Professional Master in Information Technology
Liepāja, Latvia
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Professional Master in Information Technology at Liepaja University trains specialists in technologies and telecommunication focused on IT project management. The programme combines lectures, seminars and labs. You must complete practice, a diploma project and master paper to earn the professional Master and skills in software implementation, project planning, IT consulting and system auditing.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work in organizations that develop and maintain software, provide IT consulting or audit information systems. Typical roles: IT project manager, software project lead, IT consultant, systems auditor and maintenance manager. They can continue to doctoral study in "E-learning technology and management".
The Professional Master’s study program “Information technology” aim is to educate high qualification specialists for professional activity in the field of Technologies and Telecommunication with a specialization in Management of Information Technology projects.
Program structure
The student receives professional qualification of the professional Master degree, when he has fully acquired the study program, has obtained practical skills during the implementation of qualification and Master practices, has elaborated and successfully defended the diploma project and the master paper.
Information technology project manager acquires knowledge and skills, which are necessary for elaboration and introduction of the necessary software, planning, organizing, and monitoring of maintenance projects, as well as for implementation of information technology consultations or system audit projects, and management according to the branch standards and quality requirements.
Methods of teaching and learning
Acquisition of the study program is organized in the form of lectures, seminars, practical classes, and laboratory works, students’ independent assignments (individually, literary studies, development of a project in small groups). Implementation of each course envisages integration of knowledge, skills, and abilities, a succession of the courses in their relation to writing the students’ research project.
Career opportunities
After obtaining Professional Master’s degree graduates can work in organizations that carry out software development, deployment, maintenance, providing information technology consulting, and information systems audit. Graduates can continue their education in Liepaja University's doctoral "E-learning technology and management" study program or in other Latvian universities or abroad.
