Master's Programme in Informatics

Objectives / Contents

The candidates who have completed their study shall have substantial founded knowledge and skills in informatics. They shall have obtained a thorough introduction to scientific work methods and training in self-contained work doing extensive and demanding technical tasks. They will have developed special skills within a research field, and a good overview of other research fields.

Within the master program in informatics the candidates are admitted to one of the follwing specializations/programme options:

• Algorithm Theory
• Visualization
• Secure and eliable communication
• Optimization
• Program Development
• Bioinformatics

Admission requirements

You must have obtained a first degree (bachelor's degree) of three or four years duration from an approved institution of higher education, as well as proficiency in the English language.

Your bachelor´s degree must include courses equalling 20 ECTS of mathematics and 60 ECTS (1 academic year) of informatics. The study program has a limited number of places. See each programme option/specialization for more information.

The Master's Degree Programme in Informatics recieves appox. 120 - 150 applications from self-financing students each year. Appox. 5-8 applicants are given an offer of admission.

The Degree

The master´s programme leads to the degree Master of Science in Informatics. It is a two year programme

(120 ECTS credits).

Objectives / Contents

The candidates who have completed their study shall have substantial founded knowledge and skills in informatics. They shall have obtained a thorough introduction to scientific work methods and training in self-contained work doing extensive and demanding technical tasks. They will have developed special skills within a research field, and a good overview of other research fields.

Within the master program in informatics the candidates are admitted to one of the follwing specializations/programme options:

• Algorithm Theory
• Visualization
• Secure and eliable communication
• Optimization
• Program Development
• Bioinformatics

Admission Requirements

You must have obtained a first degree (bachelor's degree) of three or four years duration from an approved institution of higher education, as well as proficiency in the English language.

Your bachelor´s degree must include courses equalling 20 ECTS of mathematics and 60 ECTS (1 academic year) of informatics. The study program has a limited number of places. See each programme option/specialization for more information.

The Master's Degree Programme in Informatics recieves appox. 120 - 150 applications from self-financing students each year. Appox. 5-8 applicants are given an offer of admission.

Programme committee

The Programme Board at the Department of Informatics are responsible for the master's programme.

Contact information

The Study Section at the Department of Informatics: studieveileder@ii.uib.no