Duration

4 years

Start Date

August 2025

Tuition Fee

€9,500

Location

Kokkola, Finland (Daytime studies)
Pietarsaari, Finland (Blended)

About the programme

We offer a bachelor’s degree programme in Information Technology. This is perfect for you who want to become a professional software engineer or IT expert. Our studies will prepare you for plenty of interesting work opportunities in the future.

The field of IT is continuously growing and developing, but it is also a creative field where small companies and even individual entrepreneurs can develop successful products and services. In our area, there are plenty of exciting work possibilities for IT experts. Our education gives you the readiness to work in different software engineering or IT related tasks and positions. Your future occupational title could be, for example, a software developer or software engineer.

The degree programme in Information Technology provides you with extensive knowledge in software engineering and communications. The studies will start from the basics, so previous knowledge or experience from the IT sector is not required. Besides this, you will acquire a strong know-how in natural sciences, language and communication skills and project management. During your studies, you will also gain more expertise in programming and software design. You will learn to use various IT-related hardware and software, for example Raspberry, Arduino, Microsoft Visual Studio, Jira and Git, which are also used by companies in real life.

In addition to theoretical studies, you will do practical assignments and participate in different projects. For example, you will spend your 3rd and 4th year studying in Centria’s software factory, where you can practise previously learnt subjects by participating in RDI or other customer projects. The work is often done in teams, so you will also learn teamwork and project skills during your studies.

The degree is very practically oriented. All professional studies contain mostly learning by doing. In our region, many companies need experts who understand the possibilities of digitalization. Companies also help us to develop the degree’s content. Company representatives visit us as guest lecturers and offer work placements and thesis projects for students. This is an excellent way to show your expertise and possibly get a summer job later in one of the companies. We also cooperate with international parties, such as Cisco, Microsoft, Amazon and ESRI.