Applicants with the following degrees are eligible for the MSF programme:
- Finnish lower university degree in business administration (Bachelor of Science (Economics and Business Administration))
- Bachelor of Business Administration (tradenomi) from a university of applied sciences
- Russian Specialist degree in business
- Foreign university degree that provides eligibility for similar studies in the country in question, such a degree may also be an American-style, university-level BBA programme or an American-style, university-level, internationally accredited MBA programme (*a minimum of 80 ECTS credits of business studies or sufficiently corresponding studies is required)
- Applicants with a Finnish or foreign higher university degree in business administration (Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)) are not eligible
* For example studies in the following areas are considered as business administration studies: accounting, marketing, finance, management and organisations, business law, economics, supply management, logistics and knowledge management. In addition, methodology studies are accepted as business administration studies. Business studies have to be carried out in at least three different business disciplines.
Important! It is the applicant’s responsibility to list the business studies according to discipline to the application.
One ECTS credit refers to an average input of 26 hours of work (including lectures, home assignments etc.).
Please note: If you are still studying or awaiting results, you may apply, but your degree must be completed and the degree certificate copy to be submitted to LUT latest by July 13, 2012.
The applicant must present a language test certificate as proof of English skills.
The English language tests accepted and their minimum scores are:
- TOEFL 80 iBT or 550 PBT or
- IELTS 6.0 or
- Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE), grade A, B or C
Important! A language certificate from a foreign applicant's home university is not sufficient.
TOEFL and IELTS certificates are valid for two years from the day they are issued. CAE and CPE are valid indefinitely and there are no limitations to the oldest accepted date of issue.
A language certificate is not needed if the applicant has completed his or her degree in English in an EU/EEA member state, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or the US. The fact that the language of education was English must be mentioned in the degree certificate, its appendix, transcript or separate official document provided by the higher education institution.