Curriculum

Curriculum (MSc, 2021 onwards)

Studies include compulsory and elective advanced level studies in Computer Science, MSc thesis work, internship and MSc thesis project as well as some mandatory and elective general studies. The education is realized in multiple forms of teaching like traditional lectures, laboratory exercises, individual and group work, learning diary, and flipped classroom.

The curriculum of the studies fulfill the Master’s degree requirements in both universities, TUT & UEF.

Starting at UEF

FIRST YEAR AT UEF
COURSES ECTS
Personal study plan 1
Research Methods in Computer Science 6
Design and Analysis of Algorithms OR Pattern Recognition OR Software Engineering OR Artificial Intelligence 6
Presentation and debate for international students 2
Introduction to research and scientific literature 3
IT project 10
Elective advanced level computer science courses 20
English 2
Freely selected courses 2
Industrial internship (part 1) 8 (total 12)
Total 60
SECOND YEAR AT TUT
General non-computer science courses (incl. Ethics for Researchers) 4
Elective advanced level computer science courses 12
Seminar for Computer Science and Engineering 1 & 2 (Experimentation and data analysis) 10 (12)
Industrial internship (part 2) 4 (total 12)
Master thesis 30
Total 60
Total Curriculum
120

Starting at TUT

FIRST SEMESTER AT TUT
COURSES ECTS
Personal study plan 1
General non-computer science courses (incl. Ethics for Researchers) 4
Elective advanced level computer science courses 12
Seminar for Computer Science and Engineering 1 & 2 (Experimentation and data analysis) 10
Introduction to research and scientific literature 3
Total 30
SECOND & THIRD SEMESTER AT UEF
Research Methods in Computer Science 6
Design and Analysis of Algorithms OR Pattern Recognition OR Software Engineering OR Artificial Intelligence 6
Presentation and debate for international students 2
Cultural Studies Perspectives on Finnish Culture 5
Elective advanced level computer science courses 15
Freely selected studies (including English) 4
IT-project 10
Industrial internship
12
Total 60
FOURTH SEMESTER AT TUT
MSc Thesis (Supervised research) 30
Total 60
Total Curriculum
120