Computer Engineering
| Study location | Italy, Pavia |
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| Type | Graduate, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 2 years (120 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | (Master degree in Computer Engineering) |
| Tuition fee | €4,500 per year Tuition fee for non-EU students who enter Italy with a study visa is based on flat rate and depends on the citizenship. |
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| Application fee | €35 one-time |
| Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Bachelor’s degree, postgraduate Master’s degree or a three-year diploma or other officially recognised study titles awarded abroad in Engineering. More information about specific academic requirements and our Teaching Committee on the “Requirement” section of this website The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. If the transcript provided by your home school is not in English, you will need to obtain official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. Please note If you are a non European student residing abroad, you need to do a pre-enrollment via Italian Consulate and start the visa procedures. The official admission at the University of Pavia will be possible only after you will have done this pre-enrollment. Please get in contact with the Italian authority in your country as soon as possible (More information on how to proceed with the pre-enrollment are available at this page.) |
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| Language requirements | English Knowledge of the English language at a level no lower than level B2 of the CEF (Common European Framework). The applicant will have to demonstrate her/his knowledge of the English language, upon enrolling for the Master’s Program, by means of suitable documentation. |
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| Other requirements | Strong background in the basic subjects and in the characteristic engineering subjects. Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Please note that we accept a limited number of non-eu students each academic year. All students with an unconditional offer will be sent specific instructions on how to accept their offer and how to reserve their seat. Students who do not comply with the instructions may not be able to enroll. Students with a conditional offer cannot accept their offer before taking and passing the assessment test. International students residing abroad have to contact the Italian embassy or consulate in their country and submit a PRE-ENROLLMENT application to our university DIRECTLY to them. Academic Year 2020/2021 The Italian ministry of education will publish a.y. 2020/2021 regulations approximately in February 2020. Each Italian embassy and consulate have a different managing system for the pre-enroll process. It would be betteer to get in touch with them as soon as possible even before the publishing of the regulations guide. Academic Year 2019/2020 The deadlines 2019 are between 7th and 24th July. This is not necessary if you are already in Italy with a regular permit of stay. Italian Ministry rules 2019 |
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Overview
Students can build a strong background with advanced competences in Information Technology and Automation through the Master’s Degree Course in Computer Engineering and they can focus their studying on the economical and management issues typical of firms and markets. At the end of the degree course, the graduate will be able to identify, analyse, formalize and solve main problems, even he more complex ones, typical of computer and automation engineering with an innovative point of view when needed. They also will be able to build a professional and flexible career updated with the evolution of technology.
The Computer Science and Multimedia curriculum includes Multiprocessor Architectures, Computer Networks, Performance Evaluation, Multimedia Systems and Technologies, Computer Vision and Human Computer Interaction.
The Embedded and Control Systems curriculum ncludes Automation and Advanced Control Systems, Process Control and Control of Robotic Systems, Embedded and Real-time systems.
The Data Science curriculum includes machine learning and deep learning techniques, data modelling and analysis (statistical learning and data analytics), Big Data in the geospatial, biomedical and financial fields.
Application process
Candidate’s application will be send to an evaluation committee that may take up to 45 days to provide an answer. The committee’s answer may be:
— an unconditional offer: the candidate has been admitted to the study course and he/she will be enrolled directly if the process at the assigned Italian Representative checks out
— a conditional offer : the candidate is conditionally admitted to the study course; the condition to comply to is to pass the test that is held at the University of Pavia, twice a year. If the condition is not fullfil and the candidate does not sit for the test and/or does not pass the test, he/she will not be enrolled
— failed : the candidate application does not comply with the academic and personal requirements of the study course.
Programme structure
2 years (120 credits, see study plan)
Career opportunities
Job market for a Computer Engineering Graduate offers many possibilities and it is still evolving. The most common professional fields are:
• design and management of information systems
• design and management of architectures, infrastructures and advanced services for networks and Web
• design and analysis of systems of real-time processing and for specialized applications
• design and development of systems and multimedia processing environments
• design of automation systems for the industry and the services
• design, supervision and control of robotic systems
• design methodologies for modeling, simulation and control of complex
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