How to apply for Master's Degrees

• The requirements for eligibility are a bachelor's level degree in the field of business and administration/natural science, BBA (or other equivalent business degree) or hospitality management AND
• at least two years (24 months) of work experience in the field of business and administration or tourism and hospitality after the bachelor's degree. 

• The requirements for eligibility are bachelor’s degree in the field of business or natural science (BBA), in the field of sport /sport studies, or in the field of hospitality management AND
•  at least two years (24 months) of work experience in the field of sport, business and administration or tourism and hospitality after the bachelor's degree. 

• The requirements for eligibility are a bachelor's level degree in engineering in the field of information and communications technology (ICT), or in the field of natural science (BBA in Business Information Technology) AND
• at least two years (24 months) of work experience in the field of information and communications technology (ICT) after the bachelor's degree. 

• The requirements for eligibility are a bachelor's level degree in engineering in the field of technology, or in the field of natural science (BBA in Business Information Technology)  AND
• at least two years (24 months) of work experience in the field of  technology after the bachelor's degree.  

• The requirements for eligibility are a bachelor's level degree in engineering in the field of technology, or in the field of natural science (BBA in Business Information Technology) AND
• at least two years (24 months) of work experience in the field of technology after the bachelor's degree.  

• The requirements for eligibility are a bachelor's level degree in engineering in the field of technology AND
• at least two years (24 months) of work experience in the field of technology after the bachelor's degree. 

• The requirements for eligibility are a bachelor's degree: Bachelor of Health Care in Nursing, Midwifery, Public Health Nursing or Paramedics AND
• at least two years (24 months) of work experience in the field of social services and health care after the bachelor's degree.

• The requirements for eligibility are a bachelor's level degree in the field of social services and health care AND
• at least two years (24 months) of work experience in the field of social services and health care after the bachelor's degree.

In case you do not have a higher education qualification from the relevant field, you can also gain eligibility with some other suitable higher education qualification, Finnish vocational college diploma or a Finnish higher vocational diploma. Vocational college diplomas were awarded mainly in Finland in the 1990s.

Applicants who apply with any other degree than with the relevant higher education degree specified above, are considered case-by-case based by their educational background and work experience. 

In this case, you must attach, in addition to degree and work certificates, a copy of transcript of records (of the degree used in applying) and CV to your Studyinfo.fi online application.

Please note that vocational college diplomas are not vocational qualifications/further vocational qualifications/specialist vocational qualifications (in Finnish ammatillinen perustutkinto, ammatti- tai erikoisammattitutkinto) nor pedagogical teachers studies completed at professional teacher education of UAS.

The entrance examinations are arranged as following:

• Sport Business Management 23 March 2023
• International Business Management 24 March 2023

In both master's degree programmes the student selection is based on the total score of the entrance examination. All applicants who have demonstrated their eligibility will be invited to the entrance examinations. 

The entrance exams include an interview and a written exam based on a pre-reading material.

The applicant must score at least

• 20/60 points from the interview and 
• 15/40 points from the written part

in order to pass the exam and have a chance to be admitted for the applied programme. The total points from entrance examinations are 100 points. Applicant's English language skills will be assessed as a part of the entrance examination, thus, the entrance examination does not include a separate English language test.

Please note that these degree programmes do not co-operate in entrance examinations. If you are applying for both of the degree programmes, you need to participate to and pass both of the entrance examinations.

Pre-reading materials

The written exams in both of the entrance examinations for the degree programmes are based on the following pre-reading materials (materials will be published in January at the latest). 

The entrance examinations (interview) will be held online (skype, zoom) during weeks 11-13 (13 - 31 March 2023).

Pre-assignments and entrance examinations

All applicants who have demonstrated their eligibility, attached the pre-assignment to the application and have scored at least 20 out of 40 points in the pre-assignment will be invited to the entrance examination (interview). Therefore, if an applicant fails to receive at least 20 points in the pre-assignment, one will not be invited to the entrance examination.

The student selection process includes a pre-assignment (max. 40p.) and an interview (max. 60p.), altogether max. 100 points. The student selection is based on the total score of the entrance examination and pre-assignment. An applicant must score at least scored at least:

• 20/40 points in the pre-assignment and
• 10/60 points from the interview

The entrance examination does not include a pre-reading material.

Please note that these degree programmes do not co-operate in entrance examinations. If you are applying for several of the degree programmes, you need to participate to and pass all of the entrance examinations of the degree programmes.

The entrance examination will be held online on 14 March 2023 at 17.00-19.00 / 5-7 PM Finnish time (UTC+2).

All applicants who have demonstrated their eligibility will be invited to the entrance examination. The entrance exam includes an spoken part (max 20 p.) and a written exam (max 80 p.). Total points from entrance examination are 100 points. The student selection is based on the total score of the entrance examination.

The applicant must score at least 

• 5/20 points from the spoken part and 
• 15/80 points from the written part

in order to pass the exam and have a chance to be admitted for the programme. Applicant's English language skills will be assessed as a part of the entrance examination, thus, the entrance examination does not include a separate English language test.

The entrance examinations (interview) are organised during weeks 11-13 (13 - 31 March 2023).

All applicants who have demonstrated their eligibility, sent the pre-assignment and have scored at least 20 points out of 40 points in the pre-assignment will be invited to the entrance examination (interview). Therefore, if an applicant fails to receive at least 20p. in the pre-assignment one is not invited to the entrance examination.

The student selection process includes a pre-assignment (max. 40p.) and an interview (max. 60p.), altogether max. 100 points. Student selection is based on the total score of the entrance examination and pre-assignment. The entrance examination does not include a pre-reading material.

An applicant must score at least

• 20/60 points from the interview and 
• altogether at least min. 40/100 points from both of pre-assignment and interview

in order to have a chance to be admitted to the programme.

Please note that these degree programmes do not co-operate in entrance examinations. If you are applying for both of the degree programmes, you need to participate to and pass both of the entrance examinations.

In cases of equal admission scores, Jamk's applicants will be ranked on the following grounds in the final selection:

International Business Management, Sport Business Management, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, Full Stack Software Development:

1. points awarded for the entrance examination
2. If the above mentioned criteria fail to produce a difference between tied applicants, they will be automatically ranked by a computerised lottery.

Professional Project Management, Advanced Practice Nursing & Digital Rehabilitation:

1. points awarded for the entrance examination
2. If the above mentioned criteria fail to produce a difference between tied applicants, all the applications with equal admission scores will be selected.