Master's Programme in Informatics

Study facts

Study programme codeMAMN-INF
ECTS credits120
Duration2 years
DegreeMaster of Science in Informatics
ResourcesStudy plan
Belongs toDepartment of Informatics

Presentation

Objectives and content

The candidates who have completed their study shall have substantial founded knowledge and skills in informatics. They shall have obtained a thorough introduction to scientific work methods and training in self-contained work doing extensive and demanding technical tasks. They will have developed special skills within a research field, and a good overview of other research fields.

Within the master program in informatics the candidates are admitted to one of the follwing specializations/programme options:

  • Algorithm Theory
  • Visualization
  • Secure and reliable communication
  • Optimization
  • Bioinformatics

Admission

Admission Requirements

General admission criterias:

You must have obtained a first degree (bachelor's degree) of three or four years duration from an approved institution of higher education.

Your bachelor's degree must include mimimum 20 ECTS of Mathematics and minimum 60 ECTS of Informatics/Computer science.

Additional credits in Mathematics and/or Informatics can be an advantage.

Documentation of proficiency in English is also necessary if you are reciding abroad, or you have an international background.

Note that the master's programme has a limited number of places.

See each programme option/specialization for more information about aims and content.

For international self-financing applicants:

The Master's Degree Programme in Informatics receives approx. 140 - 180 applications from self-financing students each year. Approx. 5-8 applicants are given an offer of admission.

The average grade of the Bachelor's degree must be at least 2nd class upper division/B or the equivalent as academic result.

It is very important that you enter in your application what programme option/specialization you are interested in (Algorithms, Optimization, Bioinformatics, Secure and reliable communications or Visualization).

Quota Scheme

The Master's Degree Programme in Informatics is not a part of the Quota Scheme, and therefore we do not accept Quota applicants.

Construction

Master's Programme in Informatics (requirement 120 SP)
Studieretning
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Algorithms (requirement 60 SP)
Obligatorisk emne (requirement 30 SP)
Mandatory course
Course codeCourse titleSPSR
INF234Algorithms101–41
INF235Complexity Theory101–42
INF334Advanced Algorithmic Techniques101–43
Valgfritt emne (requirement 30 SP)
Bioinformatics (requirement 60 SP)
Obligatorisk emne (requirement 30 SP)
Mandatory course
Course codeCourse titleSPSR
INF234Algorithms101–41
INF280Searching and Machine Learning101–41
INF282Methods in Bioinformatics I101–42
Elective course
Course codeCourse titleSPSR
MOL301Biomolecules101–41
Valgfritt emne (requirement 30 SP)
Emnene MOL301, INF381, MOL310 og STAT200 er sterkt anbefalt
Optimisation (requirement 60 SP)
Obligatorisk emne (requirement 20 SP)
Mandatory course
Course codeCourse titleSPSR
INF234Algorithms101–41
INF270Linear Programming101–41
Valgfritt emne (requirement 40 SP)
Emnene MAT261, INF271, INF272 og INF237 er anbefalt
Coding theory and cryptograpy (requirement 60 SP)
Obligatorisk emne (requirement 20 SP)
Mandatory course
Course codeCourse titleSPSR
INF234Algorithms101–41
INF240Basic Codes101–41
Veivalg i sikker kommunikasjon
Spesialisering i kodeteori (requirement 40 SP)
Obligatorisk emne (requirement 10 SP)
Mandatory course
Course codeCourse titleSPSR
INF244Graph-Based Coding 101–43
Valgemne (requirement 30 SP)
Spesialisering i Kryptografi (requirement 40 SP)
Obligatorisk emne (requirement 10 SP)
Mandatory course
Course codeCourse titleSPSR
INF247Cryptology101–41
Valgemne (requirement 30 SP)
Spesialisering i Datasikkerhet (requirement 40 SP)
Obligatorisk emne (requirement 10 SP)
Mandatory course
Course codeCourse titleSPSR
INF246Informastion Network101–42
Valgemne (requirement 30 SP)
Visualization (requirement 60 SP)
Obligatorisk emne (requirement 50 SP)
Mandatory course
Course codeCourse titleSPSR
INF234Algorithms101–41
INF252Visualization101–41
INF358Seminar in Visualization101–41
INF319Project in informatics II101–42
INF359Selected Topics in Visualization101–42
Valgfritt emne (requirement 10 SP)
Master thesis (requirement 60 SP)
Mandatory course
Course codeCourse titleSPSR
INF399Master's Thesis in Informatics603
Optional subjects at Høgskolen i Bergen
Elective course
Avansert programvareteknologi (HiB)
Moderne systemutviklingsmetoder (HiB)
Agentteknologier (HiB)
Utvalgte emner i programvareutvikling (HiB)
Modell-basert programvareutvikling (HiB)
SP = ECTS credits, S = Semester, R = Recommended semester

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