Espoo is the 2nd largest city in Finland. It is an urban municipality with over 200,000 residents. It is home to Aalto University and a branch campus of Helsinki University of Technology.

The area of visual design encompasses a wide variety of media. Students may develop their knowledge and skills in the areas of web, print and broadcasting. Most programs might include functional design, information design and interface design.

The formal higher education system of Finland is the 7-3-2-2 pattern. The university takes two years in vocational or technical education and finally two-year pre-tertiary education. Finland also has several public as well as private universities that have enabled accessibility of higher education to students.

An MA is a master’s degree awarded to students that have completed a program studying humanities or fine arts subjects such as history, communications, philosophy, theology or English. A Master of Arts degree typically requires coursework, research and written examinations.