About this programme
Master in Computer Science (IT), MSc is a Master's Degree programme at Aalborg University in Aalborg, taught in English. It runs for 2 years. The register gives Aalborg as the campus town. It lists the degree as Master (2 years). Aalborg University is a research university in North Denmark.
How it compares
Master in Computer Science (IT), MSc is one of 10 English-taught Computer Science programmes at Master's Degree level in the register, offered by 7 institutions. 8 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, from EUR 6,700 to EUR 17,300; this programme lists EUR 7,455 a year. 8 are recorded as free for EU, EEA and Swiss students.
What you will study
The Master's in Computer Science (IT) at Aalborg University is the international track of the computer science programme. IT here stands for international track, and the whole degree is taught in English. It is a two-year master's degree with a September start in Aalborg. The programme is different from the Danish-language Datalogiuddannelse.
What you study
The programme has two tracks: Information Technology (IT) and Computer Science (CS). You choose your track in the second semester. Before that, the first semester is built around the project Secure, Scalable and Useful Systems. You take two mandatory courses, Programming Paradigms and Machine Intelligence, and pick one elective from Selected Topics in Database Research and Practice, Distributed Systems or Selected Topics in HCI.
In the second semester the tracks split. On the Computer Science track the project is Reliable Innovative Systems, with courses in Machine Learning, Selected Topics in Modelling and Verification and Software Innovation. On the Information Technology track the project is Design, Definition and Implementation of Programming Languages, with courses in Agile Software Engineering, Languages and Compilers and Computability and Complexity.
The third semester is your pre-specialisation. The project is Pre-Specialisation in Computer Science, where you learn to communicate a topical research problem. You take the mandatory Entrepreneurship course and one specialisation course: Human-Computer Interaction, Database Technology, Distributed Systems, Semantics and Verification, Machine Intelligence, Programming Technology or System Development. The fourth semester is entirely your master's thesis, with no courses.
How the programme is organised
Teaching alternates between lectures and group project work. Half of each semester is spent on a project with fellow students, and groups are formed based on your choice of elective courses or track. You get feedback and support from professors, and you can collaborate with companies. In the third semester you can go abroad or spend the semester in a company. AAU's International Office can guide you, but you make your own preparations, including credit transfer, accommodation, insurance, visa and vaccinations. Bachelors who did not get their degree from Aalborg University take a course on problem based learning as part of the first semester project.
Who it suits
This programme is for you if you want to work with programming, programming languages, software engineering, machine intelligence, data management or embedded systems. You should be comfortable with group work and with building IT solutions for concrete problems. The international study environment gives you cross-disciplinary skills and strengthens project management, communication and innovation.
Admission, language and next steps
The programme is taught in English. The page lists admission requirements and how to apply under its admission section. Students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland study free of charge. Other students pay a fee set by the institution. Applications for master's programmes go directly to the institution. The page notes that from 2028 the degree is expected to be offered both as a two-year full-time programme (120 ECTS) and as a three-year master's for working professionals, with the first year full-time and the next two years part-time alongside relevant employment.
Job opportunities after graduating
- System developer
- IT architect
- Project manager
- System administrator
- Development consultant
- IT industry
- Mobile communications
- PhD research
Before you apply
Master’s applications go straight to Aalborg University, not through optagelse.dk, and the institution sets its own deadline. Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, residence permits and housing.
Facts on this page come from the Study in Denmark register, the official portal of the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science. Fees are in euros as the institution lists them. "Not recorded" means the register has no figure, not that the programme is free. Always confirm requirements, fees and deadlines with the institution.
Quick answers
Is Master in Computer Science (IT), MSc taught in English?
Yes. The Study in Denmark register lists it as an English-taught programme at Aalborg University. Only English-taught degree programmes are in the register.
How long does it take?
The register records 2 years of study. Confirm the study load in ECTS credits with Aalborg University.
Where is it taught?
The register lists Aalborg as the campus town for this programme at Aalborg University.
How do I apply?
Master’s applications go straight to the institution, not through optagelse.dk. Aalborg University sets its own deadline.
What does it cost?
Students from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland pay EUR 7,455 a year, as Aalborg University lists it. For students from the EU, the EEA and Switzerland the record shows no tuition fee. Fees are in euros as the institution lists them.
Is this programme officially listed?
It comes from the Study in Denmark register, the official portal of the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science at studyindenmark.dk. The programme page at Aalborg University is linked from this page so you can compare.
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