1. Overview: ERASMUS MUNDUS EUROPEAN MASTER IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
The Consortium of the Free university of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy), the Blekinge Tekniska Högskola (Sweden), and the Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (Germany) offer a two year (120 ECTS credits) Joint Master’s Programme, named European Master in Software Engineering (EMSE).
The objective of the Master’s Programme is to educate professionals in the field of Software Engineering. Software engineering aims at the creation of high quality software in a systematic, controlled, and efficient manner. The participants will be able establish and use sound engineering principles and practices in order obtain economically viable software that is reliable and works on real machine. The programme foresees a mobility period in two different universities of the Consortium.
The Partner Universities of the European Master on Software Engineering are:
Blekinge Tekniska Högskola (BTH), Sweden
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (FUB), Italy
Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (TUK), Germany
2. MASTER’S PROGRAMME
Description of the Programme
The objective of the Master’s Programme is to educate professionals in the field of Software
Engineering. Software engineering aims at the creation of high quality software in a
systematic, controlled, and efficient manner.
This area covers a wide range of core topics,such as software process management,
verification and validation, software design, and requirements engineering, and a pool of specialities like software quality, distributed systems and development, open source
software, and agile methods.
Structure of the Programme
The curriculum consists of core topics, specialities, a project and a thesis. The students will
be admitted to a curriculum involving two universities of the consortium.
The student will spend one year in one university (the “first university”),and one year in the
other university (the “second university”). Project and thesis work will be carriedout at the
second university and will be jointly supervised and evaluated by two professors, one from
eachuniversity.
Starting term
The term starts between August – September depending on the first university regulation.
Learning outcomes
EMSE aims to train students in emerging research domains that shape the futureof Software
Engineering. It prepares students for employment in such cross-disciplinary areasand/or for
continuing their studies within PhD programmes.
After completing the EMSE studies the student will have expertise, competence, and
professionalism related to software management and quality, innovation and creativity,
software process and product standards, social and economic market of IT, and teamwork
The student will also attain expertise in putting his/her knowledge into practice by taking
part in projects and/or in industrial student placement schemes.
Moreover, the student will attain practical projectmanagement skills, which are necessary for
an effective application of the knowledge acquired.
The international dimension of the Master’s Course guarantees that students familiarise
themselves withdifferent educational methods and a multicultural education through the
immersion in two differentEuropean universities and two different countries.
Language
All courses are taught in English. Students will also undertake courses on the culture and
language of theEuropean countries of the two universities. Local language courses are free
of charge for EMSE students.
Graduation thesis
Work towards the thesis will be carried out at the second university will be jointly supervised
and evaluatedby two professors, one from each visited university.
3. MASTER’S DEGREE
Upon the successful completion of the curriculum and fulfilment of the Master’s course
requirements,students will be awarded a double degree, one for each university they have
visited. Theawarded degreesare:
- a Master of Science in Computer Science (Laurea Magistrale) from the Free University of
Bozen-Bolzano or
- a Master of Science in Software Engineering from the Blekinge Tekniska Högskola or
- a Master of Science in Computer Science from the Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
4. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND SELECTION CRITERIA
Students are accepted in the program regardless of sex, age, or nationality. In order to be
accepted allstudents must fulfil the following requirements:
- Respect the application deadline
- Provide proof of proficiency in English language. TOEFL (>550 (paper based),>213
(computer based ), or >81(internet-based)), IELTS (>6.0) or equivalent certificates.
Only applicants who are Nationals and/or first-degree-holders of Antigua & Barbuda,
Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, English-speaking Canada, The Gambia,
Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Republic of Ireland, Jamaica, Kiribati, Liberia, Mauritius,
Micronesia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St.
Vincent, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Trinidad & Tobago, United Kingdom, United
States of America, Zambia or Zimbabwe do not have to submit language certificates.
The consortium can request a further personal interview to assess the student's
English level.
- Have been awarded a BSc in Software Engineering, Computer Science or Computer
engineering.
- Provide certificate of the subjects taken during their degrees, along with the marks
obtained and the number of hours/credits devoted to each subject
Students will be selected according to the following criteria:
- Language skills
- Type of entrance qualification
- Academic records
- Work experience and professional qualifications
- Motivation and willingness
5. SCHOLARSHIPS
For the course 2012-2014 up to 6 scholarships will be offered to EU and NON-EU students.
Among the scholarship up to 2 are reserved to NON-EU students visiting the Free university
of Bozen-Bolzano (FUB) and the Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (TU-KL), up to 2 are
reserved to EU students visiting the Free university of Bozen-Bolzano (FUB) and the
Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (TU-KL), and up to 2 are reserved to EU students that
visit the Blekinge Tekniska Högskola (BTH) in the first year.
EU: are applicants who areresidents of countries within the European Union and the
European Economic Area / European Free TradeAssociation (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway)
NON-EU: are all the applicants not in EU category.
Grants cover tuition fees and social taxes (if any, about 130 Euro per year). Grant rates may
be taxed depending on each University regulation.
Non-EU: Each scholarship for each student amounts to 21,000 € per academic year; this includes 10 monthly grants of 1,600 € and a fixed amount of 5,000 € for fees, travel expenses, relocation costs, etc; so for these Master programmes lasting two years, each student receives double this amount, i.e. 42,000 €.
6. HOW TO APPLY
The application is on-line at the central EMSE website
http://emse.case.unibz.it/submissions/index.php OR see the link given below:
Applicants will be notified about the admission decision and whether they will be offered a
scholarship. Registration procedures as well as visa procedure will also start afteracceptance
and registration deposit payment. Additional documents may be required.
Applicants will be required to fill out the on-line forms and to provide the following
documents in electronicform.
Needed documents
- A copy/photocopy of the applicant's passport (or identity card for EU applicants).
Only pageswith a photo and personal data.
- A copy/photocopy of the IELTS, TOEFL, or CAE certificate (not later than 2008). - A copy/photocopy of all academic degree certificates (i.e. Bachelor or equivalent Master or equivalent) or other postgraduate degrees/academic qualifications. If the
degree is not inEnglish, German, or Italian, an English translation is needed, made
by an officially recognisedtranslator or your University.
- Copies/photocopies of all official transcripts or other official academic records that
give proof of the higher education studies (i.e. Bachelors, Masters etc.) including
credits and grades achieved in each single subject. Snapshots of university websites
are not accepted.
- Working Experience (if any)
- A Motivation Letter
Unreadable or incomplete documents or not submitted by the submission deadline will not
be considered in the selection.
7. IMPORTANT DATES
- March 19, 2012, submission for NON-EU applicants
- April 16, 2012,notification of admission and scholarship to NON-EU applicants
- May 22, 2012, submission for EU applicants
- July 23, 2012, notification of admission and scholarship to EU applicants
CLICK TO APPLY ON-LINE
8. CONTACTS
EMSE secretariat
University of Bozen-Bolzano
Faculty of Computer Science
Dominikanerstrasse, 3, P.za Domenicani
39100 Bozen-Bolzano (BZ) - Italy
E-mail: emse-secretariat@unibz.it
Web Site: http://emse.inf.unibz.it
Fax: +39 0471 016009
http://www.unibz.it/en/inf/progs/mcs/europeanmaster/emse/default.html
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To be eligible for the EMJD-DC programme applicants need to fulfil the admission requirements based on previous studies, English proficiency and documentation.
1. Previous studies: A completed Master’s degree
Applicants must have completed a higher education degree of computer science or areas related to distributed computing in the M.Sc. level of the European LMD system (300 ECTS credits), or equivalent academic qualifications from an internationally recognized university. Excellent grades from courses in distributed systems, operating systems, networking, programming languages, computer architectures, and theory of computing are expected.
Conditional acceptance
Students in their final year of Master education may also apply and if qualified, receive a conditional offer. If the applicant has not completed her studies, she should include a written statement from the degree administration office (or equivalent department), confirming that she is enrolled on the final year of her education and stating the expected completion date. If the applicant receives a conditional offer, the candidate should present the degree certificate to the Admissions Office before enrolment.
2. Language requirements: Proof of English proficiency
Applicants must provide proof of their English language proficiency, which is most commonly established through an internationally recognized test.
A minimum overall mark of 6.5 is required, with no section lower than 5.5 (only Academic Training accepted). IELTS-tests are verified online by EMJD-DCadmissions office. Please upload a copy of the test together with the application.
English test results from TOEFL should be sent directly from the ETS test centre to KTH Admissions Office (institution code 7966, department code 99). Please upload a copy of the examinee score report together with the application. Please also note that neither TOEIC nor institutional TOEFL are accepted as sufficient proof of English proficiency.
The following TOEFL test scores are accepted as a minimum:
- Paper-based test: total result of 575 (written test, grade 4,5)
- Internet-based test: total result of 90 (written test, grade 20)
University of Cambridge / University of Oxford Certificates
- Certificate in Advanced English (minimum grade C).
- Certificate of Proficiency (minimum grade C).
- Diploma of English Studies (minimum grade C).
English proficiency tests are waived for the following:
- Applicants with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a university where English is the only language of instruction, in accordance with the recommendations in the edition of the International Handbook of Universities that was current the year the degree was awarded.
- Applicants with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree entirely taught in English. It should be clearly stated in the transcripts or degree certificate that the language of instruction was English. Other documentation regarding language of instruction will not be accepted.
- In some cases English proficiency can be fulfilled from upper secondary education, e.g. a British GCE O-level (minimum grade C), a German Abitur with English as first foreign language “Grundstufe” (ausreichend at least 5/15) or Leistungsfach or French students who have taken English as LV 1 in Série L (littéraire) Langue Vivante or Série ES, Langue Vivante. Proof thereof must be enclosed in the application.
- Students with 30 higher education (HE) credits from an EU/EEA country or Switzerland where the language of instruction of the course is English. The language of instruction must be clearly stated on the official documents.
- Students with 30 higher education (HE) credits from Great Britain, Ireland, Malta, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, or English speaking parts of Canada. The language of instruction must be clearly stated on the official documents.
Required documents for EMJD-DC
Note that all applicants – regardless of prior applications – need to submit a complete application package consisting of the following documents before the application deadline.
- Personal profile details (collected by the web-based application, no additional document needed)
- A correctly certified copy of the Master’s degree in original language and translated into English. (Read also about conditional acceptance in case of ongoing studies).
- A correctly certified copy of the transcript of records in original language and translated into English. All courses taken must be included.
- Proof of English proficiency.
- A Curriculum vitae including details on the academic career of the applicant, contact details and photo.
- A copy of the passport or some other kind of identification in English.
- Two letters of recommendation from professors of the most recently attended higher institution or from employers if relevant. Please include email addresses and, if possible, telephone numbers of the professors.
- Publication list and Patents in English if applicable.
- Your “Candidate Application form” (editable DOC, non-editable PDF).
All documents must be uploaded to the EMJD-DC admission web site as part of your application.
Document requirements
Copies of degree certificates, transcript of records and statements should be stamped and signed by the degree administration’s office of the issuing institution, or by a Notary Public. The documents must be both in original language and in officially certified translations into English. Applications that are not supported by officially certified documents will not be processed. Applications with fraudulent documents will invariably be rejected.
For students selected for a scholarship, the original paper documents will be required as part of the enrolment process.
