Human-Technology Interaction, Computing Sciences
Become one of the people designing the digital products and services of the future
Digital technologies play a significant role in all areas of life. Modern societies need professionals with thorough understanding of how to design and develop user-friendly, innovative and sustainable products and services, and engaging ways to interact with various technological devices and digital services.
Master’s degree studies in Human-Technology Interaction (HTI) offer a broad set of courses in human-computer interaction, digital systems and related fields. In the HTI studies, you will get up-to-date knowhow on digital service design, user experience evaluation, user psychology, human-centered software development, usability engineering, multimodal human-computer interaction and research skills. You will also learn about current and upcoming trends so that you can understand where the field is going in the future.
From technological viewpoint, the studies cover the design and development of user interfaces for mobile and desktop applications, virtual reality, augmented reality, industrial machinery and human-robot interaction. HTI is a multidisciplinary field and you will work with the professionals from several areas with different perspectives. Please see additional information on Tampere Unit for Computer-Human Interaction.
In a broader sense, you will learn how technology affects people’s lives and how to design efficient, engaging and ethical digital products and services. The degree leads you to hands-on work in various course projects, as well as provides fundamentals of scientific thinking and writing.
Human-Technology Interaction (MSc Tech) and Human-Technology Interaction (MSc) specialisations are two of the seven programmes in the Master’s Programme in Computing Sciences.
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Applicants can apply to Computing Sciences, Human-Technology Interaction Master of Science (HTI MSc) or Computing Sciences, Human-Technology Interaction Master of Science (Technology) (HTI MSc Tech) specialisation. Please check carefully the eligibility criteria of the specialisation you are interested in. Regardless of the specialisation, the studies are largely similar between the specialisations.
We offer three key orientations that can help you to plan your studies: (1) DESIGNER of user interfaces, digital services, and user experiences; (2) BUILDER of front-end software solutions, prototypes, and interactions; (3) RESEARCHER of technology use, emerging technologies, and information systems. These orientations represent different ways of thinking and career paths, and you are free to mix and match these as you wish, as well as combine with complementary studies in other fields of science in order to build your unique competence profile.
After completing the studies – regardless of the orientation that you followed – you will master the main theories and practices related to user experience of interactive products and services. You are able to account for the user needs and characteristics in human-technology interaction. The studies offer skills to design, prototype, implement and evaluate interactive systems according to human-centered design principles and processes. Graduates are also able to apply different user interface styles and interaction techniques to different application domains, including mobile computing and novel computing paradigms such as Virtual Reality and interactive robots. Graduates have basic research skills in HTI and are eligible to apply to doctoral studies.
You will also learn several important meta-skills for the work life, such as teamwork, multidisciplinary and multicultural communication, presentation, argumentation, critical information search, and reflection.
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. Students are required to submit an approved certificate of their language proficiency when applying for admission. Students are also required to complete a course in the Finnish language. It provides them with an introduction to everyday Finnish and the Finnish culture.
Technology plays an increasing role in our daily lives, and it is important to have professionals who have deep understanding of how to develop efficient and enjoyable ways to interact with a wide variety of technological devices.
You can deepen your knowledge in course units that cover a wide range of topics from user experience, emotions and sociality to innovative use of touch, speech, gaze and human physiology in user interfaces. Through work in various course projects, the programme provides you with competences in scientific thinking and writing, as well as in hands-on design.
HTI master’s studies have a direct link to HTI research carried out at the Tampere University. Research groups related to HTI at Tampere University explore and develop more intuitive user interfaces for the future. The aim is to match the design of new technologies with human abilities and needs - targeting at the best possible user experience with technology.
The tuition fee of the 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.
Master’s degree comprises of 120 ECTS credits. Each ECTS credit is about 27 hours of student work. Courses are worth 90 ECTS, and the remaining 30 ECTS are awarded for successfully completing a master’s thesis. The duration of the programme is two years. Students usually spend three semesters completing courses and one semester preparing the master’s thesis. The studies start in late August, and the academic year ends in late May.
The specialisations in HTI are part of the Master’s Programme in Computing Sciences, which consists of altogether seven specialisations, leading either to a Master of Science degree or a Master of Science in Technology degree:
- Data Science (MSc.)
- Human-Technology Interaction (MSc.)
- Human-Technology Interaction (MSc Tech)
- Signal Processing and Machine Learning (MSc Tech)
- Software, Web & Cloud (MSc)
- Software, Web & Cloud (MSc. Tech)
- Statistical Data Analytics (MSc)
For more information, please see the Curriculum.
There are many job opportunities to choose from after graduation. The career prospects are excellent, and human-technology interaction specialists are highly appreciated by industry.
Some of the possible future careers include, for example:
- Designer who envisions, shapes and creates sustainable design solutions for user interfaces and information systems in general – typical job titles include service designer, UX designer, interaction designer and UI designer
- User researcher who studies people and their use of technology in various environments and contexts of use, informing the design and development of new technological solutions as well as academic research in the field of human-computer interaction
- User interface developer who has the skills to implement advanced front-end software solutions
- Usability and user experience specialist who makes sure that the designs are easy to use and fit human purposes and requirements
- Product manager with emphasis on user needs and user experience.
Following the successful completion of the programme, HTI graduates are also eligible to apply for entrance to doctoral programmes in Finland and abroad.
In addition to studies in your own degree programme, you may take advantage of the teaching offered by the Tampere higher education community in various fields. Tampere is a vibrant industrial hub for various types of companies with needs for HTI experts, including service design, software development, game companies and intelligent machinery industry. Tampere University research teams collaborate with a broad range of these companies.
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 Ms. Anna-Mari Viitala anna-mari.viitala [at] tuni.fi.
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Tampere University master's programme application period 2022
8 December 2021 - 12 January 2022 3:00 p.m. (GMT+2)
Eligibility criteria in the master's programmes consist of two parts: Tampere University's general eligibility criteria, and programme-specific eligibility criteria, which specify and/or add information to the general criteria. Applicant must meet both to be considered eligible. Applicants who do not meet both the general eligibility and the programme-specific eligibility criteria will not be selected as students in Tampere University.
General eligibility
To be eligible to apply to a master’s programme at Tampere University, you must have:
1. Bachelor’s degree - nationally recognized first cycle degree
- an applicable bachelor’s degree at a university or a university of applied sciences in Finland
- a bachelor's degree completed in a university outside Finland which provides eligibility for equivalent University master’s degree studies in the country in which it was awarded.
- with a minimum scope of 180 ECTS credits, three to four years of full-time study
- from a relevant field for the master’s degree programme that you’re applying to
- from a recognised institution of higher education
2. A good command of the English language for academic purposes. For more information, please see Language requirements.
Applicants in their final year of the bachelor’s degree, who are due to graduate in the spring of 2022, are eligible to apply if the degree will be completed by 31 July 2022, provided that you fulfil all other requirements and deliver officially certified copies of educational documents by 22 August 2022. In this case, they would be accepted conditionally. Their applications will be assessed based on the officially certified transcript of records which they submit at the time of applying. Please see special instructions for applicants in the final year of the Bachelor's degree.
Admission to studies leading directly to a master's degree will be based on the applicant’s bachelor's degree conferred by a university or a university of applied sciences. Depending on programme-specific admission requirements, the programme may take into account skills previously acquired by applicants when considering applications.
Please see detailed information on the General eligibility criteria web page.
Programme specific eligibility criteria
The previous degree should be from a field closely related to the Master's Programme you are applying to. To be eligible to apply to specialisation of Human-Technology Interaction (MSc Tech) in the Master’s Programme in Computing Sciences, you must have a successfully completed Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in one of the following (or highly related) fields:
- Computing, information technology, computer science, electrical engineering, software engineering or other applicable field with proficiency in mathematics, physics and elementary programming skills.
For applicants who have completed their degree in a University of Applied Sciences (AMK) or a University in Finland the required minimum GPA is the same as in the admission to the Master’s degree programmes offered in Finnish.
Minimum GPA for Bachelor of Engineering degrees completed in a Finnish University of Applied Sciences (AMK):
3,20/5
Minimum GPA for Bachelor's degrees completed in a Finnish university (yliopisto):
2,80/5
An admission score will be calculated for all applicants who meet the minimum requirements.
When counting the unrounded GPA (calculated to two decimal points) weighted by ECTS only the courses (incl. thesis) with numeric grade value are taken into account. Applicants in their final year of Bachelor’s degree must meet the minimum cumulative GPA when applying and after graduation.
If you have not yet graduated from your current institution, you may receive a conditional offer of admission. The offer will be withdrawn if your final GPA falls below the minimum requirements.
When applying to a master’s programme at Tampere University, you must submit evidence of your good command of the English language for academic purposes. You have two options of demonstrating your English language proficiency: language tests or previous studies.
In both cases you must submit a document as a proof of language skills. Please see detailed instructions and additional information on the language requirements web page.
Tests and the required minimum results
TOEFL iBT/ TOEFL iBT Home Edition/ TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition
92 overall with no section below 20
IELTS Academic/ IELTS Indicator
6.5 overall with no section below 5.5
PTE Academic
62 overall with no section in Communicative Skills below 42
C1 Advanced, previous as CAE
C
C2 Proficiency, previous as CPE
C1
National Certificate of Language, Proficiency (English)
Proficiency level 5 on all the subtests (reading, writing, listening and speaking).
Please see detailed instructions and additional information on the language tests accepted on the language requirements web page.
Previous studies
It is possible to be exempted from submitting a language test score if you have completed particular studies listed by Tampere University that demonstrate your good command of English for academic purposes. Only studies that fulfill the criteria will be accepted, so if you apply without a valid language test result, carefully examine the exemptions listed by Tampere University and how to submit documents.
145 students for the programme in Computing Sciences.
The Master's Programme in Computing Sciences includes the following specialisations: 1) Data Science (MSc), 2) Human-Technology Interaction (MSc), 3) Human-Technology Interaction (MSc Tech), 4) Signal Processing and Machine Learning (MSc Tech), 5) Software, Web & Cloud (MSc), 6) Software, Web & Cloud (MSc Tech) and 7) Statistical Data Analytics (MSc).
Students are selected to the programme from those applicants who submit a complete application (application and sufficient application documents) by the deadline and fulfil the official eligibility criteria.
The student selection is made by an admissions committee based on the academic qualifications and merits shown in the application documents. Please note that not all applicants fulfilling the requirements can be admitted.
Students admitted to a Master’s programme may be required to complement their earlier degree with complementary studies. The complementary studies will be decided at the faculty case by case (maximum 60 ECTS credits).
The number of eligible applicants annually exceeds the number of students that can be accepted. The student selection is made by an admissions committee based on the academic qualifications and merits shown in the application documents. Please note that not all applicants fulfilling the requirements can be admitted.
Student admission will be based on the faculty’s academic assessment of applicants’ prior degree and the merits presented in their application documents. Applicants will be ranked according to an admission score that is calculated based on their existing degree, proficiency in the English language and other supporting factors.
Admission points (maximum 100 points) are given in the following categories:
- Previous qualifications maximum 60 points
- English language skills maximum 10 points:
- Other relevant factors that support the application maximum 30 points
The main supporting documents attached to the application, which are considered when calculating the admission score, are a CV and a letter of motivation.
An admission score will be calculated for all applicants who meet the minimum requirements. Applicants will be divided into three groups based on their preferred study option and their existing qualifications (degrees completed in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences / in Finnish universities / foreign degrees). Please see the section on Eligibility for the required minimum GPA for applicants who have completed their degree in a University of Applied Sciences (AMK) or a University in Finland.
Admissions step-by-step checklist
- Check the general eligibility and programme-specific eligibility criteria of the programme/s you wish to apply. You are allowed to apply to three programmes at the same time.
- Read through the instructions on how to apply and start preparing your application documents as early as possible!
- Take a language test if required, please see the language requirements.
- 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 December 2021 at 8.00 (UTC+2) - 12 January 2022 at 15.00 (UTC+2).
- Upload all required enclosures and send the educational documents by post to Tampere University Admissions Office within two weeks, by 26 January 2022 at 15.00 (UTC+2). The documents must reach the University by the given deadline and they must be delivered according to the country-specific requirements, if applicable.
- You can apply for a scholarship on the application form, if applicable.
- Wait for the admission results to be announced at early April 2022 (Originally end of March. Information updated on 23.2.2022).
- If you are offered a study place, remember to accept it by the given deadline. Pay the tuition fee, if required.
- Start preparing for your arrival in Finland well in advance.
- Register as a student and join the Tampere University community when the studies start in August 2022!
Additional information on application process in detail.
Online application form
The online application form will be available only during the application period at Studyinfo.fi. The application period starts on 8 December 2021 at 8.00 (UTC+2) and ends on 12 January 2022 at 15.00 (UTC+2).
You will need to upload copies of all required documents as enclosures on the application form. In addition to the general application enclosures, some programmes have listed additional programme-specific enclosures that are needed when applying to these specific programmes.
In addition to uploading the application documents as enclosures to your application form in Studyinfo.fi, you must submit the officially certified copies of your educational documents to Tampere University Admissions Office by post according to the Tampere University instructions. Applicants whose degrees have been awarded in certain countries need to pay special attention to the documentation and documents from these countries must be submitted in a particular way. These country-specific requirements must always be followed first and foremost, prior to the regular requirements.
Applicants must post the educational documents to Tampere University Admissions Office so that they arrive by 26 January 2022 at 15.00 (UTC+2). Please see the list of the required general application enclosures and detailed instructions on the Application documents webpage.
There are no programme-specific enclosures when applying to this programme.
There is a small delay in the admissions process and the admission results will be published in early April 2022 (Originally end of March. Information updated on 23.2.2022). All applicants will be informed about the admissions results.
Please see additional information regarding the publication of student selection results and Tampere University rectification procedure.
Open university route applications
Tampereen yliopiston avoimen väylän haku kevät 2022
Avoimen väylän haun hakuaika 2.5.-16.5.2022 15:00
- Admissions based on Tampere University open university route studies
You will be eligible to apply for admission through this route if you are studying on the Open University MSc route in Tampere University during the academic year 2021-2022 and completing a set of required courses by the given deadline (15 June, 2022) and your academic performance meets the requirements. The MSc route studies define for which degree programme the applicant can apply for. The Degree Requirements of Tampere University will apply to the granting of a study right to applicants applying through the Open University route.
The Open University MSc routes are meant for applicants already residing in Finland with a suitable BSc degree for MSc studies. The open university organizes an application round for the routes annually (usually once a year). More information on how to enroll for an Open University MSc route in 2022 can be found on the webpage of the Open University.
As the admission is based on studies completed at the Open University of Tampere University, you will not be required to separately demonstrate your language proficiency.
All fulfilling the minimum criteria will be accepted.
The scope of route studies is 20–30 credits, depending on the study programme. You must meet the requirements set for the degree programme in question. Programme-specific requirements 2021-2022 can be found on the webpage of the Open university routes taught in English.
Please apply for admission through the electronic application system used by Finnish higher education institutions at studyinfo.fi.
Information about applying will be sent by email to students on the Open university route before the application period begins in May 2022.
MSc route students who wish to apply as degree students must attach the following documents to their application:
- A copy of your original Bachelor’s degree certificate and transcript of records
If the original documents are issued in some other language than English, Finnish or Swedish, please also attach official translations of the documents.
You will not have to attach a transcript listing the courses you have completed at our Open University to your application. We will verify that you have completed the required courses through our electronic student records system. We will consider studies which are registered by 15 June, 2022 in our study register.
You might be required to attach a document that demonstrates that you may be exempted from paying the tuition fees. Should you be considered a fee-paying student, you will also be asked whether you wish to apply for a scholarship offered within the Tampere University Scholarships Programme and further instructed on the attachments required for the application.
There is no waiting list for the Open University route.
The admission results will come out no later than 8 July 2022. We will notify all applicants of our admission decision. You can also log in to My Studyinfo at studyinfo.fi to check the status of your application.
Applicants are entitled to appeal a decision where they feel that the assessment of their application has not met the standards. Such an appeal must be made in writing and submitted to Tampere University within 14 days of the release of the admission results. Appeals must arrive before 15.00 on the final day of the appeal period. If the results are not released on the announced date, the fourteen-day appeal period will begin to run on the day following the release of the results.
The appeal should be delivered in one of the following ways:
1) Scan the document and send it by email to tau [at] tuni.fi () (pdf or docx)
2) Send the document by post and deliver it to: Admissions Office, FI-33014 Tampere University, Finland
3) Deliver the document in person to the Info Desk of the Main Building at our City Centre Campus: Kalevantie 4, 33100 Tampere
The possible reconsideration of an application following receipt of an appeal will not affect the admission of other applicants.
For additional information, please contact the Tampere University Admissions Services.