24 monthsProgramme duration
23,300 EURTuition Fee/year
Feb, SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Computer Science and Information Systems
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
This master's programme offers stimulating and innovative education at an internationally renowned institute and combines theoretical, experimental, and applied approaches.
The Computer Science master's programme offers nine specialisations that combine excellent theoretical teaching with possibilities for applied work with industrial relevance. This is achieved by intensive collaboration with companies and other partners. Course themes include topics such as Deep Learning, Data Science, Information Retrieval, Recommender Systems, Evolutionary Algorithms, Multimedia Systems, Embedded Systems and Software, Distributed Sytems, and High-Performance Computing.
The programme is open for students with an internationally recognized bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent. You will be trained as an independent researcher, equipped with the necessary skills to advance your career as a computer scientist.
Read more about Computer Science on the Leiden University website
Programme overview
Main Subject
Computer Science and Information Systems
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
This master's programme offers stimulating and innovative education at an internationally renowned institute and combines theoretical, experimental, and applied approaches.
The Computer Science master's programme offers nine specialisations that combine excellent theoretical teaching with possibilities for applied work with industrial relevance. This is achieved by intensive collaboration with companies and other partners. Course themes include topics such as Deep Learning, Data Science, Information Retrieval, Recommender Systems, Evolutionary Algorithms, Multimedia Systems, Embedded Systems and Software, Distributed Sytems, and High-Performance Computing.
The programme is open for students with an internationally recognized bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent. You will be trained as an independent researcher, equipped with the necessary skills to advance your career as a computer scientist.
Read more about Computer Science on the Leiden University website
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The MSc degree guarantees thorough research training founded on a profound theoretical basis. The programme provides students with a thorough computer science background that will allow them to pursue careers in research or industrial environments. Students in Leiden work in a multinational environment and are being prepared to work in international settings.
Lectures, seminars, research projects, master's thesis.
Each specialisation trains students as independent researchers, while equipping them with the necessary skills to advance their career. In addition to professional training, graduates in Computer Science will have cultivated an analytical mind and a problem-solving attitude. Based on these qualities, our students enjoy a wide variety of career opportunities, in research as well as in commercial or industrial environments. Our alumni work in companies as IBM, ING, KLM, Philips and Shell.
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.
- Holland Scholarship
- Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS)
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