Bachelor of Science in Informatics
Kaunas University of Technology
Key Information
Campus location
Kaunas, Lithuania
Languages
English, Lithuanian
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 3,727 / per year *
Application deadline
Request info
Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* Partial tuition fee waivers (up to 50%) are available for all the students, depending on their chosen study programme and their admission score. For more information, please contact the University.
Introduction
KTU is the leader in Lithuania in providing computer science studies, and the bachelor’s study programs in this field are constantly on the list of the most popular ones among prospective students.
Bachelor’s in Informatics studies focus on technologies of programming, the internet, and three-dimensional graphics. Cloud computing, contemporary fixed, mobile or wireless access networks are among the technologies studied in the course. The graduates of this program master the skills of managing real-world information models and processes of computerized application areas, and gain the competencies for the independent establishment of online IT and multimedia services. This places them among the most sought-after employees in the job market.
In 2020, the KTU BSc Informatics study program was awarded Investor’s Spotlight quality label, established by Investor’s Forum together with the agency Invest Lithuania. Investor’s Spotlight is awarded to those study programs which best meet the expectations of the business.
- Kaunas is called Baltic IT hub: Devbridge Group, NFQ Technologies, Barclays, Bentley systems, Intermedix, Teltonika, Virtustream all have their branches for IT services development here.
- Opportunity to obtain certificates of Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA™) and Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA™) while studying.
Top reasons to study at KTU
- Lithuania and Kaunas are called the Baltic IT hub. Devbridge Group, NFQ Technologies, Barclays, Bentley systems, Intermedix, Teltonika, Virtustream, etc. have their branches for IT services development in Kaunas.
- The graduates from the BSc program of Informatics are evaluated the best by the employers in Lithuania (Reitingai, 2016).
- Opportunity to obtain certificates of Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA™) and Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA™) along with studies.
Admissions
Curriculum
What will you study?
- Real-world modeling: modeling of movement and deformations, particle systems;
- Artificial intellect: information structure, knowledge representation, neural networks;
- Programming for cloud computing: networks, protocols, the internet, parallel algorithms, programming of services;
- Game programming: game physics, design of intellectual game agents, programming of graphics and sound.
Program structure
Analysis and design of IT systems
- Fundamentals of information systems
- Introduction to artificial intelligence
- Optimization methods
- System simulation
Administration of servers, IT systems, design, and development of its infrastructure
- Computer networks and the internet technologies
- Development and installation of network services
- Computer network and the internet security
- Scripting languages
Development of network, cloud computing services, distributed and mobile online systems
- Concurrent programming
- Programming in cloud computing
- Development and installation of network services
- Mobile internet systems
- Interactive WEB technologies
Multimedia services and game programming
- Concurrent programming
- Elements of multimedia development
- Design elements in computer graphics
- Physically-based animation
- Introduction to artificial intelligence
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Program Outcome
Student’s competences
- Knowledge and skills of real-world modeling – modeling of movement and deformations, particulate systems;
- Knowledge of artificial intellect methods and their application areas – comprehensive knowledge of information structure, knowledge representation, neural networks;
- Knowledge of business processes and their computerization technologies, ability to develop and implement individual and team IT projects;
- Knowledge of design and programming technologies for Cloud computing – comprehensive knowledge of networks, protocols, Internet, parallel algorithms, programming of the Internet services;
- Knowledge of game programming technologies – knowledge of game physics, design of intellectual game agents, programming of graphics and sounds.
Student’s skills
- Able to realize modern simulation models for the behavior of physical-engineering systems based on artificial intellect;
- Able to design, install and service cloud computing platforms;
- Able to design and develop a network, multimedia services, mobile or wireless Internet systems using the principles of artificial intellect and IT safety.
Scholarships and Funding
Funding opportunities
All international students automatically become candidates to receive the Scholarship for International Students, which is assigned for first-year Bachelor or Master students with strong academic records and motivation. The residents of the European Union countries and the global citizens of Lithuanian origin can apply for state-funded study places. This means that all the applicants, who fall into one of the aforementioned categories, will participate in the general admission’s competition for state-funded study places and get the chance to study free of charge, depending on their admission score.
Career Opportunities
Lithuania and Kaunas are called Baltic IT hubs. Devbridge Group, NFQ Technologies, Barclays, Bentley systems, Intermedix, and other international IT companies have their branches in Kaunas. However, IT specialists are also needed at other industrial companies. According to statistical data of 2015, the need for IT specialists is constantly increasing in the labor market and remuneration of the employees in the sector of information technologies remains one of the highest in the Baltic States.
You may become
IT infrastructure maintenance specialist
- Preparation, installation, and maintenance of IT infrastructure for the provision of cloud computing or regular IT services;
- Preparation, installation, and maintenance of the Internet servers, identification and solving of servers’ safety problems;
- Management of user access to local and network resources, the configuration of the main network services (IIS, WWW, FTP, emails, etc.).
Designer and developer of IT infrastructure
- Solving of the issues of design, coordination, installation, adaptation, and maintenance of IT infrastructure;
- Performance of efficiency analysis of IT infrastructure;
- Provision of proposals for the development of IT infrastructure.
Developer of applications, IT services
- Development of network and distributed applications, IT services for cloud computing;
- Development of applications for mobile devices;
- Development of agent structures for control and management of mobile and wireless Internet devices;
- Preparation and documenting of specifications for applications or IT services;
- Writing and maintenance of the code for applications or IT services according to the approved quality standards;
- Testing, review, maintenance, or improvement of applications or IT services.
IT systems analyst
- Preparation of specifications for IT systems and other project documents with consideration to user’s needs;
- Preparation of testing plans for IT systems, identification, and assessment of efficiency-related defects, preparation of recommendations for improvement;
- Preparation of functional technical specifications for developers of IT systems.
Computer game developer
- Analysis and design of game’s functionality;
- Realization of the game using specialized frameworks and programming languages;
- Design and development of game engines.
Web and multimedia developer
- Design and development of websites, ensuring the safety of the website and its server, distribution of space and user access;
- Design and development of multimedia applications and systems.