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Master's Degree Programme in Project Management, Tourism and Hospitality: Part-time Studies

Code: YMB2025SS

Degree:
Master of Hospitality Management

Degree title:
Master of Hospitality Management

Credits:
90 ects

Duration:
3 years (90 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2025

Teaching language:
Finnish

Descriptions

After graduating from the Degree Programme in Project Management, you will have extensive knowledge of project activities and be able to lead various projects from organizational and work community perspectives. You are able to evaluate and develop your own project leadership and career in a goal-oriented manner. You understand the importance of strategy in organizational management and are able to formulate strategies for the national and/or international operating environment. You promote and manage your organization and its projects ethically and in accordance with the values of sustainable development. You utilise financial management in project management and management, analyzing development needs. You master the advanced knowledge base of project management and are able to produce new information taking into account the perspectives of different fields of science. You are able to critically evaluate information and take care of your own and your work community's continuous competence development, especially from the perspective of projects. You are able to apply research and development methods in your project management work to produce new and forward-looking solutions.

Show study timings by semester, study year or period

Code Name Credits (cr) 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 Autumn 2025 Spring 2026 Autumn 2026 Spring 2027 Autumn 2027 Spring 2028 1. / 2025 2. / 2026 3. / 2026 1. / 2026 2. / 2027 3. / 2027 1. / 2027 2. / 2028 3. / 2028
YMB2025SS-1001
RESEARCH COMPETENCE

(Choose all )

10
YZ00CK87 Research-based Development 5 5 5 5
OPTIONAL STUDIES

(Choose 5)

5
YZ00CB88 Quantitative Research 5 5 5 5
YZ00CB90 Qualitative Research 5 5 5 5
YMB2025SS-1002
MANAGEMENT COMPETENCE

(Choose 15)

15
YZ00CL56 Development as a leader 5 5 2 3 2 3
YZ00CL59 Human Resource Management 5 5 5 5
YZ00CL58 Financial management 5 5 5 5
YZ00CL57 Strategic management 5 5 5 5
YMB2025SS-1003
PROJECT MANAGEMENT COMPETENCE

(Choose all )

20
YZZP0110 Expertise in Project Planning 5 5 5 5
YZZP0120 Project Management and Agile Methods 5 5 5 5
YZ00CO40 Financial management in projects 5 5 5 5
YZ00CO38 Konfliktin johtaminen 5 5 5 5
YMB2025SS-1004
MASTER'S THESIS

(Choose all )

30
YZ00BL94 Master's Thesis, Planning 7 2 5 2 5 2 5
YZ00BL98 Master's Thesis, Research Writing 3 3 3 3
YZ00BL95 Master's Thesis, Implementation 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
YZ00BL96 Master's Thesis, Reporting 10 10 5 5 5 5
YZ00BB05 Maturity Test, Master's Degree 0
YMB2025SS-1005
ELECTIVE STUDIES

(Choose 15)

15
YH00BO17 Development of Organization 3 - 10
YH00CL78 Service Design Management 5
YH00CL61 Environmental and safety management 5
YHTYRI
Shared Entrepreneurship Studies (For Bachelor's and Master's Student)

(Choose 23)

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
YZZA1400
Learning And Competence Development (For Master's Student) 2025-2026

(Choose 17)

0 - 17
YZZA1400-1001
Studies in Educational Sciences

(Choose 12)

0 - 12
AJ00BN75 Understanding Learning 6
AJ00BN76 The Future of Education 6
YZZA1400-1002
Developing Pedagogical Skills and Competences

(Choose 5)

0 - 5
AE00BO56 Theoretical Foundations of Special Needs Education 5
AJ00BN77 Developing Competency in Guidance 5
AJ00BP45 Versatile Online Learning Assignments 5
AJ00BP46 Video as a Pedagogical Tool 5
AJ00BY42 Accessibility in Teaching and Guidance 5
AJ00CT72 Language Awareness in Teaching Practices 5
AJ00CT73 Diversity in the Workplace 5
YMB2025SS-1006
CROSS-INSTITUTIONAL STUDIES

(Choose 10)

0 - 10
YMB2025SS-1007
EUDRES

(Choose 10)

0 - 10
Total 90 32 38 15 17 15 23 15 10 5 17 10 5 23 15 0 10 5 0

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

Master’s degree: The shared competences 2023-2027

Ethics

The graduating student assesses and promotes the realisation of ethical principles and values of their field of profession, taking equality and non-discrimination into account.
- Is able to promote ethically sustainable activities and the realisation of ethical reflection in their different operating environments.
- Promotes the realisation of the ethical principles and values of their field.
- Makes decisions taking individual, communal and societal perspectives into account.
- Promotes the realisation of diversity and accessibility.
- Implements the principles of responsible conduct of research and promotes their application in their work community.
- Is able to manage societally influential activities based on ethical values.

Research-based Development
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Development as a leader
Human Resource Management
Financial management
Project Management and Agile Methods
Konfliktin johtaminen
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Research Writing
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
Proactive development

The graduating student is able to manage the development of new solutions that anticipate the future and produces new information using different research and development methods.
− Produces new information and reforms operating methods, combining competence in different fields.
- Is able to implement research, development and innovation projects and apply different research and development methods.
- Is able to develop new customer-oriented, sustainable and economically viable solutions, anticipating the future.
- Is able to analyse the current situation and anticipate the future of their field and changes in the operating environment.

Research-based Development
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Financial management
Strategic management
Expertise in Project Planning
Project Management and Agile Methods
Financial management in projects
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Research Writing
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
Internationality and multiculturalism

The graduating student is able to develop and manage multicultural and international operating environments and networks.
- Is able to develop operating methods that take multiculturalism into account in their work community.
- Is able to anticipate the impacts and opportunities of global development and phenomena.
- Is able to interact, communicate and develop activities internationally in their own field.

Human Resource Management
Sustainable development

The graduating student develops and manages sustainable and responsible operating methods in their work and promotes sustainable change in their work community and society.
- Is able to apply the knowledge and future visions of sustainable development comprehensively as a basis for sustainable solutions.
- Is able to analyse and assess systemic dependencies of complex multidisciplinary problems and the different dimensions of solutions.
- Is able to manage the search, implementation and establishment of sustainable solutions and operating models in their work communit.

Human Resource Management
Expertise in Project Planning
Project Management and Agile Methods
Konfliktin johtaminen
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Learning to learn

The graduating student promotes their own and their community's continuous learning and competence development, drawing on knowledge from different fields and the opportunities of digitalisation.
- Is able to assess and develop their expertise diversely and in a goal-oriented manner at different stages of their career and life.
- Is able to acquire, critically assess and produce information while taking into account the perspectives of different fields.
- Is able to develop and manage goal-oriented, continuous learning in their community.

Research-based Development
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Development as a leader
Financial management
Expertise in Project Planning
Project Management and Agile Methods
Financial management in projects
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Research Writing
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
Operating in a workplace

The graduating student is able to develop and manage their work community and reforms working life.
- Is able to develop and manage multidisciplinary teams and work communities.
- Is able to develop the communication and interaction culture of work communities.
- Is able to develop and manage the comprehensive well-being of a work community.
- Utilises the opportunities of technology and digitalisation in development and management.
- Promotes the resilience of a work community.

Research-based Development
Human Resource Management
Expertise in Project Planning
Project Management and Agile Methods
Financial management in projects
Konfliktin johtaminen
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Research Writing
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
Not grouped
Development of Organization
Service Design Management
Environmental and safety management

Master's Degree: Professional Project Management 2024-2027

Projektijohtamisen osaaminen

Osaat suunnitella projektin, jossa huomioit organisaation strategiset tavoitteet.
Osaat johtaa projekteja hyödyntäen ketterän kehittämisen menetelmiä.
Osaat johtaa ihmisiä ja kehität projektijohtajuuttasi.
Osaat johtaa ja arvioida projektin toimintojen tuloksellisuutta ja taloudellisuutta.
Osaat johtaa konflikteja huomioiden eettiset näkökulmat.
Sovellat projektin johtamisessa kriittisesti teoria- ja tutkimustietoa.

Expertise in Project Planning
Project Management and Agile Methods
Financial management in projects
Konfliktin johtaminen
Not grouped
Research-based Development
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Development as a leader
Human Resource Management
Financial management
Strategic management
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Research Writing
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
Development of Organization
Service Design Management
Environmental and safety management

Code Name Credits (cr)
YMB2025SS-1001
RESEARCH COMPETENCE

(Choose all)

10
YZ00CK87 Research-based Development 5
OPTIONAL STUDIES

(Choose 5)

5
YZ00CB88 Quantitative Research 5
YZ00CB90 Qualitative Research 5
YMB2025SS-1002
MANAGEMENT COMPETENCE

(Choose 15)

15
YZ00CL56 Development as a leader 5
YZ00CL59 Human Resource Management 5
YZ00CL58 Financial management 5
YZ00CL57 Strategic management 5
YMB2025SS-1003
PROJECT MANAGEMENT COMPETENCE

(Choose all)

20
YZZP0110 Expertise in Project Planning 5
YZZP0120 Project Management and Agile Methods 5
YZ00CO40 Financial management in projects 5
YZ00CO38 Konfliktin johtaminen 5
YMB2025SS-1004
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
YMB2025SS-1005
ELECTIVE STUDIES

(Choose 15)

15
YH00BO17 Development of Organization 3 - 10
YH00CL78 Service Design Management 5
YH00CL61 Environmental and safety management 5
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
YZZA1400
Learning And Competence Development (For Master's Student) 2025-2026
0 - 17
YZZA1400-1001
Studies in Educational Sciences

(Choose 12)

0 - 12
AJ00BN75 Understanding Learning 6
AJ00BN76 The Future of Education 6
YZZA1400-1002
Developing Pedagogical Skills and Competences

(Choose 5)

0 - 5
AE00BO56 Theoretical Foundations of Special Needs Education 5
AJ00BN77 Developing Competency in Guidance 5
AJ00BP45 Versatile Online Learning Assignments 5
AJ00BP46 Video as a Pedagogical Tool 5
AJ00BY42 Accessibility in Teaching and Guidance 5
AJ00CT72 Language Awareness in Teaching Practices 5
AJ00CT73 Diversity in the Workplace 5
YMB2025SS-1006
CROSS-INSTITUTIONAL STUDIES

(Choose 10)

0 - 10
YMB2025SS-1007
EUDRES

(Choose 10)

0 - 10