Bachelor's Degree Programme in Business Management
Key learning outcomes
After graduating from the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Business Management, you will have basic knowledge and skills related to the practical aspects of the selected competence area and theoretical foundations for development and expert tasks in the field of business management. In addition, you will have solid communication and cooperation skills, problem-solving skills, competence required for engaging in international and responsible business, as well as diverse language skills and abilities for continuous learning. You will be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and develop organisations’ business competence in a versatile manner. After completing the degree, you will develop your own competence in your chosen direction.
Education content and professional growth and know-how
The foundation for professional competence consists of competences developed during the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Business Management: learning to learn, work-based learning, ethics, sustainable development, internationalisation and multiculturalism, proactive development and business competence.
Degree students in business management are selected for either daytime or part-time studies. Daytime studies mainly consist of contact teaching on campus and online. Part-time studies are mainly implemented through online participation. In addition, students are selected through the Open University of Applied Sciences. You and your teacher-tutor draw up a PLP according to which you will progress in your studies.
The foundations of professional core competence lie in business competence in combination with competence in sustainable development. After the first year of your daytime studies, you will deepen your professional core competence in addition to business competence by focusing on one of the following business specialisations: the financial sector, responsible marketing, Sport Business, financial administration or innovative management.
In your studies in the specialisation option, you will study the key theories of the topic in question and practise applying them in real-life situations through different forms of business cooperation, such as exercises and Future Factory project studies. In the part-time learning group, you will start your studies in the specialisation option mentioned in the application process, enhancing your expertise in the chosen area of focus. In your thesis, you will deepen your competence in the subject area of your chosen specialisation option.
In third-year studies, you will supplement your competence by expanding or deepening your competence in an area other than your specialisation option. At the end of your studies, in the fourth year, your practical training allows you to deepen your competence in the subject area of your specialisation option.
You can also acquire professional core competence and complementary competence from the joint online offerings of higher education institutions, such as EduFutura, or by going abroad as an exchange student or by completing your practical training abroad.
Sustainable development goals are integrated into your Bachelor of Business Administration studies. You will familiarise yourself with this topic in different study modules and courses and increase your competence in accordance with international agreements.
Flexible studies
Part-time studies in business management are implemented online. Part-time studies in business management begin with a compulsory orientation on campus. The courses’ implementation can vary significantly in terms of the amount of online teaching or guidance webinars and the share of independent study, individual assignments and group assignments. The studies are partially made up of independent courses that do not have a set schedule or location. For part-time students, the studies mainly take place between 17:00 and 20:00, but they may also include daytime webinars and lectures, depending on what you have selected.
Part-time studies enable the flexible combination of work and studying. The amount of work required for online studies is equal to the amount of work required for contact studies. Self-direction and time management are key to the success of your studies, so planning your own schedule and studies is important.
Completing studies outside the degree programme
Studies in the degree programme are available at the Open University of Applied Sciences, which also enables non-degree students to participate in the teaching. Companies can also purchase the necessary study module for their staff as a form of continuing education.
You can choose your alternative or elective studies from EduFutura partner institutions (University of Jyväskylä and Gradia) and international studies from European EUDRES higher education institutions. You can also choose from Finnish and foreign partner universities, such as other universities of applied sciences and universities. You can apply for accreditation of higher education studies that you have completed elsewhere.
Working life oriented learning
Working life-oriented learning is included in Bachelor's degree throughout the whole studies, such as practical training, thesis and various working life projects. At Jamk, Jamk Future Factory® is the operating model for working life-oriented and student-oriented learning. It connects working life actors, students, Jamk experts and LAB and other learning environments close to working life. In addition to multidisciplinary and work-life-oriented project studies, it offers you the opportunity to develop your future working life skills, career paths and working life networks.
Studification refers to combining studies with work, project studies, activities in the Future Factory and so on. You will draw up a studification plan and document it as agreed with the teacher. The procedure for identifying competence acquired in other ways can be found in the Degree student section of Jamk’s web site.
In addition to these, an extensive business cooperation network has been built for each specialisation option, which enables you versatile, working life-oriented learning and the use of experts in studies.
Career opportunities and employment
The Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Business Management enables you to work in supervisory, expert and development tasks in several fields (financial sector, finance and accounting, technology and IT, trade and the public sector). In addition, the degree provides you with comprehensive capabilities for setting up your own company and business activities.
Thanks to the wide range of studies, you can direct your studies towards different areas of business management, which is why your career opportunities will be shaped by competence acquired during your studies. Picking the place for practical training plays a major role in finding employment. A large number of business management students end up working at the place where they completed their practical training.
Graduates from the Degree Programme in Business Management have gone on to find employment in a variety of professions, such as: entrepreneur, business advisor, coach, consultant, accountant, payroll clerk, auditor, service advisor, financial manager, marketing manager, salesperson, sales manager, store manager, customer service manager, director of administration, HR assistant, human resources manager, project coordinator, export sales specialist, export assistant and teacher.
Qualifications
There are no specific degree-related or statutory qualification requirements in the field.
Further studies
You may, after graduating and gaining at least two years of work experience, apply for a master's degree level education. You can continue your studies by applying for e.g. Master's degree programmes in universities, vocational teacher education or Master's degree programmes abroad. The university of applied sciences offers opportunities for competence development in various institutes, such as the open university of applied sciences, specialisation training and work-oriented continuing education.
Education planning
The advisory board of the business unit has actively provided feedback for the development of the degree. Cooperation with stakeholders in the region is continuous and versatile. Diverse feedback on studies is collected from students, and students have participated in the audit of the Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council. We are creating new and systematic methods for foresight work related to competence.
Contact Information
Pernu Pertti
Head of Department, Business Administration
+358408366920
firstname.lastname@jamk.fi