on the basis of other studies. The student can get a separate study path student card from the student organization HAMKO, with which he can get student benefits, but not VR or Matkahuolto student discounts. Pivo’s student card and UAS student card are not available to study path students

Find out from the TE-palvelut whether you have the opportunity to study voluntarily with unemployment benefits.

You will receive lunch at an unsupported student price when you show the study path student’s meal card at the checkout of HAMK’s student restaurant. The price of lunch is cheaper than the price of a visitor, but a little more than the price of degree students receiving Kela meal support.

HAMK students starting their studies must acquire their own laptop, if they do not already have one. See the Bring your own device – BYOD page for more information. Learning at HAMK can be independent of time and classroom.

This concerns only Finnish-speaking students: a study path student may not be credited for completing language skills required for staff in public administrations. Language skills required for staff in public administrations assessment can only be given to a degree student.

The RPL process takes into account each student’s prior learning corresponding to the learning objectives of degree programmes and their parts, as described in curricula. The RPL process consists of recognition and accreditation of learning and subsequent credit transfer, validation of learning through skills demonstrations and exemption from compulsory language studies. How and where learning was acquired is irrelevant in terms of launching the RPL process. Contact your student counsellor in the beginning of your studies. In HAMK’s Open UAS, a maximum of 1/3 of the extent of the study path can be recognized. Please notice that studies that have been acquired via RPL in HAMK open UAS do not necessary provide for eligibility in applying process for degree programme in other Universities of Applied Sciences.

HAMK’s study path students are able to complete some studies also at HAMK’s partner universities of applied sciences via cross-institutional studies, eg summer courses. Studies within the CampusOnline network are free of charge for Study Path students of the cooperating universities, and one can enroll for them in Pakki. Study Path students must complete the course module within the validity period of their Study Path study right. Enrollment for cross-study courses is done in one’s own system (Pakki/Peppi), and the assessment is automatically added to the student’s Personal Study Plan (PSP/HOPS). In exceptional cases, the assessment of cross-institutional courses can be submitted electronically to the home university if the performance has been made during the Study Path studies. Primarily, Study Path students complete the first year’s studies of the degree programm to obtain the required credits suitable for the education applied for in separate admissions.

Study path students are entitled to the same guidance (by the guidance counsellor of the degree student group) and support as degree students. The study path student is covered by the same insurance as HAMK’s degree students.

Please note that when applying for a degree student, the courses and study modules at the Open UAS must be completed mainly with good knowledge. In International Business, the average of completed open UAS studies must be at least 3,0. Completion of the first year of studies is considered an advantage upon admission as a student.