Industrial Management

Education in Industrial Management is based on three areas of expertise: competence in production, economic thinking and know-how in international sales. The technologies and principles of industrial production and software service business, development skills, quality and designing skills form the entity in production competence. During the studies you will reach e.g. Green Belt level in Lean as a process developer. You will learn how factories operate and you will get complicated web services to roll.The entity of economic competence will give you readiness to apply the basic tools of economic logic, such as profitability calculation and defining investment requirements.International sales competence gives you the resources to work with international clients and partners. You will learn and understand the client so that you can transform the client’s needs into clear product requirements. After committing the client, you will lead the client project from the beginning to the end.The three core competences are deepened together with the university’s important local and international partners. Part of the studies consists of genuine company projects. The international partners of Karelia participate in the implementation of the education in various ways. The needs and visions of leaders in this field are reflected in the teaching content and ways of studying.In Industrial Management studies, you will strengthen your educational and workrelated migration path in North Karelia region and in Finland through Finnish language studies and training in Finnish companies. An engineer graduated from the Degree Program in Industrial Management is a sought-after professional in international companies. This education combines technology, business and management skills. You will receive a great boost towards your future career, as Karelia has decades of experience in educating experts in business and engineering.In your duties, you develop new business or improve your company's productivity and efficiency in a multidisciplinary team. You have the ability to solve problems skillfully and constructively in an international team in Finland or abroad. Your job is in a company or in the public sector.Curriculum