IT System Development for Business

Students receive fundamental knowledge in the field of software development, programming languages and data analysis. Graduates have knowledge in the field of informatics, management, economics and make up the most demanded segment of IT specialists.

The education system consists of the main subjects and disciplines of choice, which allows to implement individual educational trajectories:

-"Analytics in IT" with the possibility of obtaining a diploma in the direction 38.03.05 "Business Informatics";

-"Development of software systems" with the possibility of obtaining a diploma in the direction 09.03.04 "Software engineering";

-"Information systems life cycle management" with the possibility of obtaining a diploma in the directions 38.03.05 "Business informatics", 09.03.04 "Software engineering".

During the 1st and 2nd years, students receive mathematical training, study the basics of programming, economic and managerial disciplines. During the 3rd and 4th years, students get acquainted with disciplines related to modeling and managing various types of business processes, programming, designing databases and data warehouses, enterprise architecture. They also have industrial and undergraduate practice in leading IT companies.

Main subjects:

• Mathematical analysis
• Linear algebra
• Discrete Math
• Algorithms and data structures
• Programming
• Software engineering
• Computing architecture
• Operating Systems
• Database
• Workshop on the basics of the development of technical documentation
• Mathematical methods of data analysis
• Python Programming                                                                                                              

Elective disciplines and specializations studied during the 3rd-4th years:

• Mobile Application Development
• Automation of accounting at the enterprise
• User interface design
• Digital Product Management
• Internet data analysis technologies
• Computer graphics
• Modern programming languages and technologies
• Cyber-Physical Systems
• Modeling and analysis of business processes
• Functional and logic programming
• Quantitative Decision Methods
• Economics of software engineering
• Intelligent systems
• Integration, processing, and visualization of data
• Digital business models
• Electronic business
• Distributed Computing
• Corporate information systems

International level education. The Higher School of Economics uses the best world experience in higher education when preparing students. The curriculum complies with international recommendations for teaching computer science in higher educational institutions in the field of Computer Science.

Diploma of the leading university in Russia. All graduates of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, regardless of the campus where they study, receive a diploma of a single sample. In addition, graduates receive a European Diploma Supplement.

Participation in real projects. Students work on projects from leading IT companies, forming a professional portfolio during their studies.

The possibility of obtaining a diploma in two directions: 03/38/05 "Business Informatics", 03/09/04 "Software Engineering".

Obtaining the competencies of the "second" profession. In addition to studying professional disciplines, students have the opportunity to get a "second" profession. Minor is a combination of four disciplines that are not related to the main field of study and allows students to gain basic knowledge in other subject areas (Finance, Management, Law, etc.).

Academic mobility. Students can study free of charge at other HSE campuses. Duration — from one and a half months to a year.

At each stage of training, students do projects — real tasks that programmers face in their professional activities. As part of the research seminar, which lasts 4 years, students learn to carry out research work, publicly present the results of their projects.

Graduates are in demand both in large IT companies involved in the development of software systems, and in IT departments of general-purpose companies that require the creation and implementation of software (banking organizations, industrial enterprises, consulting firms, etc.).

Main employers:

• -ER-Telecom Holding JSC;
• -IBS Group;
• -Diasoft Systems LLC;
• -PARMA technologiesgroup;
• -Progressive Information Technologies LLC, etc.

The IT System Development for Business offers 10 fee-paying places. You can apply to the programme on the basis of results of entrance examinations or the results of International Olympiad participation.

Entrance tests:

• Mathematics (minimum score - 50)
• Russian language (minimum score - 50)

To apply, register here.

Full information about the admissions process for international students is available here.

For more information about admissions, please contact: admissionsperm@hse.ru, WhatsApp, Telegram: +7 (919) 486 61 31.