Computer Science and Engineering

Education objectives

The Integrated Master in Computer Engineering aims to train Computer Engineers qualified to develop project activities, leadership, and innovation, sometimes in the context of research, and with bases to access a 3rd Cycle.

The course is compatible with the principles of Bologna, aiming to prepare engineers with the master''''s degree(Integrated Master''''s Degree) in 3 + 2 years, through the coordinated integration of two cycles of studies.

Objectives of the 1st Cycle (Bachelor Degree in Computer Engineering Sciences)

The first cycle of the course grants the degree of Bachelor Degree in Computer Engineering Sciences, which grants an initial certification and solid base formation in Computer Engineering Sciences and mobility. The curriculum covers and extends the core recommendations of the Computing Curriculum ACM / IEEE 2013 (strawman). The 1st cycle is tightly integrated with the 2nd cycle, through a block of consolidation units, and allows students in the 3rd year to develop, under a curricular framework, a practical activity of integrated development in a business or academic environment.

Objectives of the 2nd Cycle (Master in Computer Engineering)

The 2nd Cycle of course allows for the complete training in engineering design, certified with the degree of Master in Computer Engineering, preparing specialists qualified to develop activities of conception, project, leadership, and innovation. An important component of the Master''''s degree in Computer Engineering is the elaboration of a Masters Dissertation, individual research and / or development work that explores the knowledge acquired during the course, originally and specially designed for this purpose, and which can be developed in an academic context, or in an academic-business collaboration.

Informatics Engineering and its professional areas

Computer Engineering is the technical and scientific discipline that allows you to design and build enterprise information systems, Google, Facebook, flight controllers, iPod, weather forecasting systems, computer games, media, Cloud Computing, web applications, image and multimedia processing, telecommunication services.

Information and computing technologies are among the most important infrastructures supporting modern society. They are growing areas of high employability that combine technical engineering challenges with multidisciplinary creativity and create new business opportunities.

Computer Engineers are responsible for the design and construction of countless computer systems that play an essential role in society, industry, services, transport and telecommunications, health, classical engineering, the environment, and even the arts and leisure.

The course forms Computer Engineers solidly prepared to participate in building the systems and information technologies of the future.

Accredited training at the E2 level of the Portuguese Engineers'''''''' Association, according to the FCT UNL Curriculum Profile, and valued by the employers'''' recognition.