24 monthsProgramme duration
23,300 EURTuition Fee/year
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Computer Science and Information Systems
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
In the master’s specialisation Computer Science and Business Studies (formerly known as the MSc programme: ICT in Business and the Public Sector), you combine high-quality research in Computer Science with training in management and entrepreneurship. You will learn about analytical frameworks and skills for managerial decision making. The emphasis of the Business Studies specialisation is on combining research with the management and application of information technology in an organisational context. You will expand your knowledge of computer science and develop business and organisational skills that are essential to becoming a modern IT professional.
Over the last years, rapid changes in computer science and AI have created major challenges and opportunities for all kinds of organisations, industries, and individuals. To thrive in our modern information society, businesses and governmental organisations alike must combine a solid grasp of the evolving technological possibilities with a deep understanding of how to effectively and responsibly apply these in an organisational context.
Read more about Computer Science and Business Studies on the Leiden University website
Programme overview
Main Subject
Computer Science and Information Systems
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
In the master’s specialisation Computer Science and Business Studies (formerly known as the MSc programme: ICT in Business and the Public Sector), you combine high-quality research in Computer Science with training in management and entrepreneurship. You will learn about analytical frameworks and skills for managerial decision making. The emphasis of the Business Studies specialisation is on combining research with the management and application of information technology in an organisational context. You will expand your knowledge of computer science and develop business and organisational skills that are essential to becoming a modern IT professional.
Over the last years, rapid changes in computer science and AI have created major challenges and opportunities for all kinds of organisations, industries, and individuals. To thrive in our modern information society, businesses and governmental organisations alike must combine a solid grasp of the evolving technological possibilities with a deep understanding of how to effectively and responsibly apply these in an organisational context.
Read more about Computer Science and Business Studies on the Leiden University website
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After graduating you will have excellent knowledge of information technology in complex organisations combined with a good understanding of management and entrepreneurship and scientific foundations. You will have developed skills and knowledge to contribute to IT strategies in large organisations and become the bridge between the general management and IT departments.
The master’s specialisation Computer Science and Business Studies consists of a combination of computer science and business-oriented courses and several courses at the intersection of the two, as follows:
- A set of core business-oriented computer science courses and computer science electives;
- Business Studies courses including both mandatory core courses and business electives;
- Integration courses with Capstone Cases and the Master's Thesis Research Project with Business Internship.
Many students receive their first job offer during or right after their Master Thesis Research Project and internship. After graduating you can also aim for a career in computer science research.
Job opportunities are excellent and diverse, ranging from consultancy to IT management and from entrepreneurship to PhD research.
Many of our graduates occupy management positions or have project responsibilities in a wide variety of commercial and non-commercial sectors, from software product companies to large multinational corporations. Some students even start their own company. Other alumni work at consultancy agencies or in the public domain as policy-makers, science communicators or teachers. Some of our graduates choose a career in scientific research, as a PhD student at universities, research institutes or R&D-departments of commercial organisations.
English language requirements: IELTS 6.5, minimum 6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 for each of the components Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking; TOEFL internet-based 90, internet based 90 (with a minimum component score of 20); Cambridge English 180, Cambridge English Exam C2 Proficiency, or C1 Advanced with an overall score of 180, with a minimum of 169 for each individual subsection; Cambridge English 180, Cambridge English Exam C2 Proficiency, or C1 Advanced with an overall score of 180, with a minimum of 169 for each individual subsection.
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