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Master’s Degree Programme in Bioeconomy Development: Part-time Studies

Code: YLB2022KYA

Degree:
Master of Natural Resources

Degree title:
Master of Natural Resources

Credits:
60 ects

Duration:
2 years (60 cr)

Start semester:
Spring 2022

Teaching language:
Finnish

Descriptions

In the Bioeconomy Development Degree Program, you will develop your expertise as part of a multiprofessional exploratory learning team. It will be posible for you to familiarize with the methods of developing and renewing services, processes and operating models that promote change and growth in the bioeconomy industry. You can consider ecological, technological, economic, cultural and social aspects to study of bioeconomy development.

You will learn to anticipate national and international developments in the bioeconomy. You develop business models in the industry based on the needs of your organization. You will be able to act as a bioeconomy expert and coordinator of development activities in both public and private organizations.

Show study timings by semester, study year or period

Code Name Credits (cr) 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 Spring 2022 Autumn 2022 Spring 2023 Autumn 2023 2. / 2022 3. / 2022 1. / 2022 2. / 2023 3. / 2023 1. / 2023
SHARED MASTER COMPETENCE

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5
YLB2022KYA-1001
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

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5 5 5 5
YZZZ0110 Research-based Development 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
EXPERT CORE COMPETENCE

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50
YLB2022KYA-1002
BIOECONOMY DEVELOPMENT

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20 10 10 10 10 5 5 10
YLBM02200 Bioeconomy, Human and Society 5 5 5 5
YLBM02400 New Technologies in Growing Bioeconomy 5 5 5 5
YLBM02500 Bioeconomy Economy and Operating Environment 5 5 5 5
YLBM02300 Ecological basics of Bioeconomy 5 5 5 5
YLB2022KYA-1003
MASTER'S THESIS

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30 10 20 10 10 10 7 3 10 7.5 2.5
YZ00BL94 Master's Thesis, Planning 7 7 7 7
YZ00BL98 Master's Thesis, Research Writing 3 3 3 3
YZ00BL95 Master's Thesis, Implementation 10 10 10 10
YZ00BL96 Master's Thesis, Reporting 10 10 10 7.5 2.5
YZ00BB05 Maturity Test, Master's Degree 0
COMPLEMENTARY COMPETENCE

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5
YLB2022KYA-1004
ELECTIVE STUDIES

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0 - 5 10 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YLBM02600 Elective studies 5
YLBM02602 Bioeconomy and geospatial information 5 5 5 5
YLBM02700 Advanced Studies in Bioeconomy 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YLB2022KYA-1005
MANAGEMENT

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0 - 5
YZZZ0220 Leadership Dynamics 5
YZZZ0210 Formulating Strategy 5
YZZZ0230 Managerial Accounting 5
YLB2022KYA-1006
CAMPUSONLINE

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0 - 5
YLB2022KYA-1007
EDUFUTURA

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0 - 5
Total 60 25 40 0 25 25 15 0 14.5 10.5 25 10 5 0

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

Master's degree: Common working life competences 2020-2022

Ethical competence

The student
- promotes the implementation of sustainable development principles and social responsibility as a developer of working life
- applies the principles of equality and non-discrimination in their actions and promotes global responsibility
- applies the principles of good scientific practice and open science in their actions.

Research-based Development
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Internationalisation and communications competence

The student
- develops transdisciplinary working life communication and interaction
- develops the various communication forms, channels and environments in their field
- predicts the effects of and opportunities provided by internationalisation development in their professional field
- operates in multicultural and international networks and operating environments.

Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Research Writing
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
Learning and information management competence

The student
- evaluates and develops in a goal-oriented manner their expertise by means of continuous learning
- assumes responsibility for their own goal-oriented learning and that of their community as well as competence sharing
- acquires, processes, produces and evaluates knowledge critically and utilises knowledge from various fields in a purposeful manner
- evaluates, utilises and applies digital environments and tools in various kinds of networks.

Research-based Development
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Research Writing
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Leadership Dynamics
Managerial Accounting
Entrepreneurship, innovation and working community competence

The student
- is capable of working as a developer of working life in demanding expert and managerial positions or as an entrepreneur
- develops and creates new operations that are customer-driven, sustainable and financially profitable, with due account taken of the foreseen changes in the operating environment
- manages things, people and networks and applied research, development and innovation projects
- develops the operation and occupational well-being of the work communities.

Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Leadership Dynamics
Managerial Accounting
Not grouped
Bioeconomy, Human and Society
New Technologies in Growing Bioeconomy
Bioeconomy Economy and Operating Environment
Ecological basics of Bioeconomy
Elective studies
Bioeconomy and geospatial information
Advanced Studies in Bioeconomy
Formulating Strategy

Master's Degree: Bioeconomy Development 2020-2023

Bioeconomy knowledge base competence

The student
- masters the multidisciplinary knowledge base of the bioeconomy sector and comprehensively understands the relationships between ecological, technological, economic as well as cultural and social perspectives in terms of changes in the bioeconomy and related business activities.
- has a comprehensive, critical and development-oriented method of working when acting as an expert in bioeconomy development in various public, private and third sector organizations.

Bioeconomy, Human and Society
New Technologies in Growing Bioeconomy
Bioeconomy Economy and Operating Environment
Ecological basics of Bioeconomy
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Bioeconomy and geospatial information
Advanced Studies in Bioeconomy
Environmental competence in the bioeconomy

The student
- is able to analyse and predict changes in the operating environment of the national and international bioeconomy sector.
- understands innovations and development trends related to the bioeconomy and knows how to take advantage of the opportunities they offer.
- knows how to identify, develop and renew processes that develop and strengthen the growth of the bioeconomy at the individual, community and regional level.

Bioeconomy, Human and Society
New Technologies in Growing Bioeconomy
Bioeconomy Economy and Operating Environment
Ecological basics of Bioeconomy
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Advanced Studies in Bioeconomy
Bioeconomy substance-competence

The student
- is able to produce new information that can be applied in practice to the development of bioeconomy.
- is able to apply theoretical research knowledge in the field of expertise to practical problem solving.

Bioeconomy, Human and Society
New Technologies in Growing Bioeconomy
Bioeconomy Economy and Operating Environment
Ecological basics of Bioeconomy
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Bioeconomy and geospatial information
Advanced Studies in Bioeconomy
Not grouped
Research-based Development
Master's Thesis, Research Writing
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
Elective studies
Leadership Dynamics
Formulating Strategy
Managerial Accounting

Code Name Credits (cr)
SHARED MASTER COMPETENCE

(Choose all)

5
YLB2022KYA-1001
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

(Choose all)

5
YZZZ0110 Research-based Development 5
EXPERT CORE COMPETENCE

(Choose all)

50
YLB2022KYA-1002
BIOECONOMY DEVELOPMENT

(Choose all)

20
YLBM02200 Bioeconomy, Human and Society 5
YLBM02400 New Technologies in Growing Bioeconomy 5
YLBM02500 Bioeconomy Economy and Operating Environment 5
YLBM02300 Ecological basics of Bioeconomy 5
YLB2022KYA-1003
MASTER'S THESIS

(Choose all)

30
YZ00BL94 Master's Thesis, Planning 7
YZ00BL98 Master's Thesis, Research Writing 3
YZ00BL95 Master's Thesis, Implementation 10
YZ00BL96 Master's Thesis, Reporting 10
YZ00BB05 Maturity Test, Master's Degree 0
COMPLEMENTARY COMPETENCE

(Choose ects: 5)

5
YLB2022KYA-1004
ELECTIVE STUDIES

(Choose 5)

0 - 5
YLBM02600 Elective studies 5
YLBM02602 Bioeconomy and geospatial information 5
YLBM02700 Advanced Studies in Bioeconomy 5
YLB2022KYA-1005
MANAGEMENT

(Choose 5)

0 - 5
YZZZ0220 Leadership Dynamics 5
YZZZ0210 Formulating Strategy 5
YZZZ0230 Managerial Accounting 5
YLB2022KYA-1006
CAMPUSONLINE

(Choose 5)

0 - 5
YLB2022KYA-1007
EDUFUTURA

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0 - 5