Information Sciences
Gain knowledge of how IT affects organisations, also from the perspective of Management Science, and become an expert on how organisations can handle security and privacy concerns.
Whereas the Master's programme in Computing Science focuses only on the technical aspects of IT, the Master's programme in Information Sciences takes a broader look. This Master's programme is therefore taught by the Faculty of Science in collaboration with Nijmegen School of Management.
Information Technology has an enormous impact on companies and other organisations, and on society as a whole. This comes with the necessary technical challenges of implementing the IT solutions and getting them up and running, but also wider and more fundamental challenges, such as: what are the information needs in the first place? How can these best be met? How can resulting IT solutions be adopted in an organisation? How can their use be best introduced and managed? And how can we ensure compliance, with business requirements and legal standards for security and privacy?
For this Master's programme, the Institute for Computing and Information Sciences (iCIS), which is part of the Faculty of Science, brings its world-class expertise in security, privacy, and big data. Nijmegen School of Management brings its expertise in Business Administration, in particular on organisational development and design (incl. technology implementation as a form of organisational design), knowledge management, and innovation management.
Technical and management students
This programme is suited for students with a technological background (in Computing Science or Information Sciences) who have ambitions in management, as well as students with a background in management and a strong affinity with IT. As the programme is a technological programme, we do expect the management students to have taken a minor in Computing Science during their Bachelor’s programme, or to have a comparable background in Computing Science. Conversely, we expect students with a Computing or Information Sciences background to have taken a minor in Business Administration, or to have a comparable background in Management Science. In other cases, you may have to complete a Pre-Master's programme to remedy deficiencies before entering this Master's programme.
Best Master’s programme according to the Elsevier magazine’s survey Beste studies 2017
Na studia magisterskie mogą kandydować wszyscy, którzy ukończyli studia licencjackie lub inżynierskie (studia I stopnia), studia magisterskie lub studiują na ostatnim roku studiów I-stopnia. Studia, które planujesz powinny mieć zbliżony profil do tych obecnych lub ukończonych, ponieważ w procesie rekrutacji kluczowa jest ich zgodność programowa.
- Wykaz punktów ECTS – osoby, które są jeszcze w trakcie studiów, muszą załączyć wypis punktów ECTS, w którym będzie wykazane, jakie przedmioty były realizowane na studiach oraz ile punktów za nie otrzymano.
- Dyplom ukończenia studiów licencjackich lub inżynierskich – jeśli jesteś absolwentem wyższej uczelni, nie potrzebujesz wypisu, wystarczy załączyć dyplom ukończenia studiów wraz z suplementem (w języku angielskim lub oryginał z tłumaczeniem)
- Uwaga! Każdy kierunek magisterski może mieć inne wymagania i wymagać specyficznych dodatkowych dokumentów. Przed aplikacją sprawdź na stronie uczelni, jakich dokumentów potrzebujesz!
Spełnienie wymagań w zakresie języka angielskiego można udokumentować w następujący sposób:
- IELTS – 6.5
- TOEFL - 90
A Bachelor degree in Information Sciences or related area. First and foremost, the foreign certificate on the basis of which you seek admission must be at least the equivalent of a Dutch Bachelor degree in Information Sciences or a related discipline obtained at a university. The preliminary admission decision will be based on the information provided on the application form.
A background in research methodology. Our programmes is based on research, because we are an academic university and involved in many international research projects. Therefore, we require a basic training in Science research processes.
Master’s programme in Information Sciences
There is a big demand for highly trained information experts who can bridge the gap between the builders and the users of IT to ensure good, user-friendly technology that meets an organisation's needs. Many of our students are offered jobs even before they graduate. Most go into industry, banking and insurance, or public-sector organisations such as schools and hospitals.
Students with this Master’s degree could think of positions as consultants, project managers or ICT specialists. More and more companies are adding the position of Chief Information Officer (CIO) to their board of directors and they are increasingly legally obliged to have a Privacy Officer. This Master’s programme is definitely a good stepping stone for reaching these kind of positions in your future career.
Your own company
Some students develop their own ideas and innovations while taking part in this Master’s programme. They see what is offered, understand what is lacking, and realise where possibilities lie. In Nijmegen there are plenty of opportunities for those wanting to start their own business. For example, the Mercator Incubator could help students with a good business plan by giving advice or even by offering affordable accommodation and other facilities for the first year or two of setting up a company.
