Programme description
Read more about the programme at Master's programme in Industrial Design Engineering.
Admission criteria
- Bachelor of Science in Technology Tekniikan kandidaatti
Completed in a University
For example, fields such as Industrial Engineering and Management as well as Business Technology included. - Bachelor of Science Degree in Design or Industrial Design
Completed in a University
Applicants who have completed or are completing a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering (konetekniikan diplomi-insinööri) before starting the LUT studies are not eligible to apply.
Applicants who have completed a Master's Degree in a University in a field other than Mechanical Engineering are eligible to apply but only when applying with the Bachelor's Degree.
Applying with a Master's Degree in a field other than Mechanical Engineering completed in a University is accepted only if the Master's Degree having been completed before the two-tier degree system when there were no separate Bachelor's Degrees awarded.
- Bachelor of Engineering Insinööri (AMK)
Completed in a University of Applied Sciences
For example, fields such as Industrial Engineering and Management as well as Business Technology included. - Bachelor's Degree in Design or Industrial Design
Completed in a University of Applied Sciences
Applicants who have completed or are completing a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering in a university (konetekniikan diplomi-insinööri) before starting the LUT studies are not eligible to apply.
Applicants who have completed a Master's Degree in a University of Applied Sciences are eligible to apply but only when applying with the Bachelor's Degree.
Applicants who have completed a Master's Degree in a University of Applied Sciences with no prior Bachelor's Degree while the prior degree having been completed on a higher secondary or secondary level are not eligible to apply.
- Bachelor of Science in Technology
Completed in a University - All countries
For example, fields such as Industrial Engineering and Management as well as Business Technology included. - Bachelor's Degree in Design or Industrial Design
Completed in a University - All countries
Applicants who have completed a Master's Degree in a University are eligible to apply but only when applying with the Bachelor's Degree.
Applying with a Master's Degree completed in a University is accepted only if the Master's Degree having been completed before the two-tier degree system when there were no separate Bachelor's Degrees awarded.
Applicants who have completed or are completing a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering in a university in Finland (konetekniikan diplomi-insinööri) before starting the LUT studies are not eligible to apply.
Applying with a combination of a 2-year Bachelor's + 2-year Master's Degree completed in certain countries is accepted when the combination of these two degrees is equivalent only to a Finnish Bachelor's Degree.
- Bachelor of Engineering
Completed in a University of Applied Sciences - EU/EEA countries and Switzerland
For example, fields such as Industrial Engineering and Management as well as Business Technology included.
Applicants who have completed a Master's Degree in a University of Applied Sciences are eligible to apply but only when applying with the Bachelor's Degree.
Applicants who have completed or are completing a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering in a university in Finland (konetekniikan diplomi-insinööri) before starting the LUT studies are not eligible to apply.
Applicants who have completed a Master's Degree in a University of Applied Sciences with no Bachelor's Degree while the prior degree to the Master's having been completed on a higher secondary or secondary level are not eligible to apply.
Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree
- The degree must be equivalent to a corresponding Finnish Bachelor's Degree regarding the number of academic years and ECTS credits.
- The degree must provide eligibility for applying to university level Master's studies in the country where the degree was awarded in.
Requirements for the degree-awarding university
- The university must be recognized by the national education system in the country in question
- The university must be listed on the World Higher Education Database WHED by International Association of Universities
To be eligible to apply to the programme, the arithmetic GPA for the degree you have to apply with must be
- a minimum of 3.00
on the scale of 1.00 - 5.00
The arithmetic GPA will be first checked and verified by LUT University. In case the original grading scale not being on a scale of 1.00 - 5.00, the arithmetic GPA will be converted by LUT University on this scale during the evaluation process. Finally, the arithmetic GPA with two decimals will be evaluated.
The grading scale must include at least two different grades for passing that together form a clear range of passing grades so that an arithmetic GPA can be calculated.
If the completed courses having been evaluated by using verbal or letter-based grades, these grades will be converted on a numerical scale of 1.00-5.00 by using linear conversion.
The arithmetic GPA evaluated in the LUT selection process is
- an arithmetic average of grades for all the individual courses and for the grade for the Final Thesis included in the degree you have to apply with
- that have been completed at the time of applying
- that are listed on an official Transcript of Records
What is excluded from the arithmetic GPA?
- Courses evaluated with 'pass' or 'fail'
- Courses evaluated with a grade corresponding to a failed grade
- Courses without a related study unit such as ECTS credit, credit, credit hour etc.
- Combined modules including only a single grade for all the courses included in the module unless the individual courses having been evaluated separately
- Courses not included in the degree you have to apply with
- Courses not included in the degree you have to apply with that have been credited or compensated unless the degree-awarding university having evaluated them on a numerical, verbal or on a letter-based grading scale
You must prove your proficiency in English with one of the following:
- one of the accepted language tests
- a degree in higher education completed in English in an EU/EEA country or in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom or the United States of America
- a degree in higher education completed in Finnish or in Swedish in Finland
More information: How to prove your proficiency in English
Application process
Before starting your application process, have a look at the basics on applying at
- Applying to Master's Programmes through Regular Admission
>> Application process
where all the important information regarding to applying in general is given.
When filling in your application form
While filling in your application form, you must indicate the cumulative number of original study units completed for the Bachelor's Degree you are applying with.
If applying with an unfinished Bachelor's Degree, you must indicate the cumulative number of original study units expected to be completed for being able to graduate.
If having completed a combination of degrees that together correspond to a Bachelor's Degree, you must indicate the cumulative number of original study units for all the related degrees.
Requirements for the Transcript of Records
The Transcript of Records for the Bachelor's Degree you are applying with must include the cumulative number of original study units (credits, credit hours etc.).
If the cumulative original study units not included on the Transcript of Records, an official statement on them issued in English by the related university must be uploaded. You may also upload an official brochure for the programme issued by the university instead of the official statement if the cumulative original study units indicated in the brochure.
- Degree Certificate for the Bachelor's Degree
+ an official translation when required
Upload a scan for the original.
If your Bachelor's Degree is a combination of two different degrees, upload one combined scan/document in which you have included both the original Degree Certificates.
- Transcript of Records for the Bachelor's Degree
+ an official translation when requiredUpload a scan for the original.
If your Bachelor's Degree is a combination of two or more different degrees, upload one combined scan/document in which you have included all the original Transcripts of Records.
The following elements must be included in the Transcript/s of Records:
* Original study units for each course
* Original cumulative study units for the degree
* Grades for each course
If one or many of these required elements are missing, you must upload an additional, official statement provided by the university in English, indicating the missing elements.
The original study units for each course as well as the cumulative ones for the degree can also be provided by uploading an official brochure for the programme if these elements are indicated in the brochure.
The additional document/s must be combined together and uploaded to the same section with the Transcript of Records.
- Language Test result when required
Upload a scan for the test result or a screenshot from your test account.
The result is always electronically verified from the test database.
- CV
Upload this compulsory document including your personal data, educational background, work experience, publications, awards or grants, study trips and positions of trust, etc.
A missing CV will lead into the application remaining to be an ineligible one just as it would be with a missing educational document.
- Letter of Motivation max. 3000 characters
Upload this compulsory document covering the reason for applying to LUT University and the programme Industrial Design Engineering. Tell about your learning goals, role of this Master's Degree in your professional development and about your plans for and after graduation of this Master's Degree.
A missing Letter of Motivation will lead into the application remaining to be an ineligible one just as it would be with a missing educational document.
- Portfolio
Upload a Portfolio as an optional document, limited to eight (8) work samples in which provides samples of your previous study, scientific, work and/or design oriented projects. The works may include sketches, illustrations, technical drawings, computer renderings or photographs.
The work presented in the portfolio must include the title, purpose and year of completion and short description including contribution of the applicant to the work in case the work has been completed in a team.
As for all the documents, .pdf format is also strongly recommended for the Portfolio. Please consider the size limitation of 100 MB for the Portfolio.
- Additional documents related to experience or areas of competence related to the programme
Upload one attachment into which you have combined your work certificates and other certificates, academic publications, competitions or diplomas proving your experience or competence related to the programme.
- Additional educational documents when required
+ official translations when required
Upload a scan for the original/s.
If you have several different documents, upload one combined scan/document in which you have included all the different documents together.
When proving your proficiency in English with another degree apart from the one you are applying with.
- Passport or ID card with nationality
Upload a scan for the document or card.
- Finnish Residence Permit Card
Upload a scan for both sides of the card if having one.
What is an unfinished Bachelor's Degree?
- You have not yet graduated = you have not been awarded your Degree Certificate or the Provisional Degree Certificate
Having completed all your studies does not mean that you have graduated unless having been awarded the Degree Certificate or the Provisional Degree Certificate.
If not being able to upload your Degree Certificate or the Provisional Degree Certificate by the supplementary deadline, you must identify your status on the application form as "not yet graduated".
When applying
- Indicate the estimated date of graduation on your Application Form
- No official statement for the date required from the home university
- Upload your latest Transcript of Records to your Online Application Form
- plus the official translation (when required)
- The Transcript of Records must include the name of the degree to be awarded.
- If not included, an additional statement issued by the awarding university about the name of the degree must be uploaded to your Online Application Form.
If admitted
If admitted, you must be able to
- Graduate by 31 August 2025
- Provide us with the following documents by 31 August 2025 at 15:00 (UTC+3)
- Scan for your original Degree Certificate
- Scan for your original Transcript of Records
- Provide us with the following documents by 5 September 2025 at 15:00 (UTC+3)
- Scans for the official translations in English for both the documents (when applicable)
- Official translations required, if the original documents are not issued in English, Finnish or Swedish.
The documents must be provided according to the given instructions despite of the country the degree was awarded in.
If not being able to meet with both the requirements by the given deadlines, your right to study in the programme will automatically be cancelled and you will lose your place without a possibility to claim it back.
Evaluation
Only complete applications will be forwarded for academic evaluation done by the Admissions Committee for the programme.
The Admissions Committee first checks the academic eligibility regarding to previous programme-related studies and minimum arithmetic GPA for the degree the applicant must apply with. The Committee reserves a right to decide whether the degree and the studies completed by the applicant qualify him/her to apply to the programme.
If the application meets with the academic minimum requirements it will be forwarded to academic evaluation.
The selection process is completed in two stages:
- Stage 1: Academic success and practical experience
- Stage 2: Interview
The final selection will be completed among the interviewed applicants based on
- points for the interview only
Only a limited number of applicants will be admitted.
Academic success (max. 10 points)
- Arithmetic GPA for the degree you must apply with (max. 5 points)
- Arithmetic GPA for relevant studies supportive to the Master's programme included in the degree you must apply with (max. 5 points)
Points given for academic success for the degree you have to apply with are
- equivalent to the arithmetic GPA on a scale of 1.00 - 5.00
for the degree you have to apply with
For example:
The arithmetic GPA converted to a scale of 1.00-5.00 is 3.67
>> the points for academic success are 3.67
The minimum required arithmetic GPA is 3.00 a scale of 1.00 - 5.00.
Please see further information on the arithmetic GPA under the section 'Arithmetic GPA evaluated in the process'.
Practical experience (max. 10 points)
- Experience and practice in Industrial Design or in another field of creativity (max. 5 points)
- Please provide detailed information on your previous studies, internships or other experience related to Industrial Design and/or other fields of creativity through the following documents:
- CV (compulsory)
- Letter of Motivation (compulsory)
- Portfolio (optional)
- Please provide detailed information on your previous studies, internships or other experience related to Industrial Design and/or other fields of creativity through the following documents:
In case of either CV or Letter of Motivation or them or both are missing, the application will remain an incomplete one and will not be forwarded to academic evaluation.
- Other experience or areas of competence related to the programme (max. 5 points)
- Please provide detailed information on your work related experience or other achievements related to the Master's programme through the following documents:
- work certificates
- other related certificates
- academic publications
- competitions
- related diplomas
- Please provide detailed information on your work related experience or other achievements related to the Master's programme through the following documents:
No compulsory documents - but if you have experience, you must also be able to prove it through the relevant documentation.
The applicant must follow the practices of scientific writing: documents related to the application process must be written and made by the applicant. It must not present other people's ideas, information, words or other material without a sufficient reference. Artificial intelligence is not a source of scientific text. The applicant must ensure that the source entries are correct.
On the second stage of the admissions process, a limited number of applicants are invited to an interview in the order of the points reached on stage 1.
The applicants invited to an interview will all start from the same level zero as the points for stage 1 will no longer be considered.
The following elements will be evaluated in the interview:
- Motivation
- Commitment to the studies
- Possibilities for successfully completing the studies
- Language and communication skills in English
The final selection will be completed among the interviewed applicants based on
- points for the interview only
Only a limited number of applicants will be admitted.
The applicant must follow the practices of scientific writing: documents related to the application process must be written and made by the applicant. It must not present other people's ideas, information, words or other material without a sufficient reference. Artificial intelligence is not a source of scientific text. The applicant must ensure that the source entries are correct.