Computing Science

Do you wonder how you can optimise the performance of the electricity network? How you can use hospital data to improve patient care? Or how you can develop correct and efficient software? During our two-year Research Master’s programme Computing Science, you will learn the advanced methods that help solve these questions.

Programme objective 

To successfully design software, you first need to describe and analyse the relevant domain and its properties using language, modeling, or data. You then need to develop suitable software technologies and algorithms to derive the outcomes you want to achieve. Finally, you need an easy and efficient way to implement these components and turn them into an actual application.

You will learn to analyse and develop the concepts, design methods, and techniques underlying all of these steps. 

Examples of applications you may explore include:

• the optimal routing of electricity from producers to consumers
• process mining of hospital patient careflow data to improve efficiency and quality of patient care
• advanced technologies for developing correct and efficient software

Dive into the Fundamentals of Computing Science

In the Computing Science Master’s programme, you will dive into the depths of fundamental computing science. You learn to master advanced methods for the design of efficient algorithms, provably correct software, and accurate decision-making systems. By studying the underlying concepts of these methods, you understand their theoretical and practical limitations. This will allow you to create digital innovations that solve all sorts of problems and improve our society.

Why in Utrecht

• Our mandatory courses give you a common foundation in all all topics covered by the programme and a broad selection of elective courses allow you to specialise and deepen your knowledge. This will make you future-proof as a professional, researcher, or entrepeneur in the rapidly evolving field of computing science.
• The department of Information and Computing Sciences of Utrecht University holds a leading role in the Netherlands for research and teaching.    
• This Master’s programme offers in-depth theoretical foundations in the field. These foundations will provide you with an understanding of the fundamentals of software and algorithm development for years to come.