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Bachelor of Engineering, Information Technology, full-time studies

Name of the Qualification

Bachelor of Engineering

Degree Title

Bachelor of Engineering

Scope of Degree

240 ECTS cr / 4 years

Name of the Degree Programme

Degree Programme in Information Technology

Number of Starting Places

50

Implementation of Studies

The education is arranged mainly on weekdays between 8 and 18 o’clock. Also evening lessons may be arranged. Part of the studies may be arranged as online courses.

Campus

Linnanmaa campus

Yliopistokatu 9, FI-90570 Oulu

Application period

January 8-22 2025

Selection Criteria

There are three different selection methods used in the student selection for the degree programme in Information Technology in the Finnish joint application on January 8-22 2025.

Studyinfo database will automatically place applicants into selection methods available for them based on the information given in the online application. This means that applicants are not able to choose the selection methods they wish to be taken into consideration by themselves. 

SELECTION METHOD 1

International University of Applied Sciences Exam: 30 study places

The entrance examination assesses the applicants’ abilities to study in universities of applied sciences. The entrance examination does not contain any pre-reading materials or pre-tasks.

Applicants attending to International UAS exam are required to give a proof of English language skills beforehand.

More information about the International UAS Exam is available at the national website of International UAS exam.

SELECTION METHOD 2 

SAT test: 5 study places

Sections

1. Evidence-based reading and writing (required minimum score 400)

I Reading test.

II Writing and language test.

2. Math (required minimum score 400)

Only the new version of SAT test (completed after March 2016) is accepted.

Oamk accepts only electronic SAT test results from the SAT database. Applicant must make sure that Oamk has access to the applicant’s test result by sending the result electronically from SAT database. Reports printed and sent by applicants themselves are not taken into consideration. The SAT test selection only takes into account the sections performed during the single session.

The SAT test code for Oulu University of Applied Sciences is 7533.

N.B. SAT results must be at the Admission Services on March 31 2025 at latest.

SELECTION METHOD 3 

Certificate-based selection for Finnish upper secondary school, IB, EB and RP/DIA diplomas and international IB and EB diplomas : 15 study places

 Applicants should have received min. 60 points total from the upper secondary school diploma.

The scoring models of certificate-based selection are maintained and updated on the national website UASinfo.

More information on how to apply to Bachelor’s degree is available here.

Contact information

Further information about application and selection criteria

Admission Services
(service available in English)
Tel. +358 29 448 9001
admissions@oamk.fi

Further information about the study contents

Orajärvi Kaisa
Head of Studies, Senior Lecturer, Information Technology
050 5176758