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VUB Main Campus Etterbeek
120
 ECTS
2 years

Master of Science in Applied Sciences and Engineering: Applied Computer Science

Master year 1

ECTS credits

Compulsory courses

Programming in Java
3
Operating Systems and Security
4
Scripting Languages
3
Algorithms and Data Structures
5
Advanced IT Networks
6
Advanced Programming Concepts
3
Computer Systems
4
Databases
5
Web Technologies
3
Techniques of Artificial Intelligence
6

Module 'Smart Cities', 'Digital Health' or 'Digital Earth'

You select one of three modules: 'Smart Cities', 'Digital Health' or 'Digital Earth' of which you take up 18 credits in year 1 and 3 credits in year 2.

Smart Cities

EUTOPIA Learning Unit - Sustainable Mobility and Logistics
6
Software and Engineering for Embedded Systems
6
Management and Performance Analysis of Sensor Networks
6

Digital Health

Data Analytics in Health Care and Connected Care
6
Hospital project
3
Statistical Foundations of Machine Learning
6
Biomedical Signals and Images
3

Digital Earth

Land-Climate Dynamics
5
Surface water modelling
5
GIS for Environmental Applications
3
Digital Image Processing for Remote Sensing
5

Master year 2

ECTS credits

Compulsory courses

Deep Learning
6
Technology and Applications of Micro-Electronics and Photonics
6
Distributed Computing and Storage Architectures
4
Soft Skills for Applied Computer Scientists
3
Master Thesis Applied Sciences and Engineering: Applied Computer Science
24

Module 'Smart Cities', 'Digital Health' or 'Digital Earth'

Take up the remaining 3 ECTS of the module that you chose in year 1.

Smart Cities

Navigation and Intelligent Vehicles
3

Digital Health

Clinical Decision Support Systems
3

Digital Earth

Remote Sensing of the Environment
3

Electives

Choose a total of 14 credits of courses from the following options.

Communication Networks: Protocols and Architectures
5
Capita Selecta Multimedia
3
Capita selecta Telecom
3
Image and Video Technology
3
Voice, Image, Coding, Media and Systems
6
Software Architectures
6
Next Generation User Interfaces
6
Advanced Databases
5
Computer Vision
4
GPU Computing
3
Practical parallel programming
3
Compilers
6
Scalable Data Management Systems
6
Multiprocessors and Reconfigurable Architectures
3
Cryptography
3
Business Aspects of Technology: Future of Computing
3
Entrepreneurship
3
Technological Business Development Project - EUTOPIA Learning Unit
6
Business Aspects of Technology: Biotechnology
3
Business Aspects of Technology: Micro-electronics and Photonics
3
Internship Applied Computer Science
6
Total number of ECTS
120