Bachelor Programs in Kajaani Finland 2021/2022

Are you a team player with a passion for sports wanting to develop a global outlook and business mindset? The Sports and Leisure Management degree at KAMK is a unique degree in Finland. We offer you a versatile degree that develops your professional skillset and competencies in management and leadership but also in coaching and instructing, health-enhancing, sports tourism, and exergaming, with a global outlook. Our students will be doing part of their coaching studies in collaboration with Vuokatti Sports Institute, an international training center for all year round training. Our compact university of applied sciences offers you the synergy between the degrees in Sports and Business, bringing together the professional side of sports with the know-how applied to sports business. The degree is a combination of practice and theory, providing you with a strong theoretical background to succeed in practical work. During the studies, you will gain real-life work experience from hands-on projects with local companies and two practical training periods. This will enhance your opportunities to find employment opportunities after graduation. Entrepreneurial competence is the central theme of this study program, along with experiential activities and smart solutions. Our facilities' small-town environment allows us to create individualized educational paths that are custom-fitted to students’ future career desires and also allowing you to graduate more quickly. Beginning in the autumn of 2020, students are able to choose between various specializations including arctic sports and tourism, event management, or marketing communications to develop their personalized academic path. For those interested in setting up their own business one day, we can offer the opportunity to participate in a start-up program that’s designed to develop entrepreneurial skills. -

Take a leap to the core of tomorrow's business! The Bachelor’s Degree in International Business at KAMK provides you with an understanding of international business operations and gives you varied career opportunities in organizations that are engaged in business on a global scale. The degree develops the necessary skills and competencies for success in a modern business environment. During the studies, you will gain insights into the manager’s responsibilities in planning, organizing, and leading within the workplace as well as understanding the management practices in the international context. You will deepen your understanding of managing a global supply chain and learn to understand the key principles of service design thinking in business development. You will also learn to create and evaluate the customer experience journey and manage the digital business. In the specialization studies, you will dive deeper into strategic marketing communications and digital marketing solutions. The studies emphasize applying the learned theories into practice. Hands-on projects, practical training, and thesis are a great way of learning, interacting, and building networks with the working life. Our wide network of international partners gives you excellent opportunities to broaden the specialization of your studies via student exchange. The flexibility of the program makes it possible to graduate sooner than in the official 3,5 years. -

Become a professional in international hospitality management! The Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism at KAMK provides you with an understanding of sustainable and responsible tourism in addition to enhancing your business competence to succeed in working in the international tourism industry. The degree blends theory with practice to provide our graduates with the necessary skills to manage quality tourist experiences and to develop and manage tourism businesses with an entrepreneurial attitude. Tourism services consist of many different components, such as accommodation, catering, program and transport services, as well as event, conference, and congress services. You will study to obtain comprehensive customer-oriented product development and marketing competence as well as the knowledge and skills to successfully manage and develop tourism businesses. An important part of the studies are projects, practical training, and thesis that are done in collaboration with the working life, providing you with the networks and skills for employment after graduation. We encourage you to develop competence in different areas of tourism and therefore to plan a personal study path. You specialize in hospitality management, but your personal study path may also include developing your international competence in one of our partner universities abroad, a double degree with a German partner university, or practical training abroad. It is also possible to choose for example study modules from other fields, such as Arctic Sports and Tourism, Event Management, or Marketing Communications. -

Advance to the next level - learn to master managing and planning Esports as a business enterprise by taking the Bachelor's Degree in Esports Business! Be at the front line of the rapidly growing industry! Are you a player but want to deepen your expertise in esports? Do you have what it takes to become a coach? We have all the necessary tools to make you an esports expert in business, coaching, and gaming! The esports market was valued at USD 694.2 million in 2017 and is expected to reach over 2 billion by 2023. To ensure our students are prepared to enter this lucrative field we offer a wide range of courses including marketing, coaching, esports landscape, branding, event management, and contract law. These areas are key elements of the esports industry that enable its continued growth. Hands-on experience is where this degree truly shines. Our students are equipped with resources, time, and support to create ventures and build their practical knowledge in real-world environments. The Esports Business degree is not a player-training course, but rather it provides top-class education in order to become electronic sports business experts. However, many of the students may be ex-players or can continue playing during their studies, and KAMK provides excellent facilities for this purpose. One of the many benefits of being an Esports Business student is having access to the KAMK Esports Facility; space for members to compete, learn, socialize, and network with their peers. In collaboration with StudyPortals and BachelorStudies. -