Metropolia Tech Pathway
Metropolia Tech Pathway is your gateway to Bachelor’s degree in any of the international degree programmes in the field of technology in Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.
Metropolia Tech Pathway in a nutshell
- Start your Metropolia Tech Pathway in the modern campuses of Metropolia, located in the capital region of Finland
- Complete in English 30 ECTS credits of Pathway studies, which guarantee you with a study right in the degree programme you have chosen
- Your pathway studies are credited as part of your degree to fasten your path to a bachelor’s degree
- Learn about Finland and Metropolia prior starting your degree studies
Admission to Pathway studies
Admission period: September 4th, 2024 - October 20th, 2024.
Pathway studies during January 20th, 2025 - May 25th 2025.
Fee for pathway is 3.500,00 € (VAT incl)
Apply for Online Metropolia Tech Pathway with e-form
Students are selected on First come-First served basis.
Admission criteria
You must hold a foreign qualification that provides eligibility for higher education studies in your home country.
Admission documents
A scanned copy of your final secondary school certificate (or equivalent)
Transcript of Records
A scanned copy of the English language certificate. English language skills can be proved by the following document
1. Language test results:
- IELTS Academic: a minimum total score of 6.0
- TOEFL Academic (iBT): a minimum total score of 60
- PTE Academic: a minimum total score of 55
- Cambridge C1 Advanced: a minimum total score of 169
- Cambridge C2 Proficiency: a minimum total score of 169
IELTS Online and PTE Academic Online are accepted
2. Instead of English proficiency test, applicant can also provide SAT result with the following scores: 400 for Evidence Based Reading and Writing section and 400 for Math section
NOTE: When using an English language test result (IELTS, TOEFL, PTE or Cambridge, or SAT) for proving English language skills, certificates printed or delivered by the applicants themselves are not taken into account but the results must be sent to Metropolia electronically by the test organizer and available/verifiable as described above. Metropolia's TOEFL code is 3804.
3. English language skills can be proved also by the following documents
- English skill can be proven with high school studies completed with American, English or International Baccalaureate curriculum OR
- English language grade/score of 80 per cent of the best grade/maximum score in the final secondary school certificate (or equivalent).
In these cases, you will be invited to an online interview to check the English language proficiency
Pathway description
Begin your academic journey in Finland with the Metropolia Tech Pathway (30 ECTS), specifically designed for international students planning to complete their bachelor’s degree in Metropolia in the field of technology in Finland.
This onsite / online pathway offers an exceptional opportunity to delve into the world of technology and to seize the chance to be part of a dynamic, global student community, and lay a solid foundation for your academic and professional future in the field of technology in Finland in any of the below mentioned international degree programmes in Metropolia UAS.
When submitting your application for the pathway studies, you will select your preferred degree program. Please note that once your application is submitted, changes to this selection are not possible.
The first half of the pathway studies will take place both onsite at Metropolia UAS's Myyrmäki campus and online, with live lectures streamed from campus. Please note that these lectures will not be recorded, so attendance is mandatory for course completion.
The second half of the pathway studies will be conducted entirely onsite at the Myyrmäki campus.
All lectures are conducted by the lecturers of Metropolia UAS.
Successfully completed studies by the given deadline will grant you a study place in the degree programme, which you have chosen. The credits gained during the pathway program will be credited as part of your degree in full extent in most of the degree programmes to fasten your study time.
Teaching and lessons will be implemented between 20th January - 25th May 2025
Each course is 5 ECTS credits, altogether pathway studies are 30 ECTS (1 ECTS is 27 hours of work). Courses will be assessed as passed or failed.
Pathway studies will consist of the following onsite / online courses conducted by the lecturers of the international degree programmes in Metropolia.
Courses during 20th January - 23rd March 2025 (Onsite and Online)
Upon course completion, students will be proficient in simplifying expressions, equations, and systems of equations for future applications. They will understand complex numbers and their practical uses. Additionally, they will acquire the skill to effectively utilize vectors in their academic pursuits.
The student will learn to enhance their professional proficiency in English and to use appropriate register in working life and academic situations. The student will gain an understanding of writing formal texts in English and how to cite references, as well as creating reference lists. The student will learn to write topical and formal texts and develop their overall professional English language skills.
The course covers an introduction to Python language, basics of Python and topics such as functions, modules and structures in object-oriented programming. After the course students have gained the ability to write and maintain Python scripts and develop Python based programs.
Courses during 31st March - 25th May 2025
On completion of the course, the student will understand simple and clearly spoken Finnish in very familiar everyday situations. The student will be able to tell briefly about his/her background, home and daily routines and understand short texts about familiar topics. The student’s communication skills will correspond to the skill level A1 as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CERF).
After completing a course, students have learned what are the basic techniques to manifest artificial intelligence using Python Programming Language in practice.
List of course options will be published soon.
Degree programmes offered via Metropolia Tech Pathway
Please find further information of each degree programme by clicking the link:
- Automotive Electrics, (Bachelor of Engineering), 4 study places
- Construction Information Technology (Bachelor of Engineering), 10 study places
- Electronics (Bachelor of Engineering), 10 study places
- Information Technology (Bachelor of Engineering), 10 study places - FULL
- Laboratory Science (Bachelor of Laboratory Services), 10 study places - FULL
- Smart Automation (Bachelor of Engineering), 10 study places
- Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor of Engineering), 10 study places
Admission to degree studies on the basis of the Metropolia Tech Pathway studies
Student selection requires that the applicant has completed at least 15 credits (ECTS) of the Metropolia Tech Pathway studies that started in the spring term 2025 by the end of April 2025 at the latest. The required credits must appear in Metropolia's student administration database as having been completed on or before April 30, 2025.
Student selection is conditional until Metropolia has verified that the Metropolia Tech Pathway studies used as a basis for student selection have been completed in full (30 cr ECTS) by the beginning of the academic term in which the degree studies begin. Student selection can be canceled if the conditions for student selection are not met by the deadline.
All students who meet the above mentioned admission criteria will be offered a study place automatically (without a separate application process) for the degree studies starting in autumn term 2025. The study place is offered from the degree programme that the student has chosen when applying for Metropolia Tech Pathway studies. Conditional admission letters and further instructions will be sent to the students via e-mail by the end May 2025 at the latest.
Admission to the degree studies starting in spring term 2026 or after requires a separate application submitted via the Studyinfo-portal. Further instructions will be published in the Studyinfo by the end of July 2025 at the latest.
Contact information
Manager of Education Export Aija Ahokas
+358 50 401 3503
aija.ahokas [at] metropolia.fi (aija[dot]ahokas[at]metropolia[dot]fi)