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Master's Programme in Tics
Master's Programme in Tics
Ladok-code: NAINF
Level: Advanced level
Approved by: Board of the department, 2010-02-18
Version: 2.0
Valid from: Spring 2010
General objectives
Second level education shall essentially build on the knowledge that students acquire in rst level
education or corresponding knowledge. Second level education shall involve a deepening of know-
ledge, skills and abilities relative to rst level education and, in addition to what applies to rst
level education, shall
further develop the students' ability to independently integrate and use knowledge,
develop the students' ability to deal with complex phenomena, issues and situations, and
develop the students' potential for professional activities that demand considerable indepen-
dence or for research and development work.
(The Higher Educations Act, Chapter 1, Section 9)
Objectives
The overall objective of the Master's Program in Informatics is that students will develop advanced
knowledge and skills in in the discipline of Informatics. In addition, the student will develop an
ability to systematically and well-founded handle complex problems associated with the develop-
ment and use of IT in businesses.
Upon completion of the program the student should have acquired in-depth knowledge and skills
in systems science to develop eective system solutions. In order to create such solutions a good
understanding of the interplay between context and system is required. The role as a systems
developer therefore requires knowledge from many dierent areas. The goal of the program is that
students should aquire advanced knowledge in business, information technology and system design
along with a thorough knowledge of systems development.
Those students who have undergone this program will in their professional capacity be key -
gures in the process of linking IT and system solutions to their specic contexts. Students will thus
have acquired a good design ability in several dierent areas.
write and orally discuss theories related to informatics as science with students and resear-
chers in the eld,
communicate knowledge about informatics as a scientic eld to both practitioners in the
eld, and to people without specialist knowledge in the eld,
explain and discuss the various principles and methods of business and systems analysis,
explain and discuss the various principles and methods of business and system design,
explain and discuss the various principles and methods of business and systems development,
describe an information system's role in various types of activities, as well as explain how
IT can be used to create business advantages.
Skills and abilities
Upon completion of the program, the student is expected to be able to
Contents
The program is carried out in one year and builds on the knowledge students acquired in informa-
tics at the basic level. The main focus of the program is based on courses mainly in the elds of
business, systems and IT design.
The education is based on the student reading 60 ECTS in courses in Informatics, including 45
ECTS that must be on advanced level.
Veried knowledge of English corresponding to the course English B in the Swedish Upper Seconda-
ry School or a Bachelor Degree from a university in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland or Iceland.
For further information about English language proency, please view: http://www.hb.se/wps/portal/engtest
Degree
Masters (One Year) degree in informatics.
Major Subject(s):
Informatics
Degree certicates are issued upon application on a special form. More information is available at
www.hb.se.
Miscellaneous
Teaching is normally in English. The course literature is in English.
The training is mainly organized on campus, with elements of some courses that support exible
learning.
The program provides national and international co-operation with relevant courses from other
institutions for higher education after individual agreement / assessment on the student's request.