This first-cycle engineering programme at WSB Merito University in Warsaw lasts seven semesters, is taught entirely in English and runs full-time or in hybrid mode on the Mokotów site. It suits school-leavers who want to write software, protect data and perhaps end up designing games.
The first semesters lay the groundwork: linear algebra, discrete mathematics, operating systems and database fundamentals. Next come object-oriented and advanced programming, the design of information systems and process mapping in UML and BPMN.
Along the way you learn to configure and monitor databases, diagnose faults in computer systems on your own and build applications for popular platforms. You also practise software development, both in solo projects and in developer teams. Artificial intelligence, expert systems, automation and robotics widen the picture, and a course on innovation in the IT sector looks at where the field is heading. A game design strand brings narrative, mechanics and code together.
You choose one of two specialisations: ICT Systems Programming or Security of computer systems. Specialist classes include design patterns, advanced programming, web applications in MVC and integrating software with the Azure platform. Others deal with technical security management, telecommunications security and quality and safety management.
Professional placements are part of the study plan, and employers who cooperate with the university also run paid internship programmes. To earn the engineer title you carry out a diploma project in a team and defend it before a committee, choosing the direction of the project yourself.
The programme points towards roles such as these:
Based on the programme pages at merito.pl.
