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Specialty code<\/dt>
Software Eng.<\/dd>\n
Field of knowledge<\/dt>
Information technologies<\/dd>\n
Higher education level<\/dt>
Third (educational and research) level<\/dd>\n
Qualification<\/dt>
PhD in Software Engineering<\/dd>\n
Type of programme<\/dt>
Educational and scientific<\/dd>\n
Form of study<\/dt>
Afternoon, Evening<\/dd>\n
Scope of the educational component<\/dt>
ECTS credits<\/dd>\n
Study cycle<\/dt>
4 years<\/dd>\n
Language of teaching<\/dt>
Ukrainian, English<\/dd>\n
ACCREDITATION<\/dt>
Certificate No.530 dated 23\/07\/2020 NAZYAVO (valid until 23\/07\/2025)<\/dd>\n
NDE \/ EQF<\/dt>
NQF of Ukraine \u2014 level 8, QF-EHEA \u2014 third cycle, EQF-LLL \u2014 level 8<\/dd>\n <\/dl>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Programme Objective<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Training of highly qualified scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel capable of solving complex theoretical and applied problems in the field of software engineering, conducting original scientific research, presenting their results at the international level and introducing them into software systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subjec t area<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

object:<\/strong> theoretical foundations, methods and technologies of software engineering; mathematical and software of automated and embedded systems; intelligent methods of information processing in conditions of uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Features of the programme.<\/strong> The dissertation research is implemented within the framework of the scientific school \u00abFuzzy Nonlinear Dynamics\u00bb (244 publications, 68 in Scopus), founded by Professor Bychkov O.S. The program combines the educational component (the first 4 semesters) with mandatory research activities throughout the training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eligibility for employment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Graduates work in higher education institutions of Ukraine and abroad (teachers, researchers), in research units of IT companies (Senior\/Lead Research Engineer), in start-ups and scientific and technical institutions. Some graduates receive post-doctoral positions at Erasmus+ partner universities and members of international consortia Horizon Europe, MSCA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mandatory components of the educational program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Total volume of mandatory components: ECTS credits<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Code<\/th>Academic Discipline<\/th>ECTS credits<\/th>SLA<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
CC 1<\/td>Philosophy of Science<\/td>4<\/td>\ud83d\udcc4<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n
CC 2<\/td>Foreign language of academic orientation<\/td>10<\/td>\ud83d\udcc4<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n
CC 3<\/td>Methodology of scientific research in software engineering<\/td>5<\/td>\ud83d\udcc4<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n
CC 4<\/td>Modern methods of calculus formalization<\/td>5<\/td>\ud83d\udcc4<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n
CC 5<\/td>Pedagogy of Higher School<\/td>4<\/td>\ud83d\udcc4<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n
CC 6<\/td>Modern architectures of computer systems<\/td>5<\/td>\ud83d\udcc4<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n
CC 7<\/td>Special seminar on the topic of the dissertation<\/td>8<\/td>\ud83d\udcc4<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n
CC 8<\/td>Teaching training<\/td>3<\/td>\ud83d\udcc4<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n
CC 9<\/td>Final certification of the educational component<\/td>2<\/td>\ud83d\udcc4<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Selected components of EP<\/h2>\n

Total amount of elective components: ECTS credits<\/strong> (one discipline from List \u21161 and two from List \u21162).<\/p>\n