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Study programme 2014-2015

Teaching and training



Welcome in the program study of UCL 2014-2015

At Louvain-la-Neuve - 120 credits - 2 years - Day schedule - In english
Dissertation/Graduation Project : YES - Internship : optional
Activities in English: YES - Activities in other languages : NO
Activities on other sites : NO
Organized by: Ecole Polytechnique de Louvain (EPL)
Programme code: SINF2M - European Qualifications Framework (EQF): 7


Introduction

The program tries to maintain a balance between soft skills and scientific/technical skills, between striving for excellence and pragmatism. It offers :

  • an approach based basic concepts in computer science which remain valid beyond the rapidly changing technology ;
  • a program entirely in English to improve your skills both in written and spoken technical English ;
  • exchange programs and dual degrees in Belgium, Europe and worldwide.

Your profile

You

  • aspire to imagine, design, implement and deploy the computer applications that will shape our future;
  • have a bachelor degree with a specialization in computer science;
  • want to improve your theoretical knowledge and develop your practical skills in disciplines such as artificial intelligence, computer networks, information security, software engineering and programming systems;
  • would like to build up soft skills such as foreign languages, management of resources, team work and communication, work discipline and ethics.

Your future job

We train

  • scientists who can understand and analyze the complex requirements to be met by a software system in its environment;
  • professionals who will design computer systems which encounter customer needs;
  • innovators who master a broad range of technologies and their continuous evolution;
  • specialists able to implement software solutions with a particular attention to quality of the product and of its development process.

Your programme

The training includes

  • a mandatory part, to acquire the skills necessary to model, design complex applications, which completes the required training to all university computer scientists;
  • at least one option that you choose, to acquire advanced skills in a field of interest: software engineering and programming systems, artificial intelligence, networking and security;
  • elective courses that allow you to focus your training to your interests, whether computer science or any other discipline (management, entrepreneurship, foreign languages ​​...); as the UCL is a wide university, many opportunities are offered;
  • an master's thesis, half the workload of the last year, offers the possibility of treating a subject in depth and its magnitude is a true introduction to life as a computer scientist; the subject of this work is chosen in consultation between you, the program committee and possibly an industry.