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Information and Communication Technology: Data Analytics

The Master’s Degree Programme in Information and Communication Technology: Data Analytics at the University of Turku trains specialists for the effective use of data in research, decision-making, and society. The focus of teaching is on understanding and applying the operational principles of the key data analysis methods in practice.

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Duration

2 years

Starting Date

late August

Tuition Fee

EU/EEA countries or Switzerland: Free
non-EU/EEA: €12,000 per year

Location

Turku, Finland

About the programme

This programme provides versatile and high-quality ICT education in selected fields of ICT. It has an established reputation as innovative interdisciplinary and international education.

Teaching is linked to the current research themes of the Department of Computing, from health technology to computational humanities and from language technology to intelligent systems. Our research activities and collaborative projects with applied research fields, companies, and public actors enable a diverse in-depth selection of courses and thesis topics.

Programme Structure

The scope of the Master of Science in Technology (DI) degree is 120 ECTS credit points, and the degree is divided into the following modules for the Data Analytics track:

Joint advanced studies of the ICT degree program, 20 ECTS
Studies in Data Analytics, 20 ECTS
Advanced studies in Data Analytics, 10 ECTS
Master’s thesis, 30 ECTS
Thematic module or minor subject, 20-25 ECTS
Elective studies, 15-20 ECTS

In the master’s thesis in Technology, you will prove your ability to perform scientific work, skilfulness in research methods, knowledge of the research field, and skill of scientific writing. To complete the master’s thesis, you will need to apply your technological skills and abilities. You will identify an engineering problem, study its relevance to the field, propose and design a solution, test and analyse it, and evaluating its merit.

Career Prospects

Data and data analytics are the cornerstones of digitalisation and artificial intelligence.

The need for the effective utilisation and communication of data in research, decision-making and society is growing rapidly, offering diverse career opportunities for those skilled in the field. The importance of open and transparent data has also grown, hence creating opportunities for a rapidly growing range of services and businesses. Knowledge management has become one of the most important factors in the competitiveness of companies, and data analytics plays a key role in this.

Data analytics is widely applicable in various sectors of society, and the exploitation of explosively increased data requires specialists, who are in high demand in the labour market.

Career in Research

Master’s degree (Technology) also gives you eligibility for scientific postgraduate degree studies – doctoral and licentiate degrees. Degrees can be completed within the University of Turku Graduate School (UTUGS) and Doctoral Programmes.