The graduate of the bachelor program in the Applied Informatics study program will acquire the following knowledge and skills. In addition to the necessary knowledge of mathematics, economics and management, the graduate has knowledge of computer architecture, operating systems, logical systems, algorithm design and programming, data collection, processing and transmission, and information system diagnostics. The graduate has knowledge of information and communication networks, the graduate will master the methods of creating models and simulating systems and processes. The graduate has the practical capabilities and skills to effectively apply the acquired knowledge in the development and application of informatics methods and tools, in many relevant application domains.
The graduate is able to analyze, implement, modify and modernize computer and information systems. The graduate can critically analyze and apply the entire range of concepts, principles and practices of information systems development, the graduate can make effective decisions when choosing and using methods, techniques and means of informatics. The graduate is able to find solutions to problems arising in the design and use of information systems with a focus on the security of information systems, as well as in business operation and management. The graduate can follow the development of computer and information technology and update his knowledge and skills. The graduate knows at least one world language. The graduate has basic knowledge of the economic, legal, moral, ethical, social, environmental aspects of the field of study.
The graduate is ready to solve and present complex projects independently as well as a member of a team, work effectively as a member of a development team, take up positions such as manager, analyst, system designer and specialist in banking, insurance, consulting firms, industry, higher education, scientific and research institutions. The graduate will be able to find jobs in the design and application of information systems in all types of businesses, in organizations and services, in the private sector, banking, transport, healthcare, etc.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Applied Informatics can find employment in Slovakia, in the wider European area, and also worldwide with an above-average starting salary. See, for example: https://e.dennikn.sk/minuta/1671645
Professions where graduates of the Study program Applied Informatics can apply according to the System of Professions (sustavapovolani.sk): application programmer, ICT tester, database administrator, system programmer.
The study program Applied Informatics is evaluated by employers as balanced and building students' expertise in several professional areas. Graduates are thus ready to enter the labor market not only in Slovakia, but also in Europe, and other areas. Graduates are also ready for societal challenges, not limited to the field of applied informatics, that they will face in the near future.From the description of the study area Informatics (System of Study Areas of the Slovak Republic) it follows that no opinion is required on the professional career success of graduates of the study program.
