Master's Programme in Software Product Management and Business
Lahti, Finland
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
22 Jan 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 13,500 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
Blended
* annual tuition for non-EU/EEA students
Introduction
Software product management defines how the life cycle of a digital product is managed, planned, and governed. Continuous business changes imposed by new technology and the digitalization of businesses and society form the environment for modern software development.
The program focuses on the design, implementation, and maintenance of software and digital services in their business context. It combines business with software engineering in modern software platforms and ecosystems.
To start the studies directly with a pre-existing Bachelor's degree, at least 24 ECTS credits in software engineering or related subjects (computer science, information sciences, or information technology) are required, but the Bachelor's degree may be from a different field.
The program is well suited for people already in the working world because it mainly utilizes blended and hybrid teaching. Contact teaching is arranged on the Lahti campus on average once a month on Fridays from 9.00 to 17.00. All other teaching is conducted as online lectures, recordings, etc.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Early Bird discount / First academic year
When required to pay a tuition fee, you are offered
- an Early Bird Discount of EUR 6 000
for the first academic year if confirming your place and paying the rest of the tuition fee of EUR 7 500 within 21 days from the date of having received your Certificate of Admission.
Early Bird discount is available in both Regular Admission and Early Admission.
LUT Scholarship / Second academic year
When required to pay a tuition fee, you are offered
- LUT Scholarship of EUR 6 000
for the second academic year if having completed a minimum of 60 ECTS credits of studies included in the personal study plan during the first academic year.
With LUT Scholarship the tuition fee is EUR 7 500 for the second academic year.
The required ECTS credits will be automatically checked for and they must be included on your Transcript of Records by the end of the first academic year i.e. by 31 July.
Curriculum
The Master's Program in Software Product Management and Business is a two-year program. It leads to the degree of Master of Science in Technology, M.Sc. (Tech.), which is 120 ECTS credits.
The program is arranged at LUT's Lahti campus, and it combines lecture courses with online learning assignments. The program includes core, advanced specialization, minor and elective studies as well as a Master's thesis.
Core studies, 31 ECTS credits
Include courses on software engineering models and methods, requirements engineering, running a software project, and research design methods.
Advanced specialization studies, 48 ECTS credits
Focus on software product management, software business processes, software innovation, and software portfolio management.
Elective studies, 12 ECTS credits
You can select any course at LUT.
Master's thesis, 30 ECTS credits
An advanced research project during the program's fourth semester. The Master's thesis is a part of the advanced specialization studies and requires approximately six months of full-time work.
Program Outcome
In this program, you will develop professional skills to understand complex software-intensive business environments and long-term management aspects of software engineering.
As a graduate of the Master's Programme in Software Product Management and Business, you will possess:
- Skills in analyzing, developing, and managing new software-based digital products in the software industry; you will learn to manage and analyze business platforms related to the digital product portfolio of organizations
- Knowledge of the management of enterprise-level systems and the software landscape and its connections to external platforms and ecosystems
- Competencies to recognize human, security, social, and entrepreneur issues and responsibilities relevant to engineering software and the digitalization of services
- Multi-cultural teamwork skills to communicate logically, convincingly, and effectively both orally and in writing; you will also acquire skills to function effectively in teams and adapt teaming strategies to improve productivity
- A professional network through collaboration with your peers and meeting with local companies.
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Career Opportunities
After graduation, you will have good competencies to work as an expert in the software industry in development, management, and business development.
Typical job titles include:
- senior software developer
- software product manager
- product owner
- business development director.
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.