Study programme

2024-2025

The student has to obtain a minimum of 120 ECTS-credits: 18 ECTS-credits from the course list "Compulsory courses", 30 ECTS-credits from the course list "Master thesis", 54 ECTS-credits from the course list "Elective courses" and 18 ECTS-credits from the course list "Research Skills Development".

Model path over 2 years

Compulsory courses (18 ECTS-credits)

Model Driven Engineering
Course code:
2001WETMTR
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Modelling of Software-intensive Systems
Course code:
2001WETMSI
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
52
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Hans Vangheluwe
Software Testing
Course code:
2001WETSWT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Elective courses (54 ECTS-credits)

Select 54 ECTS-credits of elective courses, of which:
- at least 12 ECTS-credits from the list electives in Software Engineering
- at least 6 ECTS from the list electives in Computer networks
- at least 6 ECTS from the list electives in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Software Reengineering
Course code:
2001WETSRE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Selected Topics in Software Engineering
Course code:
2001WETCSE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Specification and Verification
Course code:
2001WETFSP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Guillermo Alberto Perez
Programming Paradigms
Course code:
2001WETPPA
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Guillermo Alberto Perez
Mathematical Foundations of Reinforcement Learning
Course code:
2500WETMRL
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Guillermo Alberto Perez
  • Benny Van Houdt

Electives in Computer networks

Advanced Wireless and 5G Networks
Course code:
2001WETMWN
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Future Internet
Course code:
2500WETFUI
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Introduction to Performance Modelling
Course code:
2001WETSMT
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Benny Van Houdt
Advanced Networking Lab
Course code:
2001WETLMW
Semester:
2E SEM
Sequentiality:
ECTS-credit obtained OR enrolled for Mobile and wireless networks.
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Advanced Performance Modelling
Course code:
2001WETAPM
Semester:
2E SEM
Sequentiality:
ECTS-credit obtained OR enrolled for Introduction to performance modelling.
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Benny Van Houdt
Internet of Things
Course code:
2500WETINT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Topics in computer networks
Course code:
2001WETTDC
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Electives in Data science and artificial intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Project
Course code:
2001WETPDB
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Bart Goethals
Database Systems
Course code:
2002WETGDS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Floris Geerts
Data Science and Ethics
Course code:
2104TEWDAS
Semester:
1E SEM
Sequentiality:
The student must have followed the course, or it must be included in the study programme:
'Data mining' or 'Machine learning' or 'Python for machine learning'
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • David Martens
Information Retrieval
Course code:
2001WETINR
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Algorithmic Foundations of Data Science
Course code:
2001WETATD
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Floris Geerts
Artificial Neural Networks
Course code:
2500WETANN
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
48
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Bioinformatics
Course code:
2002WETBIN
Semester:
2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Kris Laukens
Case Studies in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Course code:
2500WETCSD
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Bart Goethals
Current Trends in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Course code:
2000WETCTD
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Biomedical Artificial Intelligence
Course code:
2500WETBAI
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
4 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
112
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Data Mining
Course code:
2001WETGDT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Reinforcement Learning
Course code:
2001WETDCP
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Kevin Mets

General electives

Academic Literacies for Scientists
Course code:
2000WETSEN
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
28
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Numerical Optimisation
Course code:
2600WETNOP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Mathematics
Lecturer(s):
  • Wim Vanroose
Optimisation
Course code:
1601WETOPT
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Mathematics
Lecturer(s):
Convex Analysis and Optimization
Course code:
2600WETCOO
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Mathematics
Lecturer(s):
Nonsmooth optimisation
Course code:
2600WETNOO
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Mathematics
Lecturer(s):
Philosophy of Science
Course code:
2001WETWEF
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Philosophy and Ethics
Lecturer(s):
Research Project 2 including internship
Course code:
2004WETRIN
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
150
ECTS-credits:
12 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
336
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Research Skills Development

Research Project 1 including internship
Course code:
2005WETRIN
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
215
ECTS-credits:
18 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
504
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Master thesis

Master thesis Computer Science including internship: Software Engineering
Course code:
2504WETMAP
Semester:
2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
30 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
840
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

2023-2024

The student has to obtain a minimum of 120 ECTS-credits: 30 ECTS-credits from the course list "Compulsory courses", 30 ECTS-credits from the course list "Master thesis", 42 ECTS-credits from the course list "Elective courses" and 18 ECTS-credits from the course list "Research Skills Development".

Model path over 2 years

Compulsory courses (30 ECTS-credits)

Model Driven Engineering
Course code:
2001WETMTR
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Modelling of Software-intensive Systems
Course code:
2001WETMSI
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
52
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Hans Vangheluwe
Data Mining
Course code:
2001WETGDT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Reinforcement Learning
Course code:
2001WETDCP
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Steven Latré
Software Reengineering
Course code:
2001WETSRE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Elective courses (42 ECTS-credits)

Select 42 ECTS-credits of elective courses, of which at least 12 ECTS-credits from the list Elective courses - major.

Elective courses: major

Selected Topics in Software Engineering
Course code:
2001WETCSE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Specification and Verification
Course code:
2001WETFSP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Guillermo Alberto Perez
Programming Paradigms
Course code:
2001WETPPA
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Guillermo Alberto Perez
Software Testing
Course code:
2001WETSWT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Elective courses - General

Academic Literacies for Scientists
Course code:
2000WETSEN
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
28
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Numerical Optimisation
Course code:
2600WETNOP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Mathematics
Lecturer(s):
  • Wim Vanroose
Optimisation
Course code:
1601WETOPT
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Mathematics
Lecturer(s):
Convex Optimisation: theory and algorithms
Course code:
2600WETCOO
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Mathematics
Lecturer(s):
Nonsmooth optimisation
Course code:
2600WETNOO
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Mathematics
Lecturer(s):
Philosophy of Science
Course code:
2001WETWEF
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Philosophy and Ethics
Lecturer(s):
Research Project 2 including internship
Course code:
2004WETRIN
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
150
ECTS-credits:
12 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
336
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Computer networks

Advanced Wireless and 5G Networks
Course code:
2001WETMWN
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Michael Peeters
Future Internet
Course code:
2500WETFUI
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Introduction to Performance Modelling
Course code:
2001WETSMT
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Benny Van Houdt
I-Robotics
Course code:
2204FTIROB
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
24
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Electronics
Lecturer(s):
Advanced Networking Lab
Course code:
2001WETLMW
Semester:
2E SEM
Sequentiality:
ECTS-credit obtained OR enrolled for Mobile and wireless networks.
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Michael Peeters
Advanced Performance Modelling
Course code:
2001WETAPM
Semester:
2E SEM
Sequentiality:
ECTS-credit obtained OR enrolled for Introduction to performance modelling.
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Benny Van Houdt
Internet of Things
Course code:
2500WETINT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Topics in computer networks
Course code:
2001WETTDC
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Data science and artificial intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Project
Course code:
2001WETPDB
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Bart Goethals
Database Systems
Course code:
2002WETGDS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Len Feremans
Data Science and Ethics
Course code:
2104TEWDAS
Semester:
1E SEM
Sequentiality:
The student must have followed the course, or it must be included in the study programme:
'Data mining' or 'Machine learning'
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • David Martens
Information Retrieval
Course code:
2001WETINR
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Mathematical Foundations of Reinforcement Learning
Course code:
2500WETMRL
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Guillermo Alberto Perez
  • Benny Van Houdt
Numerical Optimisation
Course code:
2600WETNOP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Mathematics
Lecturer(s):
  • Wim Vanroose
Algorithmic Foundations of Data Science
Course code:
2001WETATD
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Floris Geerts
Artificial Neural Networks
Course code:
2500WETANN
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
48
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Bioinformatics
Course code:
2002WETBIN
Semester:
2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Kris Laukens
Case Studies in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Course code:
2000WETCSD
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Current Trends in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Course code:
2000WETCTD
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Research Skills Development (18 ECTS-credits)

Research Project 1 including internship
Course code:
2005WETRIN
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
215
ECTS-credits:
18 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
504
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Master thesis (30 ECTS-credits)

Master thesis Computer Science including internship: Software Engineering
Course code:
2504WETMAP
Semester:
2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
30 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
840
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

2022-2023

The student has to obtain a minimum of 120 ECTS-credits: 30 ECTS-credits from the course list "Compulsory courses", 30 ECTS-credits from the course list "Master thesis", 42 ECTS-credits from the course list "Elective courses" and 18 ECTS-credits from the course list "Research Skills Development".

Model path over 2 years

Compulsory courses (30 ECTS-credits)

Model driven engineering
Course code:
2001WETMTR
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Modelling of software-intensive systems
Course code:
2001WETMSI
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
52
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Hans Vangheluwe
Data mining
Course code:
2001WETGDT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Reinforcement Learning
Course code:
2001WETDCP
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Steven Latré
Software reengineering
Course code:
2001WETSRE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Elective courses (42 ECTS-credits)

Select 42 ECTS-credits of elective courses, of which at least 12 ECTS-credits from the list Elective courses - major.

Selected topics in software engineering
Course code:
2001WETCSE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Specification and verification
Course code:
2001WETFSP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Guillermo Alberto Perez
Programming paradigms
Course code:
2001WETPPA
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Guillermo Alberto Perez
  • Brent van Bladel
Software testing
Course code:
2001WETSWT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Elective courses - General

Academic Literacies for Scientists
Course code:
2000WETSEN
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
28
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Numerical Optimisation
Course code:
2600WETNOP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Mathematics
Lecturer(s):
  • Wim Vanroose
Philosophy of science
Course code:
2001WETWEF
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Philosophy and Ethics
Lecturer(s):
Research Project 2 including internship
Course code:
2004WETRIN
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
150
ECTS-credits:
12 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
336
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Computer networks

Advanced Wireless and 5G networks
Course code:
2001WETMWN
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Michael Peeters
Future Internet
Course code:
2500WETFUI
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Introduction to performance modelling
Course code:
2001WETSMT
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Benny Van Houdt
I-Robotics
Course code:
2204FTIROB
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
24
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Electronics
Lecturer(s):
Advanced networking lab
Course code:
2001WETLMW
Semester:
2E SEM
Sequentiality:
ECTS-credit obtained OR enrolled for Mobile and wireless networks.
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Michael Peeters
Advanced performance modelling
Course code:
2001WETAPM
Semester:
2E SEM
Sequentiality:
ECTS-credit obtained OR enrolled for Introduction to performance modelling.
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Benny Van Houdt
Internet of Things
Course code:
2500WETINT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Topics in computer networks
Course code:
2001WETTDC
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Data science and artificial intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Project
Course code:
2001WETPDB
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Bart Goethals
Database systems
Course code:
2002WETGDS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Floris Geerts
Data science and ethics
Course code:
2104TEWDAS
Semester:
1E SEM
Sequentiality:
The student must have obtained at least 9/20 for the course listed below, or it must be included in the study programme:
'Data mining'
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • David Martens
Information retrieval
Course code:
2001WETINR
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Mathematical Foundations of Reinforcement Learning
Course code:
2500WETMRL
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Guillermo Alberto Perez
  • Benny Van Houdt
Numerical Optimisation
Course code:
2600WETNOP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Mathematics
Lecturer(s):
  • Wim Vanroose
Algorithmic Foundations of Data Science
Course code:
2001WETATD
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Floris Geerts
Artificial Neural Networks
Course code:
2500WETANN
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • José Antonio Oramas Mogrovejo
Bioinformatics
Course code:
2002WETBIN
Semester:
2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Kris Laukens
Case Studies in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Course code:
2000WETCSD
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Current Trends in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Course code:
2000WETCTD
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Research Skills Development (18 ECTS-credits)

Research Project 1 including internship
Course code:
2005WETRIN
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
215
ECTS-credits:
18 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
504
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Master thesis (30 ECTS-credits)

Master thesis Computer Science including internship: Software Engineering
Course code:
2504WETMAP
Semester:
2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
30 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
840
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

2021-2022

The student has to obtain a minimum of 120 ECTS-credits: 36 ECTS-credits from the course list "Compulsory courses", 30 ECTS-credits from the course list "Master thesis", 24 ECTS-credits from the course list "Elective courses" and 30 ECTS-credits from the course list "Research Skills Development".

Model path over 2 years

Compulsory courses (36 ECTS-credits)

Computer and network security
Course code:
2000WETCNS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Jeroen Famaey
Model driven engineering
Course code:
2001WETMTR
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Modelling of software-intensive systems
Course code:
2001WETMSI
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
52
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Hans Vangheluwe
Data mining
Course code:
2001WETGDT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Reinforcement Learning
Course code:
2001WETDCP
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Steven Latré
Software reengineering
Course code:
2001WETSRE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Elective courses (24 ECTS-credits)

Select 24 ECTS-credits of elective courses, of which at least 12 ECTS-credits from the list Elective courses - major.

Selected topics in software engineering
Course code:
2001WETCSE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Specification and verification
Course code:
2001WETFSP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Guillermo Alberto Perez
Programming paradigms
Course code:
2001WETPPA
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Guillermo Alberto Perez
  • Brent van Bladel
Software testing
Course code:
2001WETSWT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Elective courses - General

Academic Literacies for Scientists
Course code:
2000WETSEN
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
28
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Numerical Optimisation
Course code:
2600WETNOP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Mathematics
Lecturer(s):
  • Wim Vanroose
Philosophy of science
Course code:
2001WETWEF
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Philosophy and Ethics
Lecturer(s):
  • Bert Leuridan
  • Raoul Gervais

Computer networks

Advanced Wireless and 5G networks
Course code:
2001WETMWN
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Michael Peeters
Future Internet
Course code:
2500WETFUI
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Introduction to performance modelling
Course code:
2001WETSMT
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Benny Van Houdt
Internet of Things
Course code:
2500WETINT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Topics in computer networks
Course code:
2001WETTDC
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Steven Latré

Data science and artificial intelligence

Database systems
Course code:
2002WETGDS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Floris Geerts
Information retrieval
Course code:
2001WETINR
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Mathematical Foundations of Reinforcement Learning
Course code:
2500WETMRL
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Guillermo Alberto Perez
  • Benny Van Houdt
Artificial Neural Networks
Course code:
2500WETANN
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • José Antonio Oramas Mogrovejo
Bioinformatics
Course code:
2002WETBIN
Semester:
2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Kris Laukens

Research Skills Development (30 ECTS-credits)

Research Project 1
Course code:
2005WETRIN
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
215
ECTS-credits:
18 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
504
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Research Project 2
Course code:
2004WETRIN
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
150
ECTS-credits:
12 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
336
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Master thesis (30 ECTS-credits)

Master thesis Computer Science including internship: Software Engineering
Course code:
2504WETMAP
Semester:
2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
30 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
840
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

2020-2021

The student has to obtain a minimum of 120 ECTS-credits: 36 ECTS-credits from the course list "Compulsory courses", 30 ECTS-credits from the course list "Master thesis", 24 ECTS-credits from the course list "Elective courses" and 30 ECTS-credits from the course list "Research Skills Development".

Model path over 2 years

Compulsory courses (36 ECTS-credits)

Computer and network security
Course code:
2000WETCNS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Jeroen Famaey
Model driven engineering
Course code:
2001WETMTR
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Modelling of software-intensive systems
Course code:
2001WETMSI
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
52
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Hans Vangheluwe
Data mining
Course code:
2001WETGDT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Reinforcement Learning
Course code:
2001WETDCP
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Steven Latré
Software reengineering
Course code:
2001WETSRE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Elective courses (24 ECTS-credits)

Select 24 ECTS-credits of elective courses, of which at least 12 ECTS-credits from the list Elective courses - major.

Selected topics in software engineering
Course code:
2001WETCSE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Specification and verification
Course code:
2001WETFSP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Guillermo Alberto Perez
Programming paradigms
Course code:
2001WETPPA
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Guillermo Alberto Perez
Software testing
Course code:
2001WETSWT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Elective courses - General

Academic Literacies for Scientists
Course code:
2000WETSEN
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
28
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Numerical Optimisation
Course code:
2000WETNOP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Mathematics
Lecturer(s):
  • Wim Vanroose
Philosophy of science
Course code:
2001WETWEF
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Philosophy and Ethics
Lecturer(s):
  • Bert Leuridan
  • Raoul Gervais
Selected topics of computational science
Course code:
2001WETCCW
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
25
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Computer networks and distributed systems

Advanced Wireless and 5G networks
Course code:
2001WETMWN
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Michael Peeters
Introduction to performance modelling
Course code:
2001WETSMT
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Benny Van Houdt
Topics in computer networks
Course code:
2001WETTDC
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Steven Latré

Data science and artificial intelligence

Artificial Neural Networks
Course code:
2500WETANN
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • José Antonio Oramas Mogrovejo
Bioinformatics
Course code:
2002WETBIN
Semester:
2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Kris Laukens
Database systems
Course code:
2002WETGDS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Floris Geerts
Information retrieval
Course code:
2001WETINR
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Research Skills Development (30 ECTS-credits)

Research Project 1
Course code:
2005WETRIN
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
215
ECTS-credits:
18 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
504
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Research Project 2
Course code:
2004WETRIN
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
150
ECTS-credits:
12 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
336
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Master thesis (30 ECTS-credits)

Master thesis Computer Science including internship: Software Engineering
Course code:
2504WETMAP
Semester:
2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
30 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
840
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Chris Blondia
  • Toon Calders
  • Serge Demeyer
  • Jeroen Famaey
  • Floris Geerts
  • Bart Goethals
  • Steven Latré
  • Kris Laukens
  • José Antonio Oramas Mogrovejo
  • Guillermo Alberto Perez
  • Hans Vangheluwe
  • Benny Van Houdt

2019-2020

The student has to obtain a minimum of 120 ECTS-credits: 36 ECTS-credits from the course list "Compulsory courses", 30 ECTS-credits from the course list "Master thesis", 24 ECTS-credits from the course list "Elective courses" and 30 ECTS-credits from the course list "Research Skills Development".

Model path over 2 years

Compulsory courses (36 ECTS-credits)

Computer and network security
Course code:
2000WETCNS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Jeroen Famaey
Data mining
Course code:
2001WETGDT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Distributed Artificial Intelligence
Course code:
2001WETDCP
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Steven Latré
Model driven engineering
Course code:
2001WETMTR
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Hans Vangheluwe
Modelling of software-intensive systems
Course code:
2001WETMSI
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
52
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Hans Vangheluwe
Software reengineering
Course code:
2001WETSRE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Elective courses (24 ECTS-credits)

Select 24 ECTS-credits of elective courses, of which at least 12 ECTS-credits from the list Elective courses - major.

ELECTIVE COURSES - MAJOR

Selected topics in software engineering
Course code:
2001WETCSE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Programming paradigms
Course code:
2001WETPPA
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Guillermo Alberto Perez
Software testing
Course code:
2001WETSWT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Specification and verification
Course code:
2001WETFSP
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Guillermo Alberto Perez

ELECTIVE COURSES - GENERAL



Computer networks and distributed systems

Introduction to performance modelling
Course code:
2001WETSMT
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Benny Van Houdt
Mobile and wireless networks
Course code:
2001WETMWN
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Philosophy of science
Course code:
2001WETWEF
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Philosophy and Ethics
Lecturer(s):
  • Bert Leuridan
  • Raoul Gervais
Selected topics of computational science
Course code:
2001WETCCW
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
25
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Topics in networks and distributed systems
Course code:
2001WETTDC
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Steven Latré

Data science

Bioinformatics
Course code:
2002WETBIN
Semester:
2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Kris Laukens
Database systems
Course code:
2002WETGDS
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Floris Geerts
Information retrieval
Course code:
2001WETINR
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Academic Literacies for Scientists
Course code:
2000WETSEN
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
28
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):

Research Skills Development (30 ECTS-credits)

Research Project 1
Course code:
2005WETRIN
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
215
ECTS-credits:
18 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
504
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Research Project 2
Course code:
2004WETRIN
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
150
ECTS-credits:
12 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
336
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Master thesis Computer Science including internship: Software Engineering
Course code:
2504WETMAP
Semester:
2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
30 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
840
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
  • Chris Blondia
  • Toon Calders
  • Serge Demeyer
  • Jeroen Famaey
  • Floris Geerts
  • Bart Goethals
  • Steven Latré
  • Kris Laukens
  • José Antonio Oramas Mogrovejo
  • Guillermo Alberto Perez
  • Hans Vangheluwe
  • Benny Van Houdt