Admission criteria for Digital Systems and Service Development

Read more about the programme at Master's programme in Digital Systems and Service Development.

✅ Bachelor of Science in Technology 
Completed at a university
Tekniikan kandidaatti

✅ Bachelor of Science in a field other than Technology 
Completed at a university

✅ Bachelor of Engineering 
Completed at a university of applied sciences (UAS)
Insinööri (AMK)

✅ Bachelor's degree in a field other than Engineering 
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 Software Engineering
  Completed or expected to be completed at a Finnish university before starting your studies at LUT University.
  Diplomi-insinööri, tietotekniikka

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

✅ Bachelor of Science in Business Informatics, or equivalent
Completed at a university worldwide

✅ Bachelor of Science in Business Information Technology, or equivalent
Completed at a university worldwide

✅ Bachelor of Engineering
Completed at a university of applied sciences (UAS) in EU/EEA countries or Switzerland

✅ Bachelor of Business Informatics, or equivalent
Completed at a university of applied sciences (UAS) worldwide

✅ Bachelor of Business Information Technology, or equivalent
Completed at a university of applied sciences (UAS) 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 Software Engineering 
  Completed or expected to be completed at a Finnish university before starting your studies at LUT University.
  Diplomi-insinööri, tietotekniikka

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, you must have completed:

• at least 24 ECTS credits of studies in software engineering, software production, computer science, information technology, information systems / information systems science, business informatics / business information systems, data processing technology, business systems and analytics / business systems design, programming, databases, data science

📌  The required studies must be completed before submitting the application.

✅ The admissions committee evaluates them during the academic assessment.

To help you check whether you meet the ECTS credit requirement, you can convert your studies into ECTS credits using the conversion principles provided in the PDF.

• How to convert your original study units into ECTS credits

How to present your studies

• List the studies in their original study units on the application form.

Requirements for programme-related studies 
What to do if study units are missing from your transcript of records

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.

One of the eligibility requirements is to demonstrate your English language proficiency through one of the accepted methods.

• 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 your 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.

The admissions committee begins the evaluation by assessing whether the applicant meets the minimum academic requirements.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• eligible degree and field of study
• minimum arithmetic GPA
• required background studies

Applicants who meet the minimum academic requirements will proceed to the second stage of the evaluation process.

There is no interview in this programme.

• Field of study and relevance of the degree you have to apply with
  Maximum 5 points
• Arithmetic GPA of the degree you have to apply with
  Maximum 5 points
• Work experience relevant to the programme
  Maximum 5 points
• Publications and extracurricular activities related to the field of study
  Maximum 10 points
• Previous studies completed at LUT Open University or through other LUT pathways
  Maximum 5 points
  • At least 18 ECTS credits is required.
  • Only courses in software engineering with course numbers beginning with CT are accepted.
  • Language of instruction must be English or Finnish.
• Ranking of the applicant's degree-awarding university
  Maximum 3 points
  • The degree-awarding university must be ranked among the latest Top 500 universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings (Overall).
  • If the degree you have to apply with consists of a combination of two degrees, the ranking will be based on the university that awarded the top-up degree that provides eligibility for application.
     

Applicants who score 

• at least 7.55 out of 33 points will be admitted, provided that 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.