Welcome to study Development and Management of Cosmetics Expertise

You have been granted admission to the Master's Programme Development and Management of Cosmetics Expertise at Laurea University of Applied Sciences, online studies. According to the decree given by the Ministry of Education, the name of the qualification and title conferred for the degree programme in Development and Management of Cosmetics Expertise is Master of Beauty and Cosmetics. The degree falls under Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of professional qualifications

The starting date of studies and other important information are found below. Please also visit this page for possible important updates.

Your admission is conditional until your 2 years work experience has been proven with work certificates. Please make sure all your work experience certificates have been uploaded to your application form(Studyinfo.fi). Information about Master's degree work experience requirements is available on the Selection Criteria page.

Programme Development and Management of Cosmetics Expertise, online studies 

Starting Date January 16th 2025 at 9:00 am

Study Code KYV325KJ

The scope of the programme is 90 ECTS credits and is 1,5–2,5 years in duration. The formal timeframe of the programme is from 16th January 2025 to 31st July 2026.

Your studies will begin with an online orientation day on 16th January at 9-16:30(EET). You will get an invitation to this event by email in January. During the orientation days you will get to know each other and meet your personal tutor teacher, who is there to help you during your Laurea studies. 

Study Schedules

The study schedules will be published in mid-November. To view your study schedules go to the address: https://lukkarit.laurea.fi/

-> Select 'In English' -> Select ‘Group search’ -> Write your study group code (KYV325KJ) in to the search field-> Press search -> when you see your study group in the search results, press ‘Add’ -> Hide search results -> Select January in the calendar tool ->the schedule for your group is shown in the calendar

Please notice that changes to published schedules are possible. We advise you to check this page again in January for any possible updates.

Information about the curriculum and tentative schedules.

Laurea student account activation 

Remember to complete all the steps in the Checklist for New Students!  As a new student you must ensure you have activated your Laurea user account in beginning of January and make sure you have completed the online orientation course in Canvas so that you can participate in the online studies. 

​Recognition of prior learning in Master's degree programmes

Recognition of prior learning as part of the studies in Master's degree programmes in Laurea means that the student may 
a) Include higher education studies that he/she has completed previously or in another higher education institution as part of his/her complementary studies,
b) Substitute a Master's degree study unit with studies completed elsewhere,
c) Ask for his/her previously obtained competence to be identified and recognized as a part of a study unit. 

It is possible to include up to 15 credits of previous higher education studies in the complementary (elective) studies in the Master’s degree programmes in Laurea if: 

• The previous studies are graduate level studies 
• The studies have been completed after the degree with which the student has 
  applied for Master’s degree studies in Laurea
• The previous studies date back to less than ten years 

You will receive more information about the recognition of previous studies when you have the discussion concerning your personal study plan in the beginning of your studies.

Your Student Union: Laureamko

Each University of Applied Sciences has a Student Union. The Student Union works to increase the quality of the education and Student wellbeing. The student Union of Laurea University of Applied Sciences is called Laureamko.

Laureamko brings the student's point of view to Laurea's decision making. Laureamko has plenty of actors at every campus who work for you, in particular. Furthermore, Laureamko also offers web services, the Laureamko Shop is an online shop for the Students and Laureamko chat supports you in any matters related to studies.

Laureamko arranges many different events and many other things that supports solidarity. You will find more information on the Laureamko page, from Facebook and Instagram.