Higher Education in Flanders

Masters in Computer Science have obtained the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes to be able to design innovative applications of information and communication technology, and to develop and deploy complex software applications.  Additionally they possess the necessary skills and attitudes to be able to perform scientific research independently, in an academic as well as in an industrial context.

The general objectives of the curriculum are:

·         Obtaining factual knowledge and insight, which encompasses stimulating abstract and conceptual thinking, and also acquiring an overall picture and insight in connections, i.e. basic scientific knowledge of the discipline.

·         Learning to expand and apply knowledge in (research) projects, including the development of research skills and an independent attitude, and sense of responsibility, i.e. general scientific competences.

·         Learning to look up and process information and scientific knowledge, and learning to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to an audience of specialists and non-specialists alike, i.e. general competences.

Final objectives

After finishing this curriculum, the student has acquired the following competences:

Basic scientific knowledge of the discipline

·         Thorough and active and up to date knowledge of the theory as well as the practice of the core disciplines of the computer sciences: programming and programming languages, algorithms and data structures, databases and information systems, interpretation and compilation of computer programs, logic, automata and computability, software engineering, distributed and networked systems, artificial intelligence; all this at the level of the standard textbooks of the discipline, and at the level of scientific literature.

·         Active, applicable, and up to date knowledge of subjects of supporting disciplines (mathematics, statistics) and of context disciplines (economy, entrepreneurship, management).

·         Active, applicable, and up to date knowledge of the theory as well as the practice of designing, developing, deploying and maintaining complex software systems.

·         Thorough and active knowledge of subjects of the chosen specialization, at the level of the specialized scientific literature.

·         Knowledge of the state of the art of the chosen specialization.

General scientific competences

·         To be able to design and implement a solution for a complex, not necessarily clearly delineated assignment or problem statement with a large, open solution space, individually or in group, by applying the state of the art of different disciplines of the computer sciences, if necessary supplemented by recent research results.

·         To be able to tackle an open research problem within the chosen specialization, by consulting and processing the right scientific literature and choosing the applicable research methodology; to plan, execute and report about scientific research.

General competences

·         Sense of responsibility, handling pressure, functioning on an individual basis as well as in team.

·         Intellectual mobility and curiosity, following up on the evolutions of the discipline and familiarizing oneself with them, an attitude of lifelong learning.

·         Being able to look up and consult the literature in English, to evaluate new techniques and technologies qualitatively, and apply them in a flexible manner.

·         Being able to look up, evaluate and select scientific literature, and apply it in a flexible manner.

·         Communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to an audience of peers as well as to professionals from other disciplines.

·         Reporting in Dutch and in English, and presenting using modern media.

·         Being able to contribute in a team in setting up research projects and writing proposals for projects.

Writing scientific publications, i.e. being able to communicate ideas, problems and solutions to an audience of specialists.

• Bachelor of Engineering Sciences
• Bachelor of Engineering Sciences: Architecture

• Bachelor of Computer Science
• Bachelor of Information Sciences
• Bachelor of Mathematics
• Bachelor of Physics

• Bachelor of Engineering Sciences: Chemical and Materials Engineering
• Bachelor of Engineering Sciences: Chemical Engineering
• Bachelor of Engineering Sciences: Civil Engineering
• Bachelor of Engineering Sciences: Computer Sciences
• Bachelor of Engineering Sciences: Electrical Engineering
• Bachelor of Engineering Sciences: Electromechanical Engineering
• Bachelor of Engineering Sciences: Engineering Physics
• Bachelor of Engineering Sciences: Geotechnical and Mining Engineering
• Bachelor of Engineering Sciences: Mechanical Engineering

• dBachelor in de industriële wetenschappen: informatica
• Bachelor of Applied Information Sciences
• dBachelor of Industrial Sciences: Informatics