Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Information Technology (BSc)

Year 1

The first-year foundation consists of four modules, each with its own challenging project:

1.Design and develop a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for an existing application, fully following Agile principles.
2.Extend the application with backend-functionality and databases.
3.Focus on smart design and improving the quality of your solutions.
4.Research user requirements and develop a system that meets those requirements, integrating technical skills across different sectors.

Each project introduces topics such as Cyber Security and Artificial Intelligence. These topics form the common thread for projects at the start of the second year, completing the foundation phase.

Year 2

Starting with semester 4, you'll deepen your theoretical knowledge and skills with advanced courses in your chosen field. In the fourth semester, explore two of the five specialisations and complete two projects within your chosen areas. After this, the final phase begins: internship, minor, semester 7, and graduation.

You can choose between 5 different specialisations: Business Informatics, Software Engineering, Cyber Security, Data Science/AI, or Embedded Software.

Year 3

In the first semester of year 3, you’ll do a work placement at a company and industry of your choice. As a future professional, you’ll be able to practice your application skills that you’ve gained during your studies. You’ll deepen your knowledge in the real business world. The work placement can be completed in a country of your choice.

In the second semester of year 3, you’ll focus on a specific theme in a minor programme. The minor programme allows you to acquire knowledge in a different field than that of your major. You can choose to do this minor at Fontys, at one of our partner universities in the Netherlands, or at one of our 125 partner universities abroad.

Year 4

You return to Fontys for your final year. During this year, you’ll work on the main project of your study programme: the Software Factory. For this project, you develop customised software solutions that are ready to market in cooperation with one of our partner companies. You’ll also work on your professional skills, and you choose to specialise in elective courses.

You’ll take up another work placement in your final semester and work on a practical problem. Your report about the approach and your solutions to this practical problem is your graduation report. After having finished all parts of the programme, you will be rewarded with the internationally recognised degree Bachelor of Science.

What are you going to learn?

As a student of our Information Technology program, you learn to shape and make use of new developments. You will also learn to collaborate with professionals from different backgrounds, which gives you a head start in the business field. You will choose your focus:

• Business Informatics, focusing on understanding business processes and organizing the IT for an organization
• Data Science / AI, focusing on topics like Data Mining, Machine Learning, Neural Networks
• Embedded Systems, focusing on communication between software and hardware, so controlling sensors of machines
• Advanced Software Concepts, learning about front-end systems, operating systems, different types of database systems
• Cyber Security, learning about hacking and defending technologies and about the tasks of a security officer.

The demand for good IT personnel is rising and it is expected to keep increasing in the future. This is great for you as an IT graduate! Our graduates work in a range of jobs and positions:

• Embedded software engineer
• Software developer
• Database developer
• Data scientist
• AI developer
• Business informatican
• Security professional