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Double degree programmes

Double degree programmes

 

Sharpen your skillset ready for the future international career!
If you are a registered student at SeAMK or in a double degree partner university of SeAMK – this is an opportunity for you!

What is a double degree?

A double degree allows you to pursue two bachelor or two master degree programmes at the same time. Graduates of the programme will receive two bachelor or master degree certificates, one from SeAMK and one from the partner institution.

All double degree studies are based on active double degree agreements between SeAMK and double degree partner institutions.

SeAMK has 15 double degree agreements with higher education institutions in the following countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Spain. See the list of all double degree partner institutions at the bottom of this page.

Benefits of studying double degree

    • Get the bachelor or master certificate from two higher education institutions.
    • Gain a truly international education
    • Acquire professional expertise and intercultural competence – the two key qualifications of future employees working in a globalized world.
    • Gain valuable multicultural experience abroad and develop professional English skills
    • Learn about international business or engineering from different viewpoints
    • Become familiar with the language and culture of the host country

Ask more about double degrees: doubledegree(a)seamk.fi

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Double Degree Studies for SeAMK Students

OUTGOING STUDENTS FROM SEAMK

SeAMK’s bachelor level students in Business Management, International Business, Information Technology and Automation Engineering have the opportunity to obtain a double degree. The double degree at Master level is for students of International Business Management.

SeAMK students who are interested in a double degree must first discuss the matter with the Head of Programme and the Study Councellor. After that, students can contact SeAMK International Education Services for further information about the double degree requirements, partner universities and the application process.

More information contact: doubledegree(a)seamk.fi

Bachelor double degree studies for students from SeAMK partner institutions

INCOMING STUDENTS FROM DOUBLE DEGREE PARTNER INSTITUTIONS TO SEAMK

The bachelor double degree (DD) programme requires a student to study one academic year at the double degree partner institution. The structure of curricula and the content of teaching  have been compared between the two institutions and the academic achievements are acknowledged to agreed extent. The courses a student needs to complete  are defined in a personal study plan called Learning Agreement.

The  double degree includes 30 ECTS of practical training. The bachelor thesis has to be written in English, under the supervision and evaluation of the two collaborating institutions.

The bachelor double degree studies include:

  • Approximately 60 ECTS of the courses are studied at SeAMK
  • 30 ECTS of practical training
  • Bachelor thesis written in English
  • Maturity test
  • Course selection DD Bachelor in International Business, academic year 2025-2026

    Double degree applicants are requested to select courses for both autumn semester 2025 and spring semester 2026 in their Double Degree (DD) Learning Agreement. Please note that changes to the Learning Agreement can be done only with good reasons during the SeAMK study period. Changes in the course selection are possible.

    The DD course selection list is below. The course descriptions can be found here.
    (+ Please note that the four courses starting in January 2026 have separate study guide links below.)

    *****AUTUMN SEMESTER 2025*****

    2 September – 17 December 2025

    CORE STUDIES
    KD06APSU012 Finnish Language and Culture, 3 ECTS
    IB00CV89 Gateway Inno, 2 ECTS
    IB00CY69 Foreign Trade Operations, 5 ECTS
    LT00CU77  Doing Business in the Nordic Countries, 2 ECTS

    PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
    Important: an applicant can choose only one of the three  ‘Professional studies’ modules, either option 1 , option 2 or option 3.  An applicant needs to do all courses listed under the chosen option.

    option 1: Industrial Management, 15 ECTS
    IB00CX80 Industrial Development, 3 ECTS
    IB00CY67 Introduction to Industrial Automation, 4 ECTS
    IB00CY37 Knowledge Management, 3ECTS
    IB00CX84 Logistics, 5 ECTS

    option 2: International Marketing, 15 ECTS
    KD00CU91 Business-to-Business Marketing, 3 ECTS
    IB00CX86 Cross-Cultural Marketing operations, 3 ECTS
    IB00CX87 Digital Marketing, 5 ECTS
    IB00DC49 Digital Marketing Metrics, 4 ECTS 

    option 3: Sport and eSport Business 15 ECTS
    IB00DC61   Sport Business, 5 ECTS
    IB00CX93 Sport and Event Marketing, 5 ECTS
    IB00CX94 eSport Management, 5 ECTS

    OPTIONAL  STUDIES
    KD07CYEN225 Doing Business in English, 3 ECTS
    KD00CU75 Business in the EU, 3 ECTS
    KD00CU83 Business in Latin America, 3 ECTS
    IB00CU81 Business in North America, 3 ECTS
    LT00CV15 Online Business Project, 5 ECTS

     

    *****SPRING SEMESTER 2026*****

    12 January – 21 May 2026

    Please note, that DD students are recommended to take part in spring semester tuition starting from January, if possible. Lessons timetables for January will be available approximately in November, for checking the exact start date for each course. The spring semester business exchange students will start on 16th of February, so that is why many spring semester courses will take place from there on.

    These are the courses taking place starting  in January 2026, recommended for DD students, to follow the rhythm of the academic year of other degree students in International Business:

     

    Courses starting from 16 February onwards, studied together with the spring semester exchange students:

    CORE STUDIES
    KD06APSU012 Finnish Language and Culture, 3 ECTS
    IB00CV89 Gateway Inno, 2 ECTS
    IB00CY69 Foreign Trade Operations, 5 ECTS
    LT00CU77 Doing Business in the Nordic Countries,2 ECTS

    PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
    (Important: an applicant can choose only one of the three  ‘Professional studies’ modules either option 1, option 2 or option 3!  An applicant needs to do all courses listed under the chosen option)

    option 1: Sustainable Management 15 ECTS
    IB00CX98 Business Ethics, 5 ECTS
    B00CX90 Circular Economy, 5 ECTS
    IB00CX89 Sustainablity and Quality Management, 5 ECTS

    option 2: Digital Business 15 ECTS
    IB00CY33 Business Intelligence, 3 ECTS
    IB00CY36 Data Security and Digital Law, 3ECTS
    IB00CX97 Digital Content Creation, 4 ECTS
    LT00CV05 E-Commerce Web Design 5 ECTS

    OPTIONAL STUDIES
    KD07CYEN225 Doing Business in English, 3 ECTS
    KD00CU75 Business in the EU, 3 ECTS
    IB00DK87 Business in Africa, 3 ECTS
    KD00CU87 Business in China, 2 ECTS
    IB00DL08 Business-to-Business (B2B) Sales, 5 ECTS

  • Course selection DD Bachelor in International Business, academic year 2024-2025

    Students are requested to select the courses for autumn and spring semesters in their Learning Agreements. Please note that changes to the course selction can be done only with good reasons during the exchange period. Changes in the course selection are possible.
    The study guide can be found here! 

    The course selection 2024/2025

    Course selection for autumn semester 2024
    (2 September – 18 December 2024)

    Please choose 30 ECTS for spring semester in your Learning Agreement.

    CORE STUDIES
    KD06APSU012 Finnish Language and Culture, 3 ECTS
    IB00CV89 Gateway Inno, 2 ECTS (same course available in spring)
    IB00CY69 Foreign Trade Operations, 5 ECTS (same course available in spring)
    LT00CU77  Doing Business in the Nordic Countries, 2 ECTS (same course available in spring)

    PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
    (Important: an applicant can choose only one of the three  ‘Professional studies’ modules either option 1 , option 2 or option 3!  An applicant needs to do all courses listed under the chosen option)

    option 1: Industrial Management, 15 ECTS
    IB00CX80 Industrial Development, 3 ECTS
    IB00CY67 Introduction to Industrial Automation, 4 ECTS
    IB00CY37 Knowledge Management, 3ECTS
    IB00CX84 Logistics, 5 ECTS

    option 2: International Marketing, 15 ECTS
    KD00CU91 Business-to-Business Marketing, 3 ECTS
    IB00CX86 Cross-Cultural Marketing operations, 3 ECTS
    IB00CX87 Digital Marketing, 5 ECTS
    IB00DC49 Digital Marketing Metrics, 4 ECTS 

    option 3: Sport and eSport Business, 15 ECTS
    IB00DC61  Sport Business, 5 ECTS
    IB00CX93 Sport and Event Marketing, 5 ECTS
    IB00CX94 eSport Management, 5 ECTS

    OPTIONAL  STUDIES
    KD07CYEN225 Doing Business in English, 3 ECTS
    KD00CU75 Business in the EU, 3ECTS
    KD00CU83 Business in Latin America, 3 ECTS
    IB00CU81 Business in North America, 3 ECTS
    LT00CV15 Online Business Project, 5 ECTS

    Course Selection For Spring Semester 2025

    Please choose 30 ECTS for spring semester in your Learning Agreement.

    (8 January – 30 February)

    KD19CNTT012 Excel Spreadsheet Calculation in Business, 2 ECTS
    IB00DL48 International Trade and FinanciaI Markets, 4 ECTS
     IB00DL02 Current Trends in Digital Business, 2 ECTS

    (17 February -24 May 2025)

    CORE STUDIES
    IB00CV89 Gateway Inno, 2 ECTS (same course available in autumn)
    IB00CY69 Foreign Trade Operations, 5 ECTS (same course available in autumn)
    LT00CU77  Doing Business in the Nordic Countries, 2 ECTS(same course available in autumn)

     

    PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
    (Important: an applicant can choose only one of the two  ‘Professional studies’ modules either option 1 or option 2!  An applicant needs to do all courses listed under the chosen option)

    option 1: Sustainable Management 15 ECTS
    IB00CX98 Business Ethics, 5 ECTS
    B00CX90 Circular Economy, 5 ECTS
    IB00CX89 Sustainablity and Quality Management, 5 ECTS

    option 2: Digital Business 15 ECTS
    IB00CY33 Business Intelligence, 3 ECTS
    IB00CY36 Data Security and Digital Law, 3ECTS
    IB00CX97 Digital Content Creation, 4 ECTS
    LT00CV05 E-Commerce Web Design 5 ECTS


    OPTIONAL STUDIES
    KD07CYEN225 Doing Business in English, 3 ECTS
    KD00CU75 Business in the EU, 3 ECTS
    IB00DK87  Business in Africa, 3 ECTS
    KD00CU87 Business in China, 2 ECTS
    IB00DL08 Business-to-Business (B2B) Sales, 5 ECTS

  • Course selection DD Bachelor in Automation Engineering, academic year 2025-2026

    Double degree applicants are requested to select courses for both autumn semester 2025 and spring semester 2026 in their Double Degree (DD) Learning Agreement. Please note that changes to the Learning Agreement can be done only with good reasons during the exchange period. Changes in the course selection are possible.

    The DD course selection list is below. Please find the course descriptions here.

    Important regarding the course selection:
    If the sending (home) institution’s DD study plan requires some alterations to the DD course selection list below, it is possible to make some changes to courses with other Automation Engineering groups, within the time frame of the fixed period model of SeAMK, so that the courses will not overlap in timetables. In this case, please contact doubledegree ( a ) seamk.fi to make an inquiry regarding changes, based on requirements by the sending (home) institution DD study plan.

    *****AUTUMN SEMESTER 2025*****

    2 September – 17 December 2025

    PRODUCTION AUTOMATION
    AE00CM86 Robotics, 4 ECTS

    DESIGN OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
    AE00CM61 Design of Electrical and Automation System, 4 ECTS
    AE00CM63 Safety in Electrical Installation, 2 ECTS

    PROCESS AUTOMATION
    AE00CM66 Control Engineering, 3 ECTS
    AE00CM68 Components of Control Systems, 3 ECTS

    INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS
    AE00CM70 Network Programming, 3 ECTS
    AE00CM71 Basics of Industrial Internet of Things, 3 ECTS
    AE00CM72 Cloud Computing, 3 ECTS

    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
    AE00CM78 Server-side Programming, 3 ECTS

    ELECTIVE PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
    AE00CM93 Machine Automation 2, 4 ECTS

    LANGUAGES AND COMMUNICATION
    KD06APSUO12  Finnish Language and Culture, 3 ECTS
    LT00DB97 Intercultural Communication, 3 ECTS

     

    *****SPRING SEMESTER 2026*****

    from early January until 27 April 2026

    Lessons timetables for January will be available approximately in November, for checking the exact start date for each course.

    PRODUCTION AUTOMATION

    AE00CM60 Production Management, 4 ECTS

    DESIGN OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

    AE00CM62 Laboratory Assignments in Control Systems, 3 ECTS
    AE00CM64 Electric Drives, 3 ECTS

    PROCESS AUTOMATION

    AE00CM67 Hydraulics and Pneumatics, 2 ECTS

    INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS

    AE00CM73 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, 3 ECTS

    ELECTRONICS

    AE00CM83 Embedded Systems, 4 ECTS

    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

    AE00CM79 Object-oriented Programming, 4 ECTS
    AE00CM80 User Interface Design, 3 ECTS

    ELECTIVE PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

    AE00DT66 Project Work, 2–10 ECTS (the amount of credits depends on the extent of the project)

    LANGUAGES AND COMMUNICATION
    KD06APSUO12 Finnish Language and Culture, 3 ECTS
    LT00DB97 Intercultural Communication, 3 ECTS
    AE00CW65 Professional English, 3 ECTS

  • Course selection DD Bachelor in Automation Engineering, academic year 2024-2025

    The double degree students spend one year at the partner institution during their studies. The study langauge is English.

    The double degree studies also include practical training, a thesis, a maturity test and other courses at the home institution according to a study plan.

    Practical training can be done either in the student’s home country or abroad.

    The bachelor thesis is supervised and evaluated by a academic staff from both institutions.

    Please note, changes in course selection are possible.

    The course selection 2024/2025

    The Learning Agreement is done for the academic year.  Please choose courses from the course selection below.

    A study guide can be found here: Bachelor of Engineering, Automation Engineering | Study Guide, Seamk

    Autumn semester 2024
    ( 23 August 2024  – 18 December 2024 )

    Please choose 30 ECTS for autumn semester in your Learning Agreement. Please note that changes to the course selction can be done only with good reasons during the exchange period.

    DESIGN OF ELECTRIAL SYSTEM
    AE00CM61 Design of Electrical and Automation System, 4 ECTS
    AE00CM62 Laboratory Assignments in Control System,  3 ECTS
    AE00CM63 Safety in Electrical Installation, 2 ECTS 

    PROCESS AUTOMATION 
    AE00CM66 Control Engineering, 3 ECTS

    INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS
    AE00CM70 Network Programming, 3 ECTS
    AE00CM71 Basics of Industrial Internet of Thing, 3 ECTS

    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
    AE00CM78 Server-side Programming, 3 ECTS

    ELECTIVE PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 
    AE00CM92 Digital Signal Processing, 3 ECTS

    PRODUCTION AUTOMATION 
    AE00CM60 Production Management, 4 ECTS

    LANGUAGES AND COMMUNICATION
    KD06APSUO12  Finnish Language and Culture, 3 ECTS

    Spring Semester 2025
    ( 8 January 2025 – 28 April 2025)

    Please choose 30 ECTS for spring semester in your Learning Agreement. Please note that changes to the course selction can be done only with good reasons during the exchange period.

    PRODUCTION AUTOMATION
    AE00CM86  Robotics, 4 ECTS

    DESIGN OF ELECTRIAL SYSTEM
    AE00CM64 Electric Drives, 3 ECTS 

    PROCESS AUTOMATION
    AE00CM67 Hydraulics and Pneumatics, 2 ECTS
    AE00CM68 Components of Control Systems, 3 ECTS

    INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THING
    AE00CM72 Cloud Computing, 3 ECTS 
    AE00CM73 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, 3 ECTS

    ELECTRONICS
    AE00CM83 Embedded System, 4 ECTS

    INFORMATION TECHONOLOGY 
    AE00CM79 Object-oriented Programming, 4 ECTS
    AE00CM80 User Interface Design, 3 ECTS

    LANGUAGES AND COMMUNICATION
    AE00CW65 Professional English

Master double degree studies for students from SeAMK partner institutions

INCOMING STUDENTS FROM DOUBLE DEGREE PARTNER INSTITUTIONS TO SEAMK

The Master-level double degree  programme allows students to earn two Master degree certificates, one from Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (SeAMK), and the other from the double degree partner institution.

This programme is designed to provide students with a broad and diverse educational experience, exposing them to different academic cultures, teaching methods and research perspectives.

The structure of the Master-level double degree programme involves a combination of coursework and thesis.

Admission Criteria:

Students can only be nominated as double degree applicants by a double degree partner university of SeAMK. Applicants must have a Bachelor degree, along with a minimum of two years of work experience gained post-completion of the Bachelor degree and prior to enrollment in a master’s program. Please check the detailed eligibility criteria to Master-level double degree programme at SeAMK here: Eligibility criteria for Master double degree students | SeAMK.fi

The master double degree studies include:

  • Approximately 15 ECTS of the courses are studied at SeAMK campus
  • Master thesis 30 ECTS is written in English, according to instructions from SeAMK. A responsible supervisor will be named from SeAMK and the thesis needs to meet the requirements of both institutions.

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