Student Guide

Master's Programme in Mathematics and Operations Research

Continuing studies in the Master's Programme in Mathematics and Operations Research

Prospective graduate students

If you are a prospective graduate student, you can apply to this programme. Please see the application information page for application dead-lines, on-line forms and general information.

Bachelor's degree in the field of technology at Aalto University (students who began their studies on or after 1 August 2016)

If you have completed a bachelor’s programme at Aalto University in the field of technology, you can continue your studies at master level in this programme without any prerequisites.

Students graduating from the Bachelor's Programme in the field of technology choose their master's programme and major at the time of graduation.

Bachelor's degree in the field of technology at Aalto University (students who began their studies before 1 August 2016)

Students graduating from the Bachelor's Programme in Science and Technology can continue their studies at master level in this programme without any prerequisites. Students choose their master's programme and major at the time of graduation.

If you have completed your BSc degree in some other Bachelor's programme than Bachelor's Programme in Science and Technology at Aalto University, apply to the programme. Please see the application information page for application dead-lines, on-line forms and general information.

Bachelor's degree in the field of art and design or in the field of business at Aalto University

Those having received their Bachelor's degree from Aalto University in other fields than in the field of technology, are considered to be prospective graduate students. Please see the application information page for application dead-lines, on-line forms and general information.

Changing your master’s programme in the School of Science

If you are a student of School of Science and want to change your master’s programme, first check whether you meet the criteria for starting studies in the programme. The criteria for transferring to the programme must be met in bachelor's degree.

You may change your master’s programme if your study right for Bachelor’s degree has begun on or after 1.8.2016 and you have study time left at the time of the change (Amendment to the criteria, valid as of 1 August 2024).
You may change your master’s programme once during your master’s studies. After the change, you cannot return to your original programme.
You may change your master’s programme within the School of Science.
You may not change into a master’s programme that requires a separate admission process (e.g. Master’s Programme in ICT Innovation, Master’s Programme in Security and Cloud Computing, the major Game Design and Development of the Master’s Programme in Computer, Communication and Information Sciences).
You may change your master’s programme only if you were originally granted a study right for both bachelor’s and master’s degree at Aalto.
If you were granted a study right for a master’s degree only, you cannot change your master’s programme. However, you can apply for the desired programme in the separate Aalto admission round for master’s studies.
You may not change your master’s programme if, after you have you completed your bachelor’s degree at Aalto, you accept an admission offer for a master’s programme for which you have applied for in a separate admission round.
If you were granted a scholarship for your master’s studies, the scholarship will continue in your new programme. Changing your master’s programme will not affect the duration of your scholarship.

Create a new version of your personal study plan (HOPS) in Sisu for your desired master’s programme.
Schedule your studies. You must be able to complete all studies of the new programme within the study time that you have left.
Apply for the change by contacting the planning officer of your desired master’s programme. You can find their contact information on the programme’s Contact page.
The planning officer checks that you meet the criteria and notifies you.
A decision of the change will be made by the dean of the School of Science.

Published: 25.11.2022
Updated: 18.1.2024