BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (BME)

DEGREE PROGRAMME IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (BME) MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION RAUMA, FINLAND

90 ECTS CREDITS STUDY STRUCTURE Advanced Professional Studies, 51 ECTS cr Analysing Business Environments, 20 ECTS cr Competent Individuals and Innovative Organisations, 11 ECTS cr Developing Business Strategies and Operations of an SME, 20 ECTS cr Elective Studies, 9 ECTS cr Master’s Thesis, 30 ECTS cr

APPLY 1 June - 30 Sept 2011

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Finland is known as a country with pure and beautiful nature.

The land of a thousand lakes and green forests offer great surroundings for different kinds of activities or simply relaxing.

The Finnish system of higher education comprises universities and universities of applied sciences. The universities of applied sciences offer education tailored to the practical needs of working life – an appropriate mix of theory and practice. In addition to instruction, their tasks include applied research and development as well as regional development. The universities of applied sciences award both Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees. It takes 3.5 to 4.5 years to complete a Bachelor’s Degree. After three years of working experience, a student may commence studies leading to a Master’s Degree.

Finland is also known as a country of high education, highquality life, an open political environment, a dynamic economy, healthy people and good health care. This has also been proven in Finland’s inclusion Newsweek’s list of the best countries of the world.

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WELCOME TO SATAKUNTA The Satakunta region is located on the west coast of Finland.

The total population of the region is about 240,000 people. The largest cities of the region are Pori and Rauma.

For example, Pori is now completing Finland’s first swimming pool that exploits solar power. Also nuclear power is important in Satakunta.

The Satakunta region is one of the oldest inhabited areas in Finland; the earliest residents arrived in the Stone Age. In addition to the sea and lakes, the landscape of the Satakunta region is characterised by the Kokemäki river, which is the fifth longest river in Finland and flows into the Gulf of Bothnia. The region offers many nature experiences and excellent opportunities for sports.

Satakunta University of Applied Sciences and Diaconia University of Applied Sciences have diverse education fields.

The University Consortium of Pori (UCPori) is a consortium of universities. It offers education in art, economics, culture, technology and social sciences. The teacher -training unit in Rauma educates teachers for schools around the country. The adult education centre and other institutes offer vocational and continuous training.

Pori and Rauma are harbour towns as well as cultural towns.

Both coastal towns are also rapidly developing centres of education and culture. The Pori Jazz festival and a couple of rock festivals gather tens of thousands of music lovers in Pori every summer. Rauma is most famous for its UNESCO world heritage site, Old Rauma. Another world heritage site is the Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki in Lappi TL. In Rauma there are numerous cultural events, such as Rauma Lace Week, Rauma Blues and Blue Sea Film Festival.

An important part of regional culture is ice hockey. When the teams of Pori and Rauma meet, the atmosphere in the stadium is indescribable!

In comparative terms, Satakunta is the most industrialised region in the country. Particularly the base metal, machine construction, wood processing, leather and food production industries are significant.

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The Satakunta region is also known for its energy industry.

Solar power is one of the main research subjects in the area. samk.fi

”STUDYING IN ENGLISH IS CHALLENGING AND REWARDING. MY LANGUAGE SKILLS HAVE IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY WHICH HAS INCREASED MY SELF-CONFIDENCE. THE EDUCATION HAS BROADENED MY KNOW-HOW AND VIEWS. AFTER THE STUDIES, I FEEL I AM ABLE TO APPLY TO DIFFERENT JOBS THAN BEFORE. ” Katri, BME student System support adviser, Tallink Silja

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS Are you looking for a way to move forward in your professional and academic life?

Master’s studies at a university of applied sciences are a natural extension to a Bachelor’s Degree. A Master’s Degree will give you the same qualifications as a university level Master’s Degree, but it is more closely connected with working life.

Satakunta University of Applied Sciences offers a Master’s Degree Programme in Business Management and Entrepreneurship (BME).

GIST OF DEGREE STUDIES New strategic thinking, new business concepts, excellent networking and leadership skills are in high demand in the global business environment. BME develops the competences needed in strategic management and in developing business operations. The focus is on small and medium-sized enterprises, especially on their international business activities. BME also promotes international networking between working life and higher education. Advanced professional studies include e.g. strategic marketing, business intelligence, innovation and change management as well as international business management.

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GOALS OF DEGREE STUDIES

• To enhance skills in business management in the

changing domestic and international operating environment, especially in the SME sector.

• To enhance the students’ personal abilities to succeed as an innovator, reformer and developer of an SME or another working organisation.

• To improve the students’ abilities to develop and manage business processes as an entrepreneur and to take an entrepreneurial approach.

• To promote international networking of working life and higher education.

REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLYING • Bachelor’s Degree awarded by a university or a university of applied sciences.

• Minimum of 40 ECTS credits of business studies.

• Three years of relevant workIng experience after the BBA or secondary education.

• Adequate English skills.

More information: www.samk.fi/bme

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CHOOSE YOUR OWN STUDY PACE HOW TO STUDY

STANDARD FLOW, FAST TRACK OR SLOW MOTION

BME is taught in English. Studying is strongly based on working life. RDI projects and assignments characterise the learning process. The study process culminates in the Master’s Thesis that involves an extensive development assignment in your/a work community.

You can adjust the studying pace according to your own need.

There are three options: Standard flow, Fast track and Slow motion.

The Degree programme is also well-suited for students coming from abroad. E-Learning is used over 90 % of the time. There is one contact week per semester at the Faculty of Business and Culture Rauma. Lectures between the contact days are conducted via conference calls, videoconferencing or other media.

Cooperation with partner universities and visiting lecturers from all around the world add to the international focus of the studies.

Standard flow The programme is carried out over a period of approximately 2.5 years. It is possible to work at the same time.

Fast track Not working during studying allows you to proceed faster, and complete compulsory studies in one year. The Master’s Thesis can be finalised in one year or during the first semester of the second year.

Slow motion If you prefer studying more slowly due to work duties or personal reasons, slow motion allows you to design the course of studies accordingly. Work on the Master’s Thesis starts normally in the third semester, and becomes more intensive towards the end of the studies.

TO EMPLOYERS BENEFIT FROM YOUR EMPLOYEE’S MASTER’S DEGREE A chance to make the most out of the know-how of your staff: Master’s studies at Satakunta University of Applied Sciences.

MASTER’S STUDIES Studies offer you as an employer a chance to benefit from the development assignments your employee will complete in your work community as a part of the studies. They are an excellent path for your personnel to update and expand their skills in managing demanding tasks involving research and development, leadership and planning. Studies lead to a Master’s Degree in Business Administration which offers the same qualifications as a university level Master’s Degree, but is more closely connected with working life.

Master’s studies are aimed for professionals with a Bachelor’s Degree to whom they form a natural extension in academic and working life. The studies can be completed as part-time, multiform studies in two to three years alongside a normal day job.

The applicants must have an applicable Bachelor’s Degree and

at least three years of work experience within the specific field of study after graduation.

WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT Master’s studies are firmly based on working experience and practice and connected to working life. While your staff member is participating in the degree programme, you can make good use of the experts of Satakunta University of Applied Sciences via work-related study assignments that relate to developing the activities of your company or community. The study process culminates in the Master’s Thesis that involves a more extensive development assignment in your work community.

The themes of the Master’s studies stem from working life. This means that the issues under developmental examination during the co-operative study process rise from the needs of the company. Both the student and the company have the opportunity to create peer networks and to extend them to other fields as well. As the expertise of the student grows and evolves, it gives the company a stronger competitive position and a chance to renew itself.

”IT HAS BEEN REWARDING TO BE ABLE TO COMBINE WORKING EXPERIENCE WITH NEW KNOW-HOW FROM THE STUDIES INTO PRACTICAL MODELS THAT I CAN USE IN MY WORK.” Olli, BME student, IT Specialist

”IT IS POSSIBLE TO FOCUS ON GAINING KNOW-HOW AND LEARNING NEW SKILLS WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT LEARNING MATERIALS OR OTHER TECHNICAL ISSUES. THE WHOLE WORKING ENVIRONMENT IS REALLY SUPPORTIVE. THE PROGRAMME GIVES A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP NEW SKILLS, ACQUIRE NEW KNOWLEDGE AND MEET INTERESTING PEOPLE.” Slawomir, BME student Risk Assessment Specialist, UPM

FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT APPLYING www.samk.fi/bme www.samk.fi/apply Satakunta University of Applied Sciences Student Application Office Tiedepuisto 4, FI-28600 Pori Finland

E-mail: admissions@samk.fi Tel.: +358 2 620 3033 Fax: +358 2 620 3031

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Principal Lecturer Dr. Anne Vihakara E-mail: anne.vihakara@samk.fi Mobile: +358 44 710 3537