BSc in Computing Science
Groningen, Netherlands
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 May 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
01 Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 19,300 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Dutch, EU/EEA and non-EU/EEA students
** for Non-EU|for EU/EEA EUR 2,530
Introduction
How do you develop safe apps for mobile phones? How do you produce 3D images of an MRI scan? How do you program a computer system to find the quickest travel route?
We are becoming increasingly dependent on computers, but they cannot work without us either! After all, someone has to tell them what to do. That requires people who enjoy devising ever-smarter solutions and innovations.
Computing scientists design, improve and implement the software and computer systems that businesses and our social life cannot do without.
Use your skills as you learn
Computing Science is the discipline that involves the study and development of computer systems. This can involve either new or existing systems. The stimulating aspect of this degree program is that you can put the knowledge and skills you acquire to practical use straight away, for example by writing a useful computer program.
More than just programming
If you choose to study Computing Science at Groningen, you will learn high-level programming in several languages. But programming accounts for only a quarter of the degree. You will also be producing documentation, carrying out analyses, working on your math knowledge and skills, collaborating with others, giving presentations, and writing.
Computing science is a good subject to study if you have wide-ranging interests; it can be easily combined with another subject area.
Please note: CS has a numerus fixus (fixed quota), for which a selection procedure takes place.
Why study this program in Groningen?
- Projects and practicals you work on offer a lot of freedom to make it your own
- Relatively small-scale, you will get to know your fellow students and professors quickly
- World-class facilities for high-performance computing and visualization
- Students can easily participate in one of many research collaborations with other fields, such as bioinformatics, medicine, and astronomy
- Can be easily combined with another subject area, for example in the Minor
- The program distinguishes itself (inter-) nationally because of its multidisciplinary character, the broadly-based curriculum, and its close interaction with the Bernoulli Institute
Research
Our Bachelor's degree program in computing science is connected to the Bernoulli Institute.
The mission of the Bernoulli Institute is to perform outstanding academic research and teaching in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Artificial Intelligence, and to maintain international leadership herein; to foster these disciplines as a living body of knowledge, and to make it relevant to society in its broadest sense. The symbiosis between pure and applied science, and between mono- and multidisciplinary research and teaching, is a distinguishing characteristic of our institute. As an important part of this mission, we aim to transfer our results to other areas of science and technology and initiate and expand inter-and multi-disciplinary research collaborations.
The following research groups within the institute focus on computing science:
- Distributed Systems
- Fundamental Computing
- Information Systems
- Intelligent Systems
- Scientific Visualization and Computer Graphics
- Software Engineering and Architecture
Curriculum
Year 1
- Linear Algebra
- Calculus
- Computer Architecture
- Discrete Structures
- Imperative Programming
- Introduction to Computing Science
- Introduction to Logic
- Algorithms and Data Structure in C
- Artificial Intelligence I
- Introduction to Information systems
- Linear Algebra & Multivariable Calculus for AI&CS
- Object-Oriented Programming
- Program Correctness
Curriculum
Credits per year: 60 ECTS; most courses are 5 ECTS.
Study abroad
- Study abroad is optional
- Maximum of 30 EC
Exchange: All our science and engineering programs offer study abroad possibilities at a number of partner institutions. Our partners include top-100 universities in Europe (for example in Germany, the UK, and Sweden) and in the USA, China, South-East Asia, and South America. Our exchange programs have a typical duration of one semester and count toward your final degree.
Internship: This program offers you the opportunity to carry out a research project of a variable number of months at a company in the Netherlands or abroad, as part of your thesis. Our choice of industry partners ranges from large multinationals (such as Shell, Philips, Unilever) to dynamic small and medium enterprises in the Groningen area.
Admissions
Career Opportunities
Many students in Computing Science are offered a job before they have even graduated! They work in a wide variety of occupations in the Netherlands or abroad. There are plenty of career opportunities for you as a creative problem-solver!
Finding work when you graduate
After completing their Master's degree, many graduates find work with IT firms, large companies, public-sector organizations, hospitals, or educational institutions, where they design software components or lead projects that involve merging various components or even systems.
Other career prospects
If you have knowledge of computing, the ability to think at an academic level, and a problem-solving approach, many companies will welcome you, in management positions too. Education and science journalism are other possible areas.
Or will you study for a Ph.D.?
Some graduates choose a Ph.D. program involving four years of research. The research concludes with a thesis, which will earn you the title of Doctor of Computing Science. Everyone who does this finds an interesting job, either within the university or outside, for example at a hospital or at an independent firm.
Job examples
- Systems engineering
- Robotics
- Networking
- Roles in:
- Database management
- Game development
- Programming
- Consultancy
- Computer security