
Master of Science in Informatics
Lugano, Switzerland
DURATION
4 Semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
CHF 4,000 / per semester **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 30/04/24 for non-EU/EFTA; 30/06/24 for EU/EFTA
** applicants whose official residence was in Switzerland or Liechtenstein at the time of the final high school exam - Maturità - pay a reduced semester fee of CHF 2,000 per semester
Introduction
The Master of Science in Informatics provides world-class education and aims to train experts for the highly competitive software industry of the 21st century.
The Master prepares students for current and emerging technologies in computer science by deepening their theoretical knowledge and sharpening their practical skills. The program is designed for both Bachelor students who wish to complete their education and professionals seeking to learn about the latest trends.
The Faculty of Informatics stands out as a centre of competence in informatics and has become one of Switzerland's major poles for teaching and research. We aim to educate informatics experts using an interdisciplinary approach, with abstract thinking and generalization skills, a sound knowledge of information technology and their pervasive application domains, as well as project management and teamwork abilities.
Awarded Degree
With the successful completion of the programme, students will be awarded a Master of Science in Informatics. Additionally, they have the possibility to obtain a specialization in one of the following areas:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Systems
- Geometric and Visual Computing
- Information Systems
- Programming Languages
- Software Development
- Theory and Algorithms
Double Master's degree
The Faculty proposes the unique opportunity to spend a period of time as a study abroad aimed at achieving a joint Master's Degree in collaboration with the University of Milano-Bicocca.
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Curriculum
Structure and contents
The study programme consists of four semesters full-time study (120 ECTS). Students select 30 ECTS of foundational courses (over the two years) and 60 ECTS of electives based on their interests, plus a substantial Master's thesis (30 ECTS).
To broaden the student's perspective, in addition to courses from the other master programmes of the Faculty, up to 6 ECTS of electives can be obtained by following any Master course offered at USI.
The students have the possibility to obtain a specialisation by writing the Master's thesis and taking at least 18 ECTS of courses in one of the following areas:
- Artificial Intelligence (from A.Y. 2021/22)
- Computer Systems
- Geometric and Visual Computing
- Information Systems
- Programming Languages
- Software Development (from A.Y. 2021/22)
- Theory and Algorithms
Teaching
Top-level and internationally renowned professors teach innovative courses with a strong multi-disciplinary orientation and in collaboration with prestigious institutions at national and international level. Teaching at the Faculty of Informatics emphasizes close contact between students and staff. Professors are pursuing research on a variety of topics and are active participants in Swiss and International research projects and networks. Visiting professors from prestigious universities complement the top-quality teaching offer.
Rankings
INTERNATIONAL RANKINGS
USI in the Times Higher Education (THE) and Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings (QS), which are amongst the world's most popular and well-known global rankings - latest available data:
- QS World University Rankings 2023
240th globally
(out of 1500 universities considered) - THE World University Rankings 2023
Range 201-250
(out of 1799 universities considered) - THE World's Best Small Universities 2022
15th worldwide
among small universities. - THE Young University Rankings 2022
57th worldwide
among ‘young’ universities (less than 50 years old) - QS Top 50 Under 50 2021
26th worldwide
among ‘young’ universities (less than 50 years old)
U-MULTIRANK 2022
With 16 "A" in the indicators taken into consideration, USI ranks 3rd in the ranking of Swiss universities (Country Report Switzerland).
RANKINGS BY SUBJECT AREA
In addition to the global university rankings, USI has made significant progress in subject area rankings:
- THE Subject Rankings
with important results in particular in Computer Science, Clinical and Health, Economics. - Forschungsmonitoring
with high scores in the rankings that measure the impact of research in Economics, especially when referring to the most prestigious academic journals of the field.
Program Outcome
With the successful completion of the programme, students will be awarded a Master of Science in Informatics. Additionally, they have the possibility to obtain a specialization in one of the following areas:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Systems
- Geometric and Visual Computing
- Information Systems
- Programming Languages
- Software Development
- Theory and Algorithms
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Career Prospects
Informatics is both the infrastructure and the engine of today’s society. It plays a key role in the industry as well as the service sector in Switzerland. The national training and research institutions have acquired a considerable reputation worldwide, in particular in the IT field. Many IT companies have or are planning to have research and development centres in Switzerland. Considering this, graduates in Informatics have excellent opportunities in the job market.
The demand for well-educated specialists in Informatics is very high and is expected to grow even more. Graduates of the Master of Science in Informatics are trained to solve complex problems in interdisciplinary areas such as machine learning, intelligent search engines, computer graphics and special effects, computer vision and face recognition, robotics, data science, and they are prepared to design, build, integrate, validate, and maintain reliable and secure software systems for the highly competitive software industry of the 21st century.
Employability Data
- Employed 100%
- Average Time to Job 2.2 months
(56% within 3 months: 39% before graduation)
Program Admission Requirements
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