Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is awarded to students who have successfully completed a research-based bachelor's study programme at a university. A bachelor's programme is standardised at 180 ECTS. The programme comprises an independent, rounded-off course of study that is organised in such a way that the student has the option of continuing studying at master's level or continuing into working life. The bachelor's programme is built up of subjects from one or more areas. Bachelor's programmes that consist of one central subject area must be combined with an elective outside of the central subject area.
Bachelor's degree in fine arts
A bachelor's degree in fine arts is awarded to students who have successfully completed a research-based bachelor's programme at a higher education institution in areas such as architecture, design, music etc. A bachelor's programme in fine arts is standardised at 180 ECTS. It is a an independent, rounded-off course of study, which normally gives access to a master's (candidatus) programme in the same field. As a rule, admission is conditional on passing an entrance examination.
Professional bachelor's degree
The professional bachelor's degree is awarded to students who have successfully completed a professional bachelor's programme. A professional bachelor's programme is a medium-cycle professionally-oriented higher education programme standardised at 180, 210 or 240 ECTS. The programmes consist of theory and practice and constitute independent, rounded-off courses of study. A professional bachelor's degree is most often targeted at a specific profession or type of job.
Maritime professional bachelor's degree
A maritime professional bachelor's degree is awarded to students who have successfully completed a maritime bachelor's programme. A maritime bachelor's programme is a medium-cycle higher education programme that takes between 3 and 4½ years (between 180 and 270 ECTS) depending on the student’s educational background.
Diploma degree
A diploma degree is awarded to students who have successfully completed a diploma programme. A diploma programme is a medium-cycle higher education programme for adults with professional experience. The participants’ professional experience forms the basis for close interaction between theory and practice. A diploma programme is modular and has a total scope of 60 ECTS or 1 full-time equivalent. Admission requires a qualifying examination (certificates for completed upper secondary education) and a minimum of two years’ relevant vocational experience following the qualifying examination.