Overview

Upon graduating from the Computer, Communication and Information Sciences - Software and Service Engineering programme from Aalto University, graduates will have:

Ability to design, develop, and manage digital products and services. Graduates master the art of digital value creation, knowing how software can accelerate business growth in modern organisations.
Strong problem solving skills. Graduates have the skills and knowledge to tackle wicked, complex problems taking human, societal and organisational factors into account.
End user and customer-centric approach to engineering. Graduates understand the necessity of in-depth and continuous understanding of customer needs as an indispensable part of building successful software products.
Strong interpersonal skills. Graduates have strong communication skills and are able to work in multidisciplinary teams, with a range of different personalities.

Career opportunities

Software is the ultimate source of capacity, innovation, competitiveness, quality, and agility of companies. As nearly every business is a software business, the field is incredibly broad and graduates have an exceptionally wide range of career paths in front of them.

Typical job titles of recent graduates include

Application Developer
Business Development Manager
Code Writer
DevOps Engineer
Full Stack Developer
IT Consultant
Operations Lead
Requirements Specialist
Service Designer

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Software Project

Usability Evaluation

User Interface Construction

ICT Enabled Service Business and Innovation

Software Design
Modeling

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-27 00:00:00

More details

The application period is currently closed.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

92

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Helsinki, Finland

Disciplines

Information Technology (IT) Computer Sciences Software Engineering View 14 other Masters in Software Engineering in Finland

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

GRE^®

Required

GMAT

Required

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

92

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62

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Scanned colour copy of the original Bachelor’s degree certificate.
Scanned colour copy of the original official transcript of study records.
If you have any other higher education degrees you wish to be taken into consideration in admissions, scanned colour copies of degree certificate and official transcript of records.
Copy of a valid passport or an official government-issued identification card with photo and information on citizenship.
Proof of language proficiency in the language of instruction of the study option.
Portfolio (electronic). Most study options in the field of art and design, architecture and landscape architecture require an electronic portfolio in PDF-format.
GMAT or GRE test (business and economics). GMAT or GRE scores for applicants to School of Business study options in admission group 2 or all applicants to the study option of Finance. See submission instructions: GMAT and GRE test.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

17000 EUR / year

≈ 17000 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Additional Details

If you are a citizen of the member states of the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you do not have to pay tuition fee.

Living costs

Helsinki

Finland

975 - 1584 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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