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Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv · Faculty of Information Technologies

Department of Software Systems and Technologies

Department of Software Systems and Technologies
Specialty code
Software Eng.
Field of knowledge
Information technologies
Higher education level
Second (Master)
Qualification
Master in Software Engineering
Type of programme
Educational and scientific
Form of study
Daytime
Program Scope
ECTS credits
Study cycle
2 years
Languages of instruction
Ukrainian, English
ACCREDITATION
Certificate No.529 dated 23/07/2020 NAZYAVO (valid until 23/07/2025)
NDE / EQF
NQF of Ukraine — level 7, QF-EHEA — second cycle, EQF-LLL — level 7

Programme Objective

Provide in-depth training of highly qualified specialists capable of solving complex problems of software engineering — designing the architecture of software systems, managing development teams, conducting applied research and implementing their results in production.

Subjec t area

object: complex software systems for various purposes, methods of their design, implementation, quality assurance and maintenance, as well as research activities in the field of software engineering.

Features of the programme. Close cooperation with the IT industry and integration of the results of the scientific school «Fuzzy nonlinear dynamics». The program combines modern programming technologies with in-depth training in the areas of intelligent systems, multi-agent technologies, formal verification and machine learning.

Eligibility for employment

Graduates work as Senior Software Engineer, Tech Lead, Software Architect, Research Engineer in domestic and international IT companies, program project managers, information technology analysts, specialists in the development of intelligent and cyber-physical systems. The program also prepares for the continuation of postgraduate studies in the specialty 121 Software Engineering.

Mandatory components of the educational program

Total volume of mandatory components: ECTS credits.

CodeAcademic DisciplineECTS credits
CC 1Methodology and organization of research, basics of intellectual property4
CC 2Professional and corporate ethics6
CC 3Multimedia processing algorithms5
CC 4Principles, methods of linking data in Semantic Web applications5
CC 5Multithreaded and distributed programming (taught in English)5
CC 6Cloud computing and it's reliability (taught in English)5
CC 7Methods and technologies of high-performance computing4
CC 8Blockchain technology5
CC 9Production practice “Development of software and information systems”4
CC 10Preparation and defense of the final qualification work4
CC 11Programming the processing of large data sets4
CC 12Embedded programming4
CC 13Means of developing and maintaining the software lifecycle6
CC 14Scientific Workshop on Software Engineering5
CC 15Course paper3

Selected components of EP

Total amount of elective components: ECTS credits (one of the three blocks plus one discipline from each list).

Documents of the educational program

Educational and Scientific Program 2025.

Educational and scientific program in 2023.

Curriculum

Work programs of academic disciplines

NAZYAVO Accreditation Certificate No.529 dated July 23, 2020

Reviews of the educational and professional program

Minutes of meetings with stakeholders and employers

Academic mobility

Applicants have the opportunity of semester exchange under Erasmus+ programs with partner universities of the department: University of Plovdiv (Bulgaria), Czech Technical University in Prague (Czech Republic), Warsaw University of Technology (Poland), Berlin University of Technology (Germany). The right of applicants to academic mobility is implemented in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated August 12, 2015 No.579.

Project team of the program

Chief: Oleksii Serhiiovych Bychkov, Head of the Department, Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology (2021), Academician of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor.

Members Olha Mykolaiivna Tkachenko (Professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences), Kateryna Volodymyrivna Merkulova (Associate Professor, Candidate of Technical Sciences), Tetiana Volodymyrivna Kovaliuk (Associate Professor, Candidate of Technical Sciences), Iryna Arkadiivna Yurchuk (Associate Professor, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences).