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Åbo Akademi University 2014/2015
ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY
Master's Programme in
Computer Science
Computer Science focuses on the study of the scientific foun-
dations for information, computation, and communication,
and on the practical techniques for implementing them in
computer systems. This is a very broad area of science span-
ning from the theory of computing, through programming,
to cutting-edge development of computing solutions for
large distributed systems, including cloud-based systems.
Computer Science offers a solid foundation enabling gradu-
ates to adapt quickly to new ideas, new technologies, and to
multidisciplinary fields. Traditional subfields of Computer Sci-
ence are algorithmics, computability, software development
and verification, programming language theory, computer
graphics, databases, compilers, and others. Successful com-
pletion of this two-year full-time study programme results in
the award of a Master of Science degree (in Swedish filosofie
magister) inComputer Science. Theprogramcoordinator is Dr.
Mats Aspnäs and the program director is Professor Ion Petre.
Structure of the Programme
The programme consists of a total of 120 credits structured
as follows: (i) Master's thesis: 30 credits; (ii) advanced level
courses in Computer Science: 60 credits; (iii) language studies:
5 credits; (iv) optional courses: 25 credits.
The advanced-level courses in Computer Science include
20 credits of mandatory courses and 40 credits which can
be selected from a number of modules including topics like
Software theory, Software systems, Computational systems
biology and High-performance computing.
The optional studies can be chosen freely from Computer
science or some other supporting subject, like Software
engineering, Information systems, Mathematics, Statistics
or Biosciences. Thus, the programme gives the students
very good opportunities to choose subjects of his/her own
interest and obtain a Master of Science degree with a strong
interdisciplinary profile.
Study environment
The Master Studies in Computer Science are offered by the
Department of Information Technologies at Åbo Akademi
University. The department provides education in Computer
Science, Computer Engineering and Information Systems, at
the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels. The department
is located in the Turku Science Park area, in the ICT-building,
where research groups and academic programmes meet,
interact and collaborate with ICT companies - many of which
are multinational and well known. The study facilities are
brand-new and equipped with the latest technology.
For more information about the programme please see
E-mail:
Master's Programme
in Information and
Knowledge Management
Efficient management of information and knowledge are
critical for the success of enterprises and organisations in the
contemporary society. This two-year programme prepares its
graduates for challenging careers in the field of information
and knowledge management.
The programme combines the latest knowledge from infor-
mation studies, organisation and management science and
marketing in a unique way that gives its graduates a globally
unparallelled, comprehensive cross-disciplinary competence
that covers the management and use of information and
knowledge in internal and external organisatory processes
with a comprehensive range of stakeholder groups.
The graduates of the programme acquire competence in the
management of information and knowledge in organisations,
information architecture and knowledge organisation, social
media, competitive intelligence, information and knowledge
strategies, management and leadership, marketingmanage-
ment and database design.
The programme is organised by the School of Business and
Economics , whichhas been awarded the status of a Pegagogi-
cal Unit of Excellence within the Åbo Akademi University. The
differentmodules include problembased learning, teamwork,
workshops, individual and group excercises, seminars, and
project work, together with lectures by the faculty, industry
representants and international guests. The use of different
working methods prepare the graduates to meet the chal-
lenges of future worklife.
A successful completion of this full-time programme results
in the award of a Master of Science in Economics and Busi-
ness Administration degree ( Ekonomiemagister). Graduates
acquire both theoretical knowledge based on state-of-the-art
research and practical hands-on experience in managing
information and knowledge in organisations.
Study Environment
The information and knowledge management programme
is located in the main academic campus of Åbo Akademi
University in the heart of the city of Åbo where students have
excellent opportunities to meet other students and interact
with researchers and faculty members from the School of
Business and Economics and other schools and departments.
More information about the programme is available on http://
E-mail:
