Students who enroll in the master's programme of Computing Science following a Polytechnic bachelor training ("HBO-doorstromers") are required to complete a transition programme ("schakelprogramma") consisting of a number of bachelor courses to make up for deficiencies in their prior training. These so-called "schakelcursussen" focus on academic competences relating to the field of Computing Science and preparing for the more advanced level of the master courses. Topics include math, semantics,and programming. Being part of the bachelor programme, "schakelcursussen" are generally taught in Dutch.
The bachelor courses that HBO-doorstromers should complete depend on their prior education. The transition programme is determined following an intake procedure where the individual background of the student is taken into account. There is a standard transition programme that relates to specific education programmes that students may have attended as part of their bachelor degree. However, the exact programme for each student will be determined during the intake procedure on the basis of individual background of the student.
| | Fall semester | | | Spring semester | |
| course code | course name | ec | course code | course name | ec |
| IPC001 | Discrete Wiskunde
| 6 | IBC004 | Complexiteit | 3 |
| (IBC006 | Functioneel programmeren
| 6) | IPI004 | Beweren en Bewijzen | 6 |
| OR | | | IPI007 | Wiskunde 1 | 3 |
| ( IBI003 | Informatiesystemen | 6) | IPC005 | Wiskunde 1b | 3 |
| IPC002 | Talen en Automaten
| 3 | IBC008 | Semantiek en correctheid
| 6 |
| IBC003 | Berekenbaarheid | 3 | | | |
| | Total amount of ec | 18 | | Total amount of ec | 21 |
As becomes clear from the above listings, there is some room to take additional courses. Even though post-Polytechnic bachelor students will only be officially enrolled as master students once they have completed their transition programme (no unsatisfactory marks allowed), they will be allowed to take part in some master courses before that time. Suggested master courses are: ICT & Samenleving 2 , Research A, System Development, System Development Management 1. These courses are variant-related. See the relevant chapters.
More information about the planning of the master programme in combination with the transition programme can be found on the website of the institute: Research-variant or MT-variant
"Schakelverklaring"
Post-Polytechnic bachelor students who want to take the master programme at our institute will only be enrolled as master students once they have completed the transition programme.* Before that time, they are registered as bachelor students. In order to change the registration, students should hand over a so-called "schakelverklaring" at the bureau of registration, showing that they have completed the course of the transition programme. This "schakelverklaring" can be obtained from the Education bureau. The procedure for doing so is listed in the appendix. Because this procedure takes some time, and because the members of the education office are not full time available do not wait until the last minute.
Please note that even though you are informally allowed to take part in master courses before you have completed the transition programme, you are not allowed to start your master's thesis project unless you have completed the transition programme and are officially registered as master student.
If you are a "HBO-doorstromer" and have any questions about your transition programme or anything else related to your studying in our institute, please contact the advisor for HBO-students, dr. Perry Groot,
