Hospitality, Tourism and Experience Management

Undergraduate academic requirements

• Higher secondary certificate (e.g. high school diploma)

Postgraduate academic requirements

• A Bachelor's degree or higher and at least two years of work experience after completing the Bachelor's degree.
• Relevant degree and work experience depend on the desired degree programme.

Entry requirements

As an alternative to entrance examinations, you can apply to Haaga-Helia with the SAT test. Order the official SAT score report from the test organizer to be delivered to Haaga-Helia, the code for Haaga-Helia UAS is 7098. This is a multiple-choice, pencil-and-paper test administered by the College Board. All eligible applicants who earn the required minimum points will be accepted.

Required scores for Bachelors:

• 500 points Evidence-based reading and writing
• 500 points Math

Required scores for Masters:

• 600 points in section Evidence-based reading and writing ranging from 200–800.
• 6 points in section SAT Essay

  average value of these three dimensions ranging from 2–8: reading, analysis, and writing.

Please note! In addition to SAT scores, you need to have a higher secondary degree (e.g. high school diploma) to apply to Haaga-Helia.

English proficiency

• TOEFL/IELTS not required
• English will be tested with SAT or Entrance Exam

Documents required

• Degree certificate
• Tran­script of re­cords
• Copy of passport
• Trans­la­tions of edu­ca­tional doc­u­ments of they have not been issued in English, Finnish or Swedish. You must also submit your official educational documents in the original language.
• Statement of Purpose
• Proof of Financial Support
• Proof of language proficiency

Fee information

• Undergraduate tuition

  €11,000 per year

• Graduate tuition

  €12,000 per year

Funding

Note: To remain eligible for your scholarship, you must maintain good study progress and actively develop your Finnish language skills.

Early Bird Scholarship

• €2,000 reduction on first year tuition fees
• Autumn Scholarship

  For applicants who accept their study place within 7 days and pay the tuition fee of the first semester within 14 days of receiving the acceptance letter.

• Spring Scholarship

  For applicants who accept their study place within 14 days and pay the tuition fee of the first semester within 30 days of receiving the acceptance letter.

Bachelor-level scholarship - €2,000

You may be awarded this scholarship if you:

• Achieve YKI Basic level (grade 2) in Finnish language proficiency (CEFR A2)
• Complete 60 ECTS credits within two consecutive study semesters at Haaga-Helia or at partner institutions

Eligibility:

• Your mother tongue must be a language other than Finnish
• The 60 credits must be earned within the same degree programme
• You can first apply for this scholarship during your third semester
• From the seventh semester onwards, credits no longer count toward this scholarship
• The scholarship is paid after you’ve paid tuition and completed both semesters of the evaluation period
• If you graduate in one academic year or less, you can still apply by contacting Study Services

Bachelor-level scholarship - €3,500

You may be awarded this scholarship if you:

• Achieve YKI Intermediate level (grade 3) in Finnish language proficiency (CEFR B1)
• Complete 120 ECTS credits within four consecutive study semesters at Haaga-Helia or at partner institutions

Eligibility:

• Your mother tongue must be a language other than Finnish
• The 120 credits must be completed within the same degree programme
• You can first apply for this scholarship during your fifth semester
• From the seventh semester onwards, credits no longer count toward this scholarship
• The scholarship is paid after you’ve paid tuition and completed both semesters of the evaluation period
• If you graduate in one academic year or less, you can apply by contacting Study Services

Master-level scholarships

• Master’s degree students can apply for a €2,000 scholarship based on study progress and academic performance
• To qualify, you must complete the required number of ECTS credits and maintain a minimum GPA of 4.5 (on the Finnish grading scale)

50% SAT Score Scholarship (Limited Award)

• 50% waiver on the tuition fee for the entire degree (up to the statutory study time of 3.5 years/7 semesters)
• Applicants with SAT scores above 1450 are eligible
• Only 5 waivers are awarded each year (2 for the January intake and 3 for the August intake)
• This 50% waiver cannot be combined with the Early Bird discount or any other scholarships