Did you miss a place to study, or do you want to try bachelor's studies without losing your first-time quota in a joint application? Do you want to continue master’s studies immediately after your bachelor's degree?
Start studying as a path student at the Open University of Applied Sciences!
Path studies are an alternative route to a degree student. You study first year studies with a degree group at the Open UAS. In some degrees, it is also possible that path students have their own group.
With the studies completed in the open UAS path, you can apply for a Metropolia degree student in the separate application “Application on the Basis of Metropolia’s Open UAS Studies”. If you have been admitted a study right as a degree student, your path studies will be accepted as part of your degree studies and you will continue your studies smoothly with the group. Please note, however, that completing path studies does not automatically guarantee admission as a degree student in a separate application.
The scope, content and implementation of the pathway studies varies depending on the degree programme. In bachelor's degrees, the scope of path studies is generally 30-60 credits and in master’s degrees 15-30 credits.
Path studies are right for you if
There are no basic training requirements for bachelor's paths. Master’s paths require a suitable bachelor's degree in the field or a corresponding university degree in the field as a basic education requirement. However, it is good to note that you need general study skills and sufficient language skills in your studies.
Read more about prerequisites on our website Language Skills and Other Requirements
Explore the Bachelor and Master paths from different fields below.
Information about enrollment and time table can be found under the section "Enrollment" on this website.
Nursing bilingual (Bachelor) path, daytime studies
Social Services (Bachelor) path, daytime studies
Health Business Management (Master) path, Health Care, online studies
Health Business Management (Master) path, Business Administration, online studies
Health Business Management (Master) path, Engineering, online studies
Health Care Diagnostics (Master) path, Radiography, online studies
Development and Leadership of Nursing (Master) path, blended studies
Laboratory Science (Bachelor) path, daytime studies
Construction Information Technology (bachelor) path
Electronics (Bachelor) path, daytime studies
Smart Automation (Bachelor) path, daytime studies
Business Informatics (Master) path, Engineering, blended studies
Health Business Management (Master) path, Engineering, online studies
International Business and Analytics (Bachelor) path, daytime studies
International Business and Logistics (Bachelor) path, daytime studies
Business Informatics (Master) path, Business, blended studies
Business Informatics (Master) path, Engineering
The price of path studies can be found in the path information in the enrollment system.
Payment can be made either at the time of registration or by invoice in two installments. If a study path or study module includes a separate selection process, the customer is obliged to pay and the fee will be charged once the selection has been confirmed and the customer has accepted the study place. If customer is placed on the waiting list, the customer is obliged to pay after customer has accepted the study place.
Before enrollment, please read the Open UAS terms of payment and cancellation
Enrollment for paths is done trough the Metropolia open UAS enrollment system. Enrollment is done by clicking "Add to basket". In the enrollment system you will find more detailed information about the path, requirements, the implementation methods, enrollment and price information, among other things. You can enroll or accept a place from only one path.
Familiarize yourself with language skills and other requirements on our website. Please also note that some programs may have specific requirements, which you can find more information about in the enrollment system.
Students are selected either in the order of enrollment or based on a pre-test.
If you stay in a wait list on a path, you can still get a place 7 days before the start of the path if someone who gets a place cancels their registration.
The Open UAS path studies are primarily intended for persons who have not previously studied in path studies at Metropolia. If necessary, students for path studies can be selected deviating from the order of enrollment on this basis.
Some of the paths include a pre-test, in which those applying for path studies may be given priority in accordance with the selection criteria that have been decided. For further details regarding the pre-test, please see the additional information provided in the course section of the enrollment system.
Part of the degree programs invite only some of the enrolled students to the pre-test, some invite all.
Pre-tests to path studies starting in Autumn 2025 will be organised during 11th of August to 13th of August, 2025. Invites to pre-tests will be send by email during 6th of August to 8th of August, 2025.
Information about the selection or rejection will be sent by e-mail on 15th of August, 2025 the latest.
Pre-test to path studies starting in Spring 2026 will be organised during 1st of December to 2nd of December, 2025. Invites to pre-test will be send by email during 27th of November to 28th of November, 2025.
Information about the selection or rejection will be sent by e-mail on 4th of December, 2025 the latest.
Applicants who get a study place based on an accepted pre-test will receive an email, which includes a link to accept the study place. Please remember to follow your email carefully during the process, also check your email's spam folder. Kindly note that if you don't accept the study place in 24 hours, it will be offered forward and you will lose your study place.
If you are on the waiting list, you can receive a study place to the path if a person who has passed the test does not accept a study place or cancels it after accepting.
Check out Degree Specific instructions about starting path studies. The updated instructions will be published closer to the start of the studies.
Check out also important general study instructions for the Open UAS
Instructions for starting the studies in Nursing path
Instructions for starting the studies in Social Services path
Instructions for starting the studies in Development and Leadership of Nursing
Instructions for starting the studies in Health Business Management path
Instructions for starting the studies in Health Care Diagnostics path studies
Instructions for starting the studies in Construction Information Technology path
Instructions for starting the studies in Electronics path
Instructions for starting the studies in Industrial Management path
Instructions for starting the studies in Information Technology online path
Instructions for starting the studies in Smart Automation path
If you would like to discuss career opportunities or possibilities for developing your skills with a career coach, book a free personal career guidance appointment in our booking system. In case you cannot find a suitable slot right now, we are opening new slots every week on Monday.
The appointment will be held online and takes only 30 minutes of your time — a small but significant investment in your professional future!
If you have any questions, please contact us!
avoinamk [at] metropolia.fi (avoinamk[at]metropolia[dot]fi)
tel. 040 712 5100
Please see updated customer service opening times on studentservices website.
You can also book appointment time from student & admission services online reservation portal .
Questions concerning the completion of the course should be addressed to the course teacher. Questions concerning the content of path should be addressed to the contact person indicated in the course information.