Software Science

Software plays a role in almost every aspect of our daily lives and in every organisation across the globe. This Software Science specialisation from Radboud University focuses on analysing and testing of code in order to both improve and simplify it.

Producing software is not merely a technological enterprise but a deeply scientific and creative one as well. In this specialisation, therefore, we don’t just expect you to understand and make use of the appropriate tools, but also to program and develop your own. Although this is not the only focus, the Software Science program from Radboud University puts emphasis on embedded software and functional programming. Other topics that are covered are domain specific languages, model learning, model-based testing, task oriented and functional programming, model checking and cyber physical systems.

Future career opportunities

The job perspective for our graduates is excellent: industry desperately needs software science specialists at an academic level. Several of our graduates decide to go for a PhD and stay at a university, but most of our students go for a career in industry. They typically either find a job at a larger company as consultant or programr, or they start up their own software company.

Courses include:

• Advanced Programming

• Testing Techniques

• Design of Embedded Systems

• Research Seminar Software Science

• Philosophy and Ethics for Computingand Information Science