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MASTER´S DEGREE IN BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, KNOWLEDGE WORK LEADERSHIP (TLY25S): TLY25S

Code: TLY25S

Degree:
Master of Business Administration (AMK)

Degree title:
Master of Business Administration (AMK)

Credits:
90 ects

Duration:
2 years (90 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2025

Teaching language:
Finnish

Descriptions

Information Processing, Knowledge Work Leadership, is a professional development degree that you can take alongside your job. It includes studies that broaden and deepen your knowledge of management and development, particularly in the field of information work. It emphasises management and development skills in both national and international contexts. It includes studies on knowledge management, project management, human resources management, strategic management, foresight and innovation. All courses are based on strategic thinking and development. In addition, there is a wide range of free electives.

Objective

The general objective of the education and training in computer science, knowledge work leadership is to train management and development experts for companies and organisations. It is a professional development qualification that enables students to develop their own expertise, their work community and networking.

After the training, you will be able to act as an expert, manager and developer, and you will be able to use applied development methods in different companies and organisations. You will also learn how to develop your professional skills in the future. The training will also give work communities the opportunity to develop their activities through a range of learning tasks included in the training. In this thesis, you will develop your work community through various research and development methods.

Further information

The course is 90 credits and takes about 2 years to complete while working. The training is delivered by distance learning, with an average of 1-2 days of distance learning per month. It is possible to complete the studies online.

The studies consist of studies in management, technology, human resources and financial skills (55 credits), research and development skills (5 credits) and a thesis/development assignment (30 credits).

The degree obtained through this training, the Master of Business Administration, is a higher level university degree and confers the same qualification as the Master's degrees awarded by universities of applied sciences.

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2025-2026 2026-2027 Autumn 2025 Spring 2026 Autumn 2026 Spring 2027 1. / 2025 2. / 2025 3. / 2026 4. / 2026 1. / 2026 2. / 2026 3. / 2027 4. / 2027
TLY25S-1001
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT COMPETENCE

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25
YA00CK13 Management of knowledge work 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YA00BR22 Strategic Management 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YA00BU07 Human Resource Management 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YA00BU45 Future Forecasting and Innovation Activities 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YA00CJ58 Project management 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
TLY25S-1002
DEVELOPMENT COMPETENCE

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5
YA00CK14 Tutkimus- ja kehittämistyön menetelmät 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
TLY25S-1003
FREE-CHOICE STUDIES

(Choose ects: 30)

30
TLY25S-1005
Syventävä johtamisosaaminen

(Choose ects: 0)

0
YA00BU06 Self Management 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YA00BR21 Competence Management 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YA00CA51 Knowledge management 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YA00BU23 Leadership Communication 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
TLY25S-1006
Teknologiaosaaminen

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0
YA00BR18 Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YA00CB85 Software production and business 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YA00CF16 Software production and business 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YA00CG42 Emerging Technologies 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LY00BJ60 Emerging Technologies and Business 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
TLY25S-1007
Talousosaaminen, asiakaskokemuksen, markkinoinnin ja palvelujen kehittäminen

(Choose ects: 0)

0
YA00BU24 Financial Management 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YA00BU27 Investment Calculations and Decision Making 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YA00BR17 Service Design 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YA00BR09 Service Business and Productisation 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YA00BR08 Customer Experience Management 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YA00BS43 Strategic Marketing 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
TLY25S-1008
Syventävä HR-osaaminen

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0
YA00BU13 Recruitment and Employer Branding 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YA00BR12 Law for Leadership 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YA00BR50 Regionally influential event 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YA00CJ59 Liikunta ja hyvinvointipalveluiden kehittäminen datan avulla 5
LY00CG27 Master Winter School 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
TLY25S-1004
OPINNÄYTETYÖ

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30
YA00BT45 Master Thesis 30 10 20 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
Total 90 75 80 20 55 60 20 10 10 27.5 27.5 30 30 10 10

Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.

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1. LEARNING TO LEARN

The graduating student promotes their own and their community's continuous learning and competence development, drawing on knowledge from different fields and the opportunities of digitalisation.

Management of knowledge work
Tutkimus- ja kehittämistyön menetelmät
Self Management
Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
Software production and business
Software production and business
Emerging Technologies
Master Thesis
2. ETHICS

The graduating student assesses and promotes the realisation of ethical principles and values of their field of profession, taking equality and non-discrimination into account.

Management of knowledge work
Strategic Management
Human Resource Management
Future Forecasting and Innovation Activities
Tutkimus- ja kehittämistyön menetelmät
Self Management
Competence Management
Software production and business
Software production and business
Emerging Technologies
Emerging Technologies and Business
Service Business and Productisation
Customer Experience Management
Strategic Marketing
Recruitment and Employer Branding
Law for Leadership
Regionally influential event
Master Thesis
3. INTERNATIONALITY AND MULTICULTURALISM

The graduating student is able to develop and manage multicultural and international operating environments and networks.

Future Forecasting and Innovation Activities
Project management
Software production and business
Emerging Technologies and Business
Customer Experience Management
Strategic Marketing
Regionally influential event
Master Winter School
4. OPERATING IN A WORKPLACE

The graduating student is able to develop and manage their work community and reforms working life.

Management of knowledge work
Strategic Management
Human Resource Management
Future Forecasting and Innovation Activities
Project management
Tutkimus- ja kehittämistyön menetelmät
Self Management
Competence Management
Knowledge management
Leadership Communication
Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
Software production and business
Software production and business
Emerging Technologies
Emerging Technologies and Business
Financial Management
Investment Calculations and Decision Making
Service Design
Service Business and Productisation
Customer Experience Management
Recruitment and Employer Branding
Law for Leadership
Regionally influential event
Master Winter School
Master Thesis
5. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The graduating student develops and manages sustainable and responsible operating methods in their work and promotes sustainable change in their work community and society.

Management of knowledge work
Human Resource Management
Future Forecasting and Innovation Activities
Project management
Competence Management
Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
Software production and business
Software production and business
Emerging Technologies
Emerging Technologies and Business
Financial Management
Service Business and Productisation
Recruitment and Employer Branding
Law for Leadership
Regionally influential event
6. PROACTIVE DEVELOPMENT

The graduating student is able to manage the development of new solutions that anticipate the future and produces new information using different research and development methods.

Future Forecasting and Innovation Activities
Project management
Tutkimus- ja kehittämistyön menetelmät
Knowledge management
Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
Financial Management
Investment Calculations and Decision Making
Service Design
Service Business and Productisation
Strategic Marketing
Recruitment and Employer Branding
Regionally influential event
Liikunta ja hyvinvointipalveluiden kehittäminen datan avulla
7. TUTKIMUS- JA KEHITTÄMISOSAAMINEN
Management of knowledge work
Human Resource Management
Tutkimus- ja kehittämistyön menetelmät
Competence Management
Software production and business
Software production and business
Emerging Technologies
Liikunta ja hyvinvointipalveluiden kehittäminen datan avulla
Master Thesis
8. JOHTAMISOSAAMINEN
Management of knowledge work
Strategic Management
Human Resource Management
Project management
Self Management
Competence Management
Knowledge management
Leadership Communication
Software production and business
Software production and business
Financial Management
Investment Calculations and Decision Making
Customer Experience Management
Strategic Marketing
Recruitment and Employer Branding
Law for Leadership
Master Thesis
Not grouped

Code Name Credits (cr)
TLY25S-1001
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT COMPETENCE

(Choose all)

25
YA00CK13 Management of knowledge work 5
YA00BR22 Strategic Management 5
YA00BU07 Human Resource Management 5
YA00BU45 Future Forecasting and Innovation Activities 5
YA00CJ58 Project management 5
TLY25S-1002
DEVELOPMENT COMPETENCE

(Choose all)

5
YA00CK14 Tutkimus- ja kehittämistyön menetelmät 5
TLY25S-1003
FREE-CHOICE STUDIES

(Choose ects: 30)

30
TLY25S-1005
Syventävä johtamisosaaminen

(Choose ects: 0)

0
YA00BU06 Self Management 5
YA00BR21 Competence Management 5
YA00CA51 Knowledge management 5
YA00BU23 Leadership Communication 5
TLY25S-1006
Teknologiaosaaminen

(Choose ects: 0)

0
YA00BR18 Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence 5
YA00CB85 Software production and business 5
YA00CF16 Software production and business 5
YA00CG42 Emerging Technologies 5
LY00BJ60 Emerging Technologies and Business 5
TLY25S-1007
Talousosaaminen, asiakaskokemuksen, markkinoinnin ja palvelujen kehittäminen

(Choose ects: 0)

0
YA00BU24 Financial Management 5
YA00BU27 Investment Calculations and Decision Making 5
YA00BR17 Service Design 5
YA00BR09 Service Business and Productisation 5
YA00BR08 Customer Experience Management 5
YA00BS43 Strategic Marketing 5
TLY25S-1008
Syventävä HR-osaaminen

(Choose ects: 0)

0
YA00BU13 Recruitment and Employer Branding 5
YA00BR12 Law for Leadership 5
YA00BR50 Regionally influential event 5
YA00CJ59 Liikunta ja hyvinvointipalveluiden kehittäminen datan avulla 5
LY00CG27 Master Winter School 5
TLY25S-1004
OPINNÄYTETYÖ

(Choose all)

30
YA00BT45 Master Thesis 30