Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences

We are living in an Information Age with the IT sector the largest employer in the Western world. Information technology is entwined in the fabric of our society and permeates all aspects of our lives, such as communication between humans and machines, games, art, intelligent software and robotics, medical measuring and imaging devices, defence systems, electronic commerce, and social interaction.

Finland and Tampere have been pioneers in IT education since the dawn of the Information Age. We produce talented graduates who are well-prepared for their chosen career in industry, the public sector or academia.

Our degree programmes familiarise students with the broad scope of information technology ranging from circuit boards, electronics and digital processors to software and peripheral interfaces, software development, information networks, information security, and intelligent machines with the ability to learn.

Electrical technology is everywhere. If you look around your living environment, you will see that virtually everything around you runs on electricity. Our society relies on electricity in all its forms, ranging from electricity generation and transmission to tiny nanotechnological structures – and everything in between! Electricity has played a pivotal role in building our modern society, and therefore we have a great responsibility to protect our environment: we must save our planet for future generations. The career paths available to our graduates allow them to take an in-depth look at electrical technology from all angles, so their work will be anything but boring.

The degree programme in electrical engineering provides students with the skills to put their knowledge of natural phenomena into practice. As graduates with a degree in electrical engineering understand the theoretical foundations underlying electrical phenomena, they have the ability to apply their knowledge to create new ideas and innovations that help promote the development of our society and the wider world. New insights can only be achieved through an understanding of how deeply natural sciences are interwoven with our lives. Interesting and rewarding career options will always be available to graduates with a Master of Science in Technology degree!

Future communications professionals are expected to have a board understanding of society in general as well as the different dimensions of social change and dynamics (institutions, technologies, information systems, economics, power, citizens, culture, history, etc.). We educate journalists, communications professionals and art professionals for the changing world of work.

Depending on your degree and field of specialisation, our programmes will give you an excellent grounding for a broad range of careers. You will be able to carry out research in the field of media, communications or art, pursue a career in media production, work as an analyst of different cultural platforms and operational logics, or specialise in the management of information systems or the sharing and use of information.

The degree programme in languages produces graduates with communication prowess, an in-depth understanding of the digital media landscape and multicultural competencies. Our skilled graduates typically go on to work, for example, as language teachers, researchers specialising in linguistics or cultural studies, or as translators and interpreters in the changing digital media landscape.

While pursuing your bachelor’s degree, you will specialise in your selected major (Finnish, English, Swedish, German, Russian) and expand your learning by completing courses available in your own programme (such as Danish, Norwegian, Estonia, Czech, introduction to translation and interpretation) or by selecting elective courses from across our multidisciplinary Faculty (such as communications, game research, human-computer interaction, robotics) or the entire University.

When you start working towards your master's degree, you will have the opportunity to select one of our master’s programmes to further improve your skills in your selected language or specialise in translation and interpretation. The courses offered to all students in our master’s programmes also allow you to specialise in professional communication, digitalisation and media, linguistic diversity or literary and cultural spaces. 

In addition, we offer modules to all students and staff at Tampere Universities who are interested in multiculturalism and multilingualism (25 credits), becoming familiar with Russian culture and society (Russian Studies taught in English, 25 credits), and learning more about machine translation and other modern translation tools (20 credits). 

The programme teaches you to understand data analysis and master necessary skills, such as data cleansing, integration, modelling and prediction, and interactive exploration of data and models. You will also learn to present data analysis results to decision-makers with descriptive summaries and visualisations.

Smart grids are designed to enhance the effectiveness, stability and reliability of the systems and to integrate distributed energy resources into system management. They are essential for increasing the share of renewable energy sources without compromising competitiveness and system security.

Communication is not only for humans anymore: the Internet of Things and the Industrial Internet are the forerunners of a connected and programmable world where things are also able to communicate. Digitalisation will have an impact on a wide range of industries, such as energy, transportation, logistics and manufacturing.

Expanding from entertainment to other areas of life, games have grown into a form of culture and human interaction that is a crucial part of our social life and current media landscape.

The programme is particularly targeted at the questions of analysis, design and application of games from the interconnected perspectives of games, game players, game developers and game cultures. It will give you the academic skills needed to analyse, observe and understand the developments in this field of study while also encouraging a more pragmatic involvement and hands-on attitude with games and playful design.

Master’s Programme in Human-Technology Interaction (HTI) offers an exceptionally broad set of studies in human-technology interaction and related fields. In the HTI studies, you will get up to date know-how on digital service design, usability engineering and user-centric software production, multimodal and multisensory human-computer interaction with vision, interfaces based on speech, gaze, haptics, gestures and physiology as well as on interface solutions for virtual reality, industrial tasks, human-robot interaction, Internet of Things and artificial intelligence.

Communication is not only for humans anymore: the Internet of Things and the Industrial Internet are the forerunners of a connected and programmable world where things are also able to communicate. Digitalisation will have an impact on a wide range of industries, such as energy, transportation, logistics and manufacturing.

Another prevailing trend in society and industry is robotisation. Modern inventions, such as self-driving cars and drones, strongly rely on highly efficient and reliable wireless communications.

Data-driven systems are at the centre of modern computer engineering and hold great promise for the future.

Data engineering is needed for solving challenging pattern recognition problems, such as intelligent search engines, self-driving cars, autonomous robots, or automatic car number plate recognition systems.

Embedded systems work in interaction with their environment and other systems; they sense, process and communicate and even scavenge their energy from the environment. Embedded systems interact with people or work invisibly in the background.

By studying Human-Technology Interaction, you will be prepared for the challenges of designing increasingly complex technological systems.

Besides functionality, the systems must be easy to control and provide positive user experiences.

Applicants should have a background in software engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or information technology. Previous studies in design-related topics, user experience or human-computer interaction will be considered an advantage. A strong commitment to a human-centred design approach is required to become successful in this field.

Not only do robots need to understand their surroundings, they should also be able to cooperate with humans and even predict human actions. Applicants should hold a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science, mathematics, automation engineering, signal processing, or a related discipline.

Students should be familiar with the basics of programming, digital logic and processors.

Software Engineering, Web & Cloud provides a solid understanding in software engineering, the ability to design and implement large software systems, and the competence to manage and improve software development processes. Technologies and skills in networking and clouds belong to the core of the studies. A rich variety of supplementary courses in a range of topics such as business, information security, user experience, big data and IoT are available at Tampere University.

The research activities and close collaboration with companies ensure that the contents of the degree programme are both on a high level academically and relevant to the industrial positions.

The degree programme is anchored in real-world problems and explores different software development approaches, requirements management, software modelling and specification, implementation and testing software, and software project management. The programme offers opportunities to participate in the development of software or product prototypes and the management of software projects as part of a multicultural and multidisciplinary team.

The programme focuses on developing expertise in the new discipline of digital literacy education. The discipline is formed by linking media literacy to information and communication technology in learning, media use, and critical thinking in media saturated societies. The programme develops the students’ expertise in tutoring and develops the conceptual awareness and practical skills needed for competence in reading and writing media and creating suitable learning environments.

• Doctoral Programme in Information and Systems (DPIS)
• Doctoral Programme in Information Studies and Interactive Media (DPII)
• Doctoral Programme in Language Studies (DPLA)
• Doctoral Programme of Computing and Electrical Engineering (DPCEE)
• Doctoral Programme in Communication, Media and Theatre (DPCMT)
• Doctoral Programme in Interactive Technology (DPIT)