USI Università della Svizzera italiana
Master in Software Engineering with AI
Lugano, Switzerland
MSc
DURATION
4 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30 Jun 2026*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
CHF 4,000 / per semester **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 30/04/26 for non-EU/EFTA; 30/06/26 for EU/EFTA
** applicants whose official residence was in Switzerland or Liechtenstein at the time of the final high school exam - Maturità - pay a reduced semester fee of CHF 2,000 per semester
Key Summary
About: The Master in Software Engineering with AI focuses on advanced software development and data management techniques.
This program equips students with the skills needed for designing, developing, and analyzing complex data systems.
It typically spans two years and combines theory with practical experience, preparing graduates for a technology-driven world.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can expect career opportunities in various roles such as software engineer, data engineer, systems analyst, and database administrator.
These positions are vital in industries like technology, finance, healthcare, and beyond, where data-driven decision-making is essential.
Master of Science in Software Engineering with AI
Software plays a pivotal role in almost all aspects of our life, including healthcare, transportation, economy, and communication. We put trust in software to accomplish complex and vital tasks for us, such as diagnosing diseases, managing our finances, sharing our family and friends’ memories, flying airplanes, or driving cars. The complexity of these tasks is distilled into the software our civilization depends on. Indeed, we are already in the era of ultra-large-scale software systems, composed of millions of interacting code components. Software engineering aims at managing the complexity of software, keeping it under control.
This Master's programme features courses delivered by world-renowned researchers from the Software Institute at the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) Faculty of Informatics, offering students a unique opportunity to engage with cutting-edge developments in both software and AI.
Click below to download the Student Guide and learn more!
Career Prospects
Software lives in a world of data. Data is the new oil. Data is the new natural resource to be mined and exploited using software.
Data analytics software provides actionable insights at the basis of continuous improvement and decision making processes. Such insights can be found by exploring large quantities of data, by asking the right questions and knowing how to reliably and efficiently find the appropriate answers.
Students graduating in this Master will be highly specialized software and data engineers, able to fully understand and manage the complexity of modern software systems and of the sea of data surrounding them. Such a unique profile balancing both software and data engineering skills is significantly different from other Master Programs in Data Science that are appearing elsewhere in Switzerland and throughout Europe.
Mastering how to effectively use software to deal with the data deluge is a key capability for any organization undergoing digital transformation efforts Also, the demand for software and data engineers is currently very high and it is expected to grow even more in the near future.
Besides the expected high employability in industry, graduates will also represent the perfect candidate for pursuing a PhD degree at USI in one of the research groups of the Software Institute.