Study Plans of the Master's Degree Programme in Computer Science
Starting from Academic Year 2009/2010 the Faculty of Computer Science implements the University Reform foreseen by law 270/2004.
The first programme to undergo this reorganisation is the Master of Science, which is transformed from a "Laurea specialistica" according to law 509/99 to a
"Laurea magistrale" according to law 270/2004.
The relevant updated information is already available on these pages and in the
Study Manifesto, but
the web pages are still being updated.
Admission and pre-enrollment procedures have **not changed**.
Old Study Plan
Students enrolled BEFORE Academic Year 2009/2010 please refer to the
for information on the Master's Degree Course in Computer Science (Laurea specialistica) according to law 509/99.
New Study Plans
Students enrolled from Academic Year 2009/2010 onwards please refer to the following study plans.
CURRICULA
Within the Master the student must choose one of the following curricula:
The Curriculum must be chosen at the moment of enrolment. After that date, changes of Curriculum can be made with the approval of the Degree Programme Committee.
EUROPEAN MASTERS PROGRAMMES & ERASMUS MUNDUS
Within the Master further possibilities of specialisation are offered: the European Masters Programmes.
The programmes are:
All the European Masters Programme courses are held in English.
All European Masters Programmes running in the academic year 2009/2010 have been chosen as Erasmus Mundus Programmes by the European Union.
Interested candidates are invited to peruse the information on the website of the respective programme (the links can be found on the European Master Programmes page).
General Information
The Master in Computer Science comprises 120 Credit Points (Credit Points = CP) and has a legal duration of two years. Each year’s course is divided into two semesters.
Each student may submit an individual study plan; students participating to programmes involving multiple universities (such as the European Masters Programmes) must always submit an individual study plan. Individual study plans are subject to the approval of the Degree Programme Committee.
Internship
Internship is compulsory for the students of the Curriculum “Management of Information Systems Technologies”, and can be chosen also by the other students to acquire the required 8 free choice credits. Internships provide an important opportunity for coming into contact with the working environment, for putting into practice the theoretical knowledge acquired during the studies and for developing a critical thinking regarding future professional choices. Internships are planned for the second year of the course and may be carried out in any enterprise, whether public or private, in Italy or abroad. For further information, please refer to the Study Regulations of the Faculty of Computer Science.
Thesis and graduation examination
The graduation thesis for attaining the Master in Computer Science consists in the public discussion of an original written report (thesis) by the student under the guidance of a supervisor. This report is either produced at the conclusion of a period of research or regards the planning of a project or a case analysis, and must show original thinking, mastery of the subjects under discussion, the capacity for independent work, and good communicative skills. For further information, please refer to the Study Regulations of the Faculty of Computer Science.
Teaching and learning activities
Various kinds of teaching and learning activities are planned that will, in different ways, confer practical and theoretical knowledge:
- Courses: regular meetings with the students where the lecturer teaches the subject matter of the course syllabus.
- Project Courses: regular meetings with the students where the lecturer teaches the foundations of the subject matter and students immediately apply the acquired theoretical knowledge in the development of a software product.
- Seminar Courses: regular meetings with the students in the form of seminar presentations where advanced topics are discussed; the presentations are given by experts of the area and/or by the participating students, who deepen a specific topic proposed by the lecturer.
- Exercise and practice sessions: regular meetings with the students accompanying Courses and Project Courses; during the exercise and practice sessions the syllabus of the subject matter is revised and/or the students independently applies the acquired knowledge under supervision of the lecturer.
- Internship: external activity taking place in a public or private enterprise aimed at alternating study and work activity and at aiding future professional choices by means of a direct interaction with the working environment.
- Projects: activity where the students independently develop a scientific research activity under supervision of a lecturer and within the activities carried out in the Faculty; the focus is set in particular on planning, communication and teamwork skills.