Information Technologies (YL) (Non-Thesis) (English)
Master	Length of the Programme: 1.5	Number of Credits: 90	TR-NQF-HE: Level 7	QF-EHEA: Second Cycle	EQF: Level 7

Programme Profile

Computer and Information Technologies are among the most strategic fields of the information age. Subtopics such as Software, Computer Hardware and Architecture, Data Communication, Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems, Multimedia Systems, Graphics, etc., hold great importance economically due to their high added value in a globalized economy; academically due to the new, theoretically interesting, challenging, and significant problems they pose compared to other engineering disciplines; and educationally due to the increasing demand for graduates in these fields. The demand for computer engineering and science graduates is growing not only in our country but all over the world. Countries that can efficiently organize the skilled workforce in these areas are achieving significant global success in fields such as software and intelligent systems.

In the information age, the most critical component of production is having well-educated human resources and organizations that can transform this potential into productive output. The demand for a skilled workforce in the information sector is rapidly increasing both in our country and globally, and the gap between supply and demand is widening. According to a study conducted by YASAD, while our country requires 50,000 new employees each year, the number of graduates from universities is reported to be only 12,000.

Within the scope of this program, it is aimed to contribute to the development of a skilled workforce in an area as important and attractive as Information Technologies and to enhance the professional knowledge and skills of engineers working in this field, even if they did not receive formal undergraduate education in this subject. In this way, the goal is to integrate university graduates from other engineering fields who wish to work in the IT sector and to increase the number and quality of the workforce in the sector. This program, which will be launched in the Spring of 2017 at MEF University, is designed for:

University graduates who want to receive training to work in the IT sector due to limited job opportunities in their field of study,
University graduates who are already working in the IT sector outside of their field of study and want to improve their knowledge and skills in this area,
University graduates who want to use Information Technologies more effectively in their profession.
With these qualities, the program will:

Significantly contribute to closing the expert gap in the field of Information Technologies,
Support the training of specialized researchers in this field,
Contribute to the rapid advancement of our country in this area by providing a qualified workforce.