Career Prospects
On the one hand, graduates from this Master will have sufficient knowledge in informatics to be able to interact with the IT department of an organization. This includes a profound understanding of the technical issues involved, the evaluation of technical proposals, and the ability to articulate possible solutions to the organization or customer. On the other hand, they also understand the tactical and strategic use of IT to enhance the efficiency of an organization and know how to explain the requirement of the users in terms that can be understood by the IT department or client.
The primary labour market for the graduates of the programme is found in medium to large companies as well as the public sector, both in Switzerland and abroad. Most companies struggle with integrating IT in the organization and there is a great need for people who can be the interface between the technical and organizational parts of a company. Potential job profiles range from project management to consulting and include areas such as evaluating the benefit and managing the introduction of a new technology into an organization, designing and implementing small and large scale IT systems, and consulting companies and customers regarding the requirements and the limitations of IT systems.
The following data are based on the last USI Alumni Survey conducted by the USI Career & Alumni Service in 2022.
|
|
1 year after graduation |
|
Employed |
100% |
|
Time to job |
0 |
|
Salary |
CHF 76'000.- |
|
Place of work |
% |
|
Switzerland
|
63
|
|
Italy |
11 |
|
Other Countries |
26 |
|
Employment Industries |
% |
|
Informatics, Technology, Web |
50 |
|
Education and Research |
13 |
|
Industry |
13 |
|
Banking and Finance |
10 |
|
Tourism and Transportation |
7 |
|
Consulting |
4 |
|
Non Profit |
3 |
|
Employment Functions |
% |
|
IT, Engineering, Web, Data Scientist |
65 |
|
Research & Development |
15 |
|
Teaching, Training and Academic Research |
12 |
|
Business Development, Strategic Consulting |
8 |
Source: 2022 USI Master Survey – All USI Masters in Informatics (alumni 2021)
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Research summer internships for students - UROP Internships
The Faculty of Informatics encourages and promotes the talent of its Bachelor and Master students by offering them summer internships in academic research within the programme Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program - UROP.
Internships are extracurricular, and access is on a competitive basis. Students work one-on-one with an advisor to develop a deeper understanding of both the concepts taught during the semester and the research topic. Students considering continuing in academia should seriously consider applying for a UROP position.
All research opportunities for this year are listed here.
See all the job and internship opportunities in the USI Job Bank.
