Here's why you want to study Computational Science at the UvA
Learn to describe the world through models
You learn to explain natural systems by developing models and simulations.
Combine several scientific disciplines
You apply mathematics, logic, and algorithmic-driven procedures, and use data from, among others, social, earth, economic and life sciences.
Joint degree by UvA and VU
Because this is a joint degree, you can choose courses from two different universities.
Computational Science will suit you, if you...
- Confront a tornado in virtual reality and predict its path of destruction.
- Understand the behaviour of financial markets.
- Predict how a crowd will act in the event of a disaster.
- Simulate the outcome of a surgical procedure before it is used on a patient.
Get a taste of the atmosphere
Joint degree programme with VU Amsterdam
Computational Science is a joint degree programme of the University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Courses are taught at locations of both universities. UvA and VU jointly issue a degree certificate to graduates. As a Computational Science student in Amsterdam you benefit from expertise, networks and research projects at both universities and affiliated research institutes.
