Bachelor of Engineering, Information Technology (B.Eng)

Structure of Studies

The IT contents concentrates on network technologies and providing services with modern server environments and data centers. You gain the skills to design, build and administrate small and medium-sized business network environments and to implement security measures to them. Programming skills are also developed along the studies. In your final study year, you specialize in IoT systems and advanced topics according to your own interests. To reach these goals you also study some physics, electronics and mathematics with project management knowledge and skills.

We organize a large part of the studies through Microsoft and Cisco academies, which allows our students to complete Microsoft and Cisco certifications. This is a valuable advantage when searching for a job in the IT market.

There are lectures, but also a lot of practical experiments in your studies. After some progress in studies you can also take part in research projects at Xamk and in other projects from working life. At its best your bachelor’s thesis relates to one of the projects commissioned by some company.

Your competences grow in steps while progressing in your studies. The studies are grouped into modules of usually three courses, and 15 ECTS credits, but there are also annual themes for each study year.
During the first year you are an active learner finding your best learning techniques and working life skills. You gain practical skills in technical issues and learn basic programming. Courses in computer hardware, operating systems, networking and information security give a background to further develop technical knowledge.

Visit the virtual campus of Information Technology.

Career Opportunities

The Degree Programme in Information Technology gives you broad IT skills and allows specializing in an area based on your own strengths. This helps you to find your first job.

The role of IT is constantly increasing in our daily life. There is a strong demand for new types of smart systems to support daily routines and wellbeing. Especially the IoT environment is gaining popularity and is expected to change the current business.

Information technology is needed in all areas of business and this opens huge opportunities for an IT professional. Many of our students have found a job related to programming. Other common job options include, for example, working as server and data center managers, implementing services, working with modern cloud environments, designing and managing computer networks, building IoT environments and implementing services with them, or working in IT consulting.

Professional IT job positions are, for example, the following:

• data architect
• database administrator
• data center specialist
• information system designer
• IoT designer
• IT consultant
• IT engineer
• network specialist
• project manager
• server administrator
• software developer
• software engineer
• technical specialist

Observis Trainee program

As an IT-student at Xamk, you have the opportunity to take part in Observis Trainee program and receive work life-based assignments, trainee positions and topics for your thesis. This path can also lead you to a more permanent position with Observis. Read more.