Open University of Applied Sciences

Open UAS education is open to everyone, regardless of basic education, work experience and age. However, studying requires sufficient study skills and language skills. Some courses may have prerequisites.

A suitable Bachelor's degree is required for Master’s path studies. Postgraduate work experience is not required in path studies. If you later apply to degree student on the basis of an open UAS studies, two years' work experience after completing a bachelor's degree is required to be eligible.

Check out sufficient study skills and language skills

You can see the schedule of the course in connection to the course information. If you want to examine schedules of several courses at the same time (notice overlap), you have to use the Schedule Machine.

How to use Schedule Machine

1. Copy the implementation code from the course information.
2. Go to the Schedule Machine.
3. Type the code (eg. SX00BN69-3001) in the field "Search word" and press "Search".
4. Click the symbol before the course name and you'll get a list of the calendar reservations for the course. NB! The timing period in the course information is not always accurate. Always check the actual schedule.
5. Add the course to the "Study basket" by pressing the "+" sign before the name of the course.
6. The course is transferred to the course basket in the left bottom.
7. If you wish to examine several courses at the same time, repeat the steps 1-6 with all courses.
8. When you have all courses in the study basket, press "View schedule".
9. Now you can see the calendar view for the current week. By browsing the weeks you can see the teaching times for each week. If you wish to see all teaching times at once, choose the list –view. In the calendar view you can see the possible overlaps the easiest.

Please note, that if you are not an Open UAS student, you are not able to save the schedule in the Schedule Machine, but you can print it (pdf online or paper).

To be noted

• There may always be changes in the schedules, so check the schedules close to the beginning of the course.
• The list view in the calendar shows only classes ahead.
• Make sure the studies do not overlap!
• Information on the path studies and study modules are usually published and enrollment opened earlier than the schedules are published.

After your enrollment read important instructions about studying in Open UAS.

When a customer enrols for open UAS studies, the enrolment is always considered binding. Upon enrolment, the customer commits to the terms of payment and cancellation.

Check out terms of payment and cancellation

Searching the supply

• Please notice that all Open UAS selection is visible at both Finnish and English side. Therefore it is very important to check the teaching language in connection to the study information.
• Studies are searched using search restrictions found in the left side. The results can be restricted using several restrictions. Only those restrictions are visible to choose that are in use at the moment.
• Above the page is an open search field. Please remember to empty the field if you move to use specific search restrictions.
• Other information restrictions offer the possibility to restrict the search according to teaching language, virtual studies, multifield studies and separately Master Degree Programme studies.
• Search results show 10 first results. Above the results you can find a "next" button which leads you to more results.
• Above the page you can see the chosen restrictions in use. You can delete all of them from the right side of the page.

Enrollment and studies

• You can see the exact enrollment period in the course information.
• In the right margin you can see an "Add to basket" button which is not active when the enrollment time has not yet begun or has ended. In the course information you can see which one is in question. Button is active when registration is in progress.
• It is not possible to enroll in several paths during the same session. It is however possible to enroll in only one path together with several study modules and/or individual courses.
• During the same session, it is not possible to enroll in studies, which have different selection methods. Selection methods are a) direct selection in enrollment order and b) eliminating pre-test. The eliminating pre-test is used only in some paths.
• It is not possible to receive a place in two paths. If a person already has a place in a path, the system does not allow this person to enroll in another path nor receive an offered place (pre-test/waiting list). If a person is on a waiting list for other paths, he/she must cancel them in order to receive a place for another path. Being on a waiting list does not however prevent new enrolments to other paths as long as there is no place in a path.
• When enrolling, you will carry out a strong identification using either online banking codes or Mobile ID. You can also use weak identification, but do not use it if you are able to use strong identification. Otherwise you have to visit a service point of Metropolia's Student and Admission Services to do a strong identification. Lack of strong identification prevents receival of Metropolia's student ID. Staff and studenst of other Applied Sciences can identify themselves using the HAKA identification.
• When entering you name, write it in form Maija Mehiläinen. Not in maija mehiläinen or MAIJA MEHILÄINEN.
• When enrolling, double check your email. If the email is incorrect, you will not receive any messages, e.g. confirmation of the study place.
• At the moment, it's not possible to give a deviant billing address. The bill will be sent to the address of the enrollee. If you want to redirect the invoice to another party, eg an employer please contact avoinamk [at] metropolia.fi (avoinamk[at]metropolia[dot]fi).
• If you carry out the payment in connection to the enrollment, always return to the service provider's webpage in the end of the process. NEVER close the browser or the enrollment fails.
• If you cancel our studies, ALWAYS do it by using the cancellation link in the automatic message you got. In terms of refunds, send email to avoinamk [at] metropolia.fi (avoinamk[at]metropolia[dot]fi).
  You can view the right to refunds in terms of payment and cancellation.

Timing of the studies

• You can see the schedule of the course in connection to the course information. If you want to examine schedules of several courses at the same time (notice overlap), you have to use the Schedule Machine.
• If the schedule is empty, it has not yet been published. An exception to this are 100% virtual studies. This is mentioned in the course information. Enrollment to courses with empty schedules happens at one's own risk. Schedules proven to be later unsuitable for the student does not entitle to free cancellation.
• The "timing" field (date - date) in connection to the study information does not necessarily represent the correct beginning. The timing must always be checked from the schedule. Link to the Schedule Machine can not be found in the information system.

Enrollment to individual courses varies depending on the degree programme and sometimes on the course. In the information system, you can see the exact enrollment period as well as the entire schedule of the course. If you want to examine schedules of several courses at the same time (e.g. overlapping), you use the Schedule Machine.

NOTICE! Course supply may be published before the course schedules. If the course schedule information is empty, it has not yet been published. An exception to this are 100% virtual studies. This is mentioned in the course information. Enrollment to courses with empty schedules happens at one's own risk. Schedules proven to be later unsuitable for the student do not entitle to free cancellation.

You can get acquainted with the open UAS range of study and enroll in our enrollment system.