Social Informatics

The Social Informatics study programme builds on forty years of research and teaching in data analysis, in methodology, and in the social science aspects of the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) in the Faculty of Social Sciences. The programme is a response to the many challenges and opportunities presented by the continuing evolution of digital and interactive technologies.

The programme offers two majors: Digital Technologies and Society and Applied Social Science Informatics. The first direction is primarily aimed at those interested in understanding the needs, uses, outcomes, and social role of the internet and of digital services, while the second direction focuses on computer skills for the use and (co-)design of internet and IT solutions. This gives students the opportunity to create professional profiles that qualify them for employment in rapidly growing sectors of digital society, or else enable them to continue their studies on various master's degree programmes. Employment opportunities for graduates of both programmes are many and varied, as knowledge in the field of social informatics is increasingly needed in a wide range of companies, organisations, and institutions, in government administration, and in the public and private sectors at home and abroad. Students of social informatics who graduate in either field will be able to participate in the planning, evaluation, and implementation of internet and online services, and will be qualified to analyse the big (electronic) data generated by the use of such services. Graduates are employed in various organisations, e.g.: the National Institute of Public Health, the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Valicon, Petrol, Outfit7/Ekipa2, Telekom Slovenije, and Studio Moderna.