1. General Information

The second cycle studies in software engineering aim to provide quality and top European education and training of software engineers who will be able to bear the technical and economic responsibility of designing, developing, using and maintaining complex software systems. Upon completion of their studies, these engineers will be able to take responsible positions in the processes of planning, designing, developing and running software projects, including their business aspects.

• Name of the proposer: University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Information Sciences and Computer Engineering - FINKI
• Study Program Name: Academic Second Cycle Software Engineering Studies
• Scientific-research area: technical-technological (2)
• Field: Computer Science and Informatics (212)
• Area: Software Engineering
• The value of postgraduate studies is 60 ECTS or 120 ECTS credits .
• Duration of studies: 2 or 4 semesters .
• One academic year consists of two semesters lasting 30 weeks (1 semester = 15 weeks).
• The first semester consists of subjects, while the second has a smaller number of subjects and is reserved for the final project, ie. for the master's thesis.
• Admission Requirements : Completed undergraduate studies in the field of informatics or computer technology and informatics with a minimum of 240 credits. For study directions that carry less than 240 credits, exams offered in the introductory layer are added.
• Introductory layer : Students who have earned less than 240 credits during their studies are offered a set of differential introductory courses. After their successful realization, the student acquires the right to continue with the second year of postgraduate studies.
• First semester: 3 compulsory courses and 2 electives, one of which may be from the University list.
• Second semester: 1 compulsory and 1 elective, which can be from the university list (only if in the first semester the subjects are selected at the Faculty level) and a final project of 18 ECTS
• 1 ECTS credit corresponds to 30 hours of total work engagement
• The number of contact hours is 4
• The academic title or degree obtained after graduation is

- Master in Information Science and Computer Engineering in the field of Software Engineering

2. Introductory layer

The introductory layer is intended for students who study for less than four years or have earned less than 240 credits from previous studies.

Table 1: List of introductory layer items

[1] Selection from the lists of subjects from the introductory layer of all master studies at the Faculty of Information Sciences and Computer Engineering

Elective courses can be selected from the proposed list of courses of the study program, Table 2, or from the proposed lists of courses from the introductory layer of other study programs of the Faculty of Information Sciences and Computer Engineering. The selection of courses should be made in accordance with the previous knowledge of the candidate and the necessary knowledge to continue with the postgraduate studies in software engineering. Only one free choice of subject is allowed which is on the university list of subjects for the first year of two-year postgraduate studies.

Table 2:   List of items

[2] The titles of the courses are given according to the curricula of the undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Information Technologies and Computer Engineering, UKIM, Skopje. Students who have graduated from other institutions will have to show passed exams in subjects appropriate to the above in order to meet the prerequisites for the respective subject.

After the successful completion of all ten courses and 60 credits, the student with previously acquired 180 ECTS credits (or completed three-year studies) continues with the courses from the second academic year of postgraduate studies - Table 3 (IX and X semester).

3. Studies

Table 3: List of Postgraduate Courses

At least one elective should be chosen from the offered electives in Table 4. At most one of the electives can be chosen from the University list of master's degree programs. A maximum of two electives can be selected from the courses offered in the other second cycle studies at the Faculty of Information Sciences and Computer Engineering.

Table 4: Electives

The student can choose a subject from the list of offered elective courses from all study programs of the second cycle of studies. The list of offered electives can be found on this   link .

IT Management   (3 + 1 + 1)

1. General Information

Postgraduate studies in Information Technology Management aim to provide quality and top European education and training of highly educated staff with in-depth knowledge of methods and techniques for managing ICT projects and systems. Upon completion of their studies, these staff will be able to take responsible positions in the processes of planning, design, management and monitoring of ICT projects and systems, including their business aspects.

The program in Management Studies in Information Technology is compatible with the relevant studies offered at most of the world's universities that support this topic and enable student mobility.

• Name of the proposer: University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje,   Faculty of Information Sciences and Computer Engineering - FINKI
• Study Program Name:   Information Technology Management
• Scientific-research area:   2 technical-technological
• Field
• The value of postgraduate studies is   60 ECTS credits .
• Duration of studies:   2 semesters .
• One academic year consists of two semesters lasting 30 weeks (1 semester = 15 weeks).
• Admission Requirements : Students in Information Technology Management can enroll in graduate students who have 240 or 180 undergraduate credits.
• Introductory layer : Students who have earned less than 240 credits during their studies are offered a set of differential introductory courses. After their successful realization, the student acquires the right to continue with the first semester of postgraduate studies.
• First semester: 2 mandatory courses, 2 elective courses in the field.
• Second semester: 1 mandatory subject in the field, 1 elective subject in the field and 1 elective subject from the list of UKIM and final project - master's thesis (18 ECTS)
• 1 ECTS credit corresponds to 30 hours of total work engagement
• The number of contact hours is 4

Upon successful completion of the postgraduate studies in Information Technology Management, the successful student will possess the following general abilities and qualifications:

• Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams
• Power of analysis and synthesis
• Power to apply knowledge in practice
• Power to generate new ideas (creativity)
• Power of learning
• Ability to critique and self-critique
• Ability to make decisions
• Knowledge of English
• Research skills

Upon successful completion of the postgraduate studies in Information Technology Management, the successful student will possess the following specific abilities and qualifications:

Acquired title:   Master of Information Science and Computer Engineering in Information Technology Management. & Nbsp;

2.   Introductory layer

The introductory layer is intended for students who study for less than four years or have earned less than 240 credits from previous studies.

Table 1: List of introductory layer items

* If the student has passed the course in his / her undergraduate studies, he / she will have to choose another course from the list of elective courses from the introductory layer (Table 2).

** The course can be selected from the list of electives from Table 2 or from the university list of free electives

Table 2: List of introductory electives

After successfully completing all ten courses and achieving 60 credits, the student with previously acquired 180 ECTS credits (or completed three-year studies) continues with the subjects from the second academic year of postgraduate studies.