Computing Science & Information Sciences Master programmes in Erik Poll March 2018

Master Programmes & Specialisations Computing Science (2 year, 120 ec) Four specialisations Data Science Software Science Cyber Security (TRU/e Master) Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFoCS) Information Sciences (1 year, 60 ec) Societal specialisations (in combination with Data or Software Science) Science, Management, and Innovation (SMI) Science in Society (SIS)

What fascinates you? Data mining & search technology : Data Science Building software, analysing software : Software Science Security : Cyber Security Mathematics & logics underlying computation : MFoCS Using ICT in businesses & organisations : Information Sciences

Specialisation coordinators Data Science Information Sciences Arjen de Vries Eelco Herder Software Science Frits Vaandrager MFoCS Jurriaan Rot Cyber Security Lejla Batina Peter Schwabe

Links with research groups Computing Science Master specialisations linked with ICIS groups: Data Science http://www.ru.nl/datascience/ Digital Security http://www.ru.nl/ds/ Software Science http://sws.cs.ru.nl/ also for MFoCS Information Sciences also linked with NSM: Business Administration (Bedrijfskunde) at the Nijmegen School of Management (NSM)

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Prerequisites For Computing Science Ba Computing Science for Data Science: also possible with Ba Artificial Intelligence for MFoCS: also possible with Ba Mathematics For Information Sciences Ba Computing Science with Bedrijfskunde minor Ba Bedrijfskunde with Computer Science minor With a HBO degree you may be able to enroll after doing a pre-master. Contact the study advisor, Perry Groot

Harde knip You can only start with the master when you have your Bachelor diploma!

Computing Science curricula (2 years) Compulsary courses between 15 and 30 EC Specialisation seminar 6 EC Philosophy & Ethics 3 EC Specialisation electives +/- 18 EC chosen from a pre-defined list Electives +/- 18 EC essentially, any Master CS courses Free electives 6 EC any courses Research Internship 15 EC Master thesis 30 EC MFoCS is slightly different: eg. no research internship & 40 EC Master thesis Precise rules and lists of courses in the prospectus (aka studiegids)

Information Science curriculum (1 year) Compulsary courses 15 EC Specialisation electives 18 EC Free choice 6 EC Philosophy & Ethics 3 EC Master thesis 18 EC Precise rules and lists of courses in the prospectus (aka studiegids)

Master Thesis & Research Internship Research internship (Computing Science only) 15 EC, ie. half a semester - In first half of second year Getting hands-on experience doing research in collaboration with researchers at ICIS, or at external company Master thesis In the last semester Doing a research project & writing this up in a Master thesis Projects can be done internally or externally Eg externally at Spacemetric / ATOS / SURFnet / SIDN / Philips / SocialSensr / Fontaneda / DNV-KEMA / KPMG / Deloitte / Fox IT / NCSC / SNS bank / Riscure / Secura / Northwave / KPN Pinguin Pim / Ortec / Alliander / 4VAlue / Provincie Gelderland / ASML / Home delivery / APG / Cito / Capgemini / Maastro / B-Wise / First8 / OCE / ESI / Sigmax / Logica / Integrand / Enviu / RAI / NXP / ISV World / XEL Media / KeyGene /... /..

Going abroad? Plan ahead if you want to go abroad! Options to do this: (Thalia) study trip Spending one semester/quarter abroad taking courses Doing your Master thesis abroad Plan ahead if you want to go abroad! Coordinator Erasmus exchanges for ICIS: Janos Sarbo International Office at Science faculty: io@science.ru.nl, room HG 00.508 Central International Office of the university www.ru.nl/io

Going abroad? Elena managed to spend one year abroad Chalmers, in Gothenburg, Sweden for one semester to Infineon in Munich for her MSc thesis

Career Service Science For more information about your Master in relation with your future career, visit www.ru.nl/fnwi/careerservice But students typically find a job easily without such help!

More information Overview of each master programme available at http://www.ru.nl/english/education/masters-programmes/ More detailed information in the prospectus (aka studiegids) http://www.ru.nl/prospectus/science/ When registered as a master student Computing Science make sure to register for your master specialisation in Osiris!

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