Tampere University of Applied Sciences · Finland
Media and Arts
Practical skills for the international culture sector with new media tools, on one of three paths: Fine Art Lab, Interactive Media, or Music and Event Production.
- Where
- TampereFinland
- Degree
- Bachelor of Culture and Arts
- Length
- 4 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- Autumn 2027
- Apply by
- 21 January 2027Rolling admission: by 28 Feb
- Admission
- SelectivePre-assignment · 80 places
- EU/EEA fee
- Free
More facts
- Degree
- Bachelor of Culture and Arts
- Length
- 4 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- Autumn 2027
Deadlines
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21 January 2027
Joint application closes, 15:00 Finnish timeHard deadlineDetails
The national window, on Studyinfo.fi, closing at 15:00 Finnish time on 21 January. Six months before IB results, so you apply on predicted grades. Aalto, the University of Helsinki and LUT are not in it: each runs its own application (Aalto closes on 22 January, Helsinki's IB group on 23 March, LUT's rolling admission on 30 April). Åbo Akademi's bachelor's programmes are in the second joint application, in March.
One form, maximum six programme choices. Opens 7 January 2027 at 08:00 and closes 21 January 2027 at 15:00 Finnish time (UTC+2). Studyinfo's own record of the joint application ("Joint Application to Higher Education, Spring 2027", run by the Finnish National Agency for Education) gives exactly that, and Tampere, Metropolia, Jamk, Xamk, Study in Finland, Jyväskylä, Turku, Oulu and Arcada agree. Aalto is not part of it: its English-taught bachelor's programmes have their own application on Studyinfo, open 7 January 08:00 to 22 January 2027 15:00. Both dates are right; they are two different applications.
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28 January 2027
Proof of English due, 15:00Hard deadlineDetails
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28 February 2027
Rolling admission closes, 15:00, unless places fill firstHard deadlineDetails
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All dates for this programme (8 more)
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7 January 2027
Joint application opensDetails
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10 March to 12 March 2027
International UAS Exam — pre-identification windowHard deadlineDetails
Published as "from 10 March 2027 at 8:00 Finnish time (UTC/GMT+2) to 12 March 2027 at 15:00 Finnish time (UTC/GMT+2)". You identify yourself in advance in the Candour ID app, using the same passport or biometric EU/EEA ID card whose number you gave on your Studyinfo application — a different document may get your pre-identification rejected. Miss this window and you cannot sit the exam, whatever else you have done.
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22 March 2027
International UAS Exam — invitation reaches youDetails
Published as "on 22 March 2027 at the latest, you will receive an invitation to the exam to the email address you provided in your Studyinfo application". It is here as a date to check rather than a date to act on: if nothing has arrived by the end of this day, the day before the exam, chase it.
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23 March 2027
International UAS Exam, online from 12:00 Finnish timeDetails
Published as "on 23 March 2027 from 12:00 o'clock noon onwards (Finnish time, UTC/GMT+2)". Taken remotely on your own computer, proctored by SMOWL.
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1 April 2027
IB predicted grades due, 15:00 (spring 2027 graduates)Hard deadlineDetails
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14 April 2027
International UAS Exam — resultsDetails
Published as "The results will be published on 14 April 2027 at the latest" — an outside date, so the result may come sooner.
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6 July 2027*
IB results releasedDetails
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13 July 2027
Admitted: final certificate, or proof you have graduated, due 15:00Hard deadlineDetails
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* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.
What it is
In the first year you pick one of three tracks, Interactive Media, Music and Event Production, or Fine Art Lab, with further modules in game design, sound design and fine art photography. You build a personal curriculum from the study modules, combining your specialisation with electives, and learn to develop ideas into finished products that succeed artistically, technically and economically. Practical training and exchange studies abroad are part of the offer. The programme is based at Mediapolis, a media campus that houses companies including the broadcaster YLE. Graduates work as experts, developers and entrepreneurs in games, music and live events, new media, service design and art galleries.
What you need
- Pre-task assignment (published 26 November 2026) and an online interview; no English certificate needed.
Requirements in full
Every IB applicant at Tampere University of Applied Sciences
In the January joint application TAMK selects by the International UAS Exam, SAT, or a pre-task and interview, not on IB grades. Its engineering rolling admission takes IB with English 5 and HL Maths 5.
How places are decided
- Choose one path (Fine Art Lab 24, Interactive Media 33, Music 23 places). Pre-task (out 26 Nov) due 21 Jan 2027; online interview 9–11 Mar. IB grades do not count.
Sources (3)
- Media and Arts at TAMK — checked 2026-09-26
- Entry requirements
- IB applicants at TAMK
