Study programme title in Est.

Arvutisüsteemid

Study programme title in Engl.

Computer and Systems Engineering

TalTech study programme code

IASM02

MER study programme code

2037

Study programme version code

IASM02/22

Faculty / college

I - School of Information Technologies

Head of study programme/study programme manager

Peeter Ellervee

Language of instruction

English

Study level

Master study

ECTS credits

120

Self-paid study programme

no

Nominal study period

4 semesters

Study programme group

Engineering, Manufacturing and Technology

Broad area of study

Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction

Study field

Engineering and engineering trades

Curriculum group

Electronics and automation

Granting the right to conduct studies in the study programme group

õppe läbiviimise õigus

Validity date of the right to conduct studies in the study programme group

tähtajatu

No. of the decision granting the right to teach in the study programme group

112

Access conditions

Study programme aims and objectives

The speciality of computer and systems engineering is a combination of computer hardware,
computer systems and software engineering. Graduates acquire the education of a computer, system or software engineer, depending on the chosen optional subjects and the topic of master thesis. The speciality teaches and trains specialists of technical systems designing, realization, implementation, management and development based on computer systems. The aforementioned technical systems include systems in the fields of banking, controlling and monitoring aviation and shipping, environmental monitoring, diagnostics, automation and computer control of technological apparatus and processes, cashing, security and alert systems of buildings and technological systems. The acquired knowledge allows the graduates to be employed as computer, system or software engineers by companies and organizations designing, developing, implementing and managing computer networks and computer based systems. Acquired theoretical knowledge is adequate to pursue studies as a doctorate and make a career as a researcher or lecturer.
Study program objectives are as follows:
1) to prepare specialist with master degree who can work as computer, systems, or software engineers if companies and organizations designing and/or using information and communication technologies;
2) to give systematic overview and broad knowledge about terminology, theories, research methods and technologies of computer and systems engineering field;
3) to give deeper engineering knowledge in selected narrower fields;
4) to give skills to independently and creatively identify problems, to formulate tasks and to solve them in the field of computer and systems engineering;
5) to guide civil activity, ethical beliefs and tolerance attitudes of graduates toward exposure with diverse values;
6) to persuade graduates that an engineer in the field of computer and systems engineering can fulfill professional requirements only with the help of life-long learning. Show more...

Learning outcomes of the study programme

The graduate:
- has systematic overview and broad knowledge of the concepts,
theories and research methods in the field of computer and systems engineering, and knows directions of developments;
- can identify and formulate interdisciplinary connections in domains related to computer systems applications;
- can independently and creatively recognize and define problems and/or research topics within the study field; and can solve them using proper methods while taking into account given constraints, using knowledge from other domains if necessary;
- can choose, reason and use suitable methods and technologies for solving domain specific tasks; and to model and/or assess possible consequences;
- has knowledge of basics of entrepreneurship, innovations and creative problem solving, is able to participate in research activities;
- is ready to work at a position, both in domestic and foreign companies, that requires professional qualifications, showing initiative, responsibility, ability to lead and to work together with others in a team. Show more...

Graduation requirements

Completion of the curriculum in the required amount, and the successful defence of the graduation paper in conformity with the requirements set by the TalTech Senate.
In order to obtain Cum Laude diploma the graduation paper must be defended for the grade "5" and the weighted average grade must be at least 4,60, where all grades from diploma supplement are taken into account. Show more...

Degrees conferred

Master of Science in Engineering