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MSc Software Development

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    MSc 2 years full-time, 120 ECTS, Aalborg

Course Description

The two-year full-time programme in software development is designed to prepare students for the practice of contemporary software development in leading-edge software organisations and research institutions.

Its major themes are:

•agility
•innovation
•software engineering
•human-computer interaction.
Students are expected both to develop extended working software prototypes addressing real-world problems and to contribute to research on the programme’s themes.

Entry Requirements

Admission to the Master’s program in Software Development requires a Bachelor degree. Students with a Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Informatics or a similar degree cannot be admitted.

Please make sure you send your application form and further documentation via post to the International Office by the required deadline.

Furthermore please note the official language requirements for international students applying to Aalborg University are:
IELTS (academic test): 6.5
TOEFL (paper-based): 550
TOEFL (computer-based): 230
TOEFL (internet-based): 80
Cambridge ESOL: C1

For further information regarding deadlines and requirements please see the website How to apply to Aalborg University
 

Fees

Students from outside EU/EEA please see http://www.apply.aau.dk/how-to-apply-postgraduate/tuition-fee/

Student Destinations

Candidates are in high demand and some can continue their careers as PhD students; others work as e.g. project leaders or system developers in private or public companies all over the world.

Module Details

Software Development is a full master’s programme (120 ECTS credits). Students can also choose to pursue one or two semesters.

The programme combines the latest advances in research and practice knowledge in a four-semester structure.

1st Semester: Model-driven and agile software development practice

  • projects
  • development of a software system
  • system analysis and design
  • design and evaluation of user interfaces
  • programming

2nd Semester: User-centred, sketchingbased and innovative development of complex software systems

  • projects
  • user-centered and innovative software development
  • software engineering
  • software innovation
  • databases

3rd Semester and 4th Semester

  • empirical research
  • development processes in software development
  • software development research methods

In the third and fourth semesters, students study the research methods that are relevant for studying the programme’s themes, and research and write the Master’s thesis.

The thesis addresses a topic at the frontier of practice research: students work with problems critical for software firms and software-dependent businesses, in collaboration with leading researchers and experienced developers.

Graduates will be well placed for a development career with a business or innovation facing software organisation, or for a research career in the information systems discipline.

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