Master’s degreeComputer Science
| Study location | Italy, Bari |
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| Type | Master's Degree, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 2 years (120 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | Master’s degree |
| Course code | 8975/PDS0-2020/2020 |
| Tuition fee | For information please refer to the Regolamento tasse e contributi |
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| Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Open access course. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Language requirements | English English – B2 Level |
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| Other requirements | The Course is open to all graduate students. Admission requirements consist in having completed a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at UNIBA or in other Universities in the Computer Science field (class 26 or class L-31), or in the Information Engineering field (class 9 or L-8) together with knowledge of the English Language at level B2. For students coming from bachelor’s degree programs in the classes L-31 and L-8, with a graduation grade greater than or equal to 98/110, the personal preparation is considered adequate, without need to take any oral interview and/or examination/test; for all the other students and international students, evaluation sessions are organized in September, December and February. |
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Overview
The Master Degree course in Computer Science provides vast, in-depth, theoretical, experimental and applicative competencies in the fundamental areas of Computer Science.
It has two curricula: Artificial Intelligence and Security Engineering with specific educational objectives, but also a strong cultural core basis.
The curriculum Artificial Intelligence foster a solid training on topics regarding designing and developing of systems that simulate cognitive skills and abilities typical of the human being,as well as programming expert computer systems, referring to the model-driven paradigm and the data-driven paradigm.
The curriculum Security Engineering consist in a deep training on topics such as applicative security, i.e., security in the design and development of software systems; verification and securing of legacy software systems; design of secure interfaces and access systems and evaluation of the security of interaction; secure integration with sensors and secure management of IT projects.
Program structure
https://www.uniba.it/it/corsi/cdl-computer-science/studiare/piano-di-studi
Career opportunities
Graduates with a Master Degree in Computer Science are professionals with a technical background and high-level computer science qualifications.
The Artificial Intelligence specialist is a professional figure who possesses specific skills in the field of artificial intelligence and deals with the design, development, integration, engineering and maintenance of IT systems in all contexts of artificial intelligence use.
Her/his employment opportunities may be in public and private research centres; companies and public bodies; innovative start-ups with Artificial Intelligence oriented businesses, etc.
The Security Engineering specialist combines excellent general knowledge in the field of IT with specific expertise in the field of security from an engineering point of view. He is responsible for developing, creating, modifying and testing particularly complex software with particular attention to security and confidentiality aspects.
She/he may be employed in all private and public sectors using the information technologies, as for example banks, insurances, public administrations, defence industries, research institution, etc.