✅ Bachelor's degree in the field of Communication Completed at a university
✅ Bachelor's degree in a field other than Communication Completed at a university
✅ Bachelor of Culture and Arts (Media), or equivalent Completed at a university of applied sciences (UAS)
✅ Bachelor's degree in a field other than Communication 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.
Effect of a master's degree on eligibility
Having a master’s degree does not affect your eligibility to apply.
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's degree in the field of Communication Completed at a university worldwide
✅ Bachelor's degree in a field other than Communication Completed at a university of applied sciences (UAS) in EU/EEA countries or Switzerland
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.
Effect of a master's degree on eligibility
Having a master’s degree does not affect your eligibility to apply.
General requirements for a bachelor’s degree
The degree must be comparable to a corresponding Finnish bachelor’s degree in terms of duration (academic years) and ECTS credits.
The degree must qualify the applicant to apply for master’s-level studies in the country where the degree was awarded.
Requirements for the degree-awarding institution
The institution must be recognised by the national education system of the country where it operates.
To be eligible to apply to the programme, you must have completed:
at least 24 ECTS credits in communication sciences, social sciences, humanities and/or business administration/economics
Examples of accepted studies are listed below *)
📌 The required studies must be completed before submitting the application.
✅ The admissions committee evaluates them during the academic assessment.
*) Communication Sciences, including for example:
communication, international communication, intercultural communication, organisational communication, political communication, community communication, environmental communication, journalism, information studies, media studies
Social sciences, including for example:
human-technology interaction, international relations, political science, peace and conflict studies, sociology, social psychology, environmental social sciences, research methods of social sciences
Humanities, including for example:
anthropology, language and literature of a particular country, cultural studies, general literary studies, general linguistics
Business Administration/economics, including for example:
management studies, organisational and corporate communication, marketing, corporate social responsibility, entrepreneurship
How to present your studies
Do not list your studies on the application form. Your studies will be assessed based on the Transcript of Records uploaded to your application.
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.
If the original grading scale is not 1.00–5.00, the GPA will be converted to this scale with two decimal places using linear conversion during the evaluation process.
The original grading scale must include at least two passing grades that form a clear range of passing performance, allowing an arithmetic GPA to be calculated.
If courses are graded using verbal or letter-based grades, they will be converted to the 1.00–5.00 scale.
One of the eligibility requirements is to demonstrate your English language proficiency through one of the accepted methods.
An incomplete Bachelor’s degree means that you have not yet graduated and have not been awarded a Degree Certificate or a Provisional Degree Certificate.
Please note that completing all required studies does not mean that you have graduated. Graduation is only confirmed once you have been officially awarded a Degree Certificate or a Provisional Degree Certificate.
If you are unable to upload a Degree Certificate or a Provisional Degree Certificate to your application by the supplementary document deadline, you must indicate on the application form that you have not yet graduated.
A Provisional Degree Certificate is an official document issued by the university. It is similar in form and status to the final Degree Certificate but is issued temporarily before the official graduation ceremony.
Please note that a statement or letter from university staff confirming that you have completed your studies is not considered a Provisional Degree Certificate and will not be accepted.
When applying
Indicate your estimated graduation date on the application form. No official confirmation from your home university is required.
Upload your most recent Transcript of Records to the application form, including an official translation if required.
The Transcript of Records must state the degree title.
If the degree title is not indicated, you must also upload an official statement from the awarding institution confirming the degree title.
If admitted
You must:
Graduate by 31 August 2027.
Submit the following documents by email ([email protected]) by 31 August 2027 at 15:00 (UTC+3)
Your original Degree Certificate or a Provisional Degree Certificate
Your original Transcript of Records
Submit the following documents by email ([email protected]) by 7 September 2027 at 15:00 (UTC+3)
Official translations in English, if the original documents are not issued in English, Finnish, or Swedish.
Terms and conditions
All documents must be submitted in accordance with the given instructions, regardless of the country where the degree was awarded.
If you do not graduate by the specified deadline and/or fail to submit the required documents, your study place will be cancelled automatically and cannot be reinstated.
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.
Documents
📌Upload a scanned copy of the original for each document on your application form.
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:
📌 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.
Evaluation
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:
Bachelor’s degree completed in Finland
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 determines 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
There is no interview in this programme.
Applicants who meet the minimum academic eligibility requirements 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.
