Prospective Data Communications students
Welcome to study data communications software with us!
Prospective students
Internet has changed our world and the mobile revolution is coming next. In the Data communications Software major we study everything that makes the Internet go around from the server room to mobile phones. A major in Data Communications Software gives readiness to plan and create small and large entities such as a contender for Facebook or an IRC gallery for mobile phones.
Master of Science in Technology graduates are well employed. A graduate engineer from Data Communications Software may find himself innovating and creating new mobile services, connecting existing systems to the Internet, managing projects or service products, working for an Internet service provider or in his own company which is creating the next killer application for mobile phones.
Tech students
The current Data Communications Software major is a very popular study topic at TKK; altogether 284 MSc theses have been finalised for this major 1998-2007. The majority of master's theses are done to the industry although recently more and more students are choosing the academic research community for writing their thesis if they are considering to become postgraduate students. Still in the 90s a large part of the master's thesis works were done to big companies that operated on the mobile sector: large network and hardware vendors, operators, software houses, consulting companies, etc. In the 21st century the trend is that the significance of the small and middle sized insdustry as an employer is seen and thus a larger part of theses works are done for smaller software houses, consulting companies and broadly for several economic and industry sectors because data communications software know-how is utilized everywhere. In addition it is delightful to see a spark of entrepreneurship as students and graduates start up on their own companies.
Graduate students
The popularity of the Doctor of Science in Technology degree is continuing to grow. In addition to the academic world the doctor of science degree is appreciated in the industry as well and it opens new possibilities to develop oneself and seek new career paths. Especially in international operation in the industry as well as in academic circles the doctor of science degree is a valued merit and sometimes an absolute requirement for applying for certain positions. The research agenda for data communications software studies broadly covers the topical Internet technology and data security from varied viewpoints and is a popular research area for postgraduate research. It includes among other things future Internet technologies, applications and services in distributed systems, service management and security issues such as privacy, trust, trust federation and identity management.
Postgraduate studies aiming for the doctor of science degree can be done in two ways: applying to an academic research environment as a researcher or doing postgraduate studies as part of a research project in the industry. Whether the work is done in an academic environment or in the industry it has to be emphasized that postgraduate studies require lots of energy and sense of direction. It is important that students choose a study subject for their research that is of great interest to them. If you are interested in postgraduate studies in data comunications software follow the following guidelines:
- reflect on which study subject or theme is close to your heart
- does data communications software have research projects that interest you?
- we assume a good study success
- get acquaintedwith TKK's instructions on how to apply for postgraduate studies
- check that your knowledge base is right (Computer Science, Data Communications Software)
- check that you have the motive to invest three to four years for getting a doctor of science degree
If you are interested in postgraduate studies contact Data Communications Software personnel with an application which includes a CV, transcript of completed courses, letter of motivation and a preliminary research subject.