European Masters in Informatics

This is a two-year Masters course sponsored by the EC Programme Erasmus Mundus.

It is offered jointly by the University of Edinburgh and two other major European universities:

• RWTH Aachen University (Germany)
• University of Trento (Italy)

Please visit the EUMI web page for further details or read the information below.

Programme Content and Structure

The Masters Course lasts two years and carries 120 points in the European credit transfer system.  The course is taught in English and covers domains that, being emergent, rapidly evolving, and of growing impact on society, require specialised competencies not covered by more traditional degree programs.

Course content is grouped into the specialist areas listed below. Each specialist area is taught jointly by two of the partner Universities and, as a student, you will spend a year at each university. One university will act as your main university where you will spend the initial part of thir studies and where you will be based while writing your thesis.

The areas of specialisation

Net-Centric Informatics
This specialization covers all those aspects of informatics related to the design, implementation and analysis of distributed, ubiquitous information and computing systems. This area covers a wide range of topics, ranging from network architectures and communication infrastructures to techniques for the design and analysis of distributed knowledge, media applications and large-scale information systems, to the design and implementation of distributed web-service applications.

Life-Science Informatics
This area of specialization will prepare professionals at the intersection of the study of Life-Science (biology, neuroscience, cognitive sciences) and the study of computation and engineering. Students will take basic courses on the fundamentals of biology and/or cognitive science and advanced courses studying the application of computer science techniques to the analysis of structural and behavioral aspects of biological and cognitive systems.

Embedded Systems Informatics
This specialization introduces the fundamental principles underlying the theory and the practical design and implementation of embedded systems. Moreover, it allows students to put these principles into practice in applications in the area of control systems (e.g., controllers for automotive systems or industrial plants) and to ambient intelligence applications (e.g., domotics or sensors networks).

Upon the successful completion of the course you will be awarded a double degree, consisting of a degree from each of the two visited universities. The awarded degrees correspond to:

• a Master of Science in Informatics from us
• a Master of Science in Computer Science or Media Informatics from the RWTH Aachen University
• a Master of Science in Informatics from the University of Trento.

Entry Requirements

You should have a first or upper second class honours degree or its equivalent, and in an area of Informatics, such as Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science or Computer Science. You should also have experience in computer programming.

Applicants with degrees in these disciplines will also be considered: Education, Electrical Engineering, Psychology, Mathematics, Philosophy, and Physics.

Studentships

A number of 21 scholarships worth 21.000 EUR per year are available to students from outside the EU only, funded by the European Commission wihin the Erasmus Mundus programme.  Some of these scholarships will be specifically set aside for students from Asia.

Sponsorship is currently not available for students from the UK/EU but please consult our sponsorship page for possible sources of funding.

Apply

Please download an application form from the EUMI web site (click on admissions).  If anything is unclear, contact our MSc admissions co-ordinator.

Careers

If you take this course you will become a professional who understands advanced techniques, tools, and methodologies in the field of Computer Science, and is able to put this knowledge to practice in the key application domains. Your experience of studying in two different universities, in two different countries, will put you in a good position to find employment with major international companies or in the academica. Visit our careers page for examples of career paths and employers