Master's Degree Programme in Information Systems
Why this programme?
We educate people to become the next innovators, challengers of existing practices and decision-makers in ICT. We do this by providing these inquisitive minds with tools and skills to design, develop and implement systems that solve individual and organisational problems. With us, the students do not only get state-of-the art education, but also support from a like-minded community of students and faculty members and the possibilities of a multidisciplinary Finnish university.
Here you can gain access to an impressive network of professors, scientists and companies around the globe. We welcome you to get JYUnited – our university is a community of friendly, ambitious thinkers!
Programme info
Applications for Master's Degree Programmes can be submitted once a year in January. The next call for applications is in January 2025.
Master’s Degree Programme in Information Systems provided by the Faculty of Information Technology is a two-year (120 ECTS) full-time programme taught in English.
Applications for this master's degree programme can be submitted once a year in January, and once accepted, your studies will begin in September. From this programme you will graduate with a Master of Science degree (Economics and Business Administration).
Student profile
For us, a student is someone who actively engages in learning and who gives 100 per cent to solving the challenges presented to him or her. Our international community of researchers, teachers and other students support each other in the endeavour; together we will achieve far more than ever alone. The programme is one of the three biggest IS programmes in the Nordic countries.
Every one of us uses digital services for work and play, and even more so in the thoroughly digitalised future. We need people with skills and abilities to question the current solutions and develop them based on reliable analysis and methods. With a degree in Information Systems, you will learn how to do it in a very practical way. At JYU, we emphasise practical and proven ways for developing new, better systems and digital services based on customer needs.
Career
With a degree in Information Systems from JYU you will have versatile career opportunities available. Want to work with large ICT development projects? Consult and lead digitalisation development? Perhaps establishing your own start-up is more your thing? Upon graduation, the choice is yours. Many of our alumni go directly into jobs in such companies as Accenture or Deloitte. Some pursue doctoral studies.
How and when to apply?
The next call for applications is in January 2025
In order to be eligible to international master’s programmes at the University of Jyväskylä, applicants must hold (or must complete by our deadline) a bachelor’s degree, master's degree or equivalent from a recognised institution of higher education. Please note also, that all applicants, even native speakers, must demonstrate their English language proficiency in one of the ways mentioned in the admission criteria.
The online application form will be available in the Studyinfo.fi portal only during the application period. In addition to the online application form, the applicant needs to submit the required attachments mentioned in the programme-specific admission criteria and on the application form.
Well before you apply, please read carefully the general instructions for applying and the programme-specific admission criteria below.
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Contact us
If you have questions concerning the admission process, please contact JYU Admission Services: admissions@jyu.fi
About tuition fees and the scholarship programme for students liable to pay tuition fees, please contact the International Office: degree-students@jyu.fi
If you have programme-specific questions for example on studies in the programme, or the suitability of the field of your previous degree when applying to the programme, please contact us: international-info-it@jyu.fi
