Media and Film

Specific admission requirements

Admission is based on advance assignments and entrance examinations that test the applicants' aptitude for the respective areas of study.

Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning

According to the Degree Regulations of Metropolia University of Applied Sciences students may apply for identification and accreditation of prior learning as part of their compulsory or optional studies, provided they have prior learning corresponding to the curriculum before the course in question begins.

Qualification requirements and regulations

No specific requirements or regulation. See Degree Regulations of Helsinki Metropolia UAS >>

Profile of the programme

The Degree programme in Media and Film is a key educator in the audiovisual sector in the capital region, with graduates having a wide range of technical, content and production skills. The Film and Media degree programme offers the possibility to focus on two different fields of study: technology and expression or production and content. Media and Film graduates will have strong professional skills in different areas of the audiovisual field and will be able to develop as independent, cooperative, investigative and responsible professionals.

Key learning outcomes

Students master the media and the expressive and narrative modes within their area of specialization, as well as the relevant production processes, working methods and techniques. They can generate new types of content and media concepts, market their compentencies and work as a member of a collaborative and creative production team. They know the industry's history, research tradition, ethics, legislation and operating environment. They have strong analytical, information acquisition, communication and foreign language skills and they are able to develop their professional competence. They know the socio-econonomic structures and business models prevalent in the industry. They are capable of working in international operating environments and setting up and running their own businesses.

Occupational profiles of graduates with examples

The graduates work in designing, executing, developing, or managing tasks or as consults and entrepreneurs in the field.

Access to further studies

Graduates are eligible to apply for admission in a Master's degree programme at a university or a UAS.

Examination regulations, assessment and grading

According to the Degree Regulations of Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences course assessment criteria are specified in the course implementation plan. The teacher in charge of the course will be responsible for the assessment. At the beginning of the course students must be informed on the assessment principles which must be based on the course objectives. Assessment takes primarily place for each course and applies to the students who have registered and been accepted on the course. If necessary, different components of a course may be assessed individually. If the course consists of several components, the teacher may point this out in the assessment principles contained in the implementation plan. The assessment scale is as follows: excellent (5), very good (4), good (3), very satisfactory (2), satisfactory (1), fail (0) and pass (P). Any deviations of this scale will be decided by the President.

Graduation requirements

The student has completed all the studies included in the degree curriculum.

Mode of study

Full-time studies

Programme director

Head of Degree Programme Aura Kaarivuo P.O.Box 4040, 00079 Metropolia Visiting Address: Hämeentie 135 D, 00560 Helsinki Tel: +358 40 179 7459 E-mail: firstname.lastname[at]metropolia.fi

Level of qualification

Bachelor's Degree (First Cycle)

Workplacement(s) and Work-based Learning

The studies include a 30-credit internship. The internship takes place mainly during the third and fourth year of studies. Students can do the internship in 1-3 periods.

Obligatory or Optional Mobility

It is preferable to start the exchange in the spring of the third year of studies.