Master’s Degree in Computer Science
- Rouen, France
- Nanterre, France
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
French, English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
31 Aug 2026
EARLIEST START DATE
14 Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 8,500 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
The current digital transition of companies is leading to major developments in information systems (security, access to data, cloud computing) and new uses of IT (BYOD, work from home, etc.). CESI engineers use their technical and scientific skills in this environment to successfully carry out IT projects. At the end of this program, students - graduated and recognized by the CTI - will have all the tools they need to evolve in their trade, as well as to manage and steer large-scale projects. In addition to their technical and scientific skills, they will also be equipped with human skills to build and manage a team. Their ability to adapt will allow them to accelerate their career development towards high-responsibility trades.
Possible Options
In the final year of the engineering program, students can choose two options among the following: Data Scientist & Big Data, 3D Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality, Cybersecurity, Robotics, Research, Project Portfolio Management, Business Unit Manager, Innovation, Entrepreneurship. The list of options offered depends on the campus.
In-Company Missions
Web or mobile application design / Object-oriented development / Secure network design / Database or Information System modeling and administration / Processing/algorithm optimization / Big data processing.
What will students be able to do in a Company?
In the Master of Engineering program, students evolve from technicians to engineers:
- Qualified technicians at the end of the first year: they master the technical aspects of their missions and know how to apply them independently
- Assistant engineers at the end of the second year: they are able to handle problems requiring new solutions, and supervise teams in the field
- Junior engineers at the end of the study program: they are autonomous to handle entire subjects by integrating technical, economic, organizational, and human dimensions.
The Assessment System
The assessment system is based on continuous monitoring. Subjects are divided into different Learning Units; Each unit corresponds to a given number of ECTS credits. One year corresponds to 60 credits. Students must have passed all their learning units and obtained their ECTS credits to progress to the next academic year.
The conditions for being awarded a degree are as follows:
- Passing all Learning Units, therefore having obtained 300 credits over the five years of training
- Obtaining a B2 level certification in English
- Doing a 20-week mobility abroad.
CESI’s Master of Engineering program is a study program involving 3 years of study on campus, which leads to an engineering degree (level 7 - Master).
Choosing CESI’s International Programs
As an international, French-speaking, and English-speaking student, you have the opportunity to study different CESI programs in France, depending on your education level, ranging from undergraduate degrees to post-graduate degrees, or equivalent degrees obtained abroad:
- ‘Grande École’ Program (Master’s Degree)
- Master’s Degree in Engineering
- Master’s Degree in Computer Science
- Executive Post-Graduate Programs®
Some of our programs offer a so-called preparatory year, enabling you to improve your academic or language skills and, thus, making it easier for you to continue your studies: Engineering Degree Pathway.
Because welcoming you is one of CESI’s commitments, our teams will support you in preparing for your arrival and taking care of all administrative procedures, whatever program you choose.
The international aspect is at the heart of our strategic and educational plan. What’s the goal? To offer you a truly multicultural experience, an opportunity to broaden your horizons, and a window to the job market in France and abroad. All CESI training programs meet European and international standards, particularly by splitting the academic year into semesters or delivering ECTS credits. Moreover, CESI holds the ERASMUS+ charter and works with many international players such as Campus France or the CDIO Initiative.
Fundamental Engineering Sciences
- Practicing the mathematical tools for engineers
- Fully grasping and implementing advanced algorithmic concepts
- Using statistics and probability
- Using the graph theory to solve problems
- Applying operations research to optimization problems
- Conducting a study as part of the research
- Analyzing and recognizing complex problems
- Using cryptography as part of an IS
Sciences and Methods of an Engineer
- Using modeling methods as part of IT projects
- Fully grasping Big Data concepts
- Working with software engineering tools
- Understanding how the Internet of Things works
- Controlling and implementing IT security
- Discovering the innovation principles
- Fully grasping the governance principles
- Acting in line with Green IT
- Practicing regular technology watch
- Proposing and deploying a design of experiments
- Practicing project management
Sciences and Techniques of Industrial Engineering
- Mapping and administering an operating system
- Discovering the principles of artificial intelligence and applying them to a specific problem
- Carrying out data processing in a complex environment
- Practicing programming at the operating system level (synchronization, resource management, etc.)
- Discovering robotics and applying the main principles of automation
- Developing one’s skills in the cloud by adopting best practices
- Software-related elective: specialization in front-end and back-end web development in a complex and secure environment
- Network-related elective: specialization in network architecture design and telecommunications technologies handling
Humanities, Economics, Legal and Social Sciences
- Discovering team management
- Using the basic principles of economics and business administration in a company
- Becoming fully aware of labor law
- Working in a highly intercultural environment
- Acting ethically
- Fully grasping notions related to entrepreneurship
- Understanding what Corporate Social Responsibility entails
International
- English: writing and speaking skills, preparation for the TOEIC test certification
- French: capacity-building course in French as a Foreign Language (FLE)
- Interculturality
Professional Project
The Individual Training Project Allows Each Student to Draw up Their Professional Project:
- Identifying the skills required for the targeted position,
- Performing a self-assessment,
- Building a progress plan
- Assessing their progress
Students benefit from optimized preparation for taking up their positions at the end of training. This process is followed up throughout the training by CESI teachers and recruitment experts.
- Designing digital applications that meet a customer’s needs
- Having a good command of programming languages to develop and maintain software solutions for all kinds of professional or consumer applications
- Designing, developing, and maintaining hardware architectures capable of ensuring public or private network communications
- Upgrading existing information systems to the expected level of performance according to technical and technological developments
- Managing and using data to derive useful information for the company’s development
- Ensuring the digital transition of companies by proposing solutions adapted to efficiency and sustainable development requirements
- IT Project Manager
- Information Systems Architect
- Software Developer/Designer
- Network Architect
- Systems Engineer
- Network Administrator / Database Administrator
- Cybersecurity Engineer
Further Studies at CESI
To go even further, CESI offers Executive Post-Graduate Programs to become an expert. It is also possible to opt for research and continue your studies in a PhD.