Computing Science

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

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Deze opleiding

How can we develop secure and robust software? How can we teach computers to see? How can we make our software easily adaptable to new tasks? How do we improve learning by computers? If these questions fascinate you, you should choose the Master's degree programme in Computing Science at Groningen, which deals with both the theoretical and practical aspects of computing.

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locatieGroningen
diplomaMSc
typeregulier, 120 EC
start1 september
taalvolledig English
opleidingsduur2 jaar voltijd
accreditatiesNVAO
croho-code60364
numerus fixusnee
honoursnee

If these questions fascinate you, you should choose the Master’s degree programme in Computing Science at Groningen, which deals with both the theoretical and practical aspects of computing.

You will develop and expand your in-depth knowledge within the areas of Data Science and Systems Complexity, Intelligent Systems and Visual Computing, or Software Engineering and Distributed Systems. All our courses offer insightful lectures covering both theory and practice. As well as the acquisition of core computing science skills, the programme also focuses on mathematics and research methodology, while research and presentation skills are developed in student colloquia. Project management and related topics are offered for those aiming to go into business rather than academia. You will make active use of all the skills you acquire in research projects, either within the university or during business and industrial internships.

Because computing science is pivotal in many areas of research, students can easily participate in one of many research collaborations with other fields, such as bioinformatics, medicine and astronomy. In addition, contacts with many businesses facilitate internships in a variety of fields, matching the interests of most students.

Unique partnership with IBM

Waarom aan de University of Groningen?

  • We offer a unique programme within the Netherlands with flexibility to specialize in specific areas of your interest thanks to our set up of course packages within tracks. Our tracks focus on cutting-edge Computing Science subjects such as cybersecurity, VR and AR, and AI engineering.

  • Research-focused: we offer the opportunity to take a research internship to work on exciting projects in a variety of subjects. Computing Science is closely linked with the Bernoulli Institute which offers you a welcoming and vibrant community with an international outlook linking several disciplines.

  • Company-focused: we offer opportunities to work together with leading companies in the software and computer industry.

  • We offer excellent computing facilities as well as advanced visualization facilities such as our Reality Theatre with its 8.5 x 2.8 m screen and our Reality Cube with 2.5 m edges.

  • Over a quarter of the population of Groningen is a student. Groningen offers all the comforts of a big city with the feeling of being in a small village.
  • Our faculty houses 26 Master's degrees and over 100 nationalities. It is the home of the 2016 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, Ben Feringa, and the Nobel Prize winner in Physics, Frits Zernike.


Studieprogramma

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opbouwTwo year programme, 120 credits in total (60 ECTS per year). Most courses are 5 ECTS.

In each track there is a mandatory programme of 50 ECTS consisting of a Student Colloquium (in year 1), Research or In-Company Internship (year 1) and the Master Thesis (year 2). Additionally 40 ECTS of courses need to be selected out of the offered course packages and 30 ECTS are electives chosen form Master level courses.
periode

tracks

track Intelligent Systems and Visual Computing

The ISVC track focuses on research areas such as image processing and analysis, computer vision, pattern recognition, machine learning and brain-like computing.

But also scientific visualization, information visualization, software visualization, illustrative computer graphics, and innovative interfaces using large displays, with fundamental and practical problems from the life sciences (functional brain imaging, bioinformatics), health care and astronomy. You will participate in the grand challenge of giving computers the abilities to perceive (e.g. see), analyse, learn and enhance human creativity.

Specialized course packages within ISVC:

  • Applied Data Science
  • Machine Learning Theory
  • Visual Computing

For the complete curriculum, please see: https://ocasys.rug.nl/current/catalog/programme/60364-5545

track Data Science and Systems Complexity

In the DSSC track there is a strong interaction of computer science with engineering and practical applications sciences, industry and government.

Many of the greatest mathematical and computational challenges faced in almost any science today stem from the combination of large amounts of data and the complexity of the systems under study.
You will learn advanced methods of machine learning, pattern recognition, information visualization, and distributed information systems. You will work on developing new methods that help solve these challenges.

The track Data Sciences and Systems Complexity will be renamed to AI Engineering in the academic year 25-26

For the complete curriculum, please see: https://ocasys.rug.nl/current/catalog/programme/60364-5544

track Software Engineering and Distributed Systems

The SEDS specialisation focuses on research in the areas of architectural knowledge, architecture reasoning process, technical debt, architecting critical embedded systems and object-oriented design.

As well as all aspects of distributed information systems with particular emphasis on service-oriented computing, pervasive middleware and energy distribution infrastructures. You will contribute to architecting industrial software-intensive systems that meet quality standards by carrying out joint research projects with industrial partners and other research institutes, thus combining academic know-how with industrial practice.

Specialized course packages within:

  • Theoretical Computing Science
  • Software Engineering
  • Large-Scale Software Systems
  • Cybersecurity

For the complete curriculum, please see: https://ocasys.rug.nl/current/catalog/programme/60364-5547

track Science Business and Policy

The SBP track focuses on the business and policy side of science.

During this track, you will be offered all the right tools to function as a professional in business or policy organisations, including a six-month internship as a scientific advisor.

For the complete curriculum, please see: https://ocasys.rug.nl/current/catalog/programme/60364-5546

Onderwijs

taal van onderwijs100% en
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afstandsonderwijsn.v.t.
study abroad
Exchange: All our science and engineering programmes offer study abroad possibilities at a number of partner institutions. Our partners include top-100 universities in Europe (for example in Germany, UK, and Sweden) and in the USA, China, South-East Asia, and South America. Our exchange programmes have a typical duration of one semester and count toward your final degree.
Internship: This programme offers you the opportunity to carry out a research project of a variable number of months at a company in the Netherlands or abroad, as part of your thesis. Our choice of industry partners ranges from large multinationals (such as Shell, Philips, Unilever) to dynamic small and medium enterprises in the Groningen area.

Toelating en kosten

startmomenten

1 september 2024

aanmelding deadline : 1 mei 2024
wettelijk tarief : € 2530 (€1265 in het eerste jaar)
instellingstarief : € 19900
niet-EU/EER studenten : € 24200

1 september 2025

aanmelding deadline : 1 mei 2025
collegegeld nog niet bekend

The Board of Admissions will decide whether you can be admitted to the Master's degree programme. The Board may decide that you have to take supplementary courses or follow a bridging programme before being admitted. For information on a bridging programme (pre-master), please contact the academic advisor.

If you want to start the master at another point than September then please also contact the academic advisor! The programme is generally tailored towards a start in September and a good study planning is needed when starting at any other point of the year.




toelatingseisen

vooropleiding
A universitary Bachelor's degree in Computing Science.
Information about admission possibilities and requirements for students from a Dutch HBO institute is published on: https://www.rug.nl/fse/msc-admission

basiskennis
Sufficient English proficiency on VWO level is required.

studie kosten
bron: University of Groningen
bedrag kostenpost
€ 9500.00levensonderhoudper jaar
€ 75.00inschrijvingsgeldin het eerste jaar
€ 1360.00studiematerialenper jaar
€ 750.00visa/permitvoor de gehele opleiding

De stad

studievereniging

Cover
Cover is the study association for all students of AI, CS, and CCS here at the UG. We offer fun activities, a room to hang out, and support for you to pass all your upcoming courses.
A study association is an organisation run by a team of students from the respective bachelor’s and master’s degree programme(s). We organise many activities for students, including introductory camps and monthly “borrels” (informal social gatherings with drinks). Our activities follow our 3 main pillars: education, social, and career. Hence, we organise course support lectures, symposia, educational talks, parties, informal gatherings, career day, company visits, company talks, and many more.If you decide to study AI, CS, or CCS, be sure to sign up for Cover at www.svcover.nl/join, so you can attend all our awesome activities even after the Kick-off Week! And, about the Kick-Off Week, we always organise a treasure hunt, a barbecue, a borrel, and an introduction camp that spans an entire weekend for the first years.

aan het woord: studenten en docenten

Niels Bügel
There are various opportunities to work on larger projects during the programme, allowing you to work with cutting-edge technologies.

Niels Bügel - Student of the MSc Computing Science

One of the main reasons I chose this programme was the range of interesting courses that were offered in the field of visual computing. The atmosphere, teachers, teaching assistant jobs, and opportunities for extracurricular activities at this university are also absolutely amazing. So after doing my Bachelor’s in CS here at Groningen, it was the logical choice to do the CS Master’s here as well.There are various opportunities to work on larger projects during the programme, allowing you to work with cutting-edge technologies...
Developing this method, making improvements to it and, finally, getting promising results was highly rewarding. Another project allowed us to work on high-performance image processing techniques using multiple GPUs on the university's supercomputer, which is not something you get to do every day.At present I am doing my thesis on the topic of image processing and computer graphics, and I am also doing a bunch of teaching assistant jobs on the side. My next step would be to get some industry experience. You learn a lot and obtain a bunch of skills in this programme, but now I am also eager to see, experience, and learn how this is applied within the industry.


lees verder ...
I started as a student, now I'm a project leader

'During my first year I got a job with Manter, a machinery automation company. I was involved in testing new applications. This helped me get a better grasp of the subject matter and gave me plenty of practical experience and self-assurance, resulting in a job as a project leader as soon as I completed my studies.The projects I work on involve new software systems. Some days I’ll be training end-users, others I’ll design new features, while other days will be all meetings or we’ll spend the whole day testing and fixing bugs.If I had to choose today, I would do Computing Science again...
I’d also choose to study in Groningen again. My friends studied in other cities, but we all agree: Groningen is the number 1 student city!’


lees verder ...

Keuzehulp

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Studievergelijker

1/7 University of Groningen
Computing Science
€ 303 gemiddelde kamerhuur
10 eerstejaars
10% vrouw
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2/7 Radboud University Nijmegen
Data Science
€ 315 gemiddelde kamerhuur
12 eerstejaars
25% vrouw
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3/7 Radboud University Nijmegen
Cyber Security
€ 315 gemiddelde kamerhuur
3 eerstejaars
33% vrouw
? uur contacttijd/week
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4/7 Radboud University Nijmegen
Software Science
€ 315 gemiddelde kamerhuur
12 eerstejaars
25% vrouw
? uur contacttijd/week
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5/7 Radboud University Nijmegen
Computing Science
star Elsevier
€ 315 gemiddelde kamerhuur
12 eerstejaars
25% vrouw
? uur contacttijd/week
> bekijk opleiding
6/7 Radboud University Nijmegen
Mathematical Foundations of Computing Science
€ 315 gemiddelde kamerhuur
3 eerstejaars
33% vrouw
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7/7 Radboud University Nijmegen
Cyber Security and AI
€ 315 gemiddelde kamerhuur
? eerstejaars
NAN% vrouw
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> bekijk opleiding
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Na de studie

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Beroepsperspectief / arbeidsmarkt

Once you have completed the Master's degree programme in Computing Science, you will be spoilt for choice when it comes to future employment. There are almost no areas of business or research that do not require computer scientists, either software engineers and architects, or researchers. Our students usually secure suitable jobs within one month of graduation (or even before they graduate).

After graduating, most of our alumni go to work in software companies (or they found their own) or academia, usually by entering a PhD programme.

Those in industry are generally promoted to managerial roles after a few years and, for example, become project managers. In academia the usual path is from PhD via post-doctoral researcher to university staff member, though quite a few of our successful PhD students have moved on to industry as well. Many MSc and PhD students have gone into the field of medical imaging, either at various universities or in the research labs of large companies. More and more are moving into bioinformatics.


Your future:

- As a data engineer you will turn big data into value in a variety of sectors: banking, insurance, big corporations and small fast-growing start-ups, government

- Data scientists with computer science background is the type of specialist that is most sought after by businesses and government

- As a software architect and designer of cloud systems

- Typically our graduates find excellent jobs within one month and can choose from multiple job offers



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Potentiële beroepen

data engineer and data scientist for a big bank, international company or government
designer of advanced, secure distributed information systems
designer of block-chain systems
expert in medical imaging, bioinformatics, it systems for e-health care
researcher aspiring a phd degree
software architect and designer of cloud systems
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Contact

Academic Advisors FSE

For questions regarding the programme

W: Academic Advisors FSE
studyscience@rug.nl Study Science

For students who are interested in a Campus Tour or who have other general questions

E: studyscience@rug.nl
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