Admission criteria for Materials Science and Technology

Read more about the programme at Master's programme in Materials Science and Technology.

• Bachelor of Science in Technology in the field of Mechanical Engineering tekniikan kandidaatti
  Completed in a University
  See further details at 'Fields of study included in Mechanical Engineering'. 

Applicants who have completed or are completing a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering (konetekniikan diplomi-insinööri) before starting the LUT studies are not eligible to apply. 

Applicants who have completed a Master's Degree in a University in a field other than Mechanical Engineering are eligible to apply but only when applying with the Bachelor's Degree. 

Applying with a Master's Degree in a field other than Mechanical Engineering completed in a University is accepted only if the Master's Degree having been completed before the two-tier degree system when there were no separate Bachelor's Degrees awarded. 

• Bachelor of Engineering in the field of Mechanical Engineering Insinööri (AMK)
  Completed in a University of Applied Sciences
  See further details at 'Fields of study included in Mechanical Engineering'.

Applicants who have completed or are completing a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering in a university (konetekniikan diplomi-insinööri) before starting the LUT studies are not eligible to apply. 

Applicants who have completed a Master's Degree in a University of Applied Sciences are eligible to apply but only when applying with the Bachelor's Degree. 

Applicants who have completed a Master's Degree in a University of Applied Sciences with no prior Bachelor's Degree while the prior degree having been completed on a higher secondary or secondary level are not eligible to apply. 
 

Admissions Committee making the final decision on eligibility 

The Admissions Committee for the programme 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 in the field of Mechanical Engineering
  Completed in a University - All countries
  See further details at 'Fields of study included in Mechanical Engineering'.  

Applicants who have completed a Master's Degree in a University are eligible to apply but only when applying with the Bachelor's Degree. 

Applying with a Master's Degree completed in a University is accepted only if the Master's Degree having been completed before the two-tier degree system when there were no separate Bachelor's Degrees awarded. 

Applicants who have completed or are completing a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering in a university in Finland (konetekniikan diplomi-insinööri) before starting the LUT studies are not eligible to apply. 

Applying with a combination of a 2-year Bachelor's + 2-year Master's Degree completed in certain countries is accepted when the combination of these two degrees is equivalent only to a Finnish Bachelor's Degree. 

• Bachelor of Engineering in the field of Mechanical Engineering
  Completed in a University of Applied Sciences - EU/EEA countries and Switzerland
  See further details at 'Fields of study included in Mechanical Engineering'.

   

Applicants who have completed a Master's Degree in a University of Applied Sciences are eligible to apply but only when applying with the Bachelor's Degree. 

Applicants who have completed or are completing a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering in a university in Finland (konetekniikan diplomi-insinööri) before starting the LUT studies are not eligible to apply. 

Applicants who have completed a Master's Degree in a University of Applied Sciences with no Bachelor's Degree while the prior degree to the Master's having been completed on a higher secondary or secondary level are not eligible to apply. 
 

General requirements for the Bachelor's Degree

• The degree must be equivalent to a corresponding Finnish Bachelor's Degree regarding the number of academic years and ECTS credits.
• The degree must provide eligibility for applying to university level Master's studies in the country where the degree was awarded in.

General requirements for the degree-awarding university

• The university must be recognized by the national education system in the country in question
• The university must be listed on the World Higher Education Database WHED by International Association of Universities  

Admissions Committee making the final decision on eligibility 

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

To be eligible to apply, the Bachelor's Degree must be completed in the field of Mechanical Engineering.
 

Bachelor of Science in Technology
Completed in a university

The following fields are included in Mechanical Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering
• (Mechanical) Automation Engineering
• Materials Science / Materials Technology
• Automation and Systems Engineering

or closely related.

Bachelor of Engineering
Completed in a university of applied sciences

The following fields are included in Mechanical Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering
• Production Engineering
• Manufacturing Technology
• Machine Automation
• Paper Machine Technology
• Automotive and Work Machine Technology
• Vehicle Design
• Product Design
• Production Systems
• Metal Technology
• Maintenance
• Robotics
• Virtual Production
• Intelligent Machines

or closely related.
 

Admissions Committee making the final decision on eligibility 

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

To be eligible to apply to the programme, the arithmetic GPA for the degree you have to apply with must be

• a minimum of 3.25 
  on the scale of 1.00 - 5.00

The arithmetic GPA will be checked and verified by LUT University.

In case the original grading scale not being on a scale of 1.00 - 5.00 the arithmetic GPA will be converted by LUT University onto this scale with two decimals during the evaluation process and evaluated.

The grading scale must include at least two different grades for passing that together form a clear range of passing grades so that an arithmetic GPA can be calculated.

If the completed courses having been evaluated by using verbal or letter-based grades, these grades will be converted on a numerical scale of 1.00-5.00 by using linear conversion.

What is included in the arithmetic GPA?

• Grades for all the individual courses
• Grade for Final Thesis 

for the degree you must be applying with. 

The courses and the Final Thesis must have been completed at the time of applying and they must be listed on an official Transcript of Records.

What is excluded from the arithmetic GPA?

• Courses evaluated with 'pass' or 'fail'
• Courses evaluated with a grade corresponding to a failed grade
• Courses without a related study unit such as ECTS credit, credit, credit hour etc.
• Combined modules including only a single grade for all the courses included in the module unless the individual courses having been evaluated separately
• Courses not included in the degree you have to apply with
• Courses not included in the degree you have to apply with that have been credited or compensated unless the degree-awarding university having evaluated them on a numerical, verbal or on a letter-based grading scale

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

It is not possible to get another right to study in a Master's programme that is included in the same study programme i.e. in the same main field of study for the programme that the student already has a right to study in at LUT University.

Should this be the case, the study right obtained later will be revoked. 

The restriction also means that it is not possible to change the Master's programme to another one in the same field of study by applying again.

Example

Student already has a study right in the Master's programme in Mechatronics in the field of Mechanical Engineering at LUT University so s/he is not able to get another study right in another Master's programme in the field of Mechanical Engineering. 

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.

When filling in your application form

You must indicate the cumulative number of original study units completed for the Bachelor's Degree you are applying with. 

If applying with an unfinished Bachelor's Degree, you must indicate the cumulative number of original study units expected to be completed for being able to graduate. 

If having completed a combination of degrees that together correspond to a Bachelor's Degree, you must indicate the cumulative number of original study units for all the related degrees.

Requirements for the Transcript of Records 

The Transcript of Records for the Bachelor's Degree you are applying with must include the cumulative number of original study units (credits, credit hours etc.).

If the cumulative original study units not included on the Transcript of Records, an official statement on them issued in English by the related university must be uploaded. 

You may also upload an official brochure for the programme issued by the university instead of the official statement if the cumulative original study units indicated in the brochure. 

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

Educational documents

• Degree Certificate for the Bachelor's Degree + an official translation when required
  Upload a scan for the original. 

  
  If the Bachelor's Degree is a combination of two different degrees, upload one combined scan/document in which you have included both the original Degree Certificates.

  In case of not yet having graduated, there is no need to upload a separate statement for currently still studying.
   

• Transcript of Records for the Bachelor's Degree + an official translation when required
  Upload a scan for the original. 

  
  If the Bachelor's Degree is a combination of two or more different degrees, upload one combined scan/document in which you have included all the original Transcripts of Records. 

  The following elements must be included in the Transcript/s of Records: 
  * Original study units for each course
  * Original cumulative study units for the degree
  * Grades for each course

  If one or many of these required elements are missing, you must upload an additional, official statement provided by the university in English, indicating the missing elements. 

  The original study units for each course as well as the cumulative ones for the degree can also be provided by uploading an official brochure for the programme if these elements are indicated in the brochure. 

  The additional document/s must be combined together and uploaded to the same section with the Transcript of Records. 

Proving the proficiency in English  

Language skills in English are proven with one of the following:

• Language Test result 
  Upload a scan for the language test result or a screenshot from your test account. 
  The result is always electronically verified from the test database.
  No need to mail us the original test result.
  Further information: How to prove your proficiency in English
   
• Accepted educational document to prove the required language skills 
  Proving the proficiency in English can be done through educational documents in certain cases. 
  Upload the required document/s as requested.
  Further information: How to prove your proficiency in English 

Additional educational documents when required 

• Additional educational documents + official translations when required 
  Upload scan/s for the original/s.

  If you have several different documents for one purpose, upload only one combined scan/document for each purpose in which you have included all the different documents together. 

Examples for the additional educational documents:

• Proving the proficiency in English with a degree apart from the one you are applying with

Proving your identity  

• Passport or ID card with nationality 
  Upload a scan for the document or card.

Proving your residency in Finland if having one 

• Finnish Residence Permit Card 
  Upload a scan for both sides of the card.

What is an unfinished Bachelor's Degree?

• You have not yet graduated 
  = You have not been awarded a Degree Certificate or a Provisional Degree Certificate

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

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

A Provisional Degree Certificate is a predetermined form of an official document awarded by the university, having the formal appearance just as the final Degree Certificate but being a provisional one as the final one will yet to be awarded in the official graduation ceremony.

A Provisional Degree Certificate is not a statement made by any staff member of the university, stating that you have completed the studies - this kind of document will not be accepted as a Provisional Degree Certificate.
 

When applying

• Indicate the estimated date of graduation on the application form
  • No official statement for the date required from the home university
• Upload your latest Transcript of Records on the application form
  • + the official translation when required
• The Transcript of Records must include the title of the degree to be awarded
  • If the title is not indicated on the Transcript of Records, an additional statement issued by the awarding university for the title of the degree must be uploaded to the application form.
     

If admitted

You must be able to

• Graduate by 31 August 2026
• Provide us with the following documents by email by 31 August 2026 at 15:00 (UTC+3)
  • Scan for your original Degree Certificate or Provisional Degree Certificate
  • Scan for your original Transcript of Records
• Provide us with the following documents by email by 7 September 2026 at 15:00 (UTC+3)
  • Official translations in English if the original documents 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, you will automatically lose your place without a possibility to reclaim it.

Only complete applications will be forwarded for academic evaluation done by the Admissions Committee for the programme. 

Academic evaluation

The Admissions Committee first verifies the academic eligibility regarding the field of study and the minimum arithmetic GPA for the degree the applicant must apply with. 

There is no interview for this programme. 

Points for the academic evaluation are equal to the applicant's arithmetic GPA on a scale of 1.00 - 5.00.

All applicants having provided a complete application and meeting with the minimum requirements for the programme will be admitted.