Bachelor's Degree
Are you interested in business and engineering? In our accredited programme of Purchasing and Logistics Engineering, you will get the latest know-how about both. During your studies, you learn to understand the strategic role of purchasing and how companies can support their business competitiveness. The degree programme also provides you with extensive knowledge of the potential and importance of logistics.
Internationality becomes a natural part of your everyday life while you are studying in a multicultural environment. Apply and start your studies in Finland!
Purchasing and Logistics experts ensure that goods, information, capital, and people move efficiently, effectively, and economically in both domestic and international environment. Logistics has a considerable role in ensuring the competitiveness and success of modern companies in both international and domestic business.
The programme will provide you with abilities to work in specialist and management positions in the field of purchasing and logistics. You will obtain the knowledge and skills to successfully plan, develop, implement and manage purchasing and logistics activities.
You will learn to study and work with people from different cultures and backgrounds in a truly international environment.
Purchasing and Logistics Engineering is an excellent package of both engineering and business! You will begin your studies with the basics, like transferable skills, natural sciences, and engineering studies. After these, you will concentrate in mandatory professional studies, which are Economy and management, and your major studies, Purchasing & Global logistics operations.
You can choose your minor studies to specialise into two (2) modules of: Industrial logistics management, Entrepreneurship, Transportation, International business studies, or one module from Jamk's partner Universities worldwide.
Practical training is done normally during the summer semesters and final thesis in the final part of the studies.
The studies include lectures, teamwork, laboratory work, virtual studies, assignments, and exams. A practical training period (30 ECTS credits) is also part of the programme. In this international degree programme, you will study one semester or do your practical training outside Finland.
A tutor teacher will help you during your student career, provide guidance in selecting courses and give advice on practical aspects of studying and student life.
In the final thesis you will demonstrate the skills and knowledge you have acquired in a practical challenge. Normally, the final thesis is done for companies in a real practical challenge in the final part of your studies. The final thesis consists of both theoretical and practical research.
After graduation you might work as a Planner, Developer, Manager, Consultant, Trainer, Supervisor, Entrepreneur, Procurement Specialist, Buyer, Purchasing Engineer, Category buyer, Procurement and Sourcing analyst, Sourcing Specialist
Possible job titles include Logistics Engineer, Development Engineer, Purchasing Engineer, Inventory Manager, Supply Chain Coordinator, Warehouse Manager, Logistics Manager or Transport Manager.
Students may, after graduation and a working career of at least two years, apply for studies leading up to a Master’s Degree. Studies can also be continued by applying for a university Master’s Degree programme. After a Bachelor’s Degree from a university of applied sciences, it is also possible to continue studies at higher education institutes abroad on Master’s Degree level programmes.
A student who completes a Master’s Degree at a university of applied sciences may apply to continue on to postgraduate studies in science or arts at universities (Act 558/2009, Section 37).
Student story
Learning logistics not only helps you to understand how a company operates and develops, but most importantly, how to save and make money from a practical point of view. The knowledge I gained at Jamk, helped me a lot as I worked on projects. I learned how to adapt and apply theories into practice.
Duyen Tran Le Truc
Read storyShort step-by-step instructions on how to apply.
You can apply with upper secondary school certificate or with a higher education certificate. You can also apply even if your secondary school degree certificate is completed during the spring of applying (high school / senior secondary school certificate). Jamk uses also discretionary admission.
Apply online 4 - 18 January 2023 by 3.00 pm Finnish time (UTC+2) on studyinfo.fi.
All applicants are selected by International UAS Exam.
The entrance examination assesses the applicants’ abilities to study in universities of applied sciences. The entrance examination does not contain any pre-reading materials or pre-tasks. In order to be invited to the second phase group interview, you have to pass all the exam sections and reach the field-specific cut-off score. Applicant must score minimum points in order to be selected for admission.
You must submit your identification document on the Studyinfo’s application form no later than 25 January 2023 at 3:00 pm Finnish time (UTC+2). If your first phase of the International UAS Exam (written examination) is approved but you do not submit a valid identification document by the given date, you will be rejected from the second phase (group interview).
The following documents are accepted as proof of identity:
Read more about identification in second phase.
Results are announced end of March at the earliest and on 2 June 2023, at the latest.
Please,
The final deadline to accept the study place, enrol for attendance and pay the possible tuition fee is 14 July 2023 by 3:00 pm Finnish time. There are no tuition fees for Finnish or other EU/EEA citizens.
Studies will begin in the middle of August 2023. Please, arrive to Jyväskylä, Finland by that time!
