Student Guide

Master's Programme in Geoinformatics

Planning your studies

Careful planning of your studies ensures a smooth and coherent path from orientation week to graduation. This section contains all the relevant information needed for successful planning and completion of your studies. For official policies and regulations, please see Aalto University's Academic policies and regulations.

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Study guidance and counselling

This student study guide is your primary source of information in questions related to studying. We are also happy to meet you in person in order to discuss your studies. Depending on the issue, you can contact your academic advisor, a student advisor or the learning services of your programme. See Contact for more information. 

MyStudies (URL) (external link)

MyStudies is a daily desktop for Aalto students. Log in to MyStudies here.

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Courses and exams

Additional information for planning your studies

Credit transfer

Credit transfer

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Sisu instructions: front page

The front page of Sisu instructions for students

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Where to get guidance and support?

Guidance and support for study planning, study wellbeing, and career reflections for Aalto students.

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Support services for students

Support services for students

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Studies at other Aalto schools or in Finnish universities

As an Aalto University degree student you can complete studies also outside your own field of study. Some of the studies require an application while other studies are open for all Aalto students. You can complete either individual courses or a minor outside your own field of study.

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Exchange studies

Information for students about exchange studies.

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Other studies

Study possibilities at Aalto, in Finland and internationally.

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Where to get guidance and support?

Guidance and support for study planning, study wellbeing, and career reflections for Aalto students.

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Changing master's programme during master's studies

Those students who have graduated as a BSc from Aalto University’s technical schools and continued in the School of Engineering master’s programme, have possibility to change their master's programme or major within the school once during the completion of the master's degree studies. The possibility to change the master's programme only applies to those students who started their studies after 1 August 2013. The prerequisite for the change is that the student fulfills the transition criteria set by the master's programme in question. Transferring the previous studies to the new Master’s Programme is agreed in the student’s personal study plan.

Criteria for changing the programme/major is defined by the programme/major in question. In a flexible transfer within the School of Engineering the required courses/transfer minors can also be completed outside of the bachelor's degree.

Students whose study right includes both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree are under certain conditions allowed to change the master's programme or major during their master studies. In most cases this change is possible once during the master studies. Changing programmes or majors is possible mainly within your school. Changing major subjects is also possible between schools within some of Aalto’s joint programmes.

Changing the programme or major is allowed if all the following conditions are fulfilled

  1. You have started your studies on August 1, 2016 or later.
  2. You fulfil all programme and school level requirements.
  3. You are able to complete all of the required studies of your new programme (or major subject) during your remaining study time.
  4. Your study right includes both bachelor's and master's degree. If your study right is only for the master's degree, changing the programme is possible only by applying again through master's admissions.

Application procedure:

  1. Create a new personal study plan in Sisu for the new programme.
  2. Contact the administrative contact person of the major or programme (planning officer or coordinator) and submit a free-form application for changing the programme or major.

If you fulfil all the criteria, your study right will be changed based on this approval.

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