Bachelor of Engineering, Information Technology (B.Eng)

Your competences grow in steps while progressing in your studies. The studies involve 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 fundamental IT skills and learn basic programming. Courses in computer hardware, operating systems, networking and information security give a background to further develop technical knowledge. The first-year studies also include IT-related mathematics and physics courses.  

During the second year you enhance your knowledge of networking and gain practical skills to design, install, configure and manage secure computer networks. You also become familiar with modern server and data center environments as well as start studying IoT systems. In addition, you develop your programming skills and gain important background knowledge on computer electronics and mathematics courses.   

During the third year you combine your skills and knowhow by implementing services and prototypes with IoT devices and servers. You also practice project management skills and have a chance to participate in various projects. After gaining all the essential IT skills for your studies, you can select optional advanced topics according to your own interests.   

According to Xamk’s BYOD policy new students starting studies at Xamk must bring and use their own devices on campus. However, most of the studies in the Degree Programme of Information Technology are carried out in our modern computer classrooms with all the special hardware and applications needed.

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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, networks and communications 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 cloud services and IoT environment are gaining popularity and expected to revolutionize the current business.  

Information technology is needed in all areas of business, and this opens huge opportunities for IT professionals. Many of our students have found a job related to programming. Other common job options include, for example, working as a server and data center manager, cloud architect, 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.  

Student Trainee program

As an IT-student at Xamk you have the opportunity to take part in a 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 the company involved.

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

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

Our graduates are highly valued and respected by employers.