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.
Content
Path studies consist of 15cr of Procurement studies. After completion of these 15 credits with good grades you are welcome to apply to become a degree student through a separate application process.
Procurement path (Master of Business Administration & Master of Engineering), 15 cr
- Procurement Operations and Strategy, 5 cr
- Supplier Relationship Management, 5 cr
- Strategic Management and Transformation, 5 cr
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.
Price
225 €
Enrollment
Enrollment is open from June 3rd at 10:00 to August 4th 2026 at 23:59.
Register for the Procurement (Master of Administration) path in the registration system.
Register for the Procurement (Master of Engineering) path in the registration system.
Enrollment is done by clicking "Add to cart". You can enroll or accept a place from only one path. All eligible applicants will be invited to a group interview on Tuesday 11th August 2026 between 9.00-12.00. Interviews are conducted over Zoom.
Before enrollment, please read the Open UAS terms of payment and cancellation.
Additional information
- Procurement, degree programme webpages
- Curriculum and timing plan of Procurement (Master of Business Administration), degree programme
- 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.
- Studyinfo, Master of Business Administration, Procurement, Online studies
- Studyinfo, Master of Engineering, Procurement, Online studies
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.
Coordinator Jenni Torikka (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.
When you start as a new student at Metropolia, you need to activate your Metropolia 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 services customer service points.
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 have already been registered for their 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. You are required to follow you email actively. You can access your e-mail at mail.metropolia.fi. (sign in with your Metropolia ID and password).
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.
You can get the meal benefit with path students student card which on Tuudo mobile app. Tuudo is a mobile app with which you can use various Metropolia web services easily on your 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 Open UAS Customer Service.
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. Please check the application instructions and make sure to apply during the application period.
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: Admission Services
Other general help, refunding of payments and financial support applications: Open UAS Customer Service.
IT problems: IT Services
How to start Procurement studies
Welcome to study Master’s path studies in Procurement!
Your studies will start with the Orientation and Teaching day on Friday the 28th of August 2026 at 8.30 am EET. There will be program until 4 pm. You are welcome to join the orientation and teaching day at our Myllypuro campus in Finland to meet us and your student colleagues face-to-face.
The option to join online is available as well, links to online sessions will be sent to you in August via email.
Your presence at the orientation days is essential.
The following teaching sessions during the autumn semester will all be online. Only at the start of the semester, there is a possibility to meet at the campus face-to-face. If possible we try to organize once per semester a possibility to join teaching at the campus as well and meet your student colleagues and lecturers.
There will be teaching as follows:
- Procurement Operations and Strategy, 5 ECTS
- Fri 28.8.2026 at 13.30-16:00 online/campus
- Mon 7.9.2026 at 17:00-20:00 online
- Mon 21.9.2026 at 17:00-20:00 online
- Mon 5.10.2026 at 17:00-20:00 online
- Supplier Relationship Management, 5 ECTS
- Wed 2.9.2026 at 17:00-20:00 online
- Wed 16.9.2026 at 17:00-20:00 online
- Wed 30.9.2026 at 17:00-20:00 online
- Wed 21.10.2026 at 17:00-20:00 online
- Strategic Management and Transformation, 5 ECTS
- Sat 5.9.2026 at 9:00-15:00 online
- Sat 19.9.2026 at 9:00-15:00 online
- Sat 3.10.2026 at 9:00-15:00 online
You can get yourself familiar with the autumn schedule in Schedule Machine.
group code L1126S6 (Business Administration)
group code T2526S6 (Engineering)
The schedule is subject to change.
Study Counsellor:
mbsmasters [at] metropolia.fi (mbsmasters[at]metropolia[dot]fi)
Direct recognition of prior learning is not possible at the Open UAS. Instead, studies are recognised using pedagogic solutions, in which case the student demonstrates his or her competence in the manner specified by the lecturer. The RPL process is identical with the degree students. More information is given by the lecturer of the course in question or your Student Advisor.
RPL process does not entitle to a refund of fees.
If you are retaking an exam or wish to improve your grade, please register for the exam. You can find the instructions for retaking exams on the OMA intranet. Please contact the course lecturer for more information.