Different requirements apply depending on whether the student is in the course-based or the research-based track:

Course-based track

In the course-based track, students complete at least 90 ECTS of course-work, and at least 30 ECTS of M.Sc. project work, which may be a group project.

Research-based track

In the research-based track, students complete at least 60 ECTS of course-work, while at least 60 ECTS are devoted to an individual research project under the supervision of a faculty member.

Credit Requirements

At least 2/3 of the required course credits must be from graduate courses in Computer Science. Each student must take the course “T-701-REM4 Research Methodology”. The remaining graduate courses must be from at least three different subject areas of Computer Science. Students who have not taken the course “T-519-STOR Theory of Computation”, or an equivalent course, during their undergraduate studies must take the course “T-719-STO4 Theory of Computation”.

Students may take course credits in undergraduate courses or courses outside of Computer Science, if the following conditions are satisfied:

• Undergraduate courses must be advanced courses, which do not overlap with courses that students have completed before. The list of acceptable courses is posted before each semester.
• For courses outside of computer science, the course programme must be ambitious and carefully assembled to give the student real benefits towards his or her future plans, as agreed upon by the student and the advisor/supervisor, and accepted by the Graduate Studies Council.