Admission criteria for Software Engineering and Digital Transformation

• Bachelor of Science in Technology

  Completed in a University
  Tekniikan kandidaatti

• Bachelor of Engineering

  Completed in a University of Applied Sciences
  Insinööri (AMK)

• Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Information Technology

  Completed in a University of Applied Sciences
  Tradenomi (AMK), Tietojenkäsittely

• Bachelor's Degree in another field of study

  Completed in a University or in a University of Applied Sciences

Regarding all 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 OR closely related to Technology
  Completed in a University - All countries

• Bachelor of Science in Business Informatics
  Completed in a University - All countries

• Bachelor of Science in Business Information Technology
  Completed in a University - All countries

• Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering or in Computer Science or in Information Technology
  Completed in a University of Applied Sciences - All countries

• Bachelor of Business in Business Informatics or in Business Information Technology
  Completed in a University of Applied Sciences - All countries

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

Regarding all the degrees mentioned above

• The degree must give you eligibility to apply to university level Master's studies in the country where the degree was completed in.
• Having completed a Master's Degree still makes you eligible to apply, but only when applying with the Bachelor's Degree
  • Exception: A combination of Bachelor's + Master's Degree with no separate Bachelor's Degree accepted for applying.

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.

To be eligible to apply to the programme, you must have completed

• a minimum of 24 ECTS credits of programme-specific studies Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Business Informatics, Computer Science and Engineering, Business Systems and Analytics, Business Systems Design, Programming, Databases or Data Science

by the application deadline.

These studies must be completed in one or two of the following groups of universities:

• a University, all countries
• a University of Applied Sciences, all countries

You are responsible for converting, calculating and presenting the required and completed studies in ECTS credits on your application form listed by disciplines and courses according to the following:

• 1 ECTS credit = a workload of 27 hours (lectures, assignments etc.)

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

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.

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 2023
• Provide us with the following documents by 31 August 2023 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 2023 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: Academic performance, work experience and motivation

The application will be evaluated according to the elements included in the evaluation and based on the application documents.

The final selection will be completed based on

• Total points for stage 1 only

Your application is given points as follows:

Field of study and relevance of the degree you must apply with
Max. 5 points

Arithmetic GPA for the degree you must apply with
Max. 5 points

Work experience
Max. 5 points
Relevant work experience completed by the end of the application period will be evaluated.
Remember to indicate the duration for all the listed individual work experiences as well as the total duration for all the work experience listed.
Remember to upload Certificate/s of Employment to prove your work experience.

Publications and extracurricular activities related to the field of study
Max. 10 points
Remember to upload the related documentation to prove your publications and extracurricular activities.

Motivation
Max. 5 points
Your motivation will be assessed through a Letter of Motivation.

Previous studies by LUT Open University or by other LUT Pathway studies
Max. 5 points
A minimum of 18 ECTS credits of studies offered by the LUT Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree Programme in Software Engineering and completed through LUT Open University or other LUT pathway studies.
Only courses in Software Engineering with course numbers beginning with CT accepted.
The language of instruction for the courses must be either English or Finnish.