Description

Area of studies: Physical Sciences
Faculty: Faculty of Informatics
Mode of Studies: Full-time studies
Length of Programme: 2 academic years (120 ECTS)
Name of Qualification: Master in Applied Informatics

Access Requirements
Applicants for Applied Informatics programme should have a bachelor or equivalent degree in informatics, informatics engineering, computer science, computer engineering or mathematics.

Programme Objectives and Competencies Acquired
The aim of the Applied Informatics study programme is to prepare high level information technology (IT) professionals being able to use the acquired knowledge, to gain new knowledge via self-education, to predict new tendencies in technology development, to adequately select and apply strategically important technologies and platforms, and also to participate in scientific research and enter doctoral studies in Lithuanian and foreign universities and scientific organizations.

Competences Acquired:
* Competence to create and apply new ideas in IT business and scientific areas;
* Competence to design IT products having commercial and public value in a professional and qualitative way;
* Competence to analyse, simulate and design processes of different complexity levels, intellectual and adaptive systems;
* Competence to solve complex problems in an unknown environment with limited available information;
* Competence to assume social and ethical responsibility for a designed product or solution;
* Competence to select and apply modern perspective technologies and platforms for the design of IT products, also design new IT technologies;
* Competence to carry on scientific research and experimental development (R&D) work, resume studies in doctoral programs.

Career Opportunities
Graduates of Applied Informatics programme will be able to work as programmers, software architects, analysts, consultants, project managers, department managers in different organizations, state institutions and business units; as researchers, scientific workers, assistants and lectors in science and education institutions. Graduates of Applied Informatics will be able to establish their own information technology business companies. Graduates of Applied Informatics may continue studies in PhD studies in informatics.

Minimum Education

Bachelors

Subject Areas

• Information Studies
• Information Systems
• Mathematics
• Physics

Cost in US$:

3680 EUR (1840 EUR per semester)

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Independent living
• Dormitory

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Written Application
• Letters of Reference
• Transcript

Vytautas Magnus University's Mission Statement

Vytautas Magnus University has set itself the task of putting people and their personal dignity first, which entails recognition of their achievements and individuality; showing openness to, and toleration of, various cultures and worldviews; achieving leadership positions in research and teaching of the humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, and biomedicine; developing international networks and intercultural communications; fostering international studies in the Lithuanian language; becoming relevant to challenges facing world universities; and promoting novel research and modern teaching. The University is proud of creative and enthusiastic community - students and academics who feel free to communicate as of equal status what allows to cooperate and not only share what they know but also generate new knowledge.

Year Founded

1922