The importance of digitization in construction is growing globally and there is a need for civil engineers with expertise in information technology and digital solutions. Will you become one of them?
The Construction Information Technology programme focuses on the information technology solutions specific to the built environment, such as building information modeling, digital twins, computational design, common data environments, and data gathering from existing buildings through scanning and sensor technologies.
In the programme the IT topics are integrated into the study of structural design and other aspects of construction. In addition to providing structural design skills, the programme prepares the students to tackle the future needs and challenges within the construction industry due to the digital and green transitions as well as changing building and land use regulations.
This study programme is targeted for students who want to become civil engineers but with strong digital and IT skills. If your interests are purely in information technology, please see our other Bachelor´s programme Information Technology.
The programme consists of courses in basic science and professional civil engineering subjects. In addition, there will be a heavy emphasis on information technology and various digital solutions that apply to construction and the built environment. Studies are completed in collaboration with the construction and real estate industry via work placements, innovation projects and Bachelor´s thesis research. This will ensure that the thesis topics will be fresh and useful both for the students as well as the companies that commission them.
See Construction Information Technology curriculum in Studyguide.
Besides in structural design, a graduate of the programme can be employed for example in the fields of:
After completing the study programme in Construction Information Technology, the graduates can continue post-graduate studies in the same field in a Master's degree programme Computing in Construction or specialise in international project management via a Master´s degree programme Construction and Real Estate Management (ConREM) at Metropolia UAS.
Annual tuition fee for non-EU/EEA applicants 11 000 €.
This fee applies only to non-EU/EEA degree students.
Welcome to study for a degree at Metropolia!
Congratulations! You have been admitted to Metropolia University of Applied Sciences and we are delighted to have you as a new member of our vibrant community of more than 16 000 students!
You have made an excellent choice - Metropolia offers you unique multidisciplinary opportunities throughout your studies with its strong connections to working life and active role in innovations built around socially significant phenomena.
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The below information applies to students who have been accepted to study for a full degree at Metropolia. Make sure to complete all the steps in order to secure your study place.
Confirming a place of study requires certain formalities to be completed by the deadline. More detailed instructions below:
Non-EU/EEA students need a student residence permit. You can begin the student residence permit application online at Enterfinland.fi. Remember that you must personally visit a Finnish embassy or consulate as part of this process. Start your residence permit process as soon as possible, carefully following the immigration authorities' instructions and regulations, so that you can receive your permit in good time before your studies begin! You can find detailed information and advice on the residence permit requirements and procedures on the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) website.
Step-by-step guide for starting your immigration process:
All Metropolia's students who do not have a Finnish personal identity code, have to apply for it before their arrival or register at the local registry office after their arrival to Finland to apply for one.
Students who have to apply for residence permit (i.e. non-EU/non-EEA citizens) before their arrival to Finland should ask to be registered in the Finnish Population Information System when they apply for their first residence permit. This way they will receive a Finnish personal identity code at the same time as they are issued with the permit. More information on this for residence permit applicants
Other students have to apply for the personal identity code from the local registry office of the city where you are living in. More information on registration to the Finnish Population Information System
Please note that it can take approximately 4 weeks to get the code. After you have received the personal identification code, remember to inform it to the Student and Admission Services.
Metropolia does not have housing services to offer. Thus, it is the student's responsibility to find an accommodation for the period of their studies. There is a lot of competition in affordable housing, so it is important to start searching for a room many months prior to arrival. More information on accommodation
All foreign students (who are not EU citizens or citizens of Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland) who come to Finland for the purposes of studying are required to have a health insurance, if the studies endure longer than three months.
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Student financial aid is for Finnish citizens. Foreign citizens are entitled to student financial aid if they live in Finland on a permanent basis for the purpose other than studying and they have registered as permanent residents in the Finnish population register system.
When you start as a new student you need to activate your user account. Activation is possible when the right to study begins. For joint application, activation is possible from 1 August.
The purpose of the activation is that you personally accept the rules of the account usage policy and start using your account. Activate your user account primarily using Mobile Certificate and Netbank User ID. Please read first the instructions in IT Services wiki.
Tuudo is a mobile app with which you can use various Metropolia web services easily on your smart phone. With Tuudo you can get VR, HSL, Matkahuolto and Kela student discounts immediately. The benefits are free for all Metropolia students.
In Tuudo you can check Metropolia, Admission Services, and student union METKA announcements, your schedule, study attainments, and cafeteria menus.
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During your studies, your support of well-being and health is Finnish Student Health Services (FSHS). The specialist in student health care offers you general, mental and oral health services and supports the well-being of study communities.
Our services can be used by students completing a bachelor’s or master’s degree at a university or a university of applied sciences who have registered as attending for the semester.
Master the facts! Familiarize yourself with our services and user instructions on the address fshs.fi, and the Health information resource on the address yths.fi/en/health-information-resource. You can also find information about appointments as well as current information about your service unit on the address yths.fi/en/service-units.
Start using Self! Self is the student’s own online service for health care issues at FSHS. In Self, you can manage appointment bookings, communicate via SelfChat and start a remote consultation. Log in to Self as a user immediately from the beginning of the semester and keep your contact details up to date for as long as you are a student. Read more: yths.fi/en/self-info.
The health care fee for students in higher education will be paid to Kela on your initiative (kela.fi/web/en/healthcare-fee-for-students-in-higher-education).
If you have social security coverage in another EU/EEA country or in Switzerland or the United Kingdom, you do not have to pay the healthcare fee. However, you can to use the FSHS’s services.
Already excited about starting your studies in Metropolia and meeting new people? On this page you will find welcome letters for each degree program.
Welcome letters are information packages prepared by your future tutors. They include, for example, important dates as well as information about studying, student benefits, or student life.
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You have received a place to study in the Construction Information Technology degree program (Myllypuro campus, Myllypurontie 1, 00920 Helsinki). We wish you luck and success in your studies!
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Place: Myllypuro campus
Please note that more detailed information regarding the orientation week program will be published on this website in August 2024 prior to the orientation week so please remember to check this website regularly.
Every student who has accepted the study place has to participate in the orientation week as the orientation week is part of the compulsory Orientation to the profession and studies -course. Please note that you must be present at the very beginning of the event. Please also note that you must prove your identity at the beginning of the event so please bring a photo ID and bank credentials to activate the user ID of Metropolia.
In the orientation week information is given about practical matters. Students are guided in planning their studies and the user ID for electronic systems is activated. During the orientation period, students will also familiarize themselves with Metropolia's student Oma-service and timetables.
Preliminary orientation week program:
More detailed orientation week program will be published on this website in August 2024 prior to the orientation week.
Teaching will begin in accordance with the timetable on Monday, August 26, 2024. Attendance is compulsory.
At a university of applied sciences, the student is responsible for all costs and expenses related to his studies, for example materials acquired during his studies. At the start of the studies, the student will need:
The scope of the Bachelor of Engineering degree is 240 credits. The degree includes compulsory, optional and freely chosen studies as well as work placement and a thesis.
In the curriculum, you can get to know the goal and content descriptions of the study courses by selecting the name of the study course. The curriculum also includes a schedule of studies, where you can choose either academic years or semesters as the review period. However, the timing plan is indicative and may vary each year.
During the orientation week, you will get the necessary information on matters related to starting your studies. If there are some special issues related to the start of your studies (e.g. previous university studies in the field of construction), please contact the contact persons of the degree program well in advance before the start of your studies by email.
See the student tutors' greetings on the website of the student union METKA (link will be updated later).
