Start your journey towards the business administration studies of your dreams!
Introduction course 2 ECTS
Application to the path studies
Path studies 28 ECTS
Separate application
What are path studies?
International Business Path Studies for Vocational Students are intended for students of educational institutions which cooperate with Metropolia University of Applied Sciences in different areas. Note that the studies are always agreed in advance with your own educational institution. Talk to your study counsellor before enrolling to the International Business Path Studies for Vocational Students.
Before enrolling to the path studies for vocational students, you must have completed the Introduction to International Business Path Studies for Vocational Students 2 credits, which will be available latest on 1.4.2025. Completion of this Introduction course is a prerequisite when enrolling in the path studies.
These studies give you the opportunity to familiarize yourself with university of applied sciences studies and deepen your knowledge in the field of business administration.
To whom path studies are suitable?
Remember to consult your study counsellor and get your educational institution's approval for your enrollment, as your educational institution will be paying for the studies. You will receive an enrollment link from your study counsellor and enrollment will be possible with your school’s email address. Acceptance for path studies is done in the order of enrollment, note that there are limited study places.
Representative of the educational institution, are you interested in cooperation? Contact us: jatkuvaoppiminen [at] metropolia.fi (jatkuvaoppiminen[at]metropolia[dot]fi)
How is teaching organized?
Teaching takes place at Metropolia's Myyrmäki campus (Leiritie 1) or online. Studying at Metropolia is diverse and there is both classroom and online teaching, which includes practical exercises and group work. Please note that at the moment many courses take place at the campus, it is not possible to complete the whole degree programme online.
Content of International Business Path Studies for Vocational Students
The content of the studies may vary according to the student's schedule and interest. Studies start with Introduction to International Business Path Studies for Vocational Students course and after you have completed the Introduction course and applied for the path studies, the studies consist of the following parts:
Choose 3-8 ECTS from the following self-study online courses:
- Team leadership 1 ECTS
- Digital Marketing 1 ECTS
- Service Design Sprint 2 ECTS
- Discovering Entrepreneurship 1 ECTS
- Basic statistics for data analysis 2 ECTS
- Introduction to Sustainability 1 ECTS
- Cultural Diversity in Working Life 1 ECTS
- Introduction to the Essentials of Marketing 3 ECTS
Choose 20-25 ECTS from the following:
- International Markets and Responsible Business Practices 5 ECTS
- Supply Chain Management 5 ECTS
- Marketing 5 ECTS
- Business Mathematics and Statistics 5 ECTS
- Business Accounting 5 ECTS
- Economics 5 ECTS
- Business Law 5 ECTS
- IT Tools 5 ECTS
- Foundations of Management 5 ECTS
- Gateway to Business Studies 5 ECTS
- Communication for Global Business 5 ECTS
- Finance 5 ECTS
More information about the courses can be found in the curricula of International Business and Logistics and International Business and Analytics.
When is the application period?
Application period for the International Business Path Studies for Vocational Students is 5.5.2025 at 10:00 - 30.5.2025 till 23:59. More information from your own study counsellor.
It is recommended to apply for the path studies during the Autumn of the second year. Completion of the Introduction course must be registered in Metropolia's systems during the application period.
How to start Bachelor of Business studies as a degree student?
If you complete your studies with the required academic success of 30 credits, you will be eligible to apply within the Application on the Basis of Metropolia's Open UAS Studies. Students are selected based on academic success and an interview. The studies done during the path studies can be credited as part of your future university studies.
More information:
Study Counsellor
oksan.niemi [at] metropolia.fi (oksan[dot]niemi[at]metropolia[dot]fi)
Tutustu jatkuvan oppimisen tietosuojaselosteeseen
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.
If you have enrolled for Open UAS studies without using strong identification, you must visit the Student and Admission Services customer service point for strong identification. Only after that, you can activate your user ID.
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 of the CampusOnline.fi courses offered by other universities of applied sciences.
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)