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Brussels School of Engineering M-IRIFS

Master of science in Computer Science and Engineering with focus Professional

Master of science in Computer Science and Engineering with focus Professional

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  • Programme title
    Master of science in Computer Science and Engineering with focus Professional
  • Programme mnemonic
    M-IRIFS
  • Programme organised by
    • Brussels School of Engineering
  • Degree type
    Master 120 credits
  • Tier
    2nd cycle
  • Field and branch of study
    Sciences and technics/Engineering sciences
  • Schedule type
    Daytime
  • Languages of instruction
    english
  • Theoretical programme duration
    2 years
  • Campus
    Plaine/Solbosch
  • Category / Topic
    Sciences and technics - Sciences and technics

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Degree type

Master 120 credits

Theoretical programme duration

2 years

Learning language(s)

english

Schedule type

Daytime

Campus

Plaine/Solbosch

Category(ies) - Topic(s)

Sciences and technics - Sciences and technics

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The Master in Computer Science and Engineering program provides top quality scientific training in information technology.The aim is to train engineers capable of designing, implementing, correcting and maintaining complex computer-based systems through a thorough understanding of the underlying algorithmical, software, and hardware aspects. The skills developed focus not only on the essential concepts of modern information technology but also on the technical characteristics associated with the training for civil engineering. The project-directed training in particular helps students to develop practical skills in this field.

Graduates of the program Master of Science in Enineering: Computer Science at ULB are both Engineers and Computer Scientists:

  • As Engineers they are capable of applying a multidisciplinary corpus of knowledge from the exact and engineering sciences to resolve challenging multidisciplinary technical problems (e.g., those involving physics, chemistry, mechanics, electronics, . . . ) .

  • As Computer Scientists they are capable of mobilizing a domain-specific body of knowledge in Computer Science and exhibit competences in Computational Thinking to develop new computing systems and to advance the field of computer science itself.

The exposure to the multi-disciplinary corpus of knowledge and the associated problem-solving mindset is developed majoritarily in the Bachelor years. The specialization in Computer Science is majoritarily developed in the Master years.

Due to this multi-disciplinarity, the graduates Master of Science and Engineering in Computer Science at ULB is comfortable with the modeling and approaches to problem solving in a variety of disciplines, not limited to the computational thinking methodology of Computer Science. Given the growing application domain of computing across a wide range of disciplines, the Master Ingénieur Civil en Informatique is capable of bridging the gap between specialized scientific domains and application areas and computing.

Graduates of the program Master of Science in Enineering: Computer Science at ULB are both Engineers and Computer Scientists:

  • As Engineers they are capable of applying a multidisciplinary corpus of knowledge from the exact and engineering sciences to resolve challenging multidisciplinary technical problems (e.g., those involving physics, chemistry, mechanics, electronics, . . . ) .

  • As Computer Scientists they are capable of mobilizing a domain-specific body of knowledge in Computer Science and exhibit competences in Computational Thinking to develop new computing systems and to advance the field of computer science itself.

The exposure to the multi-disciplinary corpus of knowledge and the associated problem-solving mindset is developed majoritarily in the Bachelor years. The specialization in Computer Science is majoritarily developed in the Master years.

Due to this multi-disciplinarity, the graduates Master of Science and Engineering in Computer Science at ULB is comfortable with the modeling and approaches to problem solving in a variety of disciplines, not limited to the computational thinking methodology of Computer Science. Given the growing application domain of computing across a wide range of disciplines, the Master Ingénieur Civil en Informatique is capable of bridging the gap between specialized scientific domains and application areas and computing.

The program is thaught entirely in English.

The program uses multiple teaching methods, from classical lectures to project-based learning. About half of the program is devoted to exercise sessions and computer labs. Since computer science is by definition a discipline that requires the development of practical expertise, many courses involve project work. During these projects, the student develops, among other competencies, the practical and proactive reflexes required in the professional life as a master in computer science and engineering.

To allow students to gain professional experience, students are offered the possibility to realize an internship of 12 weeks in an enterprise or research centre abroad. The internship has to be done between start of July and end of October, between BLOCK 1 and BLOCK 2.

This Master combines the multi-faceted skills set of civil engineers with expertise in computer and information technology. Due to his multi-faceted civil engineering background, the Master in Computer Science and Engineering is a privileged participant in multi-disciplinary projects who understands the technological issues and industrial constraints of the field in which the computer-based solutions are to be implemented, and can therefore ensure optimal solutions.

The Master of computer science and engineering offered at the Ecole Polytechnique de Bruxelles is co-organized with the computer science department of the Faculty of Sciences of the ULB and the computer science department of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). This collaboration allows in-depth expertise in the array of computer science topics mentioned above.

The Ecole polytechnique encourages students to participate in the Erasmus mobility program. This optional program allows students to spend a semester or an entire year (either in in blocks 1 or 2) at a foreign university. Credits of successfully completed courses at the foreign university are recognized by the Ecole polytechnique.

To allow students to gain professional experience, students are offered the possibility to realize an internship of 12 weeks in an enterprise or research centre abroad. The internship has to be done between start of July and end of October, between BLOCK 1 and BLOCK 2.

Access conditions

Access conditions
CONDITIONS COMMUNES MASTERS / COMMUNES MASTERS

The conditions of access to the selected Master's degree meet the requirements of Article 111 of the Decree of 07/11/2013.

To facilitate the reading of these access conditions and click on the category that concerns you, to obtain more information, please note that :

The point A concerns the candidates who have obtained a diploma in theFrench-speaking community of Belgium and who benefit from full admission rights .

The point B concerns the candidates who have obtained a diploma outside the French-speaking community of Belgium, recognised as equivalent in the framework of a European directive, an international convention, ...

The point C concerns the candidates who have obtained a diploma outside the French-speaking community of Belgium, whose application is submitted to the opinion of the academic jury

ACCES PLEIN DROIT

A. Full admission rights granted to holders of a degree obtained in the French-speaking Community of Belgium

ACCES PLEIN DROIT / AUTRE FINALITE

Admission granted to the holder of the same Master's degree, but with a different focus.

Finalité spécialisée accessible without supplement to the holder of the following degree :

  • Master : Ingénieur civil en informatique, à finalité spécialisée
ACCES PLEIN DROIT / DECISION ACADEMIQUE UNIV

Admission granted to the holder of a university Bachelor's or Master's degree, pursuant to a decision by the academic authorities.

Finalité spécialisée accessible without supplement to the holder of the following degrees :

  • Bachelier en sciences de l'ingénieur, orientation Ingénieur civil
  • Master : Ingénieur civil biomédical, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil biomédical, à finalité spécialisée
  • Master : Ingénieur civil des constructions, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil des constructions, à finalité spécialisée
  • Master : Ingénieur civil des mines et géologue, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil des mines et géologue, à finalité spécialisée
  • Master : Ingénieur civil en aérospatiale, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil en aérospatiale, à finalité spécialisée
  • Master : Ingénieur civil en chimie et science des matériaux, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil en chimie et science des matériaux, à finalité spécialisée
  • Master : Ingénieur civil en informatique et gestion, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil en informatique et gestion, à finalité spécialisée
  • Master : Ingénieur civil en mathématiques appliquées, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil en mathématiques appliquées, à finalité spécialisée
  • Master : Ingénieur civil mécanicien, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil mécanicien, à finalité spécialisée
  • Master : Ingénieur civil physicien, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil physicien, à finalité spécialisée
  • Master : Ingénieur civil électricien, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil électricien, à finalité spécialisée
  • Master : Ingénieur civil électromécanicien, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil électromécanicien, à finalité spécialisée

Finalité spécialisée accessible with supplement to the holder of the following degrees :

  • Bachelier en sciences chimiques - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Bachelier en sciences de l'ingénieur, orientation Ingénieur civil architecte - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Bachelier en sciences de l'ingénieur, orientation bioingénieur - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Bachelier en sciences informatiques - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Bachelier en sciences mathématiques - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Bachelier en sciences physiques - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en Sciences chimiques - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en Sciences informatiques - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en Sciences physiques - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master : Bioingénieur, orientation chimie et bio-industries, à finalité approfondie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master : Bioingénieur, orientation chimie et bio-industries, à finalité spécialisée - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master : Bioingénieur, orientation gestion des forêts et des espaces naturels, à finalité approfondie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master : Bioingénieur, orientation gestion des forêts et des espaces naturels,à finalité spécialisée - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master : bioingénieur en sciences agronomiques, à finalité approfondie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master : bioingénieur en sciences agronomiques, à finalité spécialisée - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master : bioingénieur en sciences et technologies de l'environnement, à finalité approfondie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master : bioingénieur en sciences et technologies de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences chimiques, à finalité approfondie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences chimiques, à finalité didactique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences chimiques, à finalité spécialisée - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences informatiques, à finalité approfondie - 30 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences informatiques, à finalité spécialisée - 30 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences physiques, à finalité approfondie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences physiques, à finalité didactique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences physiques, à finalité spécialisée - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
ACCES PLEIN DROIT / DECISION ACADEMIQUE UNIV

Rem. concerning admission to a university Bachelor's or Master's degree.

ACCES PLEIN DROIT / MINEURE/OPTION

Access granted to holders of an undergraduate level degree, having passed a subsidiary subject/minor/option or a module under the conditions set out by the board of examiners, taking into account all the credits that the student can also use at the time of admission. These extra courses form part of the student’s graduate course of studies.

ACCES PLEIN DROIT / DECISION ACADEMIQUE HE TYPE LONG

Admission granted to the holder of a Bachelor's or Master's degree from a non-University Higher Education institution -HE or ESA- (long course), pursuant to a decision by the academic authorities (including adult education diplomas, regarded as equivalent).

Finalité spécialisée accessible with supplement to the holder of the following degrees :

  • Bachelier en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité automatisation - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité biochimie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité chimie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité construction - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité emballage et conditionnement - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité génies physique et nucléaire - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité géomètre - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité industrie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité informatique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité mécanique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité textile - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité électricité - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité électromécanique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité électronique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation automatisation - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation aérotechnique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation biochimie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation chimie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation construction - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation emballage et conditionnement - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation génie énergétique durable - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation génies physiques et nucléaire - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation géomètre - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation industrie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation informatique - 15 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation mécanique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation textile - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation électricité - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation électromécanique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation électromécanique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation électronique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation électronique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
ACCES PLEIN DROIT / DECISION ACADEMIQUE HE TYPE LONG

Rem. concerning admission to Bachelor's or Master's degree from a Non-University Higher Education Institution -HE or ESA- (long course).

ACCES PLEIN DROIT / DECISION ACADEMIQUE HE TYPE COURT

Rem. concerning admission to a Bachelor degree in a Non-University Higher Education Institution -HE or ESA- (short course).

ACCES PLEIN DROIT / BA 15 CREDITS MAX

By way of derogation, students who still need to earn a maximum of 15 credits in order to be awarded the degree entitling them to be admitted to the Master's programme, and who are enrolled simultaneously for these studies in a Higher Education institution in the French-speaking Community, will also be admitted.

DIPLÔME EQUIVALENT

B. Admission granted to the holder of a degree obtained abroad which is recognised as equivalent to degrees mentioned previously in application of the Decree of 7 November 2013 (décret définissant le paysage de l'enseignement supérieur et l'organisation académique des études), of a European directive, of an international agreement or other legislation, under the same conditions.

ACCES DOSSIER JURY

C. Admission granted following submission of a dossier and decision by the jury

ACCES DOSSIER JURY / GRADE ACAD SIMILAIRE

Admission granted to the holder of a degree similar to the degrees awarded in the French-speaking Community (see point A), and awarded by a Higher Education Institution outside the latter (Flemish Community, German-speaking Community, Royal Military Academy, foreign institution), under the additional conditions determined by the jury. These extra courses form part of the student’s Master's programme. A qualification or degree leading to the same career prospects or to a continuation of studies in the original system is considered similar to a degree awarded in the French-speaking community.

ACCES DOSSIER JURY / DIPLÔME VALORISE 180 CREDITS

Admission granted, under the general conditions laid down by the academic authorities, to the holder of a qualification, diploma, degree or certificate awarded outside the French-Speaking Community or awarded abroad if the qualification, diploma, degree or certificate attests to the successful completion of studies and the jury considers them to be worth at least 180 credits. The jury may impose a programme worth a maximum of 60 credits in addition to the Master's programme, bearing in mind all the credits for which the student obtains recognition at the time of admission. These extra courses form part of the student’s Master's programme.

ACCES DOSSIER JURY / CONDITIONS SPECIFIQUES JURY

Criteria laid down by the jury.

Finalité spécialisée

Students holding a degree awarded by a higher education institution headquartered outside the European Economic Area and who do not meet a criteria of Article 3 of the Decree of April 11, 2014 adapting the financing of higher education institutions to the new organization of studies must have obtained a minimum average of 14/20 (GPA mark as well) in the degree(s) leading to admission.

VAE

D. Accreditation of prior experience

VAE / VAE CONDITIONS

In line with the procedure defined by the ULB, juries can recognise knowledge and skills acquired through professional and/or personal experience, and may grant access to the MA to any person who does not fall under the categories listed above. The jury determines the additional courses and any possible exemptions which constitute supplementary entry requirements for the student. The personal or professional experience must be equivalent to at least five years of activity. A maximum of two years of higher education can be taken into account, providing 60 credits were obtained per year.

HORS UNION EUROPÉENNE

Administrative fee for Applicants from outside the European Union

HORS UNION EUROPÉENNE / FRAIS ADMINISTRATIFS

Applicants from outside the European Union who do not meet the assimilation criteria and do not meet a criterium of article 3 of the Decree of the 11 April 2014 adapting the financing of higher education institutions to the new organisation of studies are required to pay an administrative fee of 200 euros. This payment is a prerequisite for the examination of the application. We invite you to check whether you meet the access conditions to the studies envisaged before submitting your application insofar as the administrative fee is not refundable.

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Prospects

Masters in Computer Science and Engineering find jobs in many different sectors, such as:

  • sectors where the main activity consists of the transmission of information (i.e., the telecommunication and computer networking sector);

  • sectors where the main activity concerns the treatment of information (banks, insurances, general administration);

  • the manufacturing industry, where there is an ever-growing demand for automation and computer assistance, not only at the management level (e.g., Business Intelligence) but also on the level of production processes (with a strong trend of integration of the two);

  • in sectors that develop new activities with the aid of computer technology (multimedia, bio-informatics, …);

  • in research centers

Computer and information-related technologies have known an exponential growth in the past few decades. As expert in this area, the Master in Computer Science and Engineering is hence ideally positioned within this sector. In addition, due to his multi-faceted civil engineering background, the Master in Computer Science and Engineering is a privileged participant in many multi-disciplinary projects.

Computer and information-related technologies have known an exponential growth in the past few decades. As expert in this area, the Master in Computer Science and Engineering is hence ideally positioned within this sector. In addition, due to his multi-faceted civil engineering background, the Master in Computer Science and Engineering is a privileged participant in many multi-disciplinary projects.