Master's Degree Programme in Information and Communication Technology: Software Engineering

• 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 Software Engineering specialisation track trains experts for designing and implementing demanding software systems. The specialisation track covers the entire life-cycle of software projects. In addition to solid programming skills, the students on the track acquire comprehensive knowledge about – software design and architectures – agile methodologies in software development – software testing, quality assurance, and usability – advanced programming techniques and paradigms – privacy and security as a part of software implementations. The curriculum is a combination of academic software engineering theory and practices used in modern software development. Central in the curriculum is applying theory into practice via hands-on project assignments. The world-wide demand for digital solutions is huge and software engineering graduates are in short supply. Students find many employment opportunities regionally, nationally and internationally in design, implementation and management positions in software companies and IT departments of industrial organizations and other institutions. Job options The information-intensive industry has become one of the most important business sectors in Finland, and in the information society, information has become one of the most relevant products. In Europe, ICT has a critical role in improving the profitability of the businesses sector and in responding to the needs of the society. The expertise profile may lead to a career title of, e.g., – software engineer – software developer – lead developer – software architect – ICT consultant – software team lead – software project manager See admission requirements at www.utu.fi/apply Read more at www.utu.fi/degrees