Master's Degree Programme in Lifecycle Management

Key learning outcomes

The term “lifecycle” is a broad and multidisciplinary concept. Whether you are a Bachelor of Engineering or Business Administration, this programme will help you deepen your lifecycle competence if you have the necessary work experience in the field. In the Master’s Degree Programme in Lifecycle Management, you will acquire the information, skills, and capabilities for developing your own competence and the organisation you represent. You will deepen your knowledge of the technical stages of product and service lifecycles, the development of operational reliability, and procurement and asset management. You will be able to fit together the business and technical requirements of service providers, buyers, and users. You will learn the development methods used in lifecycle management and be able to apply them in your field. After the programme, you will be ready to manage your organisation’s lifecycle management through data and analysis.

Education content and professional growth and know-how

Lifecycle management is a multidisciplinary degree programme. Its scope is 60 or 90 credits, depending on the scope of your previous education. Your studies will consist of lifecycle expertise studies and complementary management and development studies. Your studies also include a thesis that you can use to solve a problem or development task arising from working life by applying researched information and your own expertise.

Flexible studies

The programme is provided as online teaching, with remote sessions on weekday afternoons or Saturdays. The programme includes 2–4 online meetings a month, and between them you will study independently or in small groups.

Students have a choice of alternative or elective studies offered by partner universities in Finland and abroad, such as other universities of applied sciences (CampusOnline), universities and educational institutions involved in the EduJyväskylä collaboration (University of Jyväskylä and Gradia). Higher level studies completed elsewhere may be accredited as part of your degree. The student must have a certificate or some other document to prove that they have completed the studies. Skills acquired elsewhere can also be described and demonstrated to enable accreditation. Further information is available on the web pages for students.

Working life oriented learning

Learning and development tasks related to the studies are integrated into working life. The study process makes use of active interaction to allow your entire group to benefit from every member’s competence and expertise. Current issues in the professional field are also highlighted by guest lectures.

Career opportunities and employment

The Master's Degree Programme in Lifecycle Management is intended for those who want to expand their capabilities for working in specialist, management, and development tasks in their own field. The objective of the studies is to deepen the student’s competence in different areas of lifecycle management, and to foster their capabilities for working in development tasks requiring special expertise, as well as in international networks. Expertise in lifecycle management offers possibilities for new and challenging work tasks and exciting opportunities for career advancement.

Qualifications

This Master's degree provides general competencies for demanding supervisory tasks. The degree grants you eligibility for public posts and positions that require a Master's degree. The degree corresponds to level 7 of the European Qualification Frameworks (EQF7) and the National Qualifications Framework (NQF7) for qualifications and other learning.

Further studies

You may, after graduating, apply for postgraduate studies at universities or studies at the School of Professional Teacher Education. You can also continue your studies by applying for corresponding further education programmes in foreign higher education institutions, such as EUDRES higher education institutions. 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 planning and development of the degree programme involved representatives from working life as well as specialists and students from different fields at Jamk. The programme’s education is developed on the basis of continuous feedback from students involved in working life.

Contact Information

Paananen Juha
Senior Lecturer, School of Technology
+358406624701
firstname.lastname@jamk.fi