What does the programme lead to?

You will typically be able to work with the engineering of advanced interactive systems that prioritize user experience across physical and digital domains for a global market, where cultural empathy and insight into local conditions are crucial for success.

Interactive systems are included in many of the things we use in everyday life, such as computers, TVs, smartphones, cars, and other smart devices. Therefore, as a civil engineer in Interactive Technology Engineering, you will have the opportunity to get a job in many different industries – both in Denmark and abroad.

As a civil engineer in Interactive Technology Engineering, you can, for example, get a job as a:

• Software developer
• Software designer
• Front-end developer
• Interaction designer
• UX/UI engineer
• Web developer
• Mobile app developer
• Game developer
• System designer and integrator
• Front-end IT architect
• Design consultant
• Product manager
• Project manager
• IT strategy manager
• Project leader
• Teacher: in high schools and higher education with the choice of subject didactics
• User researcher

Learning outcomes

What is it that will make you particularly attractive on the job market if you take a degree in Interactive Technology Engineering? To an employer, you ARE your competencies. Therefore, below we list an overview of the competencies you get from the programme: general and specific for Interactive Technology Engineering.

General engineering competencies

With an engineering degree from the University of Southern Denmark you will have a strong academic and professional profile based on highly competent teachers and fellow students who are skilled, curious and committed to their studies. Moreover, you will be part of a research and development environment of high international standard. That is how we ensure that you get the most recent knowledge and ability to be right up there in the lead should you choose to study or work abroad.

Students acquire:

•  ability to solve specific problems alone or in teams
• ability to manage a project from beginning to end
• ability to work independently as well as in teams
• ability to define, formulate and analyse a problem.

Students are:

•  used to working with companies and will have a thorough understanding of business.

Specific competencies

For you as a civil engineer in Interactive Technology Engineering, it applies that you:

• can help develop the interactive solutions that we will depend on in the future – for example, new ways of using your smartphone, an alternative to Google or intelligent energy-saving houses
• can advise company managers and political decision-makers when they invest in new interactive solutions, because you can assess the users' needs and the possibilities of the different solutions
• can lead the development and implementation of IT because you have a thorough knowledge of hardware and software and its strengths and weaknesses in relation to a company

The bachelor's degree qualifies you to continue you studies on a Master’s degree as a civil engineer, for example in software engineering.