Overview

The Master’s Degree Programme in High-Performance Computing combines knowledge of high-performance computing and computer systems with expertise in computational models and methods in the natural sciences.

By choosing this High-Performance Computing programme offered by the University of Jyväskylä, you will learn to develop and apply parallel and distributed computing methods to multidisciplinary problems. Through your studies, you will be able to develop and implement sophisticated data mining and machine learning methods for different types of data. Additionally, you will be able to keep pace with the rapid development of these technologies and apply them to solve large and challenging computational problems.

Career

In this programme, we train multidisciplinary specialists able to operate, solve problems, and learn new skills in research and development requiring demanding computational research and development tasks. You will become an expert skilled in driving HPC adoption and knowledge transfer in industry and academia in different strategic domains, making an essential contribution to joint industry-academia R&D efforts.

Possible job titles for graduated students include computer scientist, data scientist, data analyst, software engineer, and computational chemist/physicist.

Additionally, soft skills like responsibility, professionalism, ethics, resource wisdom, goal orientation, and teamwork are part of every graduate's toolbox.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Studies include a compulsory computer science element in addition to studies in chemistry or physics, depending on the student’s specialisation.

The compulsory studies include distributed and parallel computing, GPU programming, quantum algorithms, software development, data mining, and machine learning. In addition, the programme includes advanced profiling studies according to the chosen specialisation, such as particle physics, condensed matter physics, quantum mechanics, computational chemistry or computational biophysics. In addition, language, communication, and working life skills courses are included in the programme.
Students are also free to choose optional courses across the University subject to course-specific prerequisites. Optional courses include various preparatory or advanced-level language courses offered by the Centre for Multilingual Academic Communication.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-22 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Jyväskylä, Finland

Disciplines

Computer Sciences Web Technologies & Cloud Computing View 10 other Masters in Web Technologies & Cloud Computing in Finland

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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OR

92

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4.5

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62

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

The higher education degree must provide eligibility for master’s level study in the country in which the degree was issued.
Suitable fields of the degree include:
Physics, physical sciences, materials science, or some other physics-related field
Chemistry, chemical engineering, molecular science, or some other chemistry-related field
Computer science, data science, computer or software engineering, information technology, applied mathematics, artificial intelligence, or some other related field
Additionally, for all majors, all applicants should have undergraduate-level skills in:
Mathematics: Calculus and linear algebra
Programming: Data structures, algorithms, programming, and theoretical or technical computer science
If the applicant has acquired the required skills in programming, data, mathematics and theoretical computer science outside their formal degree education, relevant proof of this must be provided.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

10000 EUR / year

≈ 10000 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Living costs

Jyväskylä

Finland

700 - 1100 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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