Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology (Blended Learning)
Centria University of Applied Sciences
Key Information
Campus location
Jakobstad, Finland
Languages
English
Study format
Blended
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Aug 2024
Introduction
The field of information technology is continuously growing and developing, but it is also a creative field where small companies and even individual entrepreneurs can develop successful products and services. In our area, there are plenty of exciting work possibilities for IT experts. Our education gives you the readiness to work in different software tasks and positions. Your future occupational title could be, for example, software developer or software engineer.
The Information Technology programme provides you with extensive knowledge of software engineering and communications. The studies will start from the basics, so previous knowledge or experience from the IT sector is not required.
During your studies, you will gain more expertise in programming, software design and communications. You will learn how to use different IT-related hardware. For example, you will get to know the same hardware and software that companies use in real life, such as Raspberry and Arduino, and Microsoft Visual Studio, Jira and Git. In addition to the theoretical studies, you do practical assignments and participate in different projects. For example, you will spend your 3rd and 4th year studying in Centria’s software factory, where you can practice previously learned subjects in practice by participating in RDI projects or other customer projects. The work is often done in teams in the IT field, so you will also learn teamwork and project working skills during your studies.
The engineer’s work is very practically oriented. All professional studies contain a lot of learning by doing. In our area, many successful companies need experts who understand the possibilities of digitalization. The companies also help us to develop the degree programme and the content of it. Company representatives visit us as guest lecturers and offer work placements, thesis projects and other projects for the students. These projects are an excellent way to show your expertise and possibly get a summer job later in one of the companies. We also co-operate with international parties, such as Cisco, Microsoft, Amazon and ESRI. Centria has its own certification centre, where the students can pass for example the AWS certificates of Amazon. Centria also has an IT laboratory for project learning.
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Curriculum
Content of studies
The degree programme in Information Technology in Pietarsaari is conducted in English as part-time studies. The studies are offered mainly online but there can be a couple of on-campus days during the academic year. The studies also include independent studying and group work. Students are able to do and participate in group activities on campus.
Studying at Centria UAS is very practical, and you will get many chances to participate in real-life projects together with working life representatives. In addition, work placements are part of the studies. During the work placement, you can practice and increase your know-how in an actual work environment. Work placements are a great way to show your expertise to a potential employer and get a summer job, for example. You can also practice your skills in our software factory and IT laboratory.
The engineering studies of information technology consist of core studies, profiling studies, which include specialisation studies, optional studies, work placement and a thesis. The scope is 240 ECTS, and the length of the studies is around 4 years.
Core studies 60 ECTS
- Career building
- Mathematics
- Sciences
- Languages and communication
- General business skills and leadership
Profiling studies 118 ECTS
- Web development
- Software Engineering
- Information Technology
- Fundamentals of programming
- Internet of things
- Enabling technologies
- Students can choose to study one of the following
- Software factory
- Cloud systems and networking
Optional studies 15 ECTS
Practical training 30 ECTS
Bachelor Thesis 15 ECTS
Specialisation options
You can specialize in either software engineering or communication technologies and cloud services. You can choose your specialisation during the second study year.
In the software factory module, you will learn to master the most important programming languages, and you learn how to use your expertise in real-life software development projects. You will learn to design web and mobile applications, as well as practical skills on how to implement software that meets customer requirements. You will have access to our modern software development environments, where you will work with other students, customers and teachers to develop and deploy sustainable applications.
In the communication technologies and cloud services module, you will deepen your expertise in communications. You can participate in study modules offered by Cisco. During your studies, you deepen your know-how as an administrator and a developer of cloud services. As for the cloud services, you will familiarize yourself with the Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure environments and their certificates. There are plenty of job opportunities in the future. Your future occupational titles could be, for example, a developer or administrator of data communications networks.
Program Outcome
The degree programme in information technology gives you a wide understanding of the opportunities that technology offers, but also of its limitations. You are able to develop IT solutions that are user-friendly, sustainable and economical and less energy-dependent.
After completing the degree
- you have a strong know-how of information technology and communication.
- you have good analysis & management skills as well as problem-solving skills.
- you know different information technology equipment and applications and can use them in practice.
- you command the techniques and the developing methods related to the field.
- you can design and can carry out applications for different purposes that meet the needs of the customer.
- you know the methods and tools that are used in the project work.
- you have strong language skills that are required in international working life.
Career Opportunities
The world needs more skilled IT experts, and therefore our students have excellent work opportunities ahead of themselves. The degree programme in Information Technology gives the freshly graduate IT engineer the readiness to work in versatile positions in different companies in Finland and abroad.
IT Engineers have a wide range of working possibilities. The most used occupational titles are
- Software designer
- Software engineer
- R&D Engineer
- IT Manager
- Security expert
- Network Systems Administrator
- Network specialist or
- CEO of your start-up company.