Admission criteria for Industrial Design Engineering

Read more about the programme:
Master's programme in Industrial Design Engineering.

✅ Bachelor of Science in Technology 
Completed at a university
Tekniikan kandidaatti 
Including, for example, fields such as, industrial engineering and management and business technology.

✅ Bachelor of Engineering 
Completed at a university of applied sciences (UAS)
Insinööri (AMK) 
Including, for example, fields such as, industrial engineering and management and business technology.

✅ Bachelor's Degree in Design or Industrial Design
Completed at a university

✅ Bachelor's Degree in Design or Industrial Design
Completed at a university of applied sciences (UAS)

You must apply with your bachelor's degree

• You must apply based on your bachelor’s degree, even if you have already completed a master’s degree.
• A master’s degree can be accepted as the basis for application only if it was completed before the introduction of the two-tier degree system, when separate bachelor’s degrees were not awarded.
• A missing bachelor’s degree cannot be compensated with a combination of a master’s-level UAS degree and a prior secondary or lower-level qualification.

Master’s degrees that make you ineligible

• Master of Science (Technology) in Mechanical Engineering
  Completed or expected to be completed at a Finnish university before starting your studies at LUT University.
  Diplomi-insinööri, konetekniikka  

Final decision on eligibility

The programme’s admissions committee reserves the right to assess whether an applicant’s prior degree and completed studies meet the eligibility requirements.

✅ Bachelor of Science in Technology 
Completed at a university worldwide
Including, for example, fields such as, industrial engineering and management and business technology.

✅ Bachelor of Engineering 
Completed at a university of applied sciences (UAS) in EU/EEA countries or Switzerland
Including, for example, fields such as, industrial engineering and management and business technology.

✅ Bachelor's Degree in Design or Industrial Design
Completed at a university worldwide

You must apply with your bachelor's degree

• You must apply based on your bachelor’s degree, even if you have already completed a master’s degree.
• A master’s degree can be accepted as the basis for application only if it was completed before the introduction of the two-tier degree system, when separate bachelor’s degrees were not awarded.
• A missing bachelor’s degree cannot be compensated with a combination of a master’s-level UAS degree and a prior secondary or lower-level qualification.

Master’s degrees that make you ineligible

• Master of Science (Technology) in Mechanical Engineering
  Completed or expected to be completed at a Finnish university before starting your studies at LUT University.
  Diplomi-insinööri, konetekniikka  

Final decision on eligibility

The programme’s admissions committee reserves the right to assess whether an applicant’s prior degree and completed studies meet the eligibility requirements.

To be eligible to apply to the programme, the arithmetic GPA of the degree you are applying with must be:

• at least 3.00 on a scale of 1.00–5.00

What is included in the arithmetic GPA?

The arithmetic GPA is calculated based on:

• grades for all individual courses
• the final thesis grade

These must:

• be part of the degree you are applying with
• be completed by the time of application
• be listed on an official transcript of records
   

What is excluded from the arithmetic GPA?

The following are not included:

• courses graded as pass/fail
• courses with a failing grade
• courses without credits (e.g. ECTS credits or equivalent)
• combined modules with a single overall grade, unless individual course grades are available
• courses not included in the degree used for application
• transferred or compensated courses not originally graded, unless the awarding institution has assigned them a numerical, verbal, or letter grade
   

Linear conversion (if applicable)

The arithmetic GPA will be verified by LUT University.

• How to prove your English proficiency

When applying

If admitted

Terms and conditions

In addition to the national One Study Right Rule, LUT University also restricts the re-granting of the right to study in the same master’s programme.

An applicant cannot be granted the right to study in the same programme again if:

• they have already graduated from the programme
• they have already used their allotted study time for the programme

However, an applicant may be readmitted to the same programme if they have voluntarily relinquished their previous right to study.

The following elements must be included on the Transcript of Records for the Bachelor’s degree used for application, as they are essential for the academic evaluation:

What to do if original study units are missing from the Transcript of Records

📌 If one or both of these required elements are missing, you must upload an additional official statement from the university in English explaining the missing information. 

You may also provide the original study units for each course by uploading an official programme brochure, if this information is included in the brochure.

If you have completed a combination of degrees that together correspond to a Bachelor’s degree, all Transcripts of Records must include these required elements.

All additional documents must be combined and uploaded to the same section as the Transcript of Records.

⚠️ Missing required information will result in your application being considered incomplete. 

Once the application has been verified as complete, with all required documents accepted and the English proficiency confirmed, it will be forwarded for academic evaluation.

Applications are evaluated in two admission groups based on the country where the applicant’s Bachelor’s degree was completed:

1. Bachelor’s degree completed in Finland
2. Bachelor’s degree completed outside Finland

Applications will be processed as long as places remain available in the programme.

Once all places have been filled, no further applications will be accepted, even if the rolling admission period is still open.

Academic success, maximum 10 points

Practical experience, maximum 10 points

• Experience in industrial design or other creative fields, maximum 5 points

An applicant will be selected for the programme if they:

• receive at least 10 out of 20 points in the academic evaluation

Once all places have been filled, no further applications will be accepted, even if the rolling admission period is still open.