Sustainable Urban Development - Administrative Sciences
Governing urban transformation
Urbanization is one of the biggest trends in the globalized world. It is estimated that 2/3 of humans will be living in urban areas by the year 2050. This transformation needs to be met with sustainable solutions that take into account not only climate change but also social justice among many other criteria.
Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Sustainable Urban Development offers you a way to develop multidisciplinary expertise related to urban development and sustainability. This multidisciplinary programme consists of three fields of study: administrative sciences, social sciences and technology. The programme includes basic and intermediate studies in each of the fields. Knowledge of these fields will help you understand the complex phenomena related to sustainable urban development from several perspectives. In addition to the studies that are common for all students, the programme includes specializations studies, which develop the theoretical basis of the selected study field and for creating a professional profile.
In addition to multidisciplinarity, a unique aspect of this programme is the style of learning. Each year the students are engaged in real-life urban development projects. These projects are carried out in collaboration with companies and public organizations such as the City of Tampere. For example, we utilize a real-world laboratory, Hiedanranta, which is a future city district and a testbed for innovative projects related to smart and sustainable housing, energy, transportation and business.
Students of this multidisciplinary programme select their own study field (administrative sciences, social sciences or technology) already when applying for the programme. Although most of the contents of the programme is common for all students, there are variations in the application criteria, study contents and the name of the degree granted after completing the programme. The following sections will describe the characteristics of the Administrative Sciences study field. Please see the description of the two other study fields on the following websites:
Sustainable Urban Development – Social Sciences
Sustainable Urban Development – Technology
All students accepted for this Bachelor’s Programme are automatically given the right to continue their studies for the Master’s degree if they wish to do so.
Sustainable Urban Development
Type
Degree earned
Planned duration
Extent of studies
City
Tuition fee for non-EU/EEA citizens
Link to scholarship programme
After completing the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Sustainable Urban Development graduates will:
- understand the various aspects of built environment, sustainable urban development and their societal significance
- know the key concepts and terminology and be able to follow the developments in the field of urban development
- recognize the central actors, questions, conflicts and solutions connected to sustainable urban development
- be able to carry out development projects individually and in teams related to sustainable urban development
- understand the basic principles of academic research and be able to independently design, conduct and report academic research projects.
In addition, those focusing on the Administrative Sciences field will be able to analyze administrative, political and economic phenomena present in sustainable urban development and planning. After completing the programme you are eligible to continue studies for the Master of Administrative Sciences Degree. You will automatically have the right to continue studies in the Master’s Degree Programme in Leadership for Change – Governance for Sustainable Change.
After completing the Master’s Degree Programme, students will have:
- an advanced understanding of the role of leadership in solving contemporary challenges at local, national, regional and global levels
- learned to examine global trends such as digitalisation, urbanisation, climate change, ageing, polarisation, democratisation and integration from a multidisciplinary perspective
- acquired the skills to foster new forms of engagement across sectors of the economy and society, learned in interaction with staff members from various disciplines – business, governance, politics and international relations – as well as with different societal stakeholders
- mastered the theoretical and methodological skills to formulate relevant research problems and to undertake independent scientific work
- skills to collect, understand and evaluate knowledge critically collect, understand and evaluate knowledge critically
- the ability to produce, report and present new scientific results
- learned the skills to analyse and debate the challenges that leadership faces today and to communicate your views to multiple audiences using different channels of communication.
The official language of the programme is English, meaning that all the courses, exams and student services are arranged in English. Consequently, proficiency in both written and spoken English is an absolute prerequisite.
The scope of the bachelor's programme is 180 ECTS. It consists of the following elements:
- General Studies 35 ECTS; such as economics, information technology, language and communication studies and introduction to sustainable urban development
- Basic Studies 50 ECTS; such as research methods, politics of sustainable development, urban studies and optional studies in administrative sciences
- Intermediate Studies in sustainable urban development 70 ECTS: such as economic renewal of cities and regions, politics and participation, organizational change, transport systems, water management and the Bachelor’s Thesis
- Free Choice Studies 25 ECTS; you can select freely from the offerings of the Tampere University community.
The scope of the master's programme is 120 ECTS. Governance for Sustainable Change -specialisation in administrative sciences provides students with sound academic skills for anticipating, analysing and responding to the complex, dynamic challenges facing contemporary public sector organisations and institutions. Key topics covered by the specialisation include governance in the context of public sector reforms, changing modes of public service delivery, and evidence-based policy making. A cross-cutting theme of the specialisation is the role of public governance in fostering socially, ecologically and economically sustainable societies.
The specialisation considers governance challenges at local, regional, national and international levels and offers students the opportunity to specialise in issues best responding to their particular interests. The teaching faculty comprise distinguished experts in the fields of public administration and management as well as environmental and regional policy.
The tuition fee of the Bachelor’s Programme is 10 000 euros per academic year for non-EU/EEA students with a scholarship system for fee-paying students. The tuition fee for the following Master’s programme is 12 000 euros per academic year for non-EU/EEA students with a scholarship system for fee-paying students. For more information, please see Tuition Fees and Scholarships.
Bachelor’s Degree Programme 180 ECTS
General Studies 35 ECTS
Basic Studies in Administrative Sciences 50 ECTS
Intermediate Studies in Sustainable Urban Development 70 ECTS
Free Choice Studies/ Preparatory Studies 25 ECTS
Master’s Degree Programme 120 ECTS
General Studies 30 ECTS
Advances Studies 65 ECTS
Free Choice Studies 25 ECTS
Graduates of the Bachelor’s programmes will obtain strong multidisciplinary skills and they will be well experienced to work in a multicultural environment. The programmes prepares the graduates to be professionals in matters related to the sustainable urban development, area that is growing and in demand.
The Master’s programme prepares the graduates to work in private, public or the third sector in tasks that involve analysing, planning and steering complex change processes, which unfold at local, national, international and global levels. Students learn to carry out academic research on these phenomena, and acquire skills required for a potential academic career.
By completing the Bachelor’s Programme in Sustainable Urban Development (Administrative Sciences), you will earn the Bachelor of Administrative Sciences degree. After graduating from the Bachelor’s Programme you will automatically have the right to continue studies in the Master’s Degree Programme in Leadership for Change (track: Governance for Sustainable Change). By completing the Master’s Degree Programme in Leadership for Change (track: Governance for Sustainable Change), you will earn the Master of Administrative Sciences degree.
The studies included in the English-taught degree programmes at Tampere University are international by nature, as the student groups consist of students from all over the world. Tampere University also offers plenty of other opportunities for internationalisation, such as international student tutoring, tandem language learning, student exchange and/or internships abroad.
In addition to studies in one’s own degree programme, students may take full advantage of the teaching offered by the Tampere higher education community ranging from technical to vocational studies in various fields.
The Bachelor’s Degree confers eligibility to apply for admission to master’s degree studies.
The Master’s Degree confers eligibility to apply for admission to doctoral degree studies
Carefully read through the general eligibility criteria and the programme-specific eligibility criteria and see whether you meet them. For additional questions on applying, application documents and application process, please contact our Admissions office. For questions regarding the content of the programme, please contact sud.studies.tau [at] tuni.fi.
Click to see the admission criteria
Joint Application to Higher Education, Spring 2020
8 January - 22 January 2020 3:00 p.m. (GMT+2)
General eligibility
Eligible applicants hold an upper secondary education certificate - the Finnish matriculation examination, the International Baccalaureate, the European Baccalaureate, Reifeprüfung/Die Deutsche Internationale Abiturprüfung or any other comparable upper secondary educational qualification which provides eligibility for University-level Bachelor’s studies in the country in question.
In addition, applicants in their final year of upper secondary education are eligible to apply. In this case, they would be accepted conditionally and they must complete the previous degree before starting the studies in the programme. Applicants must follow special instructions concerning the educational documents stated below.
Please note that it is not possible to apply to a Bachelor’s degree programme based on a Bachelor’s degree.
Admission group I – admission based on SAT test results
The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is obligatory in the admission group I. Admission is based on the results of SAT (sections Math and Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Reading and Writing and Language). You can find information on the SAT test on the College Board website.
The test needs to be taken after 1 January 2018 to be considered. Applicants must complete their SAT Test in March 2020 at the latest. The results must be delivered to Tampere University directly by the College Board, which administers the tests. The results must be available no later than April 2020 after the results of tests taken in March become available.
You can find more information on the test dates, test centers and how to register on the SAT registration webpage.
Applicants who have completed or are completing a Finnish matriculation examination/IB/EB/RP/DIA diploma can apply in both admission groups, I and II. In the admission based on the SAT test results, the eligibility criteria for direct admission will not be applied and the grades of the examination (mentioned below) will not have an effect on the admission. The admission will be based solely on the results of the SAT test.
Admission group II – direct admission
Admission is based on the admission score which is calculated based on the grades achieved in the Finnish matriculation examination, International Baccalaureate, European Baccalaureate, or Reifeprüfung/Die Deutsche Internationale Abiturprüfung. Please note that in direct admission the Reifeprüfung / Die Deutsche International Abiturprüfung must be completed in Finland to be considered.
To be considered for direct admission, you must meet the following minimum entry requirements: you have received at least the grade C for the matriculation examination in mother tongue (Finnish/Swedish/Sami as a mother tongue or Finnish/Swedish as a second national language)
The comparable grades in IB/EB/RP/DIA diplomas:
in International Baccalaureate
• 4 in A-language
in European Baccalaureate
• 6,0 in 1. Language (L1)
in Reifeprüfung/Die Deutsche Internationale Abiturprüfung
• 7 in mother tongue (Finnish or German)
All subjects must be included in ”Leistungen in der Reifeprüfung”.
The points of the applicants who finish their IB degree in the spring 2020 are calculated based on their Candidate Predicted Grades. The points of the applicants who finish their EB degree in the spring 2020 are calculated based on the official predicted grades. If an applicant is accepted based on predicted grades, the selection is conditional until the applicant submits an official certificate of the final grades to Tampere University Admissions Office. If the points calculated based on the final grades are lower than the points calculated based on the predicted grades, the admission offer may be revoked.
Applicants who have completed multiple examinations in the same subject (such as advanced-level mathematics and basic-level mathematics) will be evaluated on whichever of the two is most favorable to the applicant.
All applicants are required to demonstrate proficiency in the English language.
There are two ways of indicating English language proficiency: language tests and previous studies. Please note that in the admission group I, as the SAT tests are obligatory, applicants will demonstrate their language proficiency by taking the test.
Additional information on language requirements and how to submit the test results.
The minimum English language test result requirements for Bachelor’s programmes at Tampere University:
|
Test name |
Minimum test result, Bachelor’s studies |
|
SAT |
If admission is based on SAT scores, applicants will not be required to separately demonstrate their language proficiency. |
|
TOEFL iBT |
78 overall with a minimum of 20 on Writing |
|
IELTS (academic) |
6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 on Writing |
|
PTE (academic) |
54 |
|
C1 Advanced |
C |
|
C2 Proficiency |
C1 |
|
National Certificate of Language Proficiency (English) |
Proficiency level 5 |
*The previous CAE and CPE have been renamed as C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency
Previous studies
It is possible to be exempted from submitting a language test score if you have completed certain studies. Please note that only the studies listed by the Tampere University are accepted. If you apply without a valid language test result, carefully examine the exemptions listed by the University.
A maximum of 10 students are admitted into the programme.
49% of students are selected among Admission group I and 51% of students are selected among Admission group II.
70% of the study places in both admission groups are reserved for those applicants who do not hold a higher education qualification or a higher education study place in Finland. Applicants who have accepted a study place in a degree programme in a university of applied sciences or university in Finland that started in autumn 2014 or after will not be considered as first-time applicants.
Admission for the Bachelor’s programmes conducted in English at Tampere University is organised once a year in the spring joint application to higher education during the first application period. The application period for studies starting in August 2020 will begin on 8 January at 8.00 GMT +2 and end on 22 January 2020 at 15.00 GMT +2.
Students are admitted Bachelor’s degree in Sustainable Urban Development – Administrative Sciences and those who go on to successfully complete the programme are eligible to continue their studies towards the Master’s degree in the Leadership for Change – Governance for Sustainable Change programme.
Admission for the programme is organised in two admission groups.
In admission group I the admission is based on the results of the SAT test. Applicants who hold a secondary-level degree that makes them eligible to pursue higher education may seek admission based on their SAT test. They must hold one of the applicable previous degrees that are expected of applicants who are seeking admission through the Finnish joint national application system. You must have completed your previous degree before starting your studies in the programme.
In admission group II the admission is based on the admission score, which is calculated based on the grades achieved in the Finnish matriculation examination, International Baccalaureate, European Baccalaureate, or Reifeprüfung/Die Deutsche Internationale Abiturprüfung. You are eligible to apply for direct admission if one of the following applies:
1) You have completed the Finnish matriculation examination
2) You are taking the Finnish matriculation examination in spring 2020 and will complete the examination and receive your diploma by 5 June 2020
3) You have been awarded the European Baccalaureate (EB) or the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma in Finland or abroad in the spring 2020 or earlier
4) You have been awarded the Reifeprüfung (RP)/Die Deutsche Internationale Abiturprüfung (DIA) diploma in Finland in the spring 2020 or earlier.
All applicants in this admission group must hold the Finnish matriculation examination/IB/EB/RP/DIA diploma.
Admission group I
In admission group I admission is based on the scores an applicant has received in the SAT (sections Math and Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Reading and Writing and Language). The SAT Test must be completed after 1 January 2018. All applicants are required to complete the SAT Test (sections Math and Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Reading and Writing and Language). To be considered for admission based on the SAT test, applicants must achieve at least the following minimum scores:
|
Required test |
Minimum score |
|
SAT (sections Math and Evidence Based Reading and Writing) |
1200 |
Applicants are ranked based on their SAT Test scores. If more than one applicant has the same combined score, all applicants whose combined score meets at least the minimum requirements will be admitted to the programme.
Admission group II
In admission group II admission is based on the admission score which is calculated based on the grades achieved in the Finnish matriculation examination, International Baccalaureate, European Baccalaureate, or Reifeprüfung/Die Deutsche Internationale Abiturprüfung. To be considered for direct admission, you must meet the following minimum entry requirements: you have received at least the grade C for the matriculation examination in mother tongue (Finnish/Swedish/Sami as a mother tongue or Finnish/Swedish as a second national language).If you hold the IB, EB or RP/DIA diploma, your admission score is calculated based on the tables below. Applicants who meet the minimum entry requirements are ranked based on their admission score.
You can get scores from five subjects:
- Mother tongue
- Applicants best subject of philosophy, history, psychology or social studies
- Applicants three best subject in:
- Humanities and natural sciences (1 subject)
- Language (1 subject)
- Advanced mathematics or basic mathematics.
|
L |
E |
M |
C |
B |
A |
|
|
mother tongue* |
33 |
27,5 |
22 |
16,5 |
11 |
5,5 |
|
philosophy, history, |
34 |
28,3 |
22,7 |
17 |
11,3 |
5,7 |
|
Humanities and natural |
||||||
|
biology |
22,4 |
18,6 |
14,9 |
11,2 |
7,5 |
3,7 |
|
philosophy |
20 |
16,7 |
13,3 |
10 |
6,7 |
3,3 |
|
physics |
26,5 |
22 |
17,6 |
13,2 |
8,8 |
4,4 |
|
history |
24,5 |
20,4 |
16,3 |
12,2 |
8,2 |
4,1 |
|
chemistry |
22,4 |
18,6 |
14,9 |
11,2 |
7,5 |
3,7 |
|
geography |
20 |
16,7 |
13,3 |
10 |
6,7 |
3,3 |
|
psychology |
22,4 |
18,6 |
14,9 |
11,2 |
7,5 |
3,7 |
|
health education |
17,3 |
14,4 |
11,5 |
8,7 |
5,8 |
2,9 |
|
Evangelical Lutheran |
24,5 |
20,4 |
16,3 |
12,2 |
8,2 |
4,1 |
|
social studies |
20 |
16,7 |
13,3 |
10 |
6,7 |
3,3 |
|
other humanities and |
22,4 |
18,6 |
14,9 |
11,2 |
7,5 |
3,7 |
|
Languages |
||||||
|
language, advanced |
28,3 |
23,6 |
18,9 |
14,1 |
9,4 |
4,7 |
|
language, intermediate |
25,1 |
20,9 |
16,8 |
12,6 |
8,4 |
4,2 |
|
language, basic |
22,6 |
18,9 |
15,1 |
11,3 |
7,5 |
3,8 |
|
Mathematics |
||||||
|
mathematics, advanced |
36,1 |
30 |
24 |
18 |
12 |
6 |
|
mathematics, basic |
28,3 |
23,6 |
18,9 |
14,1 |
9,4 |
4,7 |
*Mother tongue: Finnish, Swedish, Sami language or Finnish /Swedish as second national language.
** EB-, IB-, RP-/DIA- subjects that have no correspondence in Finnish matriculation examination are scored according to the other humanities and natural sciences -category.
If applicant is missing one of the above listed subjects, they cannot get scores from it. One subject can only be used once in the scoring. In mathematics scores can only be given either from advanced mathematics or from basic mathematics; not both.
Maximum total score is 157,9.
When calculating the initial admission score, the grades of International Baccalaureate (IB), European Baccalaureate (EB), and Reifeprüfung (RP)/ Die Deutsche Internationale Abiturprüfung (DIA) will be converted according to the table below.
|
Grade achieved |
L |
E |
M |
C |
B |
A |
|
EB |
9-10 |
8-8,99 |
7-7,99 |
6-6,99 |
5-5,99 |
4- |
|
IB |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
|
RP/DIA |
13-15 |
12-10 |
9-8 |
7 |
6-5 |
4 |
Details on which examinations are considered equal to those of the Finnish matriculation examination are available in Finnish at studyinfo.fi
Additional information on Joint Application to Higher Education, Spring 2020 on studyinfo.fi.
Application step-by-step
- Check the admission criteria and documents needed
- Read through the instructions on how to apply and start preparing your application documents as early as possible!
- Book times for the SAT tests (if applying in the admission group I)
- Take a language test if required, please see the language requirements (admission group II)
- When the application period opens, fill in the online application at Studyinfo.fi during the application period and upload required enclosures to the application. The application period is 8 January 2020 at 8.00 GMT+2 - 22 January 2020 at 15.00 GMT+2.
- Application documents must be uploaded on your application by 29 January 15.00 GMT+2.
- Wait for the admission results to be announced.
- If you are offered a study place, send the certified copies of educational documents by post to Tampere University Admissions Office. Additionally remember to accept it by the given deadline.
- Pay the tuition fee, if required. Start preparing for your arrival in Finland.
- Register as a student and join the Tampere University community!
Application documents
You will need to upload copies of all required documents as enclosures on the application form.
1. Copy of the certificate of upper secondary education and its official English translation
2. Copy of the transcript of records (listing the courses completed during upper secondary education) and its official English translation
Additional information on educational documents
At the time of applying; only scanned copies of the documents uploaded on the application form are needed. If offered a study place, the applicant must deliver copies of educational documents by post according to the instructions below.
If the original documents are not in Finnish, Swedish or English, those need to be translated into one of the above-mentioned languages either by the authority that issued the original document or by an official translator.
Applicants in their final year of upper secondary education are also eligible to apply. Instead of the certificate of upper secondary education / school leaving certificate they need to submit a document issued by their school that indicates the qualification that the applicant is about to complete and the expected date of graduation. They must complete the previous degree before starting the studies in the programme. If selected, the applicant must submit a copy of the final certificate of upper secondary education to Tampere University Admissions Office by post as stated below.
Applicants who wish to apply during their last semester of IB, EB or RP/DIA education are required to submit a Predicted Grades document to the Tampere University Admissions Office by 8 April 2020 15.00 GMT +3 by email (admissions.tau [at] tuni.fi).
Applicants in admission group II:
Applicants who have taken the Finnish Matriculation Examination do not need to submit any educational documents to Tampere University, as the grades in the matriculation examination will be transferred to Tampere University electronically.
Educational documents to be posted after student selection
If you are offered a study place, you must deliver copies of educational documents by post, by 15 July 2020 15.00 GMT +3. These copies of the certificate of upper secondary education /secondary school leaving certificate, the transcript of records and their translations into English must be certified by a notary public, the Finnish Embassy/Consulate in your home country or the institution that issued the original document with an institutional stamp on the documents.
Applicants who wish to apply during their last semester of IB, EB or RP/DIA education need to post a copy of the final diploma, it must reach Tampere University Admissions Office by 15 July 2020 15.00 GMT +3.
Postal address:
Tampere University
Admissions Office
FI-33014 University of Tampere
Finland
Street address and telephone number for arriving courier deliveries:
Tampere University Admissions Office at Central Campus:
Kalevantie 4, Main Building
33100 Tampere, Finland
Tel. +358 50 318 7001
3. Copy of your passport's ID page and possible residence permit to Finland
Applicants are required to upload a scanned copy of their passport's ID page for the application form in studyinfo.fi. In addition, a scanned copy of the residence permit is required from applicants who are non-EU/EEA residents but do have a residence permit in Finland. The copies are used to determine whether you are subject to pay tuition fees or not.
4. The results of the SAT test
In the admission group I, the SAT tests are obligatory. All tests need to be taken after 1 January 2018 to be considered. The SAT must be taken on the March 2020 test date at the latest.
You can find more information on the test dates, the test centers and how to register on the SAT registration webpage.
The test results must be submitted to Tampere University directly from the College Board by April 2020 as soon as the test results for the March SAT are released. The College Board Code for Tampere University of Technology (0599) is still in use during this admission period.
You do not need to upload the results for your application form in Studyinfo.fi as the results are submitted to Tampere University directly from the College Board.
5. Proof of English language proficiency
Please check the ways of demonstrating your English language proficiency on Language requirements and submit an appropriate document only if you are not applying on the basis of SAT test results, or your matriculation examination/IB/EB/RP/DIA result in English is not high enough to prove your English language proficiency.
For the admission group I the results will be published in April 2020 and for the admission group II by latest on 5 June 2020.
Appealing the decision concerning student admission
As an applicant, you have the right to know how the admissions criteria have been applied in the application process. For more information on this, please contact the Tampere University Admissions Services or the Faculty.
It is possible to submit an appeal, but only after the student selection has been completed and the results are available. Please note that the original admission decision will not be changed if the decision has been reached fairly and in accordance with the University admissions policy.
You must appeal in writing to Tampere University. Such an appeal must be submitted to Tampere University within 14 days from the time you had the possibility to reviving the results of the student selection. The following information must be stated in the appeal:
- The decision that you are appealing
- Your name and home town. In case an authorised representative or spokesperson is acting on your behalf or the appeal has been prepared by a person other than you, his/her name and home town must also be stated
- Your address and phone number so that you may be contacted during the process. An email address must also be provided.
For additional information, please contact the Tampere University Admissions Services or the Faculty