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Master of Science in Telematics – Communication Networks and Networked Services
Master of Science in Telematics –
Communication Networks and
Networked Services
NUMBER OF STUDENTS ADMITTED: 25
ADDRESS: NTNU, Department of Telematics
NO-7491 Trondheim
URL: www.item.ntnu.no/academics/intmsc
STUDY ADVISOR:
Laurent Paquereau, laurent
@i
tem.ntnu.no
APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
See www.item.ntnu.no/academics/intmsc
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND
APPLICATION DEADLINE: see page 1.
ABOUT THE STUDY PROGRAMME
The Master of Science in Telematics–
Communication Networks and Networ-
ked Services is a two-year international
master's programme. It consists of
course work of 75 ECTS, and a specia-
lization project and a master’s thesis of
45 ECTS. The goals of this programme
are to educate academic engineers with
profound knowledge of Telematics for
the multifold of needs of the actors in the
commercial and public domain.
During the first year, students acquire
thorough and profound knowledge and
skills within topics such as: access and
transport networks, dependability and
performance, information security,
networked services and applications,
network and service management,
engineering of distributed systems,
and multimedia networking. During
the second year, students learn about
advanced topics within the specialisation
of their choice selected among:
ww Networks and quality of service
ww Services and systems engineering
ww Information security
The programme offers advanced
laboratories for exercises in courses
and in project and master’s thesis work.
There are also good opportunities to
perform the master's thesis work in
collaboration with industry, network and
service providers, government agencies,
consulting companies and research
institutes.
STUDY ENVIRONMENT
The Department of Telematics has ex-
cellent working conditions, with modern
lecture halls, laboratories, study rooms
and computer labs. Students in the final
year have dedicated personal working
places. The Department employs
top scientific staff from Europe and
Asia, ensuring a multi-cultural study
environment. The MSc programme is
closely connected to the Norwegian
5-year integrated master programme in
Communication Technology.
NTNU is located in Trondheim, Norway’s
third largest city. Trondheim is hosting
about 30000 BSc and MSc students and
is offering a huge number of activities
for students. The city with its surround-
ings is beautiful and many-sided. You
can enjoy the opportunities of the sea,
seashore, forest, lakes, rivers, hills and
mountains.
CAREER PROSPECTS
The MSc programme in Telematics
– Communication Networks and
Networked Services is suitable for
those who want to work with present
and future challenges in Telematics.
Graduates from this programme are
equipped with a unique background in
the field of communication networks
and services, which is highly appreciated
by the telecommunication equipment
and software industry, network and
service providers, consulting companies,
research institutes and universities. The
programme also gives a solid basis to
pursue a PhD degree in Information and
Communication Technology (ICT).
Internet, mobile communicati-
ons and services, cloud com-
puting, intelligent transport
systems, over-the-top content,
machine-to-machine appli
cations... Communication
networks and networked
services are under constant
development and are beco-
ming an increasingly vital and
integrated part of modern
society. This study programme
is about the technologies and
techniques required to meet
the societal needs for secure,
smart and robust communica-
tion networks and services.
Photo: Håvard Kallestad