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Grid Computing: Computational Sciences – (M.Sc.)
University of Amsterdam
Faculty of Science
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| Application Deadline: | Start in 1 September: May (non-EEA: February). | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 1,771 ≈ € 12,000 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Amsterdam / Netherlands / 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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Computational science is a relatively new discipline and involves the modelling, simulation and analysis of world phenomena through computation.
Would you like to confront a tornado in virtual reality and predict its intentions? Or understand the behaviour of financial markets? Are you interested in being part of a team that can teach you how to take on these challenges? The answer is our two-year international Master of Computational Science. Computational science is a relatively new discipline that has established itself as the third pillar of modern science (alongside theoretical and experimental science), and involves the modelling, simulation and analysis of world phenomena through computation. Modern science has opened up new windows onto the physical and social sciences, earth sciences and life sciences at many levels of scale. Understanding this complexity is one of the biggest scientific challenges of our time. As a computational scientist you can be at the forefront of work in this field.
Contents
The programme contains an obligatory core component covering theory, methodology and skills, consisting of 8 courses in total. Students subsequently select two disciplinary courses from Computational ‘X', where X comprises a very large set of disciplines, currently including forensics, finance, astrophysics, physics, ecology, medicine, informatics and biology.
Students also take two completely free electives, which may be chosen from any Master's programme, for instance Economy, Computer Science, Astronomy, Artificial Intelligence, etc.
The UvA Course Catalogue provides detailed descriptions of the programme and individual courses.
BioInformatics
You can also obtain a degree in BioInformatics. The structuring of the curriculum is comparable to Computational Science, and there is substantial overlap. However, core courses differ somewhat.
The Research Project
The research project is worth 48 ECTS credits (i.e. 80% of the second year). The project is supervised by a professor in one the Faculty of Science research groups. You may also choose to work within another faculty (e.g. Medicine at the Academic Medical Center) or at another institute (e.g. the SARA supercomputing centre).
The topic of the research project depends on your choice for a specific discipline (Computational ‘X'), on methodology or on theory (e.g. computer science of mathematics). Students use the first year to orient themselves on possible topics; at the beginning of the second year they choose their topics and start the project.
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Requirements
Grade average: Applicants are expected to have an overall grade point average (GPA) equivalant to at least: 3.0 (American system) or 2.1 (a second class upper/division one degree in the British system)or C (ECTS-system)
Previous education: Applicants should have an academic bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, the natural sciences (such as physics, chemistry, biology, etc), or engineering disciplines (such as civil engineering, biomedical engineering, aerospace engineering, etc.)
Additional language requirements:
- Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English: B1
- Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English: B1
- IELTS overall band: 6.5
- IELTS listening: 6
- IELTS reading: 6
- IELTS writing: 6
- IELTS speaking: 6
- TOEFL paper based: 580
- TOEFL computer based: 235
- TOEFL internet based: 90
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 580 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 235 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
Accreditation
Accredited by: NVAO in: Netherlands
Funding details
Scholarships / Grants:
The University of Amsterdam:
The University of Amsterdam provides a limited number of full and partial scholarships for excellent students from outside the European Economic Area. The Amsterdam Merit Scholarships have specifically been designed to offer talented, ambitious and dedicated students the opportunity to pursue a Mast
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