Structure of the master programme Information Sciences
Dear student,
We are working on solutions for hybrid education that will take place online and on campus. Therefore the instructional modes, number of exams, the form of the exams and/or assignments may change. You will be informed through Brightspace in case of changes. The course information in the Course guide provides an indication of what you can expect in the course.
In the case of not being able to attend one or more practical courses/lab days due to corona measures, the course coordinator will decide if the student is obligated to re-take the missed meeting and how this will take place.
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The one-year master programme Information Sciences has been developed in close collaboration with the Faculty of Management. It contains the following components:
Mandatory courses (18 ec)
- NWI-IMK010 Systems Approaches to Information and Organization (3 ec)
- NWI-IMK012 Knowledge Representation for Information Sciences (3 ec)
- NWI-I00152 Research Methods (mastercourse) (3 ec)
- NWI-IMI003 Philosophy and Ethics for Computing and Information Science (3 ec)
- NWI-IMI004 Software Development Entrepreneurship (6 ec) orNWI-IMC021 System Development Management (6 ec)
One of the following two course packages (18 ec)
- Security & Privacy
- NWI-I00153 Security in Organisations (6 ec) [1]
- NWI-IMC006 Law in Cyberspace (6 ec)
and 1 out of the 4 following courses: - MAN-MOD001 Organisation Design (6 ec) or
- MAN-MOD002A Organisational Change (6 ec) or
- MAN-MOD008 Intervention in Organisations (6 ec) or
- MAN-MST020 Strategic Scenarios and Business Models (6 ec)
- Aligning Business and IT
- NWI-I00041 Information Retrieval (6 ec)
and 2 out of the following 4 courses: - MAN-MOD001 Organisation Design (6 ec) or
- MAN-MOD002A Organisational Change (6 ec) or
- MAN-MOD008 Intervention in Organisations (6 ec)
- MAN-MST020 Strategic Scenarios and Business Models (6 ec)
- NWI-I00041 Information Retrieval (6 ec)
Master Thesis (18 ec)
In your master's thesis, you show that you are able to analyse a problem in information science at master level and design a solution for this problem using scientific methods and techniques. It is possible to combine research for the master's project with an internship in a suitable company.
Free Electives (6 ec)
Courses can be chosen from the course catalogue of the Radboud University.
- Suggested courses in the field of Computing and Information Science include: or one of more of the courses mentioned as alternatives above when not used as part of the compulsory programme.
- Suggested courses in the field of Management include: or one of the courses mentioned as alternatives above when not used as part of the compulsory programme.
Electives should be approved by the Examining Board, and no overlap with other courses is allowed.
Please note:
[1] The course Security in Organisations has a 6 ec version (course code NWI-I00153) as well as a 5 ec version (course code NWI-IMC053). The latter is intended for students doing the TRU/e Security master programme of Computing Sciences; students doing the Information Sciences master should take the 6 ec course. The courses will be taught jointly but the 6 ec version will have some additional project work for students. If you are taking this course in your master, please make sure to register for the correct course code.