COMPUTER SCIENCE MSC COURSE – FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIZATION (UNIVERSITY OF EÖTVÖS LORÁND)
| Name of Faculty | Faculty of Informatics |
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Degree |
MSc / Computer Scientist |
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University type |
Public |
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Established |
2003 |
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Language of course |
English
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Erasmus |
Yes |
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Course duration |
4 semesters (2 years) |
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Intake |
September, February |
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Total course fee |
12.800 Euro |
Programme Introduction
The goal of this program is to teach Computer Scientists with professional knowledge on a solid theoretical background. The Computer Scientist often acts as a mediator between the clients of information systems and the implementors. In this way, the job of a Computer Scientist synthesizes the constructive activity of engineers with the general problem-solving attitude of mathematicians while participating in teams of large-scale projects.
Students will learn the theory as well as the methodologies and techniques in the development and implementation of computer systems. Several courses in pure and applied mathematics and theoretical computer science aid the more practical programming courses with background knowledge.
This program is recommended to applicants who
- want to gain expertise in one of the most fascinating and fastest-growing areas of Computer Science and Business Informatics, Financial Technologies. As computers are given the ability to think, learn, and adapt, in the near future artificial intelligence will impact wide segments of daily life including Finance and Banking.
- want to partake in innovative and well-grounded education for the next generation of service designers and software architects capable of designing and engineering novel and innovative software systems.
- want to conduct analyses to detect, discover and better understand the abounding data around us generated by Enterprise Information Systems, Information Systems dedicated to Finance, Banking and Payment Industry, Social Media, Manufacturing Systems, Healthcare, support systems for Logistics, and countless others on a daily basis.
- want to be a responsible system analyst and developers taking into account the cybersecurity issues with the right knowledge and skills to be able to contribute to make the digital world a safer place.
Career opportunities
Graduated students are welcomed in jobs of development of autonomous, intelligent software systems in many sectors of informatics, finance, healthcare, transport and logistics, customer service and countless others. The Financial Technology specialization especially apt to:
- Banking services related to Fintech;
- Insurance;
- notarial certification;
- crowding (new ways of funding);
- RegTech (ie. block chain used for agriculture regulation).
Job examples
On the field, Financial Technologies, Banking and Payment Industry: Specialist of the subject area, Business Intelligence expert, Data Scientist, System Analyst and Developer.
Fees
Tuition Fee: €3,200 per semester + one-time application fees
Required language proficiency
Minimum level of language proficiency (oral) (A1-C2): B2
Minimum level of language proficiency (written) (A1-C2): B2
Further comments: At least Intermediate level English language skills is required. English language exams are preferred (but not required) and any certificate is accepted.
Application criteria
- Graduate / Master diploma (or higher)
- BSc degree in Computer Science or Mechanical Engineering, having obtained altogether at least 60 ECTS credits in Informatics and Mathematical subjects related to Computer Science during a completed Bachelor’s program.
- Applicants are required to participate in the online entrance exam and a Skype interview held and organized by the Admission Board of ELTE Faculty of Informatics.
Further details of the Skype interview:
The interview takes about 20 minutes in the previously indicated and scheduled time sent by the student coordinator via e-mail.
As the language of the education of the Computer Science Master course of ELTE Faculty of Informatics is English, applicants are required to possess at least intermediate level English language proficiency in order to take part efficiently of their academic studies. During the interview applicants are required to prove their English language and communicational skills by replying to questions about their previous studies, work experiences connected to Computer Science. Applicants are also required to answer simple questions concerning basic terms in mathematics and programming.
As the prerequisite of applying to Computer Science Master course is a previously obtained Bachelor degree in Computer Science or in a related field, no preparation is needed in advance, applicants are only have to be able to present their previously obtained skills.
Further details of the entrance exam:
After accepting the invitation, previously sent by the programme coordinator, applicants are required to create a Canvas account. After logging in, exam exercises are available in Canvas system. There is no exact exam date, applicants are able to take the exam and submit their solutions whenever they want until the indicated deadline.
The exam consists of 1-3 programming problems. Solutions (program source codes in Java, C# or C/C++) are required to be submitted online.
Evaluation:
The ranking is based on a total evaluation of the academic excellence (based on the submitted documents) and the results of the entrance exam.
Required documents
- Secondary school certificate
- Bachelor-level degree
- Transcript of records
- Proof of application fee transfer
- CV
- Motivation letter
- Copy of the main pages of the passport (it needs to be valid)
- Passport photo
- Medical certificate
- Language certificate (if the applicant has one)
