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INTRODUCTION
MASTER COMPUTER SCIENCE
Nowadays, we can work, learn, communicate, shop, and play at a click of a button because computer science
has made it possible. There is a rising demand for computer science professionals who can tackle tomorrow's
digital society challenges. Can you design an efficient countermeasure to protect web servers from security
breaches? How can you develop a software tool to analyse which parts of a software system can be improved?
What about helping an athlete recover from an injury faster by using AI to analyse data from wearable
sensors? If you want to work on real-life cases and learn from world-leading experts how to design, develop,
maintain, and improve ICT systems, the Master’s in Computer Science at the University of Twente is right for
you!

FOCUS AND DISCIPLINES SPECIALISATION AND RESEARCH

In this two-year, English-taught Master’s, you will learn You have a lot of freedom to tailor your Master’s in
the scientific methods and acquire the technical skills Computer Science to your interests and ambitions. Do
to design, analyse, validate, secure, develop, and you want to protect digital systems from the ever-
maintain ICT systems for various domains, such as increasing cyber attacks? Or are you interested in
healthcare, finance, education, telecommunications, extracting value from the vast amount of unstructured
commerce, transport, manufacturing, and construction, data available these days? Perhaps you are eager to
to name but a few. You will develop expertise develop software programmes for any application and
on computer networks and security, system domain. Or you want to understand how the internet and
reliability, wireless and sensor systems, software other network systems operate. In this Master’s, you will
engineering, machine learning, and data science. develop a unique expertise in a specific domain by
Nowadays, it is virtually impossible to imagine a society choosing one of the four specialisations.
without computer-driven technologies and devices. This
is why, with your knowledge and skills in developing and Your choice determines which courses you will follow
improving technology systems that power everyday life, and the type of research you will do in your Master’s
you will play a crucial role in any public or private thesis. You can choose from four different
organisation. specialisations:
● Cyber Security
● Data Science & Technology
● Software Technology
● Internet Science & Technology

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QUICKFACTS
Degree Master’s degree in Computer Science CROHO 60300
Faculty Electrical Engineering Mathematics and Computer Science Duration 2 years
Language English-taught Start 1 Feb 2025
1 Sep 2025
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CAREER PERSPECTIVES
ICT is embedded in every single aspect of today’s digital society: healthcare, education, transport, finance,
logistics, manufacturing, construction, and telecommunications, among others. Nowadays, any business and
institution in the public or private domain needs computer science experts and the demand will continue to
grow. As a computer science professional, you will be a key player in engineering and advancing innovative
digital solutions. The demand for Computer Science alumni is high and still growing, as innovation and smart
design are gaining importance in the development of our society.

YOUR FUTURE CAREER WHERE DO GRADUATES WORK?

This Master’s prepares you to be dynamic and Wherever your interests lie, this Master's prepares you
strategically strong while offering a study programme for a broad range of positions in a wide range of
that can be, to a large extent, adjusted to your companies. The job market for computer science
preferences, making you a unique expert in Computer professionals is full of opportunities. Our graduates find
Science. The knowledge and skills you gain at UT in employment in IT management and design. They work in
technology and engineering make you all the more settings ranging from small companies to leading
employable. multinationals. Many start their own businesses, others
work for government agencies.
You can find a job soon after graduation at a wide
range of technology companies, financial institutions, For more specific examples of possible positions and
government agencies, education and research employers per specialisation, visit the website.
institutions, non-profit organisations, the healthcare ut.onl/cs-specialisations
industry, and e-commerce and retail, among
others. Alternatively, you can expand your specialist
expertise by pursuing a PhD or EngD programme as
facilitated by UT’s Twente Graduate School (TGS).
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MASTER'S STRUCTURE
HOW TO COMPOSE YOUR
MASTER'S?
Within the Master’s in Computer Science, you have a lot of freedom to customise your Master's. You build
expertise in a specific field by following one of the four specialisations. In addition, you can tailor your Master’s
to your interests and ambitions by choosing advanced and elective courses. The freedom to customise your
programme will ensure you become the cyber security engineer, data analyst, software architect, or internet
security specialist you want to be.

During your Master’s in Computer Science, you will DOUBLE DEGREE

collect a total of 120 EC within two years. Are you interested in the Master’s in Computer Science
and do you want to expand your expertise? We offer you
FIRST YEAR the unique opportunity to follow a double degree with
In the first year, you take the mandatory one of our partner universities abroad. Upon completion,
course Computer Ethics to learn about key ethical you will receive two Master’s degrees.
concerns in contemporary computing and to understand
philosophical concepts in ethical analysis. You also Within the Master’s in Computer Science, you can apply
follow the core courses depending on your chosen for an EIT Digital Master’s Double Degree in:
specialisation. In the profiling space, you can take - Cyber Security
electives in a topic of your interest, do an internship or - Data Science
study abroad:
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For example, you can participate in an exchange

programme at a foreign university, a study tour, or
a summer school (30 EC in total).

SECOND YEAR
In the second year, you will start working on your
Master’s thesis, so you will spend most of your time
doing research under the guidance of an experienced
supervisor from one of the research groups of our
faculty. Such a Master's final project can be done
internally at the university or externally at a company.
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SPECIALISATIONS
How to compose the Master's in Computer Science? What your curriculum looks like, depends on the choices
you make in composing your Master’s.

STEP 1: CHOOSE A STEP 2: COMPOSE YOUR

SPECIALISATION INDIVIDUAL STUDY
Before you start with your Master's, you need to choose PROGRAMME
a Master's specialisation, in order to specialise within the
field of Computer Science. The Master’s in Computer After registering for your Master’s specialisation, you will
Science has four specialisations: compose your own study programme, in consultation
with your programme mentor. Each specialisation
contains a number of core and advanced specialisation
CYBER SECURITY
courses and a Master’s assignment that reflects the
Computer security professionals are in high demand due
nature of the specialisation.
to the constant threat posed by viruses, data leaks and
unauthorised access to proprietary networks. You can Furthermore, you have the opportunity to participate in a
become an expert in cyber security.
wider selection of Computer Science courses and even
electives beyond the programme, both inside and outside
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of the University of Twente!

DATA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY You are supposed to remain critical of the choices you
This specialisation focuses on techniques to analyse made in composing your study programme. Your
large volumes of data, and on information systems that interests may shift during your studies, or you might
use these techniques to offer smart services to their think that a different elective would better suit your
users. ambitions. That’s why you keep the opportunity to adjust
your curriculum during the programme, in consultation
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INTERNET SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Internet Science & Technology will equip you to become
an expert at understanding, maintaining, securing and
developing communication systems and cyber-physical
systems.

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SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY
Software Technology caters to individuals with a keen
interest in actively creating reliable high-quality software
solutions across diverse application domains that fully
meet stakeholders' needs.

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SPECIALISATION
CYBER SECURITY
Cyber security is a multidisciplinary field with computer science at its core. It involves cryptography, formal
methods, secure software engineering, and machine learning, among other things. It also touches on a broad
range of supporting disciplines, such as law, economics, criminology, management, and psychology.

Nowadays, numerous sectors will not able to function EXAMPLE OF COURSES YOU FOLLOW DURING THIS
without the cyber space: banking, education, healthcare, SPECIALISATION:
transport and logistics, travel, telecommunications, and ● Cryptography lies at the core of cyber security. Its
so on. At the same time, government and business primary goal is to ensure the confidentiality and
information systems are vulnerable to cyberattacks, data integrity of information in the presence of adversaries
theft, and human error. The repercussions of cyber and you will learn the basics in the course Security
security failures can be far-reaching and result in serious and Cryptography.
financial loss and legal liability. If you have a passion ● In the course System Security, you will learn about
for working with real-world data, assessing cyber risks, security at all levels, from hardware to operating
and designing and implementing countermeasures to system, and explore security problems and solutions
help protect digital systems, the specialisation in Cyber at each level.
Security might be for you. ● How should you discuss legal issues related to cyber
security with lawyers? Learn about key legal
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN? frameworks in relation to cyber security, data
As a graduate of this Master's specialisation, you have protection and privacy, and fundamental rights in the
acquired specific, scientific knowledge, skills and values, course E-Law.
which you can put to good use in your future job. After
completing this Master’s specialisation, you:
CAREER PERSPECTIVES
● have an in-depth understanding of computer systems
As a cyber security graduate, you will not have any
and networks and how to detect, mitigate, and problems finding a job. You can work for a variety of
prevent attacks on them;
organisations, including the police, ministries, the IT
● can assess the security of ICT systems by means of, security industry, auditors, research organisations and
for example, penetration testing, risk assessment, and universities, both in the Netherlands and
data monitoring and analytics; abroad. Examples of jobs include:
● are curious and committed to lifelong learning to keep ● Computer and network security specialist
up to date with the ever-evolving digital threat
● Digital expert police
landscape.
● Entrepreneur and security consultant
● Ethical hacker
DOUBLE DEGREE: EIT DIGITAL MASTER IN CYBER ● Information security advisor
SECURITY
There is also the possibility to do a double degree within ● Security analyst
the EIT Digital Master school in Cyber Security. During
this double degree, you study at two of Europe's
foremost technical universities. The University of Twente
is both an entry and exit university.

"Cyber criminals keep innovating, so you have to innovate

as well."
- Alumnus Jarmo van Lenthe -
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SPECIALISATION
DATA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Data is everywhere and powers everything we do. Hospitals are increasingly using data to identify patients at
risk of developing diseases and to provide personalised prescriptions based on medical history. Logistics and
transport companies use data to track vehicles in real time, so they can optimise routes to reduce fuel
consumption. Data science and technology plays a significant role in athletes’ performance analysis and sports
injury prevention. If you want to work with complex forms and combinations of data from texts, images,
sounds, and sensors to design, develop, and implement software systems and infrastructures for various
applications and domains, the specialisation in Data Science & Technology is right for you!

This specialisation teaches you to design, develop, and DOUBLE DEGREE: EIT DIGITAL MASTER IN DATA SCIENCE
implement models, software systems, and infrastructures There is also the possibility to do a double degree within
to analyse large amounts of data. You will learn the the EIT Digital Master school in Data Science. During this
fundamental data science principles of storing, double degree, you study at two of Europe's foremost
processing, and transmitting data along with the theory technical universities. You can study at the University of
and techniques of machine learning and statistics. Twente for the 1st (entry) year or the 2nd (exit) year of
Depending on your interests, you can customise your your Master's.
programme by choosing one of our four suggested
profiles. CAREER PERSPECTIVES
As a graduate of this specialisation, you have in-depth
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN? knowledge and skills in the statistical and machine
As a graduate of this Master's specialisation, you have learning techniques behind data science and how these
acquired specific, scientific knowledge, skills and values, are linked with modern information systems. You can
which you can put to good use in your future job. also work with big data analytics and engineer smart
services. With this expertise, you will be well-prepared to
After completing this Master’s specialisation, you: work at leading manufacturing and construction
● have in-depth knowledge of managing and companies, financial institutions, insurance companies,
processing large volumes of structured, semi- healthcare companies, consultancy companies,
structured, and unstructured data; and government agencies, among others. Also, you can
● can design solutions for the management of large conduct research at universities and research centres
volumes of structured, semi-structured, and worldwide.
unstructured data, such as sensor data, multimedia
data, textual data, and geographic data; Examples of future jobs as a graduate of the Data
Science & Technology specialisation:
● demonstrate a critical attitude when dealing with data
and results in real-world decision making. ● Data scientist
● Data analyst
● Jobs related to Data Mining or Machine Learning
EXAMPLE OF COURSES YOU FOLLOW DURING THIS
SPECIALISATION:
● How can you design large-scale storage for data-
intensive applications such as Gmail or Facebook?
And how can you process large Twitter data streams?
You will learn this and more in the course Managing
Big Data.
● What are the theoretical and practical aspects of
machine learning techniques: their workings,
associated complexity, and applications in different
domains? Learn more in the course Machine
Learning.
● Take on the challenge of working with real-world
datasets from sectors such as healthcare or transport.
In the course Data Science, you will dive into data
mining, visualisation, natural language processing,
and process mining.
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SPECIALISATION
INTERNET SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
Internet Science & Technology and you will learn from world-leading experts how to build, maintain, secure
and improve communicating intelligent systems. This specialisation is one of very few of its kind in the world.

Do you want to set to work as a cyber-architect helping EXAMPLE OF COURSES YOU FOLLOW DURING THIS
selfdriving cars and traffic systems to communicate SPECIALISATION:
safely and effectively? Or as an Internet security ● During the course Mobile & Wireless Networks you
specialist, devising ways of detecting botnets before they will become familiar with the technology, possibilities
cause damage? Or do see yourself building a 'Trusted and restrictions of wireless communication.
Internet' system that stays up and running under the ● The course Internet of Things is all about making and
heaviest cyber-attacks? using connections between devices, systems, sensors
and actuators. With the knowledge and skills you gain
The specialisation in Internet Science & Technology will you will be able to make several sectors future-proof,
equip you to become a creative expert at understanding, such as industries, healthcare and energy.
maintaining, securing and developing communication ● During Internet Security, you will gain in-depth
systems and cyber-physical systems. Think, for example, expertise in securing communication systems, such
of 5G, 6G, Wi-Fi or other wireless networks, the cloud, as the Internet. You will become skilled at 'intrusion
Internet of Things (IoT) systems or ad-hoc networks – detection' and benefit from our pioneering role in
such as the constantly changing networks between researching DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service)
autonomous vehicles or an emergency network in a attacks.
disaster area.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN? CAREER PERSPECTIVES

As a graduate of this Master's specialisation, you have With a specialisation in Internet Science & Technology
acquired specific, scientific knowledge, skills and values, you will be part of a small group of globally leading
which you can put to good use in your future job. specialists in the field of communication systems. You
will be equipped to be a reliable guide as we enter the
After completing this Master’s specialisation, you: very unpredictable future of the Internet and other
networks. And you will be uniquely trained to secure,
● have a thorough understanding of the key principles
maintain and improve such networks.
and contemporary technologies of wired and wireless
communication devices, networks, and systems; Examples of future jobs include:
● have hands-on experience in conducting research and
● Network data analyst
doing design work in a subfield of networked
● Internet security specialist
systems;
● Researcher
● understand the ethical, social, cultural, and public
aspects of various problems and solutions in the
domain of internet science and technology.

"Networks are the magic glue holding our modern world

together."
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SPECIALISATION
SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY
Make an impact in the digital transaformation by developing software programmes for any application and
domain using the latest and most suitable technologies.

In the specialisation in Software Technology, you will EXAMPLE OF COURSES YOU FOLLOW DURING THIS
focus on software engineering and formal methods. As SPECIALISATION:
part of software engineering, you will learn best practices ● Learn to develop tools for an industrial company in
and techniques such as requirements, architecture, the course Industrial Software Engineering
design, maintenance, and quality assurance. What Project. You will work on a real-world project such as
techniques, languages, and specifications are most speeding up testing by running the test suite on a
suitable to the software you want to design? Formal large number of processors in parallel.
methods are centred around the mathematical ● How can you prove that in a well-known networking
techniques to analyse if a software functions correctly. algorithm messages always arrive as expected? In the
You learn to verify the security of systems as well as the course System Validation, you will learn to apply
functionality of internet-based and distributed systems. tools to find bugs in software designs and systems
You can focus on one of the two orientations by taking based on solid theoretical foundations.
specific courses. If you want to work on a real-world ● In the course Advanced Logic, you will learn to
software development project, you can focus on apply formal logics in computer science. For instance,
the design orientation. You can, for example, make a you will learn to apply the principles of Binary
data warehouse to analyse how a software technology Decision Diagrams which allow to represent system
process is developed and stored. Are you interested in models containing billions of states by using only a
doing research on a specific topic, for example, studying few megabytes.
algorithms and protocols to examine if a system meets
the given specifications? Then the research orientation
CAREER PERSPECTIVES
will suit you.
Software is present in all kinds of application areas
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN? nowadays, ranging from computer applications, web
As a graduate of this Master's specialisation, you have services and information systems to the automotive or
consumer electronics sector. You could become a
acquired specific, scientific knowledge, skills and values,
which you can put to good use in your future job. researcher at the university or an industrial research
centre. You might also follow your entrepreneurial spirit
and start a company of your own, bringing your own
After completing this Master’s specialisation, you:
state-of-the-art software solutions to the market. With a
● have expert knowledge in programming languages, Master’s in Computer Science and a specialisation in
software composition, service-oriented architectures, Software Technology you will also be able to find
model-driven engineering, and formal methods;
employment as a:
● can apply software engineering methods and tools in
● Software developer
the development and validation of large-scale
● Consultant
systems;
● Verification engineer in a software-intensive company
● are aware of the societal and sustainability aspects of
(safety-critical) software that you develop. ● Security analyst
● Researcher
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NEED AND NICE-TO-KNOW

STUDENT INFORMATION
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Broaden your horizon by adding an extra programme to Do you have questions about your transfer options,
your Master's. You have many opportunities to expand deadlines, starting dates or costs, to name just a
your knowledge outside of your own Master’s. You could fewtopics? Collecting all relevant information to apply for
choose to combine two master's programmes, take part a study can be daunting. Even though everything can be
in one of our Master Honours Programmes, or found on our websites, the amount of information you
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start in September and continue with your Master's in February.

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