Selections Guide 2021 Bachelor’S and Master’S of Military Sciences National Defence University Selections Guide 2021 Bachelor’S and Master’S of Military Sciences

National Defence University Selections Guide 2021 Bachelor’s and Master’s of Military Sciences National Defence University Selections Guide 2021 Bachelor’s and Master’s of Military Sciences ADDITIONAL INFORMATION National Defence University Department of Academic Affairs / Administration and Selection Section Santahamina P.O.Box 7 00861 HELSINKI +358 (0) 299 530 214 +358 (0) 299 530 330 [email protected] www.maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu.fi www.upseeriksi.fi PUBLISHER National Defence University EDITOR Department of Academic Affairs RESPONSIBLE EDITOR Marke Hietapakka Hanna Lindevall LAYOUT PunaMusta Oy PHOTOGRAPHS Finnish Defence Forces PRINTER PunaMusta Oy WAN E S CO IC L D A Helsinki B R E O L 2021 N TRANSLATION PrintedPrinted matter 1234 5678 Defence Language Centre 4041-0619 2 Contents Foreword by the Rector �� 4 Greetings of the Cadet Corps Association and Student’s Union �� 5 The Officer’s Profession �� 6 SERVICE COMMITMENT .....................................................................7 OFFICER EDUCATION .........................................................................8 National Defence University �� 9 MILITARY SCIENCES .........................................................................11 Bachelor of Military Sciences Degree �� 12 STUDYING AT THE NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY .............................13 Programmes �� 15 Army Programme �� 15 Navy Programme �� 16 Air Force Programme �� 17 Applying to the Bachelor of Military Sciences Programme �� 18 Main Application Procedure for the Bachelor of Military Sciences Programme �� 20 Master of Military Sciences Degree �� 22 EXAMPLES OF TASKS (M.Sc. (Mil.Sc.)) ..................................................23 COMMITMENTS ...............................................................................23 Master of Military Sciences Executive Assistance Programme �� 24 Military Sciences Postgraduate Degrees �� 25 Further information and concact information ....................................26 3 Foreword by the Rector Working as an officer in the Defence Forces and Border Guard Are you interested in varied training and leadership tasks that are interesting and include responsibility? This is an integral part of working in the officer’s profession in the Defence Forces and Border Guard. To become an officer, you study and train at the National Defence University, which is a unit within the Defence Forces and at the same time one of Finland’s fourteen universities. By completing the Bachelor of Military Sciences at the National Defence University, you graduate to the officer’s profession. All officers that complete the degree and commission are guaranteed a job either in the Finnish Defence Forces or the Border Guard. After the working phase, studies continue towards the Master of Military Sciences degree, after which the officer’s career contin- ues in different national and international tasks. The officer’s career encompasses the model of life-long learning, where you grow with your task producing security for Finnish society. Studies at the National Defence University are profession-oriented. They combine studies that fulfil university-level requirements and learning practical military skills. Teaching methods are varied and modern. A good example of this is high quality exercises in a real opera- tional environment. All who graduate as officers form a strong sense of solidarity, which creates a life-long bond with the officer generation and, in addition to professional qualification, also a strong psychological foundation on which to prepare for future challenges. I encourage everyone who is interested and who meets the entrance requirements, to apply to study in the Na- tional Defence University. All who study to become an officer graduate to a fine profession and are offered a versatile and progressive workplace. Rector of the National Defence University Major General Jari Kallio 4 Greetings of the Cadet Corps Association and Students’ Union Today’s officer is a military leader who also pos- The Cadet Corps Association is the student as- sesses the academic prerequisites for understand- sociation of the cadets, i.e Bachelor of Military ing present day warfare and its different phe- Sciences students. It is the maintains the tradi- nomena. In an officer’s scientific education,this tions of the Military Academy and the cadets, means that they apply the critical thinking skills the cadets’ esprit de corps, and looks after the they have learned to what they experience and interests of its members. In the midst of the see. Depending of the phase of their career, us- physically demanding military studies, the Cadet ing an enquiry-based method, an officer will first Corps Association wishes to provide its members develop training and working methods, and lat- with opportunities to relax and have fun. For the er even tactics and procedures and methods of cadets, the Association’s role is the most visible warfare. The right to lead, however, also comes in organising different events, publishing the ca- with responsibilities: officers must have the abil- det’s own Kalpa magazine, maintaining the Ca- ity to continuously develop both their own and det Cellar bar, and working together with other their subordinates’ professional skill in order to universities and partners. The Cadet Corps As- meet the demands of the modern battlefield. sociation is there in all situations, in everyday life Professionalism and preparedness to adapt are and in festivities. also part of an officer’s workday. The cadet community is known for its excep- The National Defence University’s Students’ Un- tional esprit de corps. The studies involve life in ion was founded to promote students’ interests. close proximity with each other and this creates Its objective is to give students the best possibili- a strong foundation on which to build long- ties for gaining the high quality education that lasting team spirit. Officers’ traditions are one of they need in working life – an education that the most important motors of this team spirit. from an academic viewpoint, is comparable to Cherishing these traditions and keeping them that of other universities. Members of the Stu- alive is an important task of the Cadet Corps As- dents’ Union may include cadets, Master’s stu- sociation and the Students’ Union. All officers, dents, those studying on the Senior and General from cadet to general are shaped by the same Staff Officer Course, or Advanced Military Eco- traditions, which for its part further strengthens nomics and Technical Studies students, as well our chain. as doctoral students. The Union can also accept other students of the National Defence Univer- The National Defence University’s student organ- sity its members. The Union promotes the goals isations wish you luck and success in your appli- of the students within the National Defence Uni- cation procedure! versity and also within the broader sphere of universities and elsewhere in society. Chairman of the National Defence University’s Students’ Union Cadet Sergeant Jesse Järvinen Chairman of the Cadet Corps Association Cadet Lauri Puputti 5 The Officer’s Profession Officers serve in the Finnish Defence Forces and mental and physical durability. It is essential that the Border Guard as instructors, leaders, planners every officer maintains their own performance. and subject-matter experts. Tasks vary depend- The unbroken chain of military traditions hand- ing on service and branch. At the beginning of ed down from generation to generation, the their career, officers work mainly as instructors of knowledge and skills offered by a modern uni- conscripts in military service and women in vol- versity education and the ability to prepare for untary military service within the Defence Forces, and respond to future challenges all contribute and in different tasks involving both military de- to a strong feeling of belonging and professional fence and border security, as well as maritime pride among the officer corps. rescue within the Border Guard. As an officer ad- vances in his career, he acquires a more diverse range of tasks and he has more alternatives to The Defence Forces choose from. Officers can also work abroad dur- Duties: ing their career. Officers of the Defence Forces • Finland’s military defence serve in e.g. crisis management operations and • support other authorities international headquarters. International tasks of • participating in providing international officers of the Border Guard primarily relate to assistance the joint border security of the European Union. • participating in international military crisis management. To become an officer, you study at the National Organisation: Defence University. The officer’s profession is

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