The studies are scheduled for the autumn 2026 semester. The path studies consist of 15 credits. Registration takes place in the Open UAS registration system between June 3rd and August 4th, 2026.
Online contact teaching is organized mainly in the evenings at 17 - 20 EET. There will be also a possibility to join the first Orientation and Teaching day and start of the semester at Myllypuro campus in Finland. The option to join online is available as well.
Path studies are an alternative route to becoming a degree student. You will study the first-year studies together with the degree program group. Please note that completing the path studies does not automatically guarantee admission as a degree student in a separate application process.
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Requirements
The Open path studies require a relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent higher education degree in the field (e.g. business or engineering). However, it is important to note that you will also need general study skills and sufficient language skills. Work experience is not required in Open path studies. However, if you later apply to the master´s degree programme on the Basis of Metropolia Open UAS Studies, two years' work experience in the relevant field will be required after completing your Bachelor's degree.
Read more about language skills and other requirements.
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Enrollment
Enrollment is done by clicking "Add to basket". You can enroll or accept a place from only one path. Enrollment is open from June 3rd at 10:00 to August 4th 2026 at 23:59.
Before enrollment, please read the Open UAS terms of payment and cancellation.
Additional information
- Procurement (Master of Business Administration), degree programme webpages
- Curriculum and timing plan of Procurement (Master of Business Administration), degree programme
- Procurement (Master of Engineering), degree programme webpages
- Curriculum and timing plan of Procurement (Master of Engineering), degree programme
You can familiarize yourself in advance with the eligibility criteria for the degree program on Studyinfo.fi, such as the work experience requirement for Master's level (YAMK) programs.
Contact information
Open UAS (payments, cancellations etc.)
Please contact the Open UAS customer service using the contact form.
We kindly ask you to carefully fill in all the required information before submitting the form. You will receive a response by email. Please note that our customer service answers messages only on weekdays.
You can reach the Open UAS customer service by phone on Tuesdays between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm at +358 9 7424 5903.
Please see customer service opening times on student services website.
Study Coordinator Nea Kivekäs (content and implementation of path studies), mbsmasters [at] metropolia.fi (mbsmasters[at]metropolia[dot]fi)
How to start path studies at Metropolia
Welcome to study path studies at Metropolia!
Read below all the common instructions for Metropolia's path students as well as the instructions for your own group.
When you start as a new student at Metropolia, you need to activate your user ID. Activate your user ID by using Netbank User ID or Mobile Certificate, or by using activation password. See instructions how to activate you user ID.
Strong identification
If you have registered for open studies with weak identification, you will need to complete strong identification in one of the following ways in order to receive your Metropolia user credentials:
- In person at the campus in student and admissions services customer service points. The opening hours of the customer service points can be found on the student and admissions services website.
Remotely via the Candour ID service by using the Candour ID mobile application. Please read the instructions for remote identification on Metropolia’s IT services website, which you can access via this link.
For remote identification, you must have a valid identity document, which can be one of the following: a passport (with or without an ICAO chip), a Finnish identity card with an ICAO chip, or a foreign identity card with an ICAO chip.
You will receive your study schedules at the beginning of the studies. You can use the Schedule Machine to see the up-to-date schedules. You can also check the schedules in Tuudo app.
Open UAS students do not enrol for the courses themselves but you have already been registered for the courses.
Communications concerning your studies takes place in OMA intranet workspaces and in your Metropolia e-mail, which you can use once you activate your user account. Please follow actively your metropolia.fi email! You can access your e-mail at mail.metropolia.fi.
Lecturers mostly send their messages through the courses' OMA workspaces. If other learning management platforms are used, such as Moodle, the lecturer will inform you of this. Please also read the general announcements on Metropolia's OMA intranet.
Metropolia has arranged a separate meal benefit for Open Path students because Open UAS students are not entitled to the degree students’ meal subsidy.
The price of the meal is restaurant-specific. The meal benefit is not applicable at Arabia campus.
Tuudo mobile app’s student card or meal certificate, which you can either pick up at the Student and Admission Services customer service point or order by e-mail from studentservices [at] metropolia.fi (studentservices[at]metropolia[dot]fi) at the beginning of your studies, entitles to a meal benefit.
Tuudo is a mobile app with which you can use various Metropolia web services easily on your smart phone.
In Tuudo you can also check announcements, your schedule, study attainments, and cafeteria menus.
Get Tuudo on your phone from the app store for free and start using it!
If you have selected invoicing as the payment method for your studies, the studies will be invoiced in two installments. The first invoice is sent at the beginning of the studies and the second invoice four months after the start of the studies.
Please also see Open UAS terms of payment and cancellation.
If your address changes during your studies, please notify us by e-mail avoinamk [at] metropolia.fi (avoinamk[at]metropolia[dot]fi)
If you wish to complete other studies in addition to those in your study path or module, you can enroll for the Open UAS courses in the enrollment system. Please make sure that your additional studies do not overlap with the studies included in the path or module.
Path students are also entitled to complete some courses offered by other universities of applied sciences. For more information, visit Metropolia’s Student's Guide.
After completing Open UAS path studies, you can apply for a degree programme on the basis of Metropolia’s Open UAS Studies.
Make sure to read the instruction for Open UAS students.
Contents and completion of courses: lecturers
Application on the Basis of Open Metropolia’s Open UAS Studies and other matters concerning applications: Student and Admission Services, admissions [at] metropolia.fi (admissions[at]metropolia[dot]fi)
Other general help, refunding of payments and financial support applications: Open university of applied sciences: avoinamk [at] metropolia.fi (avoinamk[at]metropolia[dot]fi)
IT problems: helpdesk [at] metropolia.fi (helpdesk[at]metropolia[dot]fi)