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Programme structure

The Master's programme Computational Science is a two-year full time study consisting of 120 ECTS credits.

The programme has the following structure:

  • Courses, mandatory and elective, 60 ECTS credits
  • Master's thesis, 60 ECTS credits
    The programme option Mechanics also offers a 30 ECTS credits Master's thesis together with 90 ECTS credits of courses.

The programme has 9 programme options:

Course of study

 Example

4. semester Master's thesis Master's thesis Master's thesis
3. semester Master's thesis Master's thesis Master's thesis
2. semester IN4200 – High-Performance Computing and Numerical Projects / Mandatory course Elective course Elective course
1. semester FYS-STK4155 – Applied Data Analysis and Machine Learning / Mandatory course + HSE courses MAT4110 – Introduction to Numerical Analysis / Elective course Elective course
  10 ECTS credits 10 ECTS credits 10 ECTS credits