Master projects
The Master programme is concluded with a Master project, which can be in the form of an Internship in a company, a research institute or another organization. In most cases it will be an individual project, but group projects are possible as well. A master project has to be supervised by a staff member. Internships proposed by the student him/herself need approval in advance from a member of the scientific staff, who will cooperate with supervising the project. It is in principle also possible to do a master project at a foreign university, again under the condition of approvement and co-supervision of a member of staff.
See also the description of the Master project in the study guide.
Concerning master projects and internships, the following rules are important:
The size of the Master project is such that a project can be finished within 6 months of full-time occupation.
Students can in principle only start their graduation project if they have completed all other exam parts. In case one part must still be completed, approval of the supervising staff member is required to start the project. In case more than one part must be completed, explicit approval of the Examination Board is required.
Upon project completion, a meeting will be held with all involved in the project supervision, in which the student's work will be assessed and a judgement will be made under responsibility of the supervising member of staff. Apart from the internal supervisor there will always be another member of the scientific staff of the Department of Computer Science involved, as a second reader. When the final judgement is that the student work is not sufficient, a supplement will be required from the student.
The final grade will be based on the quality of the research, the written thesis and an oral presentation.
For more information on the Master Project and internships you can see the following link:
For other useful information on internships and on writing a theses we point to the following documentation, provided by the internship office:
For help with organizing a master project at a foreign university assistence can be obtained from bureau buitenland.
Information about master projects and internships can be found also on some of the internet pages of the research groups of the Department of Computer Science.
