The MSc in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Systems comprises two (2) semesters of courses and one (1) semester for preparing the postgraduate thesis for full-time students, and four (4) semesters of courses and one (1) semester for preparing the postgraduate thesis for part-time students. Upon arrival at the IHU, all students may attend foundation courses in Java and SQL, that aims to bring all incoming students to the same level with respect to some of the programming knowledge that is required.

Students can be included in the process of preparing a postgraduate dissertation only If they have been examined in all courses of the first and second semester of the Postgraduate Programme. All courses are delivered in English.

Ninety (90) European credit units (ECTS) are required to obtain the master’s degree, which are accumulated with the participation of postgraduate students in all activities of the programme, as described in the following table.

Complulsory Courses

• Computer Networks    Semesters 1/1 
• Web Programming     Semesters 1/1    
• Advanced Database Systems Semesters 1/3    
• ICT Management     Semesters 1/3    
• Information Systems Security    Semesters 1/3    
• Big Data and Cloud Computing    Semesters 2/2    
• Software Development Methodologies    Semesters 2/2    
• Wireless Communications and Networks    Semesters 2/2    

Elective Courses

• Consulting Project    Semesters 2/4    
• Data Mining    Semesters 2/4    
• Digital Organisations: eCommerce and eGovernment Semesters 2/4    
• Information Retrieval    Semesters 2/4    
• Internet of Things    Semesters 2/4    
• Knowledge Management in the Web    Semesters 2/4    
• Mobile Application Development    Semesters 2/4    

The Dissertation

During the third term (for full-time study) or the fifth term (for part-time study), students work on their Masters Dissertation project, the thematic area of which is relevant to their programme of studies and their interests. The dissertation provides a good opportunity to apply theory and concepts learned in different courses to a real-world e-Business problem or challenge. Students are supervised throughout their projects by a member of the academic faculty and the academic assistants. After submission of the dissertation, students present their projects to classmates and faculty at a special event.