Master's Degree Programme in Governance of Digitalization
Turku, Finland
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline *
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 9,000 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* the application period begins from 8 Jan 2025
** for students from partner countries | EUR 4500 per year for students from program countries
Introduction
The master's programme combines the latest knowledge from the fields of information systems and information studies in a unique way that gives its graduates a comprehensive and cross-disciplinary competence. The programme covers how digitalization affects organisational activities, enables new ways to create knowledge, creates value for the customer or other stakeholders, and enables new ways to organize industry-level cooperation between organizations. Effective and efficient management of digital transformation is critical for the success of enterprises and organisations in contemporary society.
This two-year programme prepares its graduates for challenging careers in the field of digital transformation. It focuses on data analytics, digital services design, business models, IT governance, digital information and knowledge management as well as people’s interaction with digital technology.
Our focus is on the digital environment regarding:
- How the strategy of organizations is expressed to fulfil its aims and goals
- how digitalization is implemented in different types of organizations and different hierarchical or functional levels of the organization and how it affects the organizational environment
- the services of the organization and the users’ perspective
We look into how emerging as well as enabling information and communication technologies are designed, implemented, and used and what kind of effect they have on organizing work and ways of doing business. We also focus on their support functions from technical, social, psychological and economic points of view.
Successful completion of this program will result in students being awarded a Master of Science degree in Economics and Business Administration.
Admissions
Curriculum
Advanced studies in Governance of Digitalization
- Introduction to Business Analytics(in English)
- Development of Digital Services(in English)
- Information Behaviour I(in English)
- Information and Knowledge Management(in English)
Alternative compulsory courses: choose module 1 or 2
Module 1: Analytics
- Programming for Analytics(in English)
- Business Analytics I(in English)
- Business Analytics II(in English)
- Data Management(in English)
- Business Intelligence(in English)
Module 2: Information users and usability
- Information Behaviour II
- Information Architecture and Strategies(in English)
- Managing Information Services(in English)
- Information Retrieval(in English)
Choose one of the modules you have not chosen as compulsory
Module 1: Analytics
- Programming for Analytics(in English)
- Business Analytics I(in English)
- Business Analytics II(in English)
- Data Management(in English)
- Business Intelligence(in English)
Module 2: Information users and usability
- Information Behaviour II
- Information Architecture and Strategies(in English)
- Managing Information Services(in English)
- Information Retrieval(in English)
Module 3: Information Systems/University of Turku
- Enterprise Architecture (UTU)
- Management of IS Projects (UTU)
- Management of Information System Security (UTU)
- Digital Economy and Business Models (UTU)(in English)
- ITG and ITSM (UTU)
Master's Thesis and Seminars
- Master's seminars
- Master's thesis: part 1 seminars
- Master's thesis: part 2
- Master's thesis: part 3
- Academic writing skills in English for master's students(in English)
Elective studies
Career Opportunities
This two-year programme prepares its graduates for challenging careers in the field of digital transformation and focuses on data analytics, digital services design, business models, digital information and knowledge management and IT governance.
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
Tuition fee-paying (non-EU/EEA) applicants applying to our master's degree programmes can apply for the Finland scholarship (in connection with applying for studies at Åbo Akademi University).
Finland scholarship/100% Tuition Fee Scholarship (waiver), awarded for 2 years (second year conditional)
- Number of scholarships to be granted: 1/programme
Finland Scholarships awarded by Åbo Akademi University are part of the national Finland Scholarship programme. This scholarship will be awarded to the most merited applicant in each programme.
The Finland scholarship covers 100% of the tuition fee for two years, the second year is conditional and requires that the student has earned at least 55 ECTS during the first year of studies.
In addition, the applicant is awarded a one-time 5000€ relocation grant, which will be paid to the student, to a Finnish bank account, once they have arrived in Turku/Vaasa and enrolled as present for the academic year.
To be considered for the Finland scholarship you must apply for it as part of your application for admission during the application period. Applicants will find, in the application form, a set of questions evaluating motivation and communicative skills, academic goals and general interest in the field. The applicant’s answers will be assessed by the programme and the scholarship committee. The committee decides which applicants will be awarded a Finland scholarship. The decision on the granted scholarship will be included in the admission letter.
Please note that if you are exempted from paying tuition fees, you will no longer be eligible for Finland scholarships.
80% Tuition Fee Scholarship (waiver), awarded for the whole length of the study right
- This scholarship is granted to all admitted applicants liable to pay tuition fees, who have not received a 100% Tuition Fee Scholarship.
Student Testimonials
Program Admission Requirements
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