Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen

Admission Requirements

Enrolling for this study plan is possible after having obtained one of the following degrees:

Academic Bachelor's programme computerwetenschappen
Academic Bachelor's programme informatica
Academic Bachelor's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: computerwetenschappen

You may also be asked to provide additional documents so we may evaluate your application.

AANBEVELINGSBRIEF / LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION 1
AANBEVELINGSBRIEF / LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION 2
MOTIVATIEBRIEF / LETTER OF MOTIVATION
PUNTENLIJST / TRANSCRIPTS (NIET VOOR VLAAMSE DIPLOMA'S)

Overview of the study plan

This Double Master Degree Educational Programme between the Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) in China and VUB is composed of 5 semesters. The purpose is to train students in general aspects of Computer Science and to give them the opportunity to specialise in the area of 'Multimedia'. This Master's programme focuses on obtaining scientific and problem/solving competences (knowledge, insight and skills) as well as on teamwork.
Year 1 (semester 1 and 2): 60 ECTS-credits at NPU
Year 2 (semester 3 and 4): 30 ECTS-credits at VUB
Year 3 (semester 5): 30 ECTS-credits at NPU


Master Computer Science - Multimedia - NPU-VUB - Year 1

60 ECTS-credits compulsory at the Northwestern Polytechnical University in China (NPU)

From the courses listed below, students must obtain 60 ECTS credits.

60ECTS credits - External course (60 credits)

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Master Computer Science - Multimedia - NPU-VUB - Year 2

All students study this core programme of 30 ECTS-credits in the second year master of the model trajectory.

From the courses listed below, students must obtain 30 ECTS credits.

3ECTS credits - Methods for Scientific Research
6ECTS credits - Declarative Programming
3ECTS credits - Scientific Integrity
6ECTS credits - Software Architectures
6ECTS credits - Data and Information Management
3ECTS credits - Theory of computation
3ECTS credits - Information Theory

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Master Computer Science - Multimedia - NPU-VUB - Year 3

The students have to choose a master thesis topic and a research training within the chosen specialisation.

From the courses listed below, students must obtain 30 ECTS credits.

6ECTS credits - Research Training
24ECTS credits - Master Thesis Computer Science

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