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Informatics – (M.Sc.)
USI University of Lugano
Faculty of Informatics
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| Application Deadline: | July 1 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 6,640 - | ||
| Location: | Lugano / Switzerland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 120 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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The Master of Science in Informatics provides advanced theoretical and practical skills on topics of computer systems and computational sciences. The programme is designed for both Bachelor students who wish to complete their education and professionals seeking to refresh their knowledge and skills.
The Master combines the study of fundamental aspects of computer systems with a hands-on approach, preparing professionals for successfully pursuing a career in research and development. Computer science is a highly pervasive and fast evolving area.
The programme prepares students for current and evolving technologies in computer sciences by deepening their knowledge in several directions: Students learn how to develop, select, and evaluate computer programmes with the help of a strong theoretical background. In parallel they acquire abilities to understand, design, simulate and optimise complex systems where important competences include the capability to learn and to adapt to unpredictable and dynamic situations.
Students learn how to design, test and analyse software programmes providing the required level of software quality using the appropriate software engineering methodologies. Fundamental aspects include the capability to design and reason about distributed systems, advanced data management systems, and modern computing systems.
Career Prospects
Informatics is a growing sector and offers excellent career prospects. Informatics as a science and technology is both the infrastructure and the engine of today's society.
In Switzerland, informatics plays a key role in the production (manufacturing of machinery, chemistry, etc..) and in the service (banking, insurance, trade, transport, administration, etc..) industry. The national training and research institutions have acquired a considerable reputation worldwide in particularly in the Information Technology sector.
Many IT companies world leaders have, or are planning to have, research and development centers in Switzerland.
Considering this, graduates in informatics have very good assets on the job market. The demand for well educated specialists in Informatics is very high and is expected to grow even more.
Contents
The programme is worth 120 ECTS and stretches over two years. It allows students to personalize their study curricula according to their individual interests. In the first semester students attend mandatory courses to acquire the basic knowledge. The second and third semesters are dedicated to specialized courses and electives. Students complete their curriculum with electives that can be chosen among courses offered by this and other related programmes offered by the university. The last semester is dedicated to the writing of a substantial master's thesis.
Course
- Algorithms and Complexity 6
- Distributed Systems 6
- Intelligent Systems 6
- Software Engineering 6
- Topics in Informatics 6
Elective
- Introduction to Advaced Computational Methods I
- PDEs-Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Simulations 6
First year
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Computer Graphics**
- Design 101 3
- Distributed Algorithms 6
- Geometry Processing
- Human-Computer Interaction Design 6
- Intelligent Information Access 6
- Introduction to Advanced Computational Methods II
- Introduction to Information Security** 6
- Linear and Nonlinear Multiscale Solution Strategies 6
- Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization 6
- Modeling, Simulation, Optimization Lab 3
- Robotics 6
- Robotics Lab 3
- Software Architecture and Design 6
- Software Architecture and Design Lab 3
- Software Quality 6
- Software Quality Lab 3
- Theory of Computation** 6
- Wireless and Mobile Networking 3
Second year
- Analysis and Application of Advanced Discretization Methods (2011)
- Computational Data Analysis
- Computer Aided Verification 6
- Heuristics 6
- Heuristics Lab 3
- Programming Languages
- Software Design and Evolution 6
- Software Performance 6
- Software Performance Lab 3
- Ubiquitous Computing 3
- Ubiquitous Computing Lab
- Uncertain Reasoning and Data Mining 6
- Master Thesis***
- Thesis 24 or 30
* Slight changes in the study programme may occur.
** Bachelor's courses open to Master's students.
*** Start in third semester if passed 60 ECTS
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Requirements
The formal requirement for admission is a Bachelor´s degree from a recognized academic institution (or completion of a full three years of study at university level, 180 ECTS) in the field of computer science, mathematics, physics, electrical engineering, or related disciplines.
Good command of English is required.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 5.5 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 513 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 183 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 65 |
Funding details
1. The Foundation for the Lugano Faculties of USI and the Università della Svizzera italiana, will award a total of 60 one-off study grants of the amount of 4'000 CHF each. The merit based grants are given to students admitted as first-year students of a USI Master programme. Merit is determined based on the results of the academic degree that gives access to the Master (usually the bachelor's). Distribution of the grants will be as followed: 20 grants will be awarded to students that pursued a Bachelor degree at a Swiss University, 20 to students that pursued a Bachelor degree at an Italian University and 20 to students that pursued a Bachelor degree in a University from other countries.
Candidates are kindly asked to send the complete application by July 31st. All applicants will be notified by the middle of August.
2. The Università della Svizzera italiana, USI organises a contest for 5 Master bursaries for the Master in Informatics. Each bursary corresponds to the annual tuition fee and is renewable for one year, meaning that it may cover the full tuition for the complete Master degree. The contest is open to students who will start their first year of Master studies at the Faculty of Informatics. All applicants will be notified by the beginning of September.
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