Computer Science

Computer Scientists investigate how computer systems can be designed and deployed in business, academia, and everyday life. We study how can we develop good computer programs that solve complex problems like computing shortest traveling routes or unraveling DNA? How can large teams of programmers spanning the globe together develop good software? How are computing devices embedded in everyday objects like smart phones interconnected to form the Internet of Things?

The first year of the Bachelor Computer Science focuses on basic computer science expertise like programming, the architecture of a computer, computer networks, and fundamental logic. The second year both deepens and broadens your knowledge, encompassing algorithmic design, mathematical skills, operating systems, and databases. In the third year, a minor of your choice, at the VU or abroad, is followed by a bachelor thesis.