Master's Degree - Master programmes

Learning Objectives

The objective of the master's degree in Data Science and Engineering (MDSE) is to promote the excellence of qualification in nuclear and advanced aspects of Data Science (DS), from its theoretical foundations to the integration of computer technologies in organizations. The MDSE aims to answer the market demand for data scientists. It is born naturally out of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, given the excellent teaching and research staff of the three departments involved: Informatics Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management and Electrical and Computer Engineering. The strong skills in DS at FEUP are confirmed by the extensive teaching experience, the impact of scientific publications and the quality of the scientific and R&ID projects carried out.

Partnerships with companies

It is common practice to invite personalities from the business world and the public sector as part of various curricular units, in order to encourage students to have contact with non-academic environments.

In addition, students can carry out their dissertations in a business environment or in research laboratories - and much of the work carried out is part of research projects with public or private funding. The research centres to which the lecturers are affiliated promote technology transfer projects with companies, which allows them to assess the needs of the productive fabric and to promote the presentation of topics for students' dissertations. Companies often contact lecturers to establish collaborations ranging from consultancy to technology transfer. These projects may involve students from the programme and may be the subject of dissertations (subject to appropriate confidentiality conditions).