Master's Degree Programme in Change Management: Master's Degree Programme in Change Management L1425S6
Code: L1425S6
- Degree title
- Master of Business Administration
- Credits
- 90 ects
- Duration
- 2 years (90 cr)
- Start semester
- Autumn 2025
- Teaching language
- Finnish
Descriptions
Become a professional in change management by studying the Degree Programme in Change Management. You will get research-based tools to analyse the operating environment and all its changes as well as to create development programmes to manage and utilise these changes in the organisation's operations. At the same time as you develop yourself as a change leader in the degree programme's internal coaching programme, you will find ways to lead development work more broadly in your organisation.
The Degree Programme in Change Management consists of two modules focusing on developing management skills, a master’s thesis and optional studies.
In the module Fundamentals of Change Management, you will learn extensively about forecasting, identifying the forces of change in the operating environment and the most important theories and tools of change management . The module consists of six courses:
• Strategic Analysis of the Business Environment 5 ECTS
• Managing Uncertainty 5 ECTS
• Coaching in Leadership 5 ECTS.
• Strategic and Change Management 5 ECTS
• Organisational Development 5 ECTS
• Research Methods 5 ECTS
In the module Deeper Perspectives of Change Management, you will study the following courses according to your own development and study plan in total four courses:
• Financial Analysis 5 ECTS
• Learning Organization and Knowledge Management 5 ECTS
• Business Analytics 5 ECTS
• Digital Customer Experience Development 5 ECTS
• Labour law and conciliatory practice 5 ECTS
• The Basics of Operational Culture 5 ECTS
Optional studies suitable for your personal study plan 10 credits. You can also choose these courses from the Deeper Perspectives of Change Management module above.
In the Master’s Thesis, you will focus on developing the operations of your own organisation or a target organisation. The Master’s Thesis is a total of 30 credits.
The degree programme is implemented as a part-time study and is intended to be completed alongside work. The teaching is organised mainly on weekday evenings, about two evenings a week, as face-to-face and online teaching or a combination of both. The duration of the studies is 2 years.
Tuition mainly in Finnish.
Development
The Degree Programme in Change Management has been developed in cooperation with working life as well by carefully listening to students’ experiences and research related to working life.
The development of the programme is based on the principles of continuous development, collecting and carefully analysing annual feedback (students, AVOP, career monitoring and work-life connections) and taking Metropolia's strategic goals into account.
The feedback we receive from working life encourages us to continue: with the help of our approach to action research, new and innovative solutions to real problems of companies and organizations can be found by testing or piloting the solutions during the course of the studies. This builds a strong base for relevant competences needed in today’s - and the future’s - worklife.
Further information
Head of Degree Programme
Raisa Varsta
+358 40 017 1517
raisa.varsta@metropolia.fi
Programme Coordinator
Nea Kivekäs
mbsmasters@metropolia.fi
+358 40 683 7148
This curriculum L1425S6 has been updated based on L1424S6 curriculum.
Administrator Sari Kelo
Objective
At the end of your own development path, you will be able to:
•Analyse your own leadership and change management skills and develop them systematically
•Anticipate the effects of a complex and changing operating environment on the organisation's operations
•Analyse the business and/or organisation's sustainable growth opportunities and produce development programs to utilise them
•Promote the organisation's strategic goals in a system-wise and sustainable manner
•Apply research and development methods ethically, appropriately and effectively
• Use technology and other tools to support the organisation's management, decision-making and development
•Lead change and development work in a human-centred and dialogic way, while strengthening the organisation's human capital and well-being.
•Communicate professionally and in demanding expert tasks with the required skill level in both Finnish and English.
Select timing, structure or classification view
Show study timings by semester, study year or period
| Code | Name | Credits (cr) | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | Autumn 2025 | Spring 2026 | Autumn 2026 | Spring 2027 | 1. / 2025 | 2. / 2025 | 3. / 2026 | 4. / 2026 | 1. / 2026 | 2. / 2026 | 3. / 2027 | 4. / 2027 |
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| L1425S6-1001 |
The Basics of Change Management
(Choose all ) |
30 | ||||||||||||||
| LY00FG17 | Strategic Analysis of the Business Environment | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| LY00FG18 | Managing uncertainty | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| LY00FG20 | Strategic and Change Management | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| LY00FG22 | Organisational Development | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| LY00FG26 | Leader as coach | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| LX00FG15 | Research Methods | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| L1425S6-1002 |
Deeper Perspectives of Change Management
(Choose ects: 20) |
20 | ||||||||||||||
| LY00FG19 | Financial Analysis | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| LY00FG21 | Learning Organization and Knowledge Management | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| LY00FG23 | Labour law and conciliatory practice | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| LY00FG24 | Digital Customer Experience Development | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| LY00FG25 | Business Analytics | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| LY00FU28 | Fundamentals of Organizational Culture | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| L1425S6-1003 |
Elective Studies
(Choose ects: 10) |
10 | ||||||||||||||
| L1425S6-1004 |
Master´s Thesis
(Choose all ) |
30 | ||||||||||||||
| XX00FB87 | Master’s Thesis | 30 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 90 | 60 | 30 | 25 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 5 | 5 |
Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.
STRUCTURE Master (A18.12.2014/1129)
Asetuksen 18.12.2014/1129 mukainen rakenne. 2 § Opintojen rakenne Ylempään ammattikorkeakoulututkintoon johtaviin opintoihin kuuluu: 1) syventäviä ammattiopintoja; 2) vapaasti valittavia opintoja; 3) opinnäytetyö.
| Master´s Thesis |
| Master’s Thesis |
| Advanced Professional Studies |
| Strategic Analysis of the Business Environment |
| Managing uncertainty |
| Strategic and Change Management |
| Organisational Development |
| Leader as coach |
| Research Methods |
| Financial Analysis |
| Learning Organization and Knowledge Management |
| Labour law and conciliatory practice |
| Digital Customer Experience Development |
| Business Analytics |
| Fundamentals of Organizational Culture |
| Elective Studies |
|
No attached course units |
| Not grouped |
ARENE 2022::UAS shared competences::Master’s degree
Replaces the “Metropolia's Generic Competences::Master's Degree” -matrix. Heidi Rontu/31.8.2022
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Ethics
The graduating student assesses and promotes the realisation of ethical principles and values of their field of profession, taking equality and non-discrimination into account. |
| Strategic Analysis of the Business Environment |
| Strategic and Change Management |
| Organisational Development |
| Leader as coach |
| Research Methods |
| Labour law and conciliatory practice |
| Fundamentals of Organizational Culture |
| Master’s Thesis |
|
Proactive development
The graduating student is able to manage the development of new solutions that anticipate the future and produces new information using different research and development methods. |
| Strategic Analysis of the Business Environment |
| Managing uncertainty |
| Strategic and Change Management |
| Organisational Development |
| Leader as coach |
| Research Methods |
| Financial Analysis |
| Learning Organization and Knowledge Management |
| Labour law and conciliatory practice |
| Digital Customer Experience Development |
| Business Analytics |
| Fundamentals of Organizational Culture |
| Master’s Thesis |
|
Internationality and multiculturalism
The graduating student is able to develop and manage multicultural and international operating environments and networks. |
| Strategic Analysis of the Business Environment |
| Organisational Development |
| Leader as coach |
| Labour law and conciliatory practice |
| Master’s Thesis |
|
Sustainable development
The graduating student develops and manages sustainable and responsible operating methods in their work and promotes sustainable change in their work community and society. |
| Strategic Analysis of the Business Environment |
| Managing uncertainty |
| Strategic and Change Management |
| Leader as coach |
| Learning Organization and Knowledge Management |
| Fundamentals of Organizational Culture |
| Master’s Thesis |
|
Learning to learn
The graduating student promotes their own and their community's continuous learning and competence development, drawing on knowledge from different fields and the opportunities of digitalisation. |
| Strategic Analysis of the Business Environment |
| Managing uncertainty |
| Leader as coach |
| Research Methods |
| Financial Analysis |
| Learning Organization and Knowledge Management |
| Digital Customer Experience Development |
| Fundamentals of Organizational Culture |
| Master’s Thesis |
|
Operating in a workplace
The graduating student is able to develop and manage their work community and reforms working life. - Is able to develop and manage multidisciplinary teams and work communities. |
| Strategic Analysis of the Business Environment |
| Strategic and Change Management |
| Organisational Development |
| Leader as coach |
| Learning Organization and Knowledge Management |
| Labour law and conciliatory practice |
| Digital Customer Experience Development |
| Business Analytics |
| Fundamentals of Organizational Culture |
| Master’s Thesis |
| Not grouped |
Master's Degree Programme in Change Management::competences
| Code | Name | Credits (cr) |
|---|---|---|
| L1425S6-1001 |
The Basics of Change Management
(Choose all ) |
30 |
| LY00FG17 | Strategic Analysis of the Business Environment | 5 |
| LY00FG18 | Managing uncertainty | 5 |
| LY00FG20 | Strategic and Change Management | 5 |
| LY00FG22 | Organisational Development | 5 |
| LY00FG26 | Leader as coach | 5 |
| LX00FG15 | Research Methods | 5 |
| L1425S6-1002 |
Deeper Perspectives of Change Management
(Choose ects: 20 ) |
20 |
| LY00FG19 | Financial Analysis | 5 |
| LY00FG21 | Learning Organization and Knowledge Management | 5 |
| LY00FG23 | Labour law and conciliatory practice | 5 |
| LY00FG24 | Digital Customer Experience Development | 5 |
| LY00FG25 | Business Analytics | 5 |
| LY00FU28 | Fundamentals of Organizational Culture | 5 |
| L1425S6-1003 |
Elective Studies
(Choose ects: 10 ) |
10 |
| L1425S6-1004 |
Master´s Thesis
(Choose all ) |
30 |
| XX00FB87 | Master’s Thesis | 30 |