Com­puter Ap­plic­a­tions

Ob­ject­ive

You will learn for example a wide range of topics in programming, user interface design, operating systems, software robotics and business. In profiling studies, you can focus on web- and mobile development, data science and artificial intelligence or software delivery and cloud computing.

Qual­i­fic­a­tion provided by edu­ca­tion

As a graduate, you will become a professional programmer ready for the modern ICT challenges. You can apply to many different programming jobs all over the world. Your work title can be for example Software Developer, ICT project Manager, Data Analyst or Game Programmer.

Struc­ture of stud­ies

For you as a future ICT professional, it is essential to understand the needs of your clients. To support businesses in a best way, you learn to make applications and systems easily accessible for the users. This requires a great deal of planning, patience, client understanding, project management and various other skills. You will develop these competences during your studies. 

Our Computer Applications studies are strongly based on the needs of the working life, and during your studies, you will gain work-related skills through various team projects. One of our longest-running business partnerships is the ICT project. Also, we organize the BitJobs recruitment event for our students. In this event you will meet representatives from several IT companies, and you have the opportunity to establish important contacts for your future career.

Our goal is to encourage entrepreneurial mindset. You will improve skills needed for running your own company, create entrepreneurship that is based on higher education, and renew and develop existing businesses. 

You will start your studies with compulsory core competence studies which cover a wide range of topics in programming. You will learn programming languages and techniques most commonly used today. Studies include also for example user interface design, operating systems, web development, databases, cloud operations, software robotics, business and innovation.

Spe­cial­iz­a­tion op­tions

Profiling studies are optional modules that you can use for steering your competence towards your career goals. After core competence studies, you will select studies according to your own interests and focus with the following profiling competences: 

• web- and mobile development 
• data science and artificial intelligence 
• software delivery and cloud computing
  

You may also take optional studies from HAMK’s selection and from other higher education institutions in Finland or abroad. 

Your studies include work placement and a thesis. In your work placement you have an opportunity to practise in real-life working environments in companies. You will also observe how the company, the employees and the customers interact. Many of our alumni students have been employed by their internship company. In your thesis you research a subject that interests you in analytical and solution-oriented way, often for a company in your own field.