Open University Route Studies

Application period for Master's route studies in the academic year 2023-2024 begins on 29 June 2023 at 10.00 (UTC+2) and ends 12 July 2023 at 23.59 (UTC+2). 

Applicants who graduate at latest 31st July will be considered for admission.

Only applications received during the application period will be reviewed.

Apply for Open University route studies by using the following links:

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	<li><a href="https://tau-avoin.ilmoittaudu.fi/lobby/?realization=K-otm-0b12d719-9129-455b-9ef7-f74b90028f0e-tampere" target="_blank">Open University Route, Information Technology, MSc. Tech., Tampere</a></li>
</ul>

You can find a link to the Open University Admissions service and application instructions also on the <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/study-with-us/open-higher-education-studies/open-university/applying-open-university">Applying to Open University studies</a> page. You can search the Open University Route at Search studies -section choosing from the Course name filter: Open University Route, Information Technology, MSc 

All applicants must include the following attachments with their application form:

<ol>
	<li>Certified copy of the original bachelor's degree certificate and its English translation</li>
	<li>Certified copy of the original transcript of records (includes the scope and grades of courses studied for the degree) and its English translation</li>
</ol>

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	<li>Degree completed in Finland: If you have completed your degree in a university of applied sciences (AMK) or a university in Finland you do not need to certify the copys of educational documents.</li>
	<li>Degree completed outside Finland: The educational documents need to be translated either by the university that issued the original document or an official translator. The copies of the degree certificate, transcript of records and their translations into English must be certified by a notary public (Local Register Office/ Maistraatti), the Finnish Embassy/Consulate in your home country or the institution that issued the original document with an institutional stamp on the documents.</li>
</ul>

Applicants who hold a previously completed master’s degree (in Finland or abroad) include also a Statement of Purpose with their application form. In order for a student holding a master’s degree to be admitted as a student through an Open University Route, he/she must submit a Statement of Purpose at the application phase and explain how the degree would produce new competence for him/her. The form of the motivation letter is free. It should give information of your background and motivation towards studies and it shoud not be more than one-two pages.

In your Statement of Purpose, please respond to the following questions:

Background for the admissions

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	<li lang="en-US">Please list all higher education degrees you have completed in Finland and abroad. Also include any rights to degree studies you currently hold.</li>
	<li lang="en-US">In your view, how well is your background suited for the degree programme you are applying for and why?</li>
</ul>

Motivation for completing a degree at Tampere University

<ul type="disc">
	<li lang="en-US">What new competence would the degree produce for you?</li>
	<li lang="en-US">Why did you decide to seek studies at Tampere University, and why did you decide to apply for the degree programme in question?</li>
	<li lang="en-US">In your own words, describe your commitment and motivation for completing the degree.</li>
</ul>

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Tampere

Open University Route, Information Technology, MSc. Tech. 

You can only be granted your right to study after paying the course fee. After paying the course fees your registration is binding. The payment of the course fees cannot be refunded. Read more about <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/study-with-us/open-higher-education-studies/open-university/how-to-apply#expander-trigger--cb191a57-ab2d-438e-884c-88dec18094f9">terms of payment and cancellation</a>.

Email: open.studies.tau [at] tuni.fiopen.studies.tau [at] tuni.fi ( )

More information concerning Open University studies <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/study-with-us/open-higher-education-studies/open-university">tuni.fi/openuniversity</a>

Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences

Technology and Natural Sciences

English

Hervanta Campus

Students on the MSc route can apply for the right to study in the degree programme their route studies have followed. MSc route students can apply for degree studies in the spring 2024 on Studyinfo.fi: <a href="http://www.studyinfo.fi">www.studyinfo.fi</a>. In the academic year 2023–2024, the study attainments of students on the MSc route must be visible in the student register on 14 June 2024 in order to be taken into account. A student may be admitted for degree studies after completing the route studies in the required schedule (within an academic year) and according to the requirements of the degree programmes.

Students on the Open University route may be admitted as degree students, if they do not already have the right to study in a degree programme in engineering sciences in Tampere University. A previously completed master’s degree does not make applicants ineligible for admission, but applicants will only be admitted to study for a second master’s degree for particularly weighty reasons. Read more from the How to apply -section. When granting the right to a degree, the Degree Regulations of Tampere University and the university's common admission criteria are followed.

Compulsory Courses:

<ul>
	<li>COMP.CS.300 Data Structures and Algorithms 1, 5 cr</li>
	<li>MATH.MA.140 Vectors and Matrices, 5 cr</li>
	<li>MATH.APP.160 Differential and Integral Calculus, 5 cr</li>
</ul>

Complementary courses, should be completed to the minimum study module extent of 20 ECTS:

<ul>
	<li>MATH.APP.210 Introduction to Probability and Statistical Inference, 5 cr</li>
	<li>MATH.APP.220 Multivariable Calculus, 5 cr</li>
	<li>MATH.APP.240 Fourier Methods, 5 cr</li>
	<li>MATH.APP.270 Algorithms for Graphs, 5 cr</li>
	<li>MATH.MA.210 Discrete Mathematics, 5 cr</li>
</ul>

Additional information: The minimum requirement of weighted GPA in courses in Open University Route, Information Technology is 3,5/5,0.

These requirements are for applicants who have completed a degree in Finnish university of applied sciences (AMK). For other applicants the route requirements are defined case by case.

The implementations of the courses can be seen in the <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/study-with-us/open-higher-education-studies/open-university/course-offering">open university's course offering</a>. More information at <a href="http://www.tuni.fi/open-university">www.tuni.fi/openuniversity</a>.

NOTE! Some courses are offered free of charge via <a href="https://fitech.io/en/">FITech</a>. Get your study right by filling in an application in FITech’s application system.

Application period for Master's route studies in the academic year 2023-2024 begins on 29 June 2023 and ends 12 July 2023. 

The aim of the open university route studies is to facilitate the student’s access to a full degree programme at a later time. Students applying for degree programmes from the open university route are required to have a Bachelor’s-level degree in a suitable field of study. Applicants must prove their eligibility and send in their degree certificate with necessary attachments as they apply for route studies. The faculty checks that these preceding studies are acceptable before students are admitted for the route studies. Only applications received during the application period will be reviewed.

All courses must be completed during a single academic year. Students on the MSc route can apply for the right to study in the degree programme their route studies have followed. A student may be admitted for degree studies after completing the route studies in the required schedule and according to the requirements of the degree programme. Please note that the credits should be visible in the student register on 14 June 2024 in order to be taken into account.

More information about the degree programme of Information Technology and it's majors:

<a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/study-with-us/communication-systems-and-networks-information-technology">Information Technology, Communication Systems and Networks</a>

<a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/study-with-us/embedded-systems-information-technology">Information Technology, Embedded Systems</a>

<a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/study-with-us/information-security-information-technology">Information Technology, Information Security</a>

Becoming: Information Technology, System-on-Chips

Students applying for MSc route studies are required to have a Bachelor’s-level degree in a suitable field of study. Applicants must prove their eligibility and send in their degree certificate with necessary attachments as they apply for route studies. The faculty checks that these preceding studies are acceptable before students are admitted for the route studies.

Suitable previous degree is defined in the admission criteria of the Master's Degree Programme:

<a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/study-with-us/communication-systems-and-networks-information-technology">Information Technology, Communication Systems and Networks</a>, Master of Science (Technology)

<a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/study-with-us/embedded-systems-information-technology">Information Technology, Embedded Systems</a>, Master of Science (Technology)

<a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/study-with-us/information-security-information-technology">Information Technology, Information Security</a>, Master of Science (Technology)

Studies on the Open University route are conducted mainly during the day as a contact teaching. Some courses are available as remote learning.

The implementations of the courses can be seen in the <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/study-with-us/open-higher-education-studies/open-university/course-offering">open university's course offering</a>. More information at <a href="http://www.tuni.fi/open-university">www.tuni.fi/openuniversity</a>.

NOTE! Some courses are offered free of charge via <a href="https://fitech.io/en/">FITech</a>. Get your study right by filling in an application in FITech’s application system.

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