The Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Business Information Technology trains you to become a specialist of digital solutions and digitalization in businesses. The programme gives you a new perspective on how information technology can be integrated with business processes, and how digitalization can improve business productivity.
Combination of business and technology
The programme combines theory and practice and equips you for a range of roles in the Business Information Technology field. The programme prepares students for digital business expert roles. You will also gain skills and knowledge to continue your studies further towards a master’s degree.
Upon successful completion of this programme, you will have a comprehensive understanding of future-oriented, innovative business operations. You will be able to automate business processes and implement service chains with the latest technologies while taking into account customer needs. You will have a command of agile and flexible methods and the ability to organise and lead projects based on analysed information. The programme also gives you the expertise needed to work as an entrepreneur.
Career opportunities
Upon graduation, you will be qualified for a range of roles requiring digital competencies. Depending on your personal learning path, you will be able to do the following: provide ICT support to end users, build new applications, draw up digital service process descriptions, deliver agile projects, build user-centred online stores, and design value-added digital solutions for businesses.
The Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Business Information Technology trains you to become a specialist of digital solutions and digitalization in businesses. The programme gives you a new perspective on how information technology can be integrated with business processes, and how digitalization can improve business productivity.
Combination of Business and Technology
The programme combines theory and practice and equips you for a range of roles in the Business Information Technology field. The programme prepares students for digital business expert roles. You will also gain skills and knowledge to continue your studies further towards a master’s degree.
Upon successful completion of this programme, you will have a comprehensive understanding of future-oriented, innovative business operations. You will be able to automate business and implement service chains with the latest technologies while taking into account customer needs. You will have a command of agile and flexible methods and the ability to organise and lead projects based on analysed information. The programme also gives you the expertise needed to work as an entrepreneur.
In the first year, you will develop a good foundation in different areas of business information technology and start building your professional profile by doing core competence studies. From the second year onwards, you have the opportunity to start personalizing your study path by doing complementary competence studies. We offer you a choice of modules in Web application production, Software procurement and deployment, Real-Life IT Projects and Digitalization in Businesses.
We also offer modules combining expertise from various different fields. You can also complete part of your studies in multidisciplinary development projects and learning environments (e.g. in student cooperatives). Towards the end of the programme, you will gain practical experience by working in the organisation of your choice.
The contents of the Degree Programme in Business Information Technology are designed in cooperation with businesses and with an eye on future competence needs. The programme prepares students for a range of roles involving digital technologies. All degree programmes at our UAS include complementary competence studies that allows you to broaden and personalise your expertise. You can choose complementry studies from your own field of study, or from other fields of study.
Non-EU/EEA students are subject to tuition fees. The annual tuition fee for students in Bachelor´s degree programmes is € 8 000 per year.
In the first year, no one will be granted a scholarship by LAB University of Applied Sciences. The scholarship is based on a 50% reduction in the fee for the second year, if the student manage to complete a minimum of 60ECTS during the first year. In addition, a 50% reduction applies to all the following years, if the student has completed a minimum of 60 ECTS during the previous academic year. This policy will be applied until the end of the study time.
The programme is divided into common core competences and complementary competences. Core competence studies equip you for a range of professional roles. Complementary competence studies allows you to extend your skills and specialize in an area of your interest. Complementary competences may consist of studies of your own field, multidisciplinary route studies or other skills supporting professional growth. Your personal tutor teacher will support and assist you throughout yourstudies.
CORE COMPETENCE 134 ECTS
Core Competence 15 ECTS
Professional Core Competence 99 ECTS
Practical Training 30 ECTS
Thesis 15 ECTS
COMPLEMENTARY COMPETENCE 46 ECTS
Professional complementary courses and elective studies 46 ECTS
The earned qualification is an undergraduate degree (a bachelor’s degree). After earning the degree, you can apply for work in private sector businesses as well as public sector organisations that require an applicable university degree.
The programme is taught in English. In addition, we offer you opportunities to study foreign languages. If your mother tongue is other than Finnish, you have a perfect chance to study Finnish in different ways with us.
A bachelor’s degree includes a 15 ECTS thesis. This can be either a research-based project or a so-called functional thesis project.The aim of the thesis project is to broaden and deepen your professional expertise and provide you with expertise needed to operate in development tasks in your field. The thesis project improves your information retrieval and problem-solving skills.
The thesis can be conducted as a project commissioned by an external organization or as part of a development project. The thesis project can be carried out individually, in pairs or in a group, including a written report. At its best, the thesis project can serve as a pathway to your career.
Future workplaces require multicultural and language skills as well as international understanding. We offer you excellent opportunities to gain valuable international expertise for your future career. Learning takes place in a multicultural, international environment. Our degree students come from all over the world.
Go international!
You can complete exchange semester at our partner institutions in different countries around the world or do your practical training abroad. Every year, our UAS welcomes a large number of students from different countries, so the learning environment is genuinely international. For example, your studies can include the following international components:
An exchange period in another country
Practical training abroad
An international intensive course
Participation in international projects as astudent
The studies at LAB will be closely connected with the development of working life practices, together with businesses and work communities. Multidisciplinary working life projects and different learning environments, such as student cooperatives, will strengthen your connections with authentic working life interaction throughout the programme.
At the LAB University of Applied Sciences, our goal is to renew the working life and ways of working. Together with our partners, we test new innovations and ways of doing things.
Our focus areas are sustainability, design, innovations and health.
Upon graduation, you will be qualified for a range of roles requiring digital competencies. Depending on your personal learning path, you will be able to do the following: provide ICT support to end users, build new applications, draw up digital service process descriptions, deliver agile projects, build user-centred online stores, and design value-added digital solutions for businesses.
After earning a bachelor’s degree and having gained professional work experience, you are eligible to apply to UAS master’s degree programmes. You are also eligible to apply to master’s degree programmes offered by science universities.
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