Master's Degree Programme in Information Systems
Jyväskylä, Finland
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
22 Jan 2027*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 8,000 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* applications open from January 8th to January 22nd.
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Digitalization of services means that businesses have a growing need for experts who can combine ICT technology, people and business skills. That is where we come in: 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 organizational 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!
The degree is unique in Finland in combining Information Technology with Economic Sciences. Our graduates will be able to:
- analyse real-life problems and provide ICT-based solutions to them;
- design intelligent ICT-enabled services;
- manage an existing ICT organisation;
- create a new, ICT-driven business.
Graduate characteristics also include good international communication skills due to the integrated language and communication studies; argumentation skills and logical thinking; team working abilities and social skills.
There are various roles IS graduates are able to adopt in private and public enterprises. The below lists some examples of the role titles:
- Expert positions in businesses: Analyst, Business Analyst, Product Owner, Project Coordinator, Service Designer, Service Developer, System Designer;
- Management positions: Project Manager, CEO, ICT/Service Manager, Group Manager, Customer Service Manager, Product Manager, Service Delivery Manager, Service Line Director, Solution Manager, Solutions Lead, System Manager;
- Marketing roles: Product Marketing Manager;
- Consultation roles: Senior Consultant, Service Design Consultant;
- R&D: Doctoral Student, Researcher, Postdoctoral Researcher, Development Manager, Business Development Manager, Service Development Manager, Product Development Manager, Project Researcher.