Master's Degree Programme in Information and Communication Technology: Data Analytics

• Master

  Degree

• English

  Language of instructions

• 2 years

  Years of study

• Full-time

  Study mode

• Finland, Turku

  Location

The Master’s Degree Programme in Information and Communication Technology provides versatile and high quality ICT education in selected fields of ICT, with an established reputation in innovative, interdisciplinary, and international education. The Programme has international double-degree collaboration with the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Master School. In the academic year 2022-2023, the Programme offers five specialisation tracks: – Cyber Security – Smart Systems – Cryptography – Software Engineering – Data Analytics The Data Analytics track trains specialists for the effective utilization and communication of data in research, decision-making and society. The focus of teaching is on understanding and applying the operational principles of the key data analysis methods in practice. Teaching in the field is linked to the current research themes of the Department of Computing, from health technology to computational humanities and from language technology to intelligent systems. Our research activities and collaborative projects with applied research fields, companies, and public actors enable a diverse in-depth selection of courses and thesis topics. Job options Data and data analytics are the cornerstones of digitalization and artificial intelligence. The need for the effective utilization and communication of data in research, decision-making and society is growing rapidly, offering diverse career opportunities for those skilled in the field. The importance of open and transparent data has also grown, hence creating opportunities for a rapidly growing range of services and businesses. Knowledge management has become one of the most important factors in the competitiveness of companies, and data analytics plays a key role in this. Data analytics is widely applicable in various sectors of society, and the exploitation of explosively increased data requires specialists, who are in high demand in the labor market. See admission requirements at www.utu.fi/apply Read more at www.utu.fi/degrees