Applying for Master´s Degrees

Please find the degree programmes’ links to Studyinfo below. The detailed eligibility requirements are described at Studyinfo.fi (in admission criteria).

Please also check admissions criteria for information of the selection methods used in Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, KAMK.

Master’s Degree in International Business Management (part-time)
Master of Business Administration, Game Business Management (part-time)
Master of Engineering, Game Business Management (part-time)
Master’s Degree in Global Business Management (full-time)

Applicants must provide appropriate certificates of their studies, work experience (degree certificate, work certificates) and language skills to prove their eligibility within the application period.

• To prove your eligibility, please attach the Bachelor’s degree certificate to your application in studyinfo.fi. Please make sure to upload the certificate and transcript that give the eligibility to the degree programme. Note! We do not accept provisional certificates.
• Work certificate(s) to prove the work experience. The minimum requirement regarding work experience is at least two years (24 months) of relevant work experience gained after the bachelor’s degree and obtained no later than 31 July. Note! Employment contracts and pay slips are not valid certificates.
• A copy of an official Finnish, Swedish or English translation of the certificate must be provided, if the certificate is not written in one of these languages. The translation must have the translator’s signature and stamp.
• Passport or EU/ETA country identity card with photo
• English language certificate.Please check further information about selection criteria and required documents from Studyinfo.fi.

Accepted methods of proving your language proficiency in English:

1. Language tests

• IELTS Academic: a minimum total score of 6.0 (test sections: listening, reading, writing and speaking). General-level tests are not accepted.
• TOEFL Academic (iBT): a minimum total score of 60 (test sections: reading, listening, speaking and writing). The scores must be received electronically directly from the test administrator by the deadline. Unofficial score reports sent by applicants will not be accepted. TOEFL code 1563.
• Pearson PTE Academic: a minimum total score of 55 (test sections: speaking and writing, reading and listening). PTE test scores must be sent via the test administrator´s electronic service.
  IELTS Academic, TOEFEL Academic (iBT) and Pearson PTE Academic test results are valid for two years from the date of the test.
• Cambridge C1 Advanced/ C2 Proficiency 
  Minimum score requirements 
  • C1 Advanced: A,B or C 
  • C2 Proficiency: A,B,C or Level C1 
  • No other Cambridge language tests than C1 Advanced (or formerly known as Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English, CAE) and C2 Proficiency (or formerly known as Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English, CPE) are accepted.

2. Other methods of demonstrating language skills

• An English language test is not required if you have earned a higher education degree taught in English at a university or university of applied sciences in Finland (on bachelor or master level).
• University degree completed in English in an EU/EEA country, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom or the United States while residing in that country (on bachelor or master level).
• Finnish Matriculation Examination: English advanced syllabus with a minimum grade C

No other methods of demonstrating English language skills are accepted. Applications without the required proof of language proficiency will be rejected.

More detailed selection criteria  as well as entrance examination information can be found from Studyinfo.fi by clicking on the name of the degree and admission criteria.

Joint application 2025:
Kajaani University of Applied Sciences use the following student selection method:

• Online written exam
  Written exam on 19 February 2025 at 12:00 – 13:30 Finnish time (EET/UTC+2)
• Video task
  Video task must be submitted to the application by 29 January 2025 (3:00 PM Finnish time, UTC+2)

The applicant must pass all phases of the entrance exam in order to be selected for the admission.

Please notice that the result of the entrance examination is not valid if you will be considered as non-eligible during the application process.