Study location	Italy, Padua
Type	Master's degree, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	(Master's degree in Computer Science)
Course code	SC2598/000ZZ/2021

Tuition fee	€2,739 per year For further information please visit: www.unipd.it/en/tuition-fees
Application fee	€30 one-time This fee is non-refundable.
Deposit	€204 one-time In order to accept your place at the University of Padua, the payment of the admission fee is required. This fee is non-refundable.

Entry qualification

Bachelor diploma (or equivalent) A minimum three-year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Engineering or related fields (e.g., Mathematics or Statistics) is required, with proven skills in computer science Additional entry requirements – Entry title and GPA Please verify country-based specific entry title and GPA requirements at the following link. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. You can often get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents with you when you finally go to the university. If you are admitted to the degree course, you will have to submit other documents including original and translated/legalised copies of your previous qualifications, etc. No legalised documents are required at application stage.

Language requirements	English B2 Level (CEFR) or equivalent Please check out this link for the full list of accepted certificates, minimum scores and exemptions

More information	unipd.it/en/computer-science  informatica.math.unipd.it/en.html

Overview

The Master’s degree programme strengthens and deepens the cultural background in the fundamental areas of computer science, introduces the most recent and advanced fields of computer science, and provides some basic skills to investigate a research project in computational disciplines.

Programme structure

The programme is organised in three main study tracks:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Internet, Mobile and Security
• Programming Languages, Systems and Algorithms

Students will build their own study plan choosing among a wide offer of course units in:
Computability, Advanced Algorithms, Modern Programming Paradigms, Mobile Programming and Multimedia Systems, Formal Methods of Programming Languages, Computer and Network Security, Concurrent, Distributed and Real-time Systems, Wireless Networks, Advanced Web Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Machine and Deep Learning, Cognitive Services, Natural Language Processing, Data Mining, Bioinformatics, Game Theory, Combinatorial Optimization, Type Theory.

Career opportunities

Master graduates typically assume managing and leading roles in ICT organizations and may contribute and lead R&D ICT projects in public organizations and private companies. The growth of the ICT job market continues to be very positive, hence the outlook is very promising. The master degree allows to apply to the admission competitions for the PhD programs in Computer Science or related disciplines.