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Bachelor's Degree Programme in Agricultural and Rural Industries: Part-time studies

Code: LMS2025SM

Degree:
Bachelor of Natural Resources

Degree title:
Bachelor of Natural Resources

Credits:
240 ects

Duration:
4 years (240 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2025

Teaching language:
Finnish

Show study timings by semester, study year or period

Code Name Credits (cr) 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 Autumn 2025 Spring 2026 Autumn 2026 Spring 2027 Autumn 2027 Spring 2028 Autumn 2028 Spring 2029 1. / 2025 2. / 2026 3. / 2026 1. / 2026 2. / 2027 3. / 2027 1. / 2027 2. / 2028 3. / 2028 1. / 2028 2. / 2029 3. / 2029
LMS2025SM-1001
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

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8
ZZ00CB57 Me as a Student in Higher Education 2 2 2 2
ZZ00CB58 Information Seeking and Reporting 1 1 1 1
ZZ00CB59 Career Planning and Working Life Skills 2 2 2 2
ZZ00CB60 ICT Skills 3 3 3 3
LMS2025SM-1002
LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION

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11
ZZ00CD01 Swedish for Working Life 4 4 4 4
ZZ00CD00 English for Working Life 4 4 4 4
ZZ00CD02 Working Life Communication 3 3 3 3
LMS2025SM-1003
JAMK FUTURE FACTORY

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15
ZZ00CD13 Basics of Sustainable Development 1 1 1 1
ZZ00CK91 InnoFlash 2 2 2 2
ZZ00CK90 Entrepreneurship 3 3 3 3
ZZ00CD11 Working Life Project 9 9 9 9
LMS2025SM-1004
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND THESIS

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20
ZZ00CK89 Research and Development 5 5 5 5
ZZ00BL91 Bachelor's Thesis, Planning 3 3 3 3
ZZ00BL97 Bachelor's Thesis, Thesis Writing 2 2 2 2
ZZ00BL92 Bachelor's Thesis, Implementation 6 6 6 6
ZZ00BL93 Bachelor's Thesis, Reporting and Assessment 4 4 4 4
ZZOA0220 Maturity Test, Bachelor's Degree 0
LMS2025SM-1005
BASICS OF BIOECONOMY

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29
LM00CB93 Practical Work and Occupational Health and Safety 10 10 10 10
LM00CB94 Agrologin matematiikka 4 4 4 4
LM00CB95 Physics and Chemistry for Agrologists 4 4 4 4
LM00CB96 Biology for Agrologists 8 8 8 8
LM00CB97 Excel for Agrologists 3 3 3 3
LMS2025SM-1006
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT OF BIOECONOMY

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21
LM00CB98 Observing Bioeconomy 2 2 2 2
LM00CB99 Production of Biomass 5 5 5 5
LM00CC00 Operational Environment 5 5 5 5
LM00CC01 Customer-oriented Marketing 4 4 4 4
LM00CC02 Bioeconomy, People and Environment 5 5 5 5
LMS2025SM-1007
AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY PRODUCTION

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41
LM00CC03 Introduction to Plant Production 5 5 5 5
LM00CC04 Plant Production Planning and Economics 8 8 8 8
LM00CC06 Responsible Animal Production 5 5 5 5
LM00CC07 Basics of Forest Management and Regeneration 4 4 4 4
LM00CC08 Methods of Silviculture 6 6 6 6
LM00CC09 Agricultural Subsidy System 3 3 3 3
LM00CC10 Blue Bioeconomy 5 5 5 5
LM00CC05 Feeding and Breeding of Farm Animals 5 5 5 5
LMS2025SM-1008
BIOECONOMY PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY

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25
LM00CC11 Agricultural Technology 5 5 5 5
LM00CC12 Smart Farming and Advanced Agriculture Technologies 5 5 5 5
LM00CC13 Energy Supply in Rural Areas 5 5 5 5
LM00CC14 Renewable Energy Production and Use 5 5 5 5
LM00CC15 Environment Use Guiding Methods 5 5 5 5
LMS2025SM-1009
BIOECONOMY BUSINESS

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15
LM00CC16 Basics of Bookkeeping and Taxation in a Farm Enterprise 5 5 5 5
LM00CC17 Agribusiness Management 5 5 5 5
LM00CC18 Business Plan 5 5 5 5
OPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

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15
LMS2025SM-1010
OPTIONAL STUDIES FOR SMART BIOECONOMY SOLUTIONS DEVELOPER

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0 - 15
LM00CC19 Data Collection from Bioeconomy Processes 5 5 5 5
LM00CC20 Data Utilization in Bioeconomy 5 5 5 5
LM00CC21 Technology Trends in Bioeconomy 5 5 5 5
LMS2025SM-1011
OPTIONAL STUDIES STUDIES IN BIOECONOMY PRIMARY PRODUCTION

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0 - 15
LM00CC22 Animal Production Planning 7 7 7 7
LM00CC23 Organic Plant Production 3 3 3 3
LM00CC24 Organic Animal Farming 2 2 2 2
LM00CC25 Planning of Private Forestry 6 6 6 6
LMS2025SM-1012
PRACTICAL TRAININGS

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30
LM00CC26 Primary Production Training 15 15 15 7.5 7.5
LM00CC27 Expert Training 15 15 15 15
LMS2025SM-1013
ELECTIVE STUDIES

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10
ZZHYVIN
Student wellbeing in studies and at work (For Bachelor's Student)

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0 - 57
SZZZ1910 Student´s wellbeing and life skills 2
ZS00CJ12 Life Balance 5
BI00BB51 Writing for studies 2
BI00BB52 Study techniques 2
BI00BB50 Refreshing language skills 1
ZZ00CM49 Mentoring 3 - 5
ZZ00BM06 Student Tutoring 3 - 5
ZZ00BM07 Multiform tutoring 3 - 5
ZW00BM05 Degree Student Tutoring 3 - 5
ZW00BM04 Exchange Student Tutoring 3 - 5
ZZAJ0100 Active in Student Associations 5 - 15
ZZ00BP80 Boost your career! Career planning and working life skills 2
YHTYRI
Shared Entrepreneurship Studies (For Bachelor's and Master's Student)

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0 - 23
ZZ00BC02 Idea to Business 5
ZZ00BC03 Business Coaching 8
ZYVZ0200 The Dreams+Inspiration! 3
ZZ00CQ16 Narratives of entrepreneurship 2
ZZ00CQ17 Valmiina yrittämään 3
ZZ00CQ18 JA Company Program 1 - 5
ZZ00CQ62 Yritystoimintaa kehittävät opinnot 1 - 5
LMS2025SM-1014
CROSS-INSTITUTIONAL STUDIES

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0
LMS2025SM-1015
EUDRES

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0
Total 240 60 64 57 67 29 31 25 39 27 30 31 36 29 31 0 25 31.5 7.5 27 30 0 31 36 0

Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.

Structure of the studies (Bachelor's degree)

Professional Studies
Working Life Project
Observing Bioeconomy
Production of Biomass
Operational Environment
Customer-oriented Marketing
Bioeconomy, People and Environment
Introduction to Plant Production
Plant Production Planning and Economics
Responsible Animal Production
Basics of Forest Management and Regeneration
Methods of Silviculture
Agricultural Subsidy System
Blue Bioeconomy
Feeding and Breeding of Farm Animals
Agricultural Technology
Smart Farming and Advanced Agriculture Technologies
Energy Supply in Rural Areas
Renewable Energy Production and Use
Environment Use Guiding Methods
Basics of Bookkeeping and Taxation in a Farm Enterprise
Agribusiness Management
Business Plan
Data Collection from Bioeconomy Processes
Data Utilization in Bioeconomy
Technology Trends in Bioeconomy
Animal Production Planning
Organic Plant Production
Organic Animal Farming
Planning of Private Forestry
Practical Training
Primary Production Training
Expert Training
Bachelor's Thesis
Bachelor's Thesis, Planning
Bachelor's Thesis, Thesis Writing
Bachelor's Thesis, Implementation
Bachelor's Thesis, Reporting and Assessment
Maturity Test, Bachelor's Degree
Core Studies
Me as a Student in Higher Education
Information Seeking and Reporting
Career Planning and Working Life Skills
ICT Skills
Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
Working Life Communication
Basics of Sustainable Development
InnoFlash
Entrepreneurship
Research and Development
Practical Work and Occupational Health and Safety
Agrologin matematiikka
Physics and Chemistry for Agrologists
Biology for Agrologists
Excel for Agrologists
Elective Studies

No attached course units

Not grouped

Bachelor’s degree: The shared competences 2023-2028

Ethics

The graduating student adheres to the ethical principles and values of their field of profession, taking the principles of equality and non-discrimination into account.
- Is able to take responsibility for their own actions and their consequences and reflects on them in accordance with the ethical principles and values of their field.
- Takes others into account and promotes equality and non-discrimination.
- Take into account the realisation of diversity and accessibility in their actions.
- Understands the principles of responsible conduct of research and adheres to them.
- Is able to influence society based on ethical values.

Me as a Student in Higher Education
Information Seeking and Reporting
Career Planning and Working Life Skills
ICT Skills
Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
Working Life Communication
Basics of Sustainable Development
Working Life Project
Research and Development
Bachelor's Thesis, Planning
Bachelor's Thesis, Thesis Writing
Bachelor's Thesis, Implementation
Maturity Test, Bachelor's Degree
Practical Work and Occupational Health and Safety
Responsible Animal Production
Feeding and Breeding of Farm Animals
Primary Production Training
Expert Training
Proactive development

The graduating student is able to develop solutions that anticipate the future of their own field, applying existing knowledge and research and development methods.
− Solves problem situations creatively and reforms operating methods together with others.
− Is able to work in projects in cooperation with actors of different fields.
− Is able to apply existing knowledge in the field in development and utilises research and development methods.
− Is able to seek customer-oriented, sustainable and economically viable solutions, anticipating the future of their field.

InnoFlash
Entrepreneurship
Working Life Project
Research and Development
Bachelor's Thesis, Planning
Bachelor's Thesis, Thesis Writing
Bachelor's Thesis, Implementation
Bachelor's Thesis, Reporting and Assessment
Maturity Test, Bachelor's Degree
Agrologin matematiikka
Customer-oriented Marketing
Plant Production Planning and Economics
Blue Bioeconomy
Feeding and Breeding of Farm Animals
Agricultural Technology
Smart Farming and Advanced Agriculture Technologies
Agribusiness Management
Business Plan
Data Collection from Bioeconomy Processes
Data Utilization in Bioeconomy
Technology Trends in Bioeconomy
Planning of Private Forestry
Primary Production Training
Expert Training
Internationality and multiculturalism

The graduating student is able to operate in multicultural and international operating environments and networks.
- Is familiar with the impacts of their cultural background on their activities and is able to develop operating methods that take multiculturalism into account in their work community.
- Is able to monitor and utilise the international development of their field in their work.
- Is able to communicate internationally in their work tasks.

Me as a Student in Higher Education
Career Planning and Working Life Skills
Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
Working Life Communication
Research and Development
Operational Environment
Expert Training
Sustainable development

The graduating student is familiar with the principles of sustainable development, promotes their implementation and acts responsibly as a professional and a member of society.
- Is able to use information related to their field in finding, implementing and establishing sustainable solutions and operating models.
- Understands sustainability challenges, their interdependencies and the various aspects of issues and problems.

Basics of Sustainable Development
Practical Work and Occupational Health and Safety
Biology for Agrologists
Observing Bioeconomy
Production of Biomass
Operational Environment
Bioeconomy, People and Environment
Responsible Animal Production
Agricultural Subsidy System
Feeding and Breeding of Farm Animals
Smart Farming and Advanced Agriculture Technologies
Environment Use Guiding Methods
Agribusiness Management
Business Plan
Technology Trends in Bioeconomy
Animal Production Planning
Organic Plant Production
Organic Animal Farming
Expert Training
Learning to learn

The graduating student recognises the strengths and development areas of their competence and learning methods, and they utilise the opportunities communities and digitalisation provide in their learning.
- Assesses and develops their competence and learning methods in different learning environments.
- Is able to acquire, critically assess and appropriately apply the national and international knowledge base andpractices of their field.
- Also takes responsibility for group learning and sharing what has been learned.

Me as a Student in Higher Education
Information Seeking and Reporting
Career Planning and Working Life Skills
ICT Skills
Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
Working Life Communication
InnoFlash
Entrepreneurship
Research and Development
Bachelor's Thesis, Planning
Bachelor's Thesis, Thesis Writing
Bachelor's Thesis, Implementation
Bachelor's Thesis, Reporting and Assessment
Maturity Test, Bachelor's Degree
Agricultural Subsidy System
Primary Production Training
Expert Training
Operating in a workplace

The graduating student has versatile working life skills and is able to operate in work communities of their field.
- Is able to work constructively in a work community and promotes their own and their work community’s well-being.
- Is able to act professionally in communication and interaction situations at a workplace.
- Utilises the opportunities offered by technology and digitalisation in their work.
- Understands the complexity of changing working life and their own resilience in changing working life situations.
- Has capabilities for an entrepreneurial approach.

Career Planning and Working Life Skills
ICT Skills
Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
Working Life Communication
InnoFlash
Entrepreneurship
Working Life Project
Bachelor's Thesis, Planning
Bachelor's Thesis, Thesis Writing
Bachelor's Thesis, Implementation
Maturity Test, Bachelor's Degree
Excel for Agrologists
Customer-oriented Marketing
Responsible Animal Production
Feeding and Breeding of Farm Animals
Environment Use Guiding Methods
Basics of Bookkeeping and Taxation in a Farm Enterprise
Agribusiness Management
Business Plan
Technology Trends in Bioeconomy
Animal Production Planning
Planning of Private Forestry
Primary Production Training
Expert Training
Not grouped
Physics and Chemistry for Agrologists
Introduction to Plant Production
Basics of Forest Management and Regeneration
Methods of Silviculture
Energy Supply in Rural Areas
Renewable Energy Production and Use

Bachelor's Degree: Agricultural and Rural Industries 2024-2027

Energy competence

Students
- are familiar with the key energy sources and the potential of a diverse energy system from a business and technology perspective in rural industries
- understands the correlation between decentralized energy supply and reduced carbon emissions while acknowledging the significance of energy efficiency.

Energy Supply in Rural Areas
Renewable Energy Production and Use
Primary Production Training
Expert Training
Business competence

Students
- identify opportunities for bioeconomy entrepreneurship in a rural environment
- are proficient in customer-oriented product development and marketing
- are able to plan, implement, develop and manage bioeconomy business operations.

Operational Environment
Customer-oriented Marketing
Plant Production Planning and Economics
Agricultural Subsidy System
Blue Bioeconomy
Basics of Bookkeeping and Taxation in a Farm Enterprise
Agribusiness Management
Business Plan
Technology Trends in Bioeconomy
Animal Production Planning
Planning of Private Forestry
Primary Production Training
Expert Training
Science and environmental competence

Students
- identify the key environmental, water and climate impacts of their own activities, are able to measure them and knows how to mitigate them
- can apply and utilise researched environmental knowledge and the potential of the circular economy in their own activities
- able to apply biology, mathematics, chemistry and physics to applied tasks in rural industries.

Agrologin matematiikka
Physics and Chemistry for Agrologists
Biology for Agrologists
Bioeconomy, People and Environment
Introduction to Plant Production
Basics of Forest Management and Regeneration
Methods of Silviculture
Blue Bioeconomy
Agricultural Technology
Environment Use Guiding Methods
Data Collection from Bioeconomy Processes
Data Utilization in Bioeconomy
Animal Production Planning
Organic Plant Production
Organic Animal Farming
Agricultural competence

Students
- know how to choose cultivation procedures for different crops and know how to plan the plant production of the farm according to the production direction
- understand the production of farm animals, including their welfare considerations and their role within the food chain.

Practical Work and Occupational Health and Safety
Introduction to Plant Production
Plant Production Planning and Economics
Responsible Animal Production
Feeding and Breeding of Farm Animals
Agricultural Technology
Smart Farming and Advanced Agriculture Technologies
Organic Plant Production
Organic Animal Farming
Primary Production Training
Expert Training
Forestry competence

Students
- know how to select appropriate forestry measures for the forest
- can plan the forest management of a farm and manage it profitably and sustainably.

Basics of Forest Management and Regeneration
Methods of Silviculture
Planning of Private Forestry
Primary Production Training
Expert Training
Technology competence

Students
- can select and develop technological solutions for bioeconomy production processes
- can measure biomass production and processing parameters and analyse the measurement results
- can utilise various sources of bioeconomy data, ensuring data accuracy and security.

Excel for Agrologists
Plant Production Planning and Economics
Agricultural Technology
Smart Farming and Advanced Agriculture Technologies
Energy Supply in Rural Areas
Renewable Energy Production and Use
Data Collection from Bioeconomy Processes
Data Utilization in Bioeconomy
Technology Trends in Bioeconomy
Animal Production Planning
Primary Production Training
Expert Training
Not grouped
Me as a Student in Higher Education
Information Seeking and Reporting
Career Planning and Working Life Skills
ICT Skills
Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
Working Life Communication
Basics of Sustainable Development
InnoFlash
Entrepreneurship
Working Life Project
Research and Development
Bachelor's Thesis, Planning
Bachelor's Thesis, Thesis Writing
Bachelor's Thesis, Implementation
Bachelor's Thesis, Reporting and Assessment
Maturity Test, Bachelor's Degree
Observing Bioeconomy
Production of Biomass

Code Name Credits (cr)
LMS2025SM-1001
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

(Choose all)

8
ZZ00CB57 Me as a Student in Higher Education 2
ZZ00CB58 Information Seeking and Reporting 1
ZZ00CB59 Career Planning and Working Life Skills 2
ZZ00CB60 ICT Skills 3
LMS2025SM-1002
LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION

(Choose all)

11
ZZ00CD01 Swedish for Working Life 4
ZZ00CD00 English for Working Life 4
ZZ00CD02 Working Life Communication 3
LMS2025SM-1003
JAMK FUTURE FACTORY

(Choose all)

15
ZZ00CD13 Basics of Sustainable Development 1
ZZ00CK91 InnoFlash 2
ZZ00CK90 Entrepreneurship 3
ZZ00CD11 Working Life Project 9
LMS2025SM-1004
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND THESIS

(Choose all)

20
ZZ00CK89 Research and Development 5
ZZ00BL91 Bachelor's Thesis, Planning 3
ZZ00BL97 Bachelor's Thesis, Thesis Writing 2
ZZ00BL92 Bachelor's Thesis, Implementation 6
ZZ00BL93 Bachelor's Thesis, Reporting and Assessment 4
ZZOA0220 Maturity Test, Bachelor's Degree 0
LMS2025SM-1005
BASICS OF BIOECONOMY

(Choose all)

29
LM00CB93 Practical Work and Occupational Health and Safety 10
LM00CB94 Agrologin matematiikka 4
LM00CB95 Physics and Chemistry for Agrologists 4
LM00CB96 Biology for Agrologists 8
LM00CB97 Excel for Agrologists 3
LMS2025SM-1006
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT OF BIOECONOMY

(Choose all)

21
LM00CB98 Observing Bioeconomy 2
LM00CB99 Production of Biomass 5
LM00CC00 Operational Environment 5
LM00CC01 Customer-oriented Marketing 4
LM00CC02 Bioeconomy, People and Environment 5
LMS2025SM-1007
AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY PRODUCTION

(Choose all)

41
LM00CC03 Introduction to Plant Production 5
LM00CC04 Plant Production Planning and Economics 8
LM00CC06 Responsible Animal Production 5
LM00CC07 Basics of Forest Management and Regeneration 4
LM00CC08 Methods of Silviculture 6
LM00CC09 Agricultural Subsidy System 3
LM00CC10 Blue Bioeconomy 5
LM00CC05 Feeding and Breeding of Farm Animals 5
LMS2025SM-1008
BIOECONOMY PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY

(Choose all)

25
LM00CC11 Agricultural Technology 5
LM00CC12 Smart Farming and Advanced Agriculture Technologies 5
LM00CC13 Energy Supply in Rural Areas 5
LM00CC14 Renewable Energy Production and Use 5
LM00CC15 Environment Use Guiding Methods 5
LMS2025SM-1009
BIOECONOMY BUSINESS

(Choose all)

15
LM00CC16 Basics of Bookkeeping and Taxation in a Farm Enterprise 5
LM00CC17 Agribusiness Management 5
LM00CC18 Business Plan 5
OPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

(Choose 15)

15
LMS2025SM-1010
OPTIONAL STUDIES FOR SMART BIOECONOMY SOLUTIONS DEVELOPER

(Choose 15)

0 - 15
LM00CC19 Data Collection from Bioeconomy Processes 5
LM00CC20 Data Utilization in Bioeconomy 5
LM00CC21 Technology Trends in Bioeconomy 5
LMS2025SM-1011
OPTIONAL STUDIES STUDIES IN BIOECONOMY PRIMARY PRODUCTION

(Choose 15)

0 - 15
LM00CC22 Animal Production Planning 7
LM00CC23 Organic Plant Production 3
LM00CC24 Organic Animal Farming 2
LM00CC25 Planning of Private Forestry 6
LMS2025SM-1012
PRACTICAL TRAININGS

(Choose all)

30
LM00CC26 Primary Production Training 15
LM00CC27 Expert Training 15
LMS2025SM-1013
ELECTIVE STUDIES

(Choose ects: 10)

10
ZZHYVIN
Student wellbeing in studies and at work (For Bachelor's Student)
0 - 57
SZZZ1910 Student´s wellbeing and life skills 2
ZS00CJ12 Life Balance 5
BI00BB51 Writing for studies 2
BI00BB52 Study techniques 2
BI00BB50 Refreshing language skills 1
ZZ00CM49 Mentoring 3 - 5
ZZ00BM06 Student Tutoring 3 - 5
ZZ00BM07 Multiform tutoring 3 - 5
ZW00BM05 Degree Student Tutoring 3 - 5
ZW00BM04 Exchange Student Tutoring 3 - 5
ZZAJ0100 Active in Student Associations 5 - 15
ZZ00BP80 Boost your career! Career planning and working life skills 2
YHTYRI
Shared Entrepreneurship Studies (For Bachelor's and Master's Student)
0 - 23
ZZ00BC02 Idea to Business 5
ZZ00BC03 Business Coaching 8
ZYVZ0200 The Dreams+Inspiration! 3
ZZ00CQ16 Narratives of entrepreneurship 2
ZZ00CQ17 Valmiina yrittämään 3
ZZ00CQ18 JA Company Program 1 - 5
ZZ00CQ62 Yritystoimintaa kehittävät opinnot 1 - 5
LMS2025SM-1014
CROSS-INSTITUTIONAL STUDIES

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0
LMS2025SM-1015
EUDRES

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0