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Curriculum Grid Computing
Track Computational Science
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track Computational Science takes two academic years (120 EC), which awards a Master of Science degree in Grid Computing. Students can start in semester 1 (September) or semester 2 (February).
Computational Science focuses on systems for quantitative modelling and simulation of complex dynamic systems. These are found in, e.g., physics, chemistry, biology, medicine and engineering.
Key words: modeling and simulation, scientific computing, cellular automata, mesoscopic modelling, parallel algorithms, scientific visualisation and virtual reality.
The track Computational Science consists of the following elements:
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Obligatory courses: 48 EC
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Constrained Choice: 12 EC
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Free Choice:12 EC
Free choice enables the student to attend master courses not already mentioned as constraint choice. The free choice can also be used to work on deficiencies. In this case the free choice is not completely free. The track coordinator may decide to limit the free choice and suggest a constraint choice or obligatory courses.
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Graduation Research: 48 EC
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| Constrained choice Computational Science; 12 EC out of: |
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Note that this list of disciplinary courses is dynamic and can change in time. You can also propose disciplinary courses yourself from yet other fields.
Mapping the old track (2009-2010) to the new track (2010 – 2011)
As compared to the previous 2009-2010 track, the new curriculum for Computational Science for 2010-2011 contains no changes.
You can also take a variant in
BioInformatics. The structuring of the curriculum is comparable to Computational Science, and there is substantial overlap. However, the obligatory courses in BioInformatics are:
| Obligatory courses Computational Science-Bioinformatics |
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Then there is a free choice of 24 EC.
Track Computer Science
The track
Computer Science takes two academic years (120 EC), which awards a Master of Science degree in Grid Computing. Students can start in semester 1 (September) or semester 2 (February)
Computer Science covers theory, software engineering, architecture, networks, systems and programming languages but with a clear focus on concurrency.
Key words: Concurrency engineering, grid systems, resource management, high-speed networks, next-generation computer architectures, systems on a chip, complex systems, multi-core, many-core, self-organisation, sensor networks, process algebra, concurrency theory, program algebra, thread algebra, multi-threading, programming methods and techniques, theoretical issues in software engineering.
The track Computer Science consists of the following elements:
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Obligatory courses: 36 EC
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Constrained Choice: 18 EC
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Free Choice:18 EC
Free choice enables the student to attend master courses not already mentioned as constrained choices. The free choice can also be used to work on deficiencies. In this case the free choice is not completely free. The track coordinator may decide to limit the free choice and suggest a constrained choice or obligatory courses.
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Graduation Research: 48 EC
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| Constrained choice Computer Science; 18 EC out of: |
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Variants in the two year masters programmes
Students may choose from three variants:
- Research Variant (R-variant - 120 EC)
- Social Variant (S-Variant or M-Track - 60 EC masters programme and 60 EC variant), see:
Entrepreneurship; M-track for master's students FNWI
- Communication and Education variant (CE-Variant - 60EC masters program and 60 EC variant), see:
Communicatieve / Educatieve variant tweejarige masteropleidingen FNWI
Students have to contact the Programme Director in order to set up a study programme.The S-Variant and the CE-Variant have a study load of 60 EC (preceding the programme of the Variant). Students will have to go through a separate intake procedure for admission to the S-Variant. In the case of the CE-variant, students are obliged to first follow the study programme of the first disciplinary year of the disciplinary Master’s programme.
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