MASTER COMPUTER SCIENCE - Track EIT Digital

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MASTER COMPUTER SCIENCE - Track EIT Digital

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Résumé

The EIT Digital Master School offers a two-year academic programme, whereby students study digital science, innovation and entrepreneurship at different leading European universities. Read more

Objectifs

Initial training /
Master
2 years
Polytech Nice Sophia - école d'ingénieurs d'Université Côte d'Azur / EUR Systèmes Numériques pour l’Humain
Campus SophiaTech - Site des Templiers
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EIT Digital Master School

Study at two world-class universities located in two different European countries

3 possible specializations

  • Data Science
  • FinTech
  • Autonomous Systems

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Introduction

This master level curriculum combines a technical major (implementing either a Data Science, Autonomous Systems or a Financial Technologies - FinTech - program) and a minor in Innovation & Entrepreneurship, which content is specified at the European level by all partner universities together working in the EIT Digital Master school.

An enrolled EIT digital student has to visit two different countries for the respective entry and exit years.

> Find out more on EIT Digital Master School website

This master is part of the Digital Systems for Humans (DS4H) Graduate school training offer.

DS4H Graduate school offers you the opportunity to enrich your curriculum with a unique catalog of multidisciplinary courses (minors in law, business, entrepreneurship, creative industries, etc.), tutorship (laboratory immersion) and individual or group projects. By combining these options, over the semesters, you build your à la carte training program according to your personal and professional goals.
You acquire sought-after competencies (technical skills and "soft skills") for your future career in research, higher education, research and development, industry and services, start-ups, etc.
Learn more about the DS4H Graduate school options...
 

Formation accessible aux personnes en situation de handicap.
Consultez le site Mission Handicap

Cette offre de formation est éligible à MON COMPTE FORMATION
moncompteformation.gouv.fr

 
  • EIT Digital Data Science (M1 and M2) Pedagogical manager at Polytech Nice-Sophia : Jean Martinet
  • EIT Digital FinTech (M1 and M2) Pedagogical manager at Polytech Nice-Sophia : Françoise Baude
  • EIT Digital Autonomous Systems (M1) Pedagogical manager at Polytech Nice-Sophia : Guillaume Ducard
 
  • Pedagogical manager of the EIT Digital minor Innovation & Entrepreneurship (M1 and M2) at Polytech Nice-Sophia : Martino Matijevic
 
  • Disability Referent :  Ouiam Jebali - 04 89 15 00 96 / 06 11 62 64 42

Partnership

To check which entry and exit universities are possible, for each of the possible EIT Digital programs in which Université Côte d'Azur is enrolled, consult the official web site of the Master school

Admission

Prerequisite

Undergraduate level

See per different program the requirements at  https://masterschool.eitdigital.eu/application/admissions-criteria/

The students interested in applying for an EIT Digital Master program must:
  • Be willing to follow an international master
  • Have a strong appetite for innovation and entrepreneurship
  • Have a dual culture of "applied mathematics" and computer science
  • Find out about the financial conditions for enrolling in the EIT program

Conditions of applications

This Master's programme is selective.

2025/2026 Applications

  • Standard application process, for the two years: https://masterschool.eitdigital.eu
  • Alternative local application process, but enrolment to EIT Digital master school is postponed to the 2nd year, and is not guaranteed;  through e-candidat UniCA web site, in Formations: choose A5/Polytech/Ingénieur Classique/International Mundus program Data science (or for Robotics/AUSIR, choose A5/Polytech/Ingénieur Classique/International Mundus program Autonomous Systems)
    • An English proficiency test, validated at the time of the application, is requested. It should at least correspond to a CEFR B2-level.
    • An oral interview follows the pre-selection phase based on the candidate's file and allows us to assess the candidate's qualities in terms of their interpersonal skills, elocution, clarity and coherence of reasoning, attention and concentration, emotionality, aggressiveness or lack of tact.

Conditions of specific applications

Your file must contain the following documents which will contribute to the evaluation of your application:

Mandatory:

Relevés de notes des études supérieures
  • Matières examinées : Mathématiques, Statistiques, Algèbre, Informatique, Systèmes, Bases de données, Programmation
  • Matières fondamentales pour lesquelles l’absence de connaissances est rédhibitoire : Statistiques, programmation
  • Le redoublement ou la compensation sont-ils des critères d’appréciation ? OUI
  • Analyse de la cohérence entre le parcours suivi et le diplôme envisagé ? OUI
Lettre de motivation et descriptif du projet professionnel

  • Cohérence entre le diplôme envisagé et le descriptif du projet professionnel

  • Qualité rédactionnelle (orthographe, défaut de structure ou de syntaxe)

  • Cohérence de la réflexion (développement de l’argumentaire)

CV détaillé

  • Elément de synthèse permettant de découvrir les compétences utiles acquises dans le cadre d’expériences précédentes et de cerner des éléments de personnalité du candidat

Lettre(s) de recommandation

La (les) lettre(s) de recommandation ne rentrent pas dans les critères de sélection mais permettent d’apporter un soutien à la candidature

Niveau de langue en français pour les candidats titulaires d'un diplôme étranger

  • Niveau CECRL attendu : B2

Niveau de langue en anglais
  • Niveau CECRL attendu : B2

Optional:

Justificatifs d’expérience professionnelle

  • Elément permettant d’apprécier l’adaptation du profil aux exigences du diplôme souhaité

Productions personnelles

  • Dossier, bibliographie, mémoire ou autre élément permettant d’évaluer la pertinence des travaux effectués au regard du diplôme souhaité

Document attestant d'une compétence complémentaire 
  • Elément permettant d’apprécier l’adaptation du profil aux exigences du diplôme souhaité

Program

The minor in Innovation & Entrepreneurship sums up to a total of 30 ECTS: 24 ECTS in the first year, 6 ECTS in the second year of study. The 24 ECTS comprises a mandatory two weeks summer school organised by the EIT Digital Master school. The program is aligned as per the EIT I&E minor track, on all entry universities. 
The technical major programme is aligned for all possibles entry universities per program, while the second year programme is a specialisation and can differ from exit to exit university in each program.

For a student enrolling in the EIT digital master school at Université Côte d'Azur, as entry student:
  • the entry Data Science program at Université Côte d'Azur is hosted by the 4th year of Polytech Nice Sophia engineering school, and the student is offered to enroll in the EIT Digital track of Sciences Informatique (SI). Once successfully studying in the chosen exit university, the student receives: the engineering degree in SI, the master in computer science/EIT Digital track/Data Science option, and the master degree offered by the exit university.
  • the entry FinTech  program at Université Côte d'Azur is hosted by the 4th year of Polytech Nice Sophia engineering school, in the specific EIT Digital track of Sciences Informatique (SI) department. Once succesfully studying in the chosen exit university, the student receives: the engineering degree in SI, the master in computer science/EIT Digital track/FinTech option, and the master degree offered by the exit university.
  • Besides, if the student is enrolled for the EIT Digital Autonomous Systems program, the entry AUS program at Université Côte d'Azur is hosted by the 4th year of Polytech Nice Sophia engineering school, in the specific EIT Digital in Autonomous Systems of Systèmes Electroniques (ELEC) department. Once succesfully studying in the chosen exit university, the student receives: the engineering degree in ELEC, and the master degree offered by the exit university.
For a student enrolling in the EIT digital master school at Université Côte d'Azur, as exit student:
  • the exit Data Science program at Université Côte d'Azur is operated by the 5th year of Polytech Nice Sophia engineering school, Option "Data Science" (SD), and is exactly the same as the 2nd year of master in Computer Science, EIT Digital track, Data Science option of UCA. Once succesfull, the student receives: the master in computer science/EIT Digital track/Data Science option, and the master degree offered by the entry university.
  • the exit FinTech program at Université Côte d'Azur is partly operated by the 5th year of Polytech Nice Sophia engineering school, Sciences Informatique (SI), Option "Informatique et Mathématiques Appliquées à la Finance et l'Assurance" (IMAFA), and is exactly the same as the 2nd year of master in Computer Science, EIT Digital track, FinTech option of UCA. Once succesfull, the student receives: the master in computer science/EIT Digital track/Fintech option, and the master degree offered by the entry university.

Find out more about the courses:

What's next ?

Level of education obtained after completion

Graduate level

Business sector or job

Given the chosen track, typical jobs are:
  • Data scientist, Data engineer
  • Engineer in autonomous and robotics systems
  • Middle and back office management in finance and insurance domains

Affiliation to the EIT Digital Alumni network enables all graduated students to continue contributing to the EIT Digital ecosystem.
Some Post Master job offers, reserved to former graduated EIT Digital master school students are published.

Some of our former (approx 10 to 20%) Master students continue as PhD students, either in the frame of the EIT Digital Doctoral School, or in an purely academic doctoral school, in Europe and abroad. (Eg UCA, University of Edimburgh, University of Tokyo, ...).

The majority of graduated master students holds a job position in Europe, some in start ups, some other in bigger industries (IBM, Amadeus, Philips, BMW, ...).

Submission

  • 15 000 Euros per year, for non-EU citizens
  • 5 000 Euros per year for EU citizens
For admission year 2025-26, students will be awarded a 30% deduction on the tuition fee if they had previously completed a degree at one of EIT Digital Partner Universities.
Some scholarships for EU citizens are granted on excellence criteria by EIT digital, in the two specialisations AUS-AUSIR (SPECTRO Digital Skills EU funded project), and DSC-Emotion AI (EMAI4EU Digital Skills EU funded project). 
Check for additional information at https://masterschool.eitdigital.eu/

All the application and subsequent registration is handled by the EIT Digital master school. Local admission and registration is then concluded at UCA side, a few days before or after the arrival. Entry year students should be on site at the first week of September, and exit year students during the second week of September.