Program Overview
Master in Applied Informatics
The Master in Applied Informatics aims to develop the ICT skills that will enable students to intervene in the pipelines of production, transport, and consumption of big data that are typical of the Internet of Things (IoT), with application to areas as diverse as precision agricultural systems, digitalization of health services, smart power grids, industry 4.0, smart city, and sustainable supply chain management.
Course Objectives
The course promotes learning in:
- IoT programming
- IoT technology
- Blockchain
- Microservices
- Multiplatform applications
- Software testing
- Data analysis and visualization
- Artificial intelligence
Course Structure
- Classes are held on Friday and Saturday mornings.
- Director: Jo緌 Gon蓷lo Gomes de Paiva Dias
- Departaments/Polytechnic Schools: Higher School of Technology and Management of 縵ueda
Curricular Plan
- Duration: 4 semesters
- Mode: Daytime
- Course: Master
- National/EU student tuition fee 2024/2025: 1000/year
- Scientific area(s): Computer Science, 481 - Informatics Sciences
- Teaching language(s): Portuguese
- International tuition fees 2024/2025: 5000/year
Admissions
The course is currently without an active applications phase.
Professional Outcomes
There is a great demand for IT professionals in the job market, both nationally and internationally. This demand is especially relevant in IoT, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence. The Master in Applied Informatics helps to meet this demand, presenting itself as a specialization opportunity for graduates in computer science or related areas and a retraining chance for graduates in other engineering, science, or technology areas.
Career Paths
The main career paths for the Master's degree in Applied Informatics are:
- Development of systems and applications for the IoT
- Exploitation and processing of Big Data
- Design and development of intelligent interactive systems
Employability Data
Unemployment of graduates and employability statistics are available.
Accreditation
The course is accredited by a3es, with accreditation results and self-evaluation reports available.
Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The Master in Applied Informatics contributes to the SDGs, particularly SDG 4 (quality education), SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth), and other relevant goals. The University of Aveiro has adopted the SDG Keyword Mapping method to identify correspondences in the training offer and promote the integration of sustainability into its educational offer.
