M.Sc. in Computer Science

The curriculum starts with a core module where students acquire basic skills in computer science (24 ECTS). You can choose one of the five specialisation modules (24 ECTS). In addition, the curriculum has a Master’s seminar module (12 ECTS), the electives module (12 ECTS), the practice module (12 ECTS). You can take 6 ECTS of optional courses from any of University’s subject areas. At the end of your studies, you have to submit a Master’s thesis (30 ECTS).

The core module consists of four 6 ECTS courses: Advanced Algorithmics, Discrete Mathematics, Distributed Systems and System Modelling. In the specialisation module you have to choose 24 ECTS worth of courses within one of the five specialisations:

• Distributed Systems
• Programming Languages
• Natural Language Processing
• Cryptography and Theoretical Informatics
• Data mining

For the electives module you can choose additional courses worth of 12 ECTS from the list of courses taught at the master’s level by the Institute of Computer Science. You can also choose courses outside the institute if they are related to your studies and agreed upon by your supervisor and the curriculum manager.

For the practice module you can choose 18 ECTS worth of courses or project within the following subjects:

Didactic Practice (6 ECTS)
Didactics in Infrormatics (I and II, 3+3 ECTS)
Practical Training in Information Technology (12 ECTS)
Software Entrepreneurship Project (12 ECTS) or some other course involving a project.

It is highly recommended to claim the masters thesis credits in two parts: 10 ECTS in the end of 3rd semester and 20 ECTS upon final defense of the thesis.

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The international master’s programme in Computer Science prepares students to become leading specialists in public and private organisations and for further studies at the doctoral level in Computer Science.

After passing the curriculum, the student:

• has acquired core knowledge in the field of computer science and can use it to analyse and resolve practical problems;
• has a deeper understanding of one narrower subfield of computer science and its surrounding disciplines;
• can do independent research on a problem posed by the supervisor and present their results coherently and understandably.

The Computer Science programme prepares students for a career path leading to high-end technical and managerial roles (e.g. project/team leader or technology officer). Graduates of this programme are well equipped to join the highly dynamic software industry in all European countries.

• UT is among the top 200 best universities in the world in computer science. It is one of the top two universities in Central and Eastern Europe in computer science
• International study environment - more than 50% of students are international students from all over the world
• An opportunity to complete 50% of the studies at a company through the Industrial Master’s Programme
• From the beginning of 2020, the studies will take place in Estonia’s most modern study building - University of Tartu Delta Centre