Admission to the study programme

1. Admission to the master programme Software Engineering is possible for students with the following qualifications:
   • (a) A Bachelor Informatics or Technical Informatics from a Dutch university.
   • (b) A foreign qualification comparable to 1 (a), under the condition of sufficient active and passive knowledge of the English language. After consultation, exemption might be granted for the requirement to master the Dutch language.
   • (c) Every Higher Vocational Education (HBO) Bachelor in Informatics (HIO), Technical Informatics, or a Bachelor in a comparable HVE (HBO) programme with a graduate point average (GPA) of 7 (out of 10) or higher, for students that successfully pass the assessment for the master Software Engineering, which students must also have completed a study programme that includes the following courses, or courses that are comparable to these:
     • (a) Data structures and algorithms,
     • (b) Software and database design,
     • (c) Operating systems,
     • (d) Programming languages,
     • (e) Software engineering.
     In the assessment the quality, motivation and the level of knowledge of the candidate will be reviewed.
   • (d) All other candidates who have successfully completed a (substantial part of 1a) comparable or related study programme, and who exhibit during an admission procedure sufficient quality, motivation and prerequisite knowledge or experience in order to successfully complete the study programme. In the review of candidates the focus will be specifically on the following aspects:
     • Basic knowledge of discrete mathematics
     • Basic knowledge of logic
     • Basic knowledge of formal language theory
     • Basic knowledge of data structures and algorithms
     • Basic knowledge of compiler construction
     • Basic knowledge of software engineering
     • Basic knowledge of design patterns and UML
     • Programming capabilities (Linux, C, Java, develop-environments)
     • General academic skills
2. The above mentioned procedure will be further established by the Board of Examiners.
3. Every application for admission will be reviewed by the Board of Examiners. Without approval of admission by the Board of Examiners no candidate will have access to the master programme of Software Engineering.