Master of managing sustainability and systems change

Programme is carried out mainly virtually. Please note, the orientation activities are organized in August and MaSS-studies start in Rovaniemi Campus in 3rd of September 2024. Students are expected to join the orientation week in Rovaniemi in person. Please note also, the students are responsible for individual travel arrangements.

Structure of the studies

Research and development Competence (30 ECTS) 
Core Competence (25 ECTS)
Profiling studies (5-35 ECTS), (5 ECTS for those studying 60 ECTS, 35 ECTS for those studying 90 ECTS)

Research and development competence (30 ECTS)

Master’s Thesis (30 ECTS)

Core competence (25 ECTS)

• Transformative and Impactful Leadership (5 ECTS)
• Practising Transformative Development (5 ECTS)
  
• Circular Economy for Sustainability Transformation (5 ECTS)
• Business research and development methods (5 ECTS)
• Creation of Sustainable Future (5 ECTS)

Profiling studies (5-35 ECTS)

Profiling studies are chosen from the versatile study offer of Lapland UAS’s Master School. The offering of profiling studies gives you the opportunity to build a personal study plan that meets your skill needs and best supports your career path. The offer includes both Finnish and English studies in the following areas: development competence, management competence, digitization-related competence and entrepreneurship and business competence. For profiling competence, you can also choose higher education level (EQF7) studies offered at other universities or, for example, national CampusOnline's Master level online studies.

Structure of the the degree

The themes consist of modules aiming to deepen capabilities needed in the development of sustainability, responsibility and circular economy in organisations today and in the future. The thesis process aims at developing skills of the talents in information retrieval, analysis, scientific writing, and in research and development methods.

Theme 1: Managing Sustainability and Systems Change includes the basics of transformative learning, circular economy and sustainability in organisations and introduces the basics of developing themes in the field of business.
Theme 2: Creation of sustainable future aims to deepen the students' understanding of how to utilise transformative learning and different tools (e.g. design thinking, systematic change ect.) to enhance the sustainability, responsibility and circular economy in organisations.
Theme 3: Value Creation in Sustainable Networks aims at developing skills in networking in international environments and understanding of international collaboration especially in the field of research, development and innovation.
Theme 4: Deepening of understanding and knowledge provides the opportunity for students to choose courses to strengthen specific areas of his/hers expertise in the field of sustainable development, responsibility and circular economy. Programme presents a short list of preferable courses to deepen the understanding of the themes.

Path professional growth – Competence gained

Professional growth and competences: The general objective of studies leading to a Master's degree (second-cycle degree at a university of applied sciences) is to provide students with broad and advanced knowledge for developing the professional field as well as the theoretical skills for working in demanding expert and leadership positions in the field:
• profound understanding of the field, its relation to work life and society at large
• the knowledge and skills needed for following and analysing both theoretical and professional developments in the field
• capacity for life-long learning and continuous development of one's own expertise
• good language and communication skills required in work life
• knowledge and skills needed to function and communicate in the field internationally.

Here you find the Curriculum 2024

All Finnish institutes of higher education have adopted tuition fees in their English-language education programmes.

The fees will apply to higher education degree students who are not citizens of the EU, EEA or Switzerland.

• Am I required to pay the fee?
  

• Read more about the tuition fees in Lapland UAS: Link to tuition fees -pages

• Guide for new students
  
• Study Guide for MBA-students
• Study in Finland, practical advice
  

The Master’s Degree Programme will conform to the requirements of knowledge, skills and competencies for the level 7 of European Qualification Framework, EQF(7).

The starting point for defining the workload of studies is the basics of the pan-European ECTS credit transfer and dimensioning system (ECTS system). One year of study is 1,600 hours of full-time student work. It corresponds to the completion of 60 credits during the academic year. The workload of one credit is about 27 hours.

Eligibility

Please note, that to apply to this programme you should have: 

1. University of applied sciences Bachelor's degree
   Foreign Bachelor's degree
   Foreign Master's degree
   University Bachelor's degree
   University Master's degree
   
   
2.  minimum of 2 years’ working experience from the field of education after graduation
   

Please look for the details of Admission criteria in www.studyinfo.fi 

Applying

Apply to this Master Programme by filling in the application in www.studyinfo.fi

Further information is published in studyinfo.fi. In Studyinfo.fi you find:

• application form and instructions
• student selection criterias
• follow the admission process in My studyinfo
• information on entrance examination. Please read carefully the entrance examination instructions! 
  
  

Submitting the documents

The below mentioned documents are to be attached on your application no later than 24 January 2024 at 15:00 at the latest.

Attach your documents in pdf/jpg/png -format into your application. If you cannot attach your documents online please contact Lapland UAS Admission Services,  admissions

Documents to attach:

• Bachelor or Master certificate 
  
• Work certificates after completing a higher education degree
• Passport or Residence permit to Finland.

Please notice that you cannot be granted a residence permit for studies, if your studies mainly consist of distance learning online and do not require you to stay in Finland. Read more from Finnish Immigration service pages: Residence permit