For the academic year 2011/12, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and the University of Pisa are jointly offering the third 2-year edition of the Master’s (Laurea Magistrale, LM-18 Informatica, compliant with Decree 270/04) program in Computer Science and Networking (MCSN), starting at the end of September 2011. All classes are offered in ENGLISH language.
This Master degree program is a joint initiative (Laurea Interateneo) of:
• University of Pisa – Department of Computer Science (Faculty of Sciences) and Department of Information Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
• Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna – Centre of Excellence for Information, Communication and Perception Engineering (Class of Experimental Sciences).
The official Master qualification diploma (Laurea Magistrale) is jointly awarded by University of Pisa and by Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna.
The Master is structured in traditional front lectures and in laboratory sessions and the program is divided in 4 semesters. The applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree (1st level Laurea degree) or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications, Information Technology.
The two-year Master degree program (Laurea Magistrale) in Computer Science and Networking has been designed to meet the growing demand for an emerging kind of professionals with expertise in both computer and information science and technologies and communication and networking science and technologies in a strongly integrated manner. This expertise is needed in the design and implementation of both innovative hardware-software distributed infrastructures and service-based distributed applications in several areas of industry, e-business, research, social and citizen services, public administration.
A graduate with strong expertise in both information and networking sciences and technologies is without precedence in the current scenario of national master programs (Lauree Magistrali), and few are the examples at the international level.
The Contact Point for the Master are Prof. Piero Castoldi at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna and Prof. Marco Vanneschi at the University of Pisa.
 

	Course Contents The course is structured in traditional front lectures and in laboratory sessions during the 3-semester  teaching periods (30 hours per week) in Pisa, and in a Master thesis during the last semester. MORE INFO | COURSE SCHEDULE		Support for students Fellowships may be available for students for talented candidates of any citizenship. MORE INFO
	Faculty Faculty members of the Master program are selected among the professors of the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and the University of Pisa. MORE INFO		How to Apply The  application process is entirely on-line. Eligible students can apply by filling the electronic admission form available on this site. MORE INFO