LAB Admission to Master's programmes

Apply 16th of February - 31st of March 2026

In LAB Admissions to Master's Programmes, applicants are selected to English-taught Master's programmes that begin in August 2026.

Master's Degree Programmes

Business

Master of Business Administration - Business Innovation Culture and Creativity Master's Degree Programme in Circular Economy Solutions

Design and Fine Arts

Master of Culture and Arts, Design for the Planet Master's Degree Programme in Circular Economy Solutions

Healthcare and Social Services

Master of Social and Health Care, Emergency Care Systems Development and Leadership Master's Degree programme in Technological Transformation Leadership

Technology

Master's Degree Programme in Circular Economy Solutions Master's Degree programme in Technological Transformation Leadership, online studies

Application process

Extended application period is 16th February – 31st March 2026. Applicants can apply to one programme in the LAB Admission for Master's Degree Programmes.

Application takes place in StudyInfo. Fill in the online application form and make sure you upload all the required documents.

Applicants who are not citizens of the EU, EEA or Switzerland are required to pay an application fee in order to apply to higher education studies.

After the results are published, the study place must be accepted, and possible tuition fee must be paid in three weeks' time to receive the Early Bird discount. The final deadline to confirm your study place and pay the full tuition fee for the academic year is July 9, 2026.

Required documents

Degree Certificate of your higher education + an official translation in English (if applicable*)
Transcript of Records + an official translation in English (if applicable*)
Language Test Certificate (when required)
Copy of Your Passport (ID page, when required)
Work experience certificates, dated & signed by employer (no CV's)

*If the degree has been completed in a language other than English, Finnish or Swedish, the documents must be officially translated into one of those languages.

Eligibility criteria & Entrance exam assignments

Before starting your application process, please make sure that you are an eligible applicant, i.e. that you have a suitable educational background, at least two years of subsequent work experience, and the required English language proficiency.

From below, you can find eligibility criteria and entrance exam assignments for each respective Master's Degree Programme.

Educational background and two years of work experience

In order to be eligible to apply for a UAS Master’s level degree programme you must have completed an appropriate university of applied sciences (UAS) Bachelor’s degree or another appropriate higher education degree and have at least two years (24 months) of subsequent work experience in a relevant field.  

LAB UAS also uses discretionary admission. Applicants with a Finnish post-secondary level degree or a Finnish higher vocational level degree (opistoasteen tai ammatillisen korkea-asteen tutkinto) may also be admitted, if the UAS considers their skills, knowledge, and language proficiency to be sufficient.

Work experience is only counted after the bachelor's degree has been awarded and must be proven by a work certificate. CVs are not accepted as proof of work experience on their own. Work experience gained before or during your bachelor studies cannot be counted towards the work experience minimum requirement. An exception is only made for applicants who have completed a Finnish post-secondary level degree or a Finnish higher vocational level degree (opistoasteen tai ammatillisen korkea-asteen tutkinto), as they may also take into account work experience gained after a Finnish post-secondary level degree or a Finnish higher vocational level degree. Work experience can be counted up to 31st July 2026.

Part-time work is converted to full-time work so that 150 hours or 20 full-time working days (a minimum of seven hours per day) equals a month. The work experience does not have to be continuous or from the same employer. Practical training or on-the-job learning is not counted as work experience if it forms a part of the degree used for applying.

English language proficiency requirement

To demonstrate proficiency in English, one of the following language test results, meeting the minimum score requirement, is required from the applicant.

IELTS Academic or IELTS Online
- Minimum overall score 6.5, all band scores at least 5.5 (taken no more than 2 years before submitting the application)
TOEFL iBT or TOEFL IBt Home Edition
- Minimum overall score 90, writing score min. 22 (taken no more than 2 years before submitting the application)
PTE Academic or PTE Academic Online
- Minimum overall score 62, all band scores at least 54 (taken no more than 2 years before submitting the application)
Cambridge B2 First
- Minimum score 170 (taken in 2005 or later)
Cambridge International IGCSE
- First language in English Syllabus 0500 and 0990 (taken in 2005 or later)
C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency by Cambridge Assessment English
- Taken in 2005 or later
GCSE English as Second Language
- Minimum grade B
Oxford ELLT
- Score 7
SAT test Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
- Minimum score 600

A language test result in English is not required if you have completed an upper secondary degree or a higher education degree (at least a Bachelor's level degree) in English at an institution located in the following countries: an EU or EEA country, Australia, South Africa, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, or the United States. You must have studied in the country in question for the complete duration of the studies.

A language test result in English is not required if you have completed a higher education degree (at least a Bachelor's level degree) in Finnish or Swedish at a Finnish University or a University of Applied Sciences.

Eligibility is checked for accepted students.

Entrance exam course

Entrance exam course consists of three parts, max points 100:

Part 1: Exam/test, max 30, min 10
Part 2: Essay and video, max 40, min 10
Part 3: Business Renewal plan, max 30, min 10

The link to the MOOC online learning platform will be sent to applicants to the email address provided on the application form after the application period has ended.

The course timetable for those who applied between 1 November 2025 and 21 January 2026 is as follows:

Self-registration and MOOC opens 28.1.2026
First assignment 2.2.-8.2.2026
Second assignment 9.2.-25.2.2026
Third assignment 27.2.-15.3.2026

The course timetable for those who apply in the extended application period from 16 February to 31 March 2026 is as follows:

Self-registration and MOOC opens 3.4.2026
First assignment 8.4.-19.4.2026
Second assignment 20.4.-6.5.2026
Third assignment 8.5.-24.5.2026

A successfully completed course will be accredited toward the degree for applicants who are admitted. Other applicants who successfully complete the course will receive a completion record.

Student selection

The student selection is based on the points of the entrance exam course. The maximum number of points is 100. To be eligible to the program the applicant has to achieve at least 30 points, 10 from each part. In case several applicants score the same points, all such applicants will be admitted.

Educational background

To be eligible to apply to Emergency Care Systems Development and Leadership, the applicant must have a suitable bachelor's degree in emergency care, nursing, public health nursing, physiotherapy, or social care.

Two years of work experience

All applicants must, in addition to the required educational background, have a minimum of two years (24 months) of relevant work experience gained after the completion of the bachelor's degree in order to meet the eligibility criteria.

Work experience is only counted after the bachelor's degree has been awarded and needs to be proven by a work certificate. CVs are not accepted as proof of work experience on their own. Work experience gained before or during your bachelor studies cannot be counted towards the work experience minimum requirement. An exception is only made for applicants who have completed a Finnish post-secondary level degree or a Finnish higher vocational level degree (opistoasteen tai ammatillisen korkea-asteen tutkinto) before the completion of their higher education degree, as they may also take into account work experience gained before the higher education degree. Work experience can be counted up to 31st July 2026.

Part-time work is converted to full-time work so that 150 hours or 20 full-time working days (a minimum of seven hours per day) equals a month. The work experience does not have to be continuous or from the same employer. Practical training or on-the-job learning is not counted as work experience if it forms a part of the degree used for applying.

English language proficiency requirement

To demonstrate proficiency in English, one of the following language test results, meeting the minimum score requirement, is required from the applicant.

IELTS Academic or IELTS Online
- Minimum overall score 6.5, all band scores at least 5.5 (taken no more than 2 years before submitting the application)
TOEFL iBT or TOEFL IBt Home Edition
- Minimum overall score 90, writing score min. 22 (taken no more than 2 years before submitting the application)
PTE Academic or PTE Academic Online
- Minimum overall score 62, all band scores at least 54 (taken no more than 2 years before submitting the application)
Cambridge B2 First
- Minimum score 170 (taken in 2005 or later)
Cambridge International IGCSE
- First language in English Syllabus 0500 and 0990 (taken in 2005 or later)
C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency by Cambridge Assessment English
- Taken in 2005 or later
GCSE English as Second Language
- Minimum grade B
Oxford ELLT
- Score 7
SAT test Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
- Minimum score 600

Other ways to prove English language proficiency

An English language proficiency test score is not required of an applicant who has completed an upper secondary degree or a higher education degree i.e. at least a Bachelor's degree level degree in English at an institution located in the following countries: an EU or EEA country, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, South Africa or the United States. An applicant must have studied in the country in question for the complete duration of the studies.

Also an applicant who has completed a higher education degree, i.e at least a bachelor's level degree at a university or university of applied sciences in one of the Nordic countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland) will not need to submit an English proficiency test score. Eligibility is checked for accepted students.

Selection assignment:

Video assignment (maximum 40p)  

Shortly present who you are and where you are currently working. (max 10 p) 
Through your own reflections, describe what quality is, or could be, in an emergency care context. (max 10 p) 
Read the article and suggest how you would use its findings to develop effectiveness in emergency care. (max 20 p) Make your suggestion according to the PICOS (population, index system, comparator system, outcome, and study design) model described in the article.  
Article (open access): Antti Malmivaara (2016) System impact research – increasing public health and health care system performance, Annals of Medicine, 48:4, 211-215. Link to this article: https://doi.org/10.3109/07853890.2016.1155228.  
It is mainly necessary that you need to be visible to the camera. The submitted video may, but does not have to, include a slideshow (ex. created with PowerPoint or Canva). The video may, however, not be produced using AI-tools (such as Google NotebookLM).

To receive maximum points for your video, make sure you respond to all of the requested items.

Complete and submit the video assignment to your application before February 13th, 2026 at 16:00 (Finnish time).

Complete and submit the video assignment to your application before April 30th, 2026 at 16:00 (Finnish time) if you applied in the extended application period from 16 February to 31 March 2026.

Ensure you review the corresponding instructions. Make sure you have a working web camera. The maximum file size is 1.0 GB. The return can technically also be a link. If you return the video assignment as a link, please make sure that the link works and that the link redirects to the open video file. Maximum length of the video is 6 minutes.

Student selection

Students to this master programme are selected through selection assignment, which is carried out in collaboration between LAB and Arcada UAS. The student selection is based on the points of the selection assignment (video). The maximum number of points is 40. To be eligible for the program, the applicant must achieve at least 20 points. In case several applicants score the same points, all such applicants will be admitted.  

Eligibility is checked only for an applicant who is admitted to the programme. The selection for the Emergency Care Systems Development and Leadership: Master’s degree online studies is made based on the total marks obtained in the selection assignment (video).

Educational background and two years of work experience

To meet the eligibility criteria, applicants must have at least a bachelor's degree in design, media, technology, business, humanities, social or natural sciences, or other suitable sustainable development or communication work supporting field. They must also have at least two years (24 months) of relevant work experience gained after completing the bachelor's degree.

Work experience is only counted after the bachelor's degree has been awarded and must be proven by a work certificate. CVs are not accepted as proof of work experience on their own. Work experience gained before or during your bachelor studies cannot be counted towards the work experience minimum requirement. An exception is only made for applicants who have completed a Finnish post-secondary level degree or a Finnish higher vocational level degree (opistoasteen tai ammatillisen korkea-asteen tutkinto) before the completion of their higher education degree, as they may also take into account work experience gained before the higher education degree. Work experience can be counted up to 31st July 2026.

Part-time work is converted to full-time work so that 150 hours or 20 full-time working days (a minimum of seven hours per day) equals a month. The work experience does not have to be continuous or from the same employer. Practical training or on-the-job learning is not counted as work experience if it forms a part of the degree used for applying.

English language proficiency requirement

To demonstrate proficiency in English, one of the following language test results, meeting the minimum score requirement, is required from the applicant.

IELTS Academic or IELTS Online
- Minimum overall score 6.5, all band scores at least 5.5 (taken no more than 2 years before submitting the application)
TOEFL iBT or TOEFL IBt Home Edition
- Minimum overall score 90, writing score min. 22 (taken no more than 2 years before submitting the application)
PTE Academic or PTE Academic Online
- Minimum overall score 62, all band scores at least 54 (taken no more than 2 years before submitting the application)
Cambridge B2 First
- Minimum score 170 (taken in 2005 or later)
Cambridge International IGCSE
- First language in English Syllabus 0500 and 0990 (taken in 2005 or later)
C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency by Cambridge Assessment English
- Taken in 2005 or later
GCSE English as Second Language
- Minimum grade B
Oxford ELLT
- Score 7
SAT test Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
- Minimum score 600

A language test result in English is not required if you have completed an upper secondary degree or a higher education degree (at least a Bachelor's level degree) in English at an institution located in the following countries: an EU or EEA country, Australia, South Africa, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, or the United States. You must have studied in the country in question for the complete duration of the studies.

A language test result in English is not required if you have completed a higher education degree (at least a Bachelor's level degree) in Finnish or Swedish at a Finnish University or a University of Applied Sciences.

Eligibility is checked for accepted students.

Entrance exam course

Max points 100 consists of:

Research literature and other content material examination 40 points.
Applied development task 60 points.

The self-registration for the MOOC is open 28 January 2026 and the course needs to be completed by 15 March 2026.

The self-registration for the MOOC is open on 3 April 2026, and the course needs to be completed by 19 May 2026 for those who apply in the extended application period from 16 February to 31 March 2026.

The link to the MOOC online learning platform will be sent to applicants to the email address provided on the application form after the application period has ended.

A successfully completed course will be accredited toward the degree for applicants who are admitted. Other applicants who successfully complete the course will receive a completion record.

Student selection

Student selection is based on the points of the entrance exam course. The maximum number of points is 100. The applicant must achieve at least 20 points from the first part of the course and 40 points from the second applied part of the course, together accounting for 60 points, to be eligible for the program. In case several applicants score the same points, all such applicants will be admitted.

The course is evaluated based on the evaluation frame of the Universities of Applied Sciences, presented in the MOOC platform. Students admitted into the degree program: The course grade in the certificate is based on the grading of the entrance exam course.

Educational background and two years of work experience

In order to be eligible to apply for a UAS Master’s level degree programme you must have completed an appropriate University of Applied Sciences (UAS) Bachelor’s degree or Bachelor of Science in Technology degree and have at least two years (24 months) of subsequent work experience in a relevant field.  

Applicants are selected from two different groups: Engineer (Master’s degree), 60 cr has 40 study places, and Social and health care (Master’s Degree), 90 cr has 20 study places. The applicant can apply in one selection group.

Group 1

The following degrees can apply: engineer (Bachelor’s degree) or Bachelor of Science in Technology. Applicant must have at least two years (24 months) of subsequent work experience in a relevant field.

Group 2

The following degrees at the Bachelor’s degree level can apply: nurse, public health nurse, paramedic, physiotherapist, social services. Applicant must have at least two years (24 months) of subsequent work experience in a relevant field.

LAB UAS also uses discretionary admission, meaning that applicants with a Finnish post-secondary level degree or a Finnish higher vocational level degree (opistoasteen tai ammatillisen korkea-asteen tutkinto), equivalent to the aforementioned university of applied sciences degrees, may also be admitted if the UAS considers their skills, knowledge, and language proficiency to be sufficient.

Work experience is only counted after the bachelor's degree has been awarded and must be proven by a work certificate. CVs are not accepted as proof of work experience on their own. Work experience gained before or during your bachelor studies cannot be counted towards the work experience minimum requirement. An exception is only made for applicants who have completed a Finnish post-secondary level degree or a Finnish higher vocational level degree (opistoasteen tai ammatillisen korkea-asteen tutkinto), as they may also take into account work experience gained after a Finnish post-secondary level degree or a Finnish higher vocational level degree. Work experience can be counted up to 31st July 2026.

Part-time work is converted to full-time work so that 150 hours or 20 full-time working days (a minimum of seven hours per day) equals a month. The work experience does not have to be continuous or from the same employer. Practical training or on-the-job learning is not counted as work experience if it forms a part of the degree used for applying.

English language proficiency requirement

To demonstrate proficiency in English, one of the following language test results, meeting the minimum score requirement, is required from the applicant.

IELTS Academic or IELTS Online
- Minimum overall score 6.5, all band scores at least 5.5 (taken no more than 2 years before submitting the application)
TOEFL iBT or TOEFL IBt Home Edition
- Minimum overall score 90, writing score min. 22 (taken no more than 2 years before submitting the application)
PTE Academic or PTE Academic Online
- Minimum overall score 62, all band scores at least 54 (taken no more than 2 years before submitting the application)
Cambridge B2 First
- Minimum score 170 (taken in 2005 or later)
Cambridge International IGCSE
- First language in English Syllabus 0500 and 0990 (taken in 2005 or later)
C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency by Cambridge Assessment English
- Taken in 2005 or later
GCSE English as Second Language
- Minimum grade B
Oxford ELLT
- Score 7
SAT test Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
- Minimum score 600

A language test result in English is not required if you have completed an upper secondary degree or a higher education degree (at least a Bachelor's level degree) in English at an institution located in the following countries: an EU or EEA country, Australia, South Africa, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, or the United States. You must have studied in the country in question for the complete duration of the studies.

A language test result in English is not required if you have completed a higher education degree (at least a Bachelor's level degree) in Finnish or Swedish at a Finnish University or a University of Applied Sciences.

Eligibility is checked for accepted students.

Entrance exam

The Entrance exam consists of two parts, max points 100:

Part A: a written research plan of your master thesis max 60 points
Part B: and a video presenting your personal motivation for taking part in the master's degree program max 40 points.

Submit the assignments on Studyinfo.fi by 15 March 2026.

Submit the assignments on Studyinfo.fi by 31 March 2026 if you applied in the extended application period from 16 February to 31 March 2026.

Entrance examination instruction (pdf)

Entrance examination instruction, Extended application period (pdf)

Student selection 

Student selection is based on the points of the entrance exam. The maximum score is 100 points. In order to be selected, the applicant must complete both parts successfully and receive a total of at least 50 points. The maximum score for the written assignment is 60 points, the lowest accepted score being 30 points. The maximum number of points in the motivational video is 40 points, the lowest accepted score being 20 points. In case several applicants score the same points, all such applicants will be admitted.

Educational background and two years of work experience

In order to be eligible to apply for a UAS Master’s level degree programme you must have completed an appropriate university of applied sciences (UAS) Bachelor’s degree or another appropriate higher education degree and have at least two years (24 months) of subsequent work experience in a relevant field.

Applicants are selected from three different groups. The Master of Engineering (60 ECTS) program has 40 available places, the Master of Design (60 ECTS) program has 15 available places, and the Master of Business Administration (90 ECTS) program has 15 available places. The applicant can apply in one selection group.

Group 1

Applicants with the following educational background can be selected: a Bachelor of Engineering (UAS), or a Bachelor of Science in Technology degree. The applicant must also have at least two years (24 months) of subsequent work experience in a relevant field.

Group 2

Applicants with the following educational background can be selected: a Bachelor of Design (UAS) or another appropriate higher education degree (at least a Bachelor's level). The applicant must also have at least two years (24 months) of subsequent work experience in a relevant field.

Group 3

Applicants with the following educational background can be selected: a Bachelor of Business Administration (UAS), Bachelor of Hospitality Management (UAS), or another appropriate higher education degree (at least a Bachelor's level). The applicant must also have at least two years (24 months) of subsequent work experience in a relevant field.

LAB UAS also uses discretionary admission, meaning that applicants with a Finnish post-secondary level degree or a Finnish higher vocational level degree (opistoasteen tai ammatillisen korkea-asteen tutkinto), equivalent to the aforementioned university of applied sciences degrees, may also be admitted if the UAS considers their skills, knowledge, and language proficiency to be sufficient.

Work experience is only counted after the bachelor's degree has been awarded and must be proven by a work certificate. CVs are not accepted as proof of work experience on their own. Work experience gained before or during your bachelor studies cannot be counted towards the work experience minimum requirement. An exception is only made for applicants who have completed a Finnish post-secondary level degree or a Finnish higher vocational level degree (opistoasteen tai ammatillisen korkea-asteen tutkinto), as they may also take into account work experience gained after a Finnish post-secondary level degree or a Finnish higher vocational level degree. Work experience can be counted up to 31st July 2026.

Part-time work is converted to full-time work so that 150 hours or 20 full-time working days (a minimum of seven hours per day) equals a month. The work experience does not have to be continuous or from the same employer. Practical training or on-the-job learning is not counted as work experience if it forms a part of the degree used for applying.

English language proficiency requirement

To demonstrate proficiency in English, one of the following language test results, meeting the minimum score requirement, is required from the applicant.

IELTS Academic or IELTS Online
- Minimum overall score 6.5, all band scores at least 5.5 (taken no more than 2 years before submitting the application)
TOEFL iBT or TOEFL IBt Home Edition
- Minimum overall score 90, writing score min. 22 (taken no more than 2 years before submitting the application)
PTE Academic or PTE Academic Online
- Minimum overall score 62, all band scores at least 54 (taken no more than 2 years before submitting the application)
Cambridge B2 First
- Minimum score 170 (taken in 2005 or later)
Cambridge International IGCSE
- First language in English Syllabus 0500 and 0990 (taken in 2005 or later)
C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency by Cambridge Assessment English
- Taken in 2005 or later
GCSE English as Second Language
- Minimum grade B
Oxford ELLT
- Score 7
SAT test Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
- Minimum score 600

A language test result in English is not required if you have completed an upper secondary degree or a higher education degree (at least a Bachelor's level degree) in English at an institution located in the following countries: an EU or EEA country, Australia, South Africa, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, or the United States. You must have studied in the country in question for the complete duration of the studies.

A language test result in English is not required if you have completed a higher education degree (at least a Bachelor's level degree) in Finnish or Swedish at a Finnish University or a University of Applied Sciences.

Eligibility is checked for accepted students.

Entrance exam course

The student selection is based on the points of the entrance exam course. Learning takes place on LAB University of Applied Sciences' MOOC online learning platform. Assignments must be submitted on the learning platform by the given deadlines. All instructions and materials related to the completion of the course can be found on the online learning platform.

Entrance exam course consists of two parts, max points 50:

Part 1: An online exam that is based on literature and article materials. Max 20 p., min 10 p.
Part 2: An essay based on source literature and personal experience, 5-6 pages long. Max 30 p., min 10 p.

Detailed instructions, the schedule, and a link to the online learning platform will be sent to applicants at the email address provided on the application form after the application period has ended.

MOOC is open from 29 January to 15 March 2026.

MOOC is open from 3 April to 19 May 2026 for those who apply in the extended application period from 16 February to 31 March 2026.

Student selection  

The maximum number of points is 50. To be eligible to the program the applicant has to achieve at least 20 points, 10 from each part.

Part 1: Online exam, max 20 points
Part 2: Essay, max 30 points

The parts of the entrance exam course are assessed according to the evaluation criteria for each part. A minimum of 10 points must be obtained from both parts of the selection course in order to be admitted to the program. If the applicant fails part 1, part 2 will not be evaluated.

Student selection is based on the points of the entrance exam course. In case several applicants score the same points, all such applicants will be admitted.

The entrance exam course completed by the applicant is valid as a basis for student selection only for the duration of the current application round.

Applicants who are accepted into the program and have confirmed their study place will be able to include the course in the core competencies of their degree. Other applicants who complete the course successfully will receive a completion record.