Service Management and Engineering – (M.Sc.)

Requirements

General admission requirements

The general admission requirements are the same for all programmes. See also language requirements (both links can be found in the link section).

Programme-specific requirements

The Department of Industrial Engineering and Management is responsible for the academic assessment of the applications for SeM. Enrolment is limited and the evaluation process is highly competitive. Applicants are assessed on the basis of the following criteria:

* previous academic performance (grades)
* content of the previous degree(s)
* dedication to the Master’s Programme of Service Management and Engineering
* language proficiency
* relevant work experience or other relevant activity
* recognition of the home university
* recommendations

The most important criteria are the previous academic performance and the content of the previous degree(s).

A successful applicant should have been among the best students (top 10-15%) in his or her home university. The degree certificate and/or the official transcript of university records should clearly indicate this. For example, an applicant has achieved consistently the best grades throughout the degree studies (very high weighted average grade or GPA), which typically leads to graduation with distinction. When evaluating each applicant’s academic performance, we emphasize the grades achieved in the degree that gives the eligibility for applying.

A successful applicant should also have a valid degree in the field of technology, or some other applicable field. Therefore, preference will be given to applicants with B.Sc. degrees in engineering, natural sciences, mathematics or computer science. The applicant’s degree studies should indicate that she or he has good knowledge of one technical discipline and engineering mathematics plus basic knowledge of management. The desired amount of management studies is 20 ECTS, covering at least the basic concepts of marketing, operations management, organizational behaviour and management accounting.

If the applicant has several relevant degrees, all attached information will affect the assessment concerning performance and content. However, the number of degrees or amount of studies is not a criterion. The Selection Board reserves the right to decide whether or not a degree and/or a university meet the criteria.

Students chosen to the Service Management and Engineering programme may be required to complement their earlier degree with complementary studies. All students with a Finnish University of Applied Sciences (AMK) degree are required to take complementary studies package. Complementary or personal complementary studies cannot be included in the Master’s degree.