Admission criteria for Circular Economy

Read more about the programme at Master's programme in Circular Economy.

• Bachelor of Science in Technology

  Completed in a University
  Tekniikan kandidaatti

• Bachelor of Engineering

  Completed in a University of Applied Sciences
  Insinööri (AMK)

• Bachelor's Degree in a field other than Technology or Engineering   

  Completed in a University or in a University of Applied Sciences

Regarding the degrees mentioned above

• Having completed a Master's Degree still makes you eligible to apply, but only when applying with your Bachelor's Degree.
  For example: diplomi-insinööri, maisteri, ylempi AMK-tutkinto
   
  • Exception 1:
    You are not eligible to apply, if having completed a degree diplomi-insinööri  in a degree programme on the same field of study compared to the programme you are applying to.
  • Exception 2:
    Degree diplomi-insinööri  is accepted for applying, if completed before 2008 when there was no separate Bachelor's Degree awarded.

The Admissions Committee for the programme always reserves a right to decide whether the degree and the completed studies provide the applicant with eligibility to apply to the programme.

• Bachelor of Science in Technology

  Completed in a University - All countries

• Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences

  Completed in a University - All countries

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

  Completed in a University - All countries

• Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences

  Completed in a University - All countries

• Bachelor of Engineering  

  Completed in a University of Applied Sciences - EU/EEA countries and Switzerland

  Having completed a Master's Degree still makes you eligible to apply but only when applying with the Bachelor's Degree.

  Exception to the rule: A combination of Bachelor's + Master's Degree with no separate Bachelor's Degree accepted for applying.

Overall requirements for the Bachelor's Degree

• An equivalent degree to a corresponding Finnish Bachelor's Degree by the number of academic years and ECTS credits.

• Degree providing you with eligibility to apply to university level Master's studies in the country where the degree was awarded in.

Requirements for the degree-awarding university

The university having awarded you the degree you are applying with must be

• An official and recognized part of the national education system
• Listed on the World Higher Education Database WHED by International Association of Universities
   

The Admissions Committee for the programme always reserves a right to decide whether the degree and the completed studies provide the applicant with eligibility to apply to the programme.

There is no minimum number of ECTS credits for programme-related courses required.

In the academic evaluation, higher points will however, be given to a certain listed degrees with a major related to sustainability or environmental issues.

You must prove your proficiency in English with one of the following:

• one of the accepted language tests
• a degree in higher education completed in English in an EU/EEA country or in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom or the United States of America
• a degree in higher education completed in Finnish or in Swedish in Finland

More information: How to prove your proficiency in English

Before starting your application process, have a look at the basics on applying at

• Applying to Master's Programmes through Regular Admission
  >> Application process

where all the important information regarding to applying in general is given.

What is an unfinished Bachelor's Degree?

• You have not yet graduated = you have not been awarded your Degree Certificate or the Provisional Degree Certificate

Having completed all your studies does not mean that you have graduated unless not having been awarded the Degree Certificate or the Provisional Degree Certificate.

If not being able to upload your Degree Certificate or the Provisional Degree Certificate by the supplementary deadline, you must identify your status on the application form as "not yet graduated".

When applying

• Indicate the estimated date of graduation on your Application Form
  • No official statement for the date required from the home university
• Upload your latest Transcript of Records to your Online Application Form
  • plus the official translation (when required)
  • The Transcript of Records must include the name of the degree to be awarded.
    • If not included, an additional statement issued by the awarding university about the name of the degree must be uploaded to your Online Application Form.

If admitted

If admitted, you must be able to

• Graduate by 31 August 2024
• Provide us with the following documents by 31 August 2024 at 15:00 (UTC+3)
  • Scan for your original Degree Certificate
  • Scan for your original Transcript of Records
• Provide us with the following documents by 6 September 2024 at 15:00 (UTC+3)
  • Scans for the official translations in English for both the documents (when applicable)
  • Official translations required, if the original documents are not issued in English, Finnish or Swedish.

The documents must be provided according to the given instructions despite of the country the degree was awarded in.

If not being able to meet with both the requirements by the given deadlines, your right to study in the programme will automatically be cancelled and you will lose your place without a possibility to claim it back.

Before the academic evaluation begins, the admission committee checks the programme-specific requirements and the applicants meeting with the requirements will move forward to academic evaluation, which is done in two different stages.

Stage 1: Educational background

The applicant's educational background will be evaluated according to the elements included in the evaluation and based on the application documents.

Stage 2: Interview

A limited number of applicants are invited to an interview and the final selection will be completed among the interviewed applicants based on

• Total points for stages 1 and 2

Only a limited number of applicants will be admitted.

Previous studies, max. 10 points
 

10 points for the following degrees
with a major related to sustainability or environmental issues
 

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Technology, Natural Sciences, Business Administration or Social Sciences
  Degree completed in a university - All countries.
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in the field of Engineering
  Degree completed in a University of Applied Sciences - EU/EEA countries and Switzerland.
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Business Administration or Social Sciences
  Degrees completed in a Finnish University of Applied Sciences.
  Holders of a Finnish degree diplomi-insinööri, ympäristötekniikka are not eligible to apply.

6 points for the following degrees
 

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Technology, Natural Sciences, Business Administration or Social Sciences
  Degree completed in a university - All countries.
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in the field of Engineering
  Degree completed in a University of Applied Sciences - EU/EEA countries and Switzerland.
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Business Administration or Social Sciences
  Degrees completed in a Finnish University of Applied Sciences.
  Holders of a Finnish degree diplomi-insinööri, ympäristötekniikka are not eligible to apply.
   

Even if having completed a Master's Degree, you must apply with your Bachelor's Degree.

You must upload the educational documents for a possible Master's Degree to prove of having completed the required studies.

What to do if there are no credits available for the completed courses?

Academic Success, max. 5 points

Arithmetic GPA for the degree you must apply with:

• 2.50 - 3.49 = 1 point
• 3.50 - 4.49 = 3 points
• 4.50 - 5.00 = 5 points

The arithmetic GPA evaluated in the LUT selection process is

• an arithmetic average of all individual study records included in the degree and completed by the application deadline that have been graded on a numeric grading scale

Grade for the Final Thesis is included in the arithmetic GPA while fails are excluded.

Courses without a related study unit such as ECTS credit, credit, credit hour etc. are excluded from the arithmetic GPA even if the course having been graded on a numeric grading scale.

Courses completed outside the degree as well as courses included in the degree that have been credited or compensated are excluded from the arithmetic GPA unless the degree-awarding university having graded them on a numeric grading scale.

All the courses included in the arithmetic GPA must be listed on the official Transcript of Records for the degree you must be applying with.

The arithmetic GPA will be first checked and verified by LUT University and in case of the original grading scale not having been on a scale of 1.00 - 5.00, the arithmetic GPA will be converted by LUT University on this scale during the evaluation process. Finally, the arithmetic GPA with two decimals will be evaluated.

On the second stage of the admissions process, a limited number of applicants are invited to an interview in the order of the highest total points on stage 1.

The following elements will be evaluated:

• Motivation
• Applicability for the programme
• Possibilities for successfully completing your studies in two years
• Language skills in English regarding fluent communication and professional terminology

To possibly get admitted, you must get a minimum of 7/10 points for the interview.