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Informatics – (M.Sc.)
University of Bergen
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| Application Deadline: | February 1 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | Free - | ||
| Location: | Bergen / Norway | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | August |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 120 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Bergen
The candidates who have completed their study shall have substantial founded knowledge and skills in informatics. They shall have obtained a thorough introduction to scientific work methods and training in self-contained work doing extensive and demanding technical tasks. They will have developed special skills within a research field, and a good overview of other research fields.
Within the master program in informatics the candidates are admitted to one of the follwing specializations/programme options:
* Algorithm Theory
* Visualization
* Secure and eliable communication
* Optimization
* Program Development
* Bioinformatics
Contents
A master´s programme in informatics consists of an individual research project (master´s thesis) of 60 ECTS credits, and courses or special topics of 60 ECTS credits. Some of the courses are compulsory within the specialisations. The other courses will be chosen in agreement with the academic supervisor.
Master's thesis
The master´s thesis is a research-based work. This requires that you have obtained substantial knowledge within the research field. At the moment the department has 6 research groups within the following research fields: Algorithms , Bioinformatics, Optimization, Programming theory, Secure and reliable communication and Visualization. It is also possible to do a master´s thesis in cooperation with the Bergen University College in Software Engineering. In that case, you must apply for Programming theory.
On some of the programmes, a thesis with an extent of 30 study points is also possible: the syllabus is then increased by 30 study points.
Method
In preparing your master´s thesis you will independently use methods and scientific working techniques from the subject field to research a relevant topic. In some cases, analyses of observation data and data from models are very important in addition to theoretical and experimental studies.
Professional Prospects
Information- and communication technology is more and more becoming a basic technology in all kinds of business activity and administration, and our candidates are strongly demanded to maintain and develop IT-systems. Many of the candidates also get employed by the IT-industry or within research and higher education.
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Requirements
You must have obtained a first degree (bachelor's degree) of three or four years duration from an approved institution of higher education, as well as proficiency in the English language.
Your bachelor´s degree must include courses equalling 20 ECTS of mathematics and 60 ECTS (1 academic year) of informatics. The study program has a limited number of places. See each programme option/specialization for more information.
The Master's Degree Programme in Informatics recieves appox. 120 - 150 applications from self-financing students each year. Appox. 5-8 applicants are given an offer of admission.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Accreditation
The University of Bergen is one of three Norwegian universities accredited by the US Department of Education. That means that, for more than twenty years now, it has been possible for American students wishing to study at the University of Bergen to apply for financial support from the American student loan programme (FFELP) under the US Department of Education. UiB's accreditation entails regular thorough evaluations of its quality systems by external evaluators.
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