The enormous power of IT is the main driving force shaping modern society, going beyond the technical and economic aspects. In this Master’s programme, you can study the design and analysis of software, machine learning and big data, cyber security, or the logic and mathematics behind computation, but also the interplay between these areas. In the Computing Science Master's programme, you can opt for seven specialisations.
Specialisations
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As our society's reliance on IT increases, cyber security grows in importance. In this specialisation, you learn how to assess the security of existing ICT systems, and how to develop more secure future solutions.
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The interplay between AI and Cyber Security provides solutions to many real-world problems, but also brings new challenges. In this unique specialisation, you will learn to understand the latest approaches of the interaction between both domains.
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Data plays a role in almost every scientific discipline, the corporate sector and social organisations. This specialisation will teach you how to transform data into knowledge and solutions using modern machine learning and AI techniques.
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The Master's specialisation of Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFoCS) is all about understanding the fundamental mathematical concepts of computation and information, to explore the potentials of computer science.
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Software plays a role in almost every aspect of our daily lives and in every organisation across the globe. This specialisation focuses on analysing and testing of code in order to both improve and simplify it.
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In Science, Management and Innovation (SMI) you will gain expertise addressing societal challenges, work towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and learn to speak in the languages of policy and business.
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How can we improve the interaction between science and society? What societal and ethical responsibilities do scientific experts have? What does it take for scientific knowledge to make an impact outside of the laboratory? If you are interested in question like these, enrol in this Master’s specialisation to learn how science and society shape each other and how to make science better—for us.
Thinking of getting a teaching qualification?
Are you interested in obtaining your first-degree teaching qualification in computing science, while also broadening and deepening your subject knowledge? The (Dutch-only) Two-year Educational Master's in Computing Science combines computing science subjects, didactics and internships, which trains you to become a teacher for secondary or higher education.
Pre-Master's
Students who'd like to study MSc Computing Science but who lack a (small) part of the admissions criteria might be eligible for a (customised) pre-Master’s in English. This pre-Master's programme will bridge the gap between your prior education and our Master's in Computing Science, and prepares you for a specialisation in Software Science, Data Science or Cyber Security.
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This pre-Master's programme will bridge the gap between your prior education and our Master's in Computing Science, and prepares you for a specialisation in Software Science, Data Science and AI or Cyber Security.
