Below is a fictitious press release about FMI’s Bachelor program Software Technology and Design. Complete the text with correct prepositions.
‘Software Technology & Design’- the new thing on the block.
FMI Offers New Major to Students who wish to excel in ICT.
Plovdiv, 20 Nov, 2014 – Software Technology and Design is the newest and hottest major that the Department of Mathematics and Informatics of the Plovdiv University ‘Paisiy Hilendarski’ is offering its 2014-2015 freshmen. This program has been developed 1) ________ suit the needs of the labor market, which lacks skilled specialists. Students who graduate this major will hold a degree, which allows them 2) ________ meet the high standards required by potential employers.
‘Software Technology and Design’ is a four-year regular training program, 3) ________ a possibility for distance learning. It’s main goal is to provide students 4) ________ practical knowledge and to secure their professional development 5) ________ the market. The core courses offered to students allow them to acquire fundamental knowledge 6) ________ software programs and design. The major focuses on design skills 7) ________ different computer applications. The elective courses ease students to quickly choose their specific field of interest and focus their efforts and competences 8) ________ that direction.
The internship and traineeship prior 9) ________ graduation offered to ‘Software Technology and Design’ students are partnered 10) ________ famous employers BASSCOM and ICT Cluster Plovdiv. They ensure that all interns possess the necessary skills required 11) ________ a software specialist. ‘Software Technology and Design’ students graduate 12) ________ fundamental knowledge in software engineering, which is essential 13) ________ this major. They gain in-depth knowledge of the basic informatics processes, models and systems.
Aside 14) ________ the obligatory academic competences that students accumulate during their studies, the schedule allows ‘Software Technology and Design’ majors to acquire basic technological skills for applying information technology 15) ________ various spheres of social life. The practical skills that students expand by enrolling in this program allow them apply what they have learned in practice both during their internship and traineeship.
Maria Dimitrova MA, Media Relations
FMI_fmi@pu.com
Phone: 032 123456
Plovdiv University ‘Paisiy Hilendarski’
