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Computing Science – (M.Sc.)
Radboud University Nijmegen
Faculty of Science
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| Application Deadline: | EEA: May 1; Non-EEA: March 1 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 1,771 ≈ € 10,020 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Nijmegen / 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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Computer systems now penetrate virtually all facets of society and personal life in what is commonly referred to as ambient computing. But ensuring the safety, reliability and quality of these systems is a growing problem. Master´s Programme in Computing Science trains you to become a specialist who is able to find solutions to these problems.
The programme Computing Science is closely related to the research carried out within the Institute for Computing and Information Science (ICIS). You will be trained by top researchers and ICT experts. Research at ICIS centres focuses on three themes: Model-based System Development, Digital Security and Intelligent Systems. ICIS researchers recently broke the Mifare Classic RFID chip that is used by millions, for instance, in the London Oyster card. Other examples of research include the safety of the control software for airbags, the reliability of software in modern TVs, the use of techniques from artificial intelligence for brain-computer interfaces in cooperation with the Donders Institute for Brain Cognition and Behaviour, and checking challenging theorems from mathematics with the Kerkhoffs Institute. These are all areas in which you too can become involved. You choose a research group that fits your own interests and then become involved in its ongoing research.
Students in this programme run their own software company - GIPHouse, where they can practice their future profession as managers and ICT specialist. For those who prefer to become proficient in research there is the research lab.
We offer students a great deal of choice. Cooperation with the Donders Institute for Brain Cognition and Behaviour makes it possible, for example, for them to specialise in artificial intelligence and neural networks. The Master’s track Mathematical Foundations of Computing Science involves close cooperation with mathematicians. Within the Kerkhoffs Institute – a cooperative venture with information scientists from the Technical Universities of Eindhoven and Enschede – students can follow the Master’s track Computer Security.
There is a serious shortage of well-trained information specialists. Often students are offered a job before they have actually finished their study. About 20% of our graduates choose to go on to do a PhD but most find jobs as systems builders, ICT specialists or ICT managers in the private sector or within government.
Contents
The Master programme contains several components:
- Basic courses
- Variant related subsidiary subjects
- Specialisation in Computing Science (24 EC)
- Extra courses in Computing Science (12 EC)
- Research and Development (14 or 20 EC)
- Free choice ("vrije keuze"): from 6 EC to 10 EC. The only condition that should be fulfilled here is that there is no overlap between the course(s) of your choice and the
- Final thesis (30 EC)
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Requirements
- The equivalent of a Dutch Bachelor´s degree in Computing Science. If there are gaps in your knowledge, you will follow - under the guidance of your tutor - an individually tailored modular programme. This will contribute a maximum of 30 EC (as evaluated by the examinations commission)
- Fluency in both written and spoken English. A TOEFL score of at least 550 for the paper-based test, 213 for the computer-based test and 80 for the internet-based test, or IELTS 6 for non-native speakers of English.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 213 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 80 |
Funding details
There are various scholarships available for studying at Radboud University Nijmegen. Please check which scholarship is applicable in your case.
Radboud Scholarship Programme
As of February 2008 Radboud University Nijmegen has its own Radboud Scholarship Programme. This programme offers a selected number of talented prospective non-EEA students the opportunity to receive a scholarship to pursue an English-taught Master´s degree programme at Radboud University Nijmegen.
Erasmus Mundus ERANET - COMING SOON!
The ERANET - Mundus project offers a selected number of talented prospective Russian students the opportunity to receive a scholarship to pursue an English-taught Master's degree programme at Radboud University Nijmegen.
Erasmus Mundus SAPIENT
The Erasmus Mundus programme (2009-2013) is an EU cooperation and mobility programme in the field of higher education. SAPIENT provides all South African students the possibility to study at one of the top universities of the International Research Universities Network (IRUN).
Programmes under the auspices of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
Netherlands Fellowship Programme: This Fellowship Programme offers scholarships for selected NFP programmes including selected programmes of Radboud University Nijmegen.
Dutch study grant system: EU/EEA students who wish to take a degree programme in the Netherlands can sometimes be eligible for a Dutch student grant.
STUNED: The Stuned programme is applicable to postgraduate students from Indonesia.
National scholarships
Please also check if there are scholarships or grants available in your own country for studying in the Netherlands. Below we have listed a number of scholarships that are available from specific countries.
Fulbright scholarships: Fulbright Scholarships are available for American graduate students and researchers.
Ford Foundation: Sometimes private foundations may be willing to fund your study period abroad. The international Fellowship Programme from the Ford Foundation is one example.
Soros Foundations: Grants, scholarships and fellowships are available for students and researchers coming from 23 countries, especially in Central and Eastern Europe.
HEC: The Higher Education Commission was set up by the Government of Pakistan and has created a scholarship programme for students from Pakistan.
Colfuturo: This programme is available for students from Colombia.
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