Bachelor in Information and Communication Technology

1. PROGRAM INTRODUCTION

The overall goal of the Bachelor in Information and Communication Technology program at University of Science and Technology of Hanoi  is to train students to be able to:

Identify and solve technology problems across a wide range of applications requiring the practical creativity and efficiency of the IT industry.

Contributing to the sustainable socio-economic development of Vietnam and international access to technical expertise, technology with professionalism, ethics and sense of responsibility to the environment and society .

Achieve career success through self-study, self-research, and the ability to acquire advanced scientific and technological knowledge in the world to develop lifelong learning capacity.

In the context of globalization, modernization and international integration, in order to improve the quality of training high human resources for society not only in the country but also internationally, the appraisal and re-evaluation of training programs must be done in a timely manner. Comprehensive compliance with national, regional and international standards is essential. The quality of training programs plays a decisive role in the existence and development of the IT industry in particular and of the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi  in general.

Facing the trend of international integration and the requirements of the new general education program, improving the quality of training programs has become increasingly urgent. The self-assessment of the IT training program will help the University and the Department of ICT to self-assess and evaluate the current situation, identify strengths, and still exist to develop and implement action plans to improve the program. progress and improve the quality of training for the next stage.

The ICT program equips students with the fundamental understanding of computing and system administration, then the professional knowledge of information systems, advanced databases and eventually management of projects.

It aims to train senior executives in the digital industry at large, and continue to become researchers through doctoral pursuits. It is backed by a USTH laboratory in the same field: ICTLab. The ICT department is under the dual responsibility of a French and a Vietnamese representative.

Teaching in the ICT bachelor program is largely done by the Vietnamese lecturers from USTH and its partners. All lecturers (internal and external) participating in this program have obtained a PhD degree from a foreign country, mostly from France. Being permanently on site, they are the privileged interlocutors of the students.

2. PROGRAM CURRICULUM

The ICT curriculum provides a solid foundation in mathematics, informatics, software engineering and communication. The program also builds a core of computer science for higher education. Additionally, students can specialize in particular areas such as mobile and web development, security and system, data mining, … etc by selecting the appropriate technical electives and completing the Group project and the internship of at least 3 months.

Academic year	Semester		Name of course	ECTS
B2	Semester 3	Management Sciences	Law on Intellectual Property Rights	1
			Project Management	1
		Foreign language	French 2.1	4
			French 2.2	4
		Core courses	Numerical Methods	3
			Probability and Statistics	4
			Data Structures and Algorithms	3
			Object-oriented programming	4
			Signal and Systems	3
			Fundamentals of databases	3
			Operating Systems	4
	Semester 4	Core courses	Advanced programming with Python	4
			Algebraic Structures	3
			Computer Networks	4
			Software Engineering	3
			Computational theory	3
			Digital Signal Processing	3
		Optiona courses (choose 2 out of 3)	Image Processing	3
			Mobile Wireless Communication	3
			Software Testing and Quality Assurance	3
TOTAL				60
B3	Semester 5	Management Sciences	Scientific Writing and Communication	2
		Foreign language	French 3.1	4
			French 3.2	3
		Core courses	Object-oriented Systems Analysis and Design	4
			Web Application Development	4
			Machine learning and Data mining I	3
			Graph Theory	3
			Mobile Application Development	4
		Optional courses (choose 1 out of 2)	Advanced Databases	3
			Computer Vision	3
	Semester 6	Core courses	Computer Graphics	3
			Introduction to Cryptography	3
			Machine learning and Data mining II	3
		Optional courses (choose 1 out of 2)	Natural Language Processing	3
			Introduction to Deep Learning	3
		Optional courses (choose 1 out of 2)	Network Simulation	3
			Distributed Systems	3
			Group Project	3
			Internship	12
TOTAL				60

 

3. PROGRAM OUTCOMES

The Bachelor Program in Information and Communication Technology, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH) aims to provide students the basic knowledge and solid professional knowledge, necessary social skills to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams and in the international environment; personal qualities and sense of life-long learning to succeed in career; political qualities and sense of serving community. These objectives are clearly reflected in the below expected learning outcomes:

• Solid professional knowledge to adapt to various jobs of researching theories, modeling ideas, designing and developing technology solutions, consulting and managing required systems in the field of Information and Communication Technology.
• Personal and professional skills and attributes:

• Reasoning and problem solving.
• Experimentation and knowledge discovery.
• System thinking and critical thinking.
• Creativity, activeness and seriousness.
• Professional ethics, integrity, responsibility and accountability.

• Interpersonal skills for teamwork and international communication:

• Leadership and skills to work in Cross-disciplinary teams.
• Communication skills: written communication, electronic, multimedia communication, presentation, persuasive argument, effective negotiation.
• English skills, IELTS ≥ 6.5.

• Conceiving, designing, implementing and operating products and technical solutions in the enterprise and social context.

4. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

The range of occupational ICT pathways continues to expand as ICT technology penetrates more and more aspects of daily life. Moreover, other science technologies currently require ICT as the tool for development. Common areas of work for ICT graduates include software engineering and programming for web and mobile platforms; systems analysis and administration; multimedia development and processing.      

Employment opportunities for ICT graduates are very strong due to the high demand in the industrial sector. The ICT industry did not succumb to the effects of the recent Global Financial Crisis as compared with many other sectors. Furthermore, many ICT start-up projects in Vietnam have received strong support and large investments from the government or national and international companies.

Besides the possibility of finding a job after graduation, ICT students have enough competencies to pursue higher education in Vietnamese universities or go abroad to study in high-quality international universities. The specialization in Computer Science in the ICT pathway gives the core based on which students can grow into specialized researchers.

5. CONTACT INFORMATION

– About the training program: 

  Department of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

  Tel: (+84-24) 32 12 18 01

  Email: ict_dept@usth.edu.vn

  Add: Room 408, 4th floor, A21 building, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi

– About Admission: 

  Department of Academic Affairs (DAA) 

  Tel: ( + 84-24) 7772 7748 

  Email: admission@usth.edu.vn 

  Add: Room 102, 1st floor, A21 building, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi