Information Technology

How studies are implemented?

Studies are organised in multiple ways such as lectures, group work, projects, tutorials and self-study. Studies also require full-time attendance in most of the courses. You can also choose courses from on-line offerings. Metropolia gives you a possibility to take individual learning paths to ensure the smooth progress of your studies.
You will study four 15 ECTS courses in the first year and the courses require full-time attendance.
Major options

You will choose your major option during your first study year. You may choose major option out of the three options offered in Information Technology.
Starting studies in major option requires that you have followed the curriculum as planned and have completed 60 ECTS.The major option will be offered if a sufficient number of students will choose the major option.We have limited study places in each major option. If the number of students applying for a major exceeds the number of study places, the selection criteria will be based on study success and other criteria defined by the degree program.Major option will give you an in-depth insight into the subject areas that are relevant and up-to-date in each major option. You can also extend your knowledge in any other major options by taking it as a minor option in your engineering studies. Major Options and course offerings in Major Options are subject to change.
Mobile Solutions

As media consumption is moving to mobile devices there is ever increasing need for software developers who master mobile specific software development.
You will learn to design and implement visually outstanding web, hybrid and native applications for smart phones and tablets using the same methods and tools as the top software companies. So you will become a software developer. The knowledge comes through courses such as Mobile Web Technologies, iOS Application Development, Android Application Development utilizing Sensor Technologies and Mobile Projects together with Companies.
After graduation you may work for example as a software developer, a software designer or as a product manager in media and ICT-field companies, in communication and marketing companies, in software houses and digital marketing agencies or as an entrepreneur.
Smart Systems

Smart Systems provides tools to interface the real world events with virtual, computerised world. The objective of this major is to give you a solid understanding on how electronic devices operate. You will learn the electronics fundamentals, programming of embedded systems, implementation of internet of things (IoT) devices, and how the hardware interacts with high-level user interfaces.
The course offerings include:

• Embedded Systems programming
• Internet of Things
• Modern Measurement Systems and Sensor Technologies
• Open-source Operating Systems
• Graduates will work for example in product research and development departments, as a technical specialists or as a software developer in various ICT companies.
• IoT and Cloud Computing - Creating the Future
• IoT and Cloud Computing gives you an insight to the world of different communication technologies and cloud services including Internet of Things.

You can put the learnt theory into practice as our data communication laboratory covers various areas of Internet and mobile communications.

The laboratory networks contain all essential working components of the modern networks and the mobile communications providing extensive set of computer aided environments for education and evaluation of modern cellular network operation.
You may work in various ICT related positions after the graduation such as a project manager, network specialist, cloud system administrator, ICT security specialist or technical specialist.