After completing a bachelor’s degree at LUT

You can begin to take master’s level courses once you have graduated as a bachelor in technology or economics and business administration.

You can also take courses included in a master’s programme if

1. you have completed a bachelor’s thesis (grade registered in Sisu), and in addition to a bachelor's thesis you have completed at least 158 credits. (B.Sc. in Software and Systems Engineering students at least 156 credits). In total you have to have 168 credits. 
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2. you have submitted an acceptable bachelor’s thesis to the supervisor for review before the deadline for registration for courses of the period in question, and in addition to that you have completed at least 158 credits.(B.Sc. in Software and Systems Engineering students at least 156 credits)

If you have yet to graduate as a bachelor but you meet the requirements for transferring to master’s studies, you can sign up for courses via Sisu. In addition, you must submit a notification of your bachelor's thesis situation in case the grade has not been registered to Sisu.

If you have had an exchange period and the requirements for master’s studies are met with exchange studies, send a transcript of your exchange studies and/or your own list of studies with credits by email to your study counsellor. Also mention your exchange studies on the form.

After the registration deadline, checks are carried out to ensure that the requirements are met. These checks and updates may also be carried out during the teaching periods. The fulfillment of the requirements is also checked in connection with late registration.  In the assessment of the fulfillment of the requirements, an illness is accepted as grounds for the slow progress of studies.  Mention such an illness to your study counsellor as soon as possible.

If the inspection reveals that you do not fulfill the requirements, your registration for master’s degree courses will be rejected in connection with the check carried out after the registration deadline. You will be sent a notification of rejection.

If you meet the requirements and are admitted to the master's level courses, you will not receive a notification.

2026 - 2027 academic year deadlines for meeting the conditions and submitting notifications:

For 1st period:
Requirements must be fulfilled by August 24th 2026. Submission period for bachelor's thesis notifications August 3rd 2026 – August 24th 2026.

For 2nd period:
Requirements must be fulfilled by October 23rd 2026. Submission period for bachelor's thesis notifications October 9th 2026 – October 23rd 2026.

For 3rd period:
Requirements must be fulfilled by December 29th 2026. Submission period for bachelor's thesis notifications December 1st 2026 – December 29th 2026.

For 4th period:
Requirements must be fulfilled by February 23rd 2027. Submission period for bachelor's thesis notifications January 15th 2027 – February 23rd 2027.

Summer studies

• contact master@lut.fi when registering to the courses

You will not be permitted to take master’s degree courses if you fail to meet the requirements, even if you have started some of the courses.

In this case, you must sign up for the course again when it is arranged the next time if you meet the conditions then. You must also fill in the registration form again if you have not completed your bachelor’s degree.  

Note! Students who have completed their bachelor’s degree take precedence when students are selected for a master’s degree course if the course has a limited number of places. 

Contact us

If you have any questions related to starting master’s studies, you can send email to your study counsellor.