The main goal of the programme is to prepare highly qualified specialists in Information Technology, providing possibilities to acquire professional higher education and competencies that promotes development of creative personality and professional career.

4 years, PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR Degree in Information Technology, qualification of Software Engineer or E-commersion Specialist.

Admission requirements:

• General Certificate of Secondary Education (official transcript is required);
• The grade in Mathematics from the GCSE (if there are more than one discipline the average grade is taken into account);
• The grade in English from the GCSE;

Career opportunities

After obtaining professional Bachelor’s degree the graduates have an opportunity to work at organisations performing software development, delivery, and maintenance. They also are entitled to continue their studies as Master students in Information Technology or Computer Science in some of the higher education institutions of Latvia or the European Union.

Methods of teaching and learning

Learning in the study programme is organised in the form of lectures, seminars, practical classes and laboratory works, students’ independent assignment (individually, literary studies, development of a project in small groups). Implementation of each course envisages integration of knowledge, skills and abilities, succession of the courses in their relation to writing the students’ research project.

Compulsory courses in Information Technology and Software Engineering

Programming, Algorithms and Data structures, Object-Oriented Programming, Programming Languages, Development of Web-based Applications, Databases, Software Project Management, Information System Analysis and Design, Software Testing and Quality, Software Agile Development, Computer Networks, Information System Security, Computer Architecture, Operating Systems.

Methods of teaching and learning

Learning in the study programme is organised in the form of lectures, seminars, practical classes and laboratory works, students’ independent assignment (individually, literary studies, development of a project in small groups). Implementation of each course envisages integration of knowledge, skills and abilities, succession of the courses in their relation to writing the students’ research project.

Individual planning

During the course students fulfil tasks of the practice, set up and present a annual paper (first to third year) and the Bachelor thesis (fourth year).

Duration of the programme

The amount of the Professional Bachelor’s study programme is 252 ECTS (168 CP), and the programme is implemented during four years.

Language proficiency

Minimum IELTS (6).