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Additional courses (preparatory module) to the master course

To access聽 this Master, students must have a good command of certain subjects. If this is not the case, students must take supplementary classes chosen by the faculty to satisfy course prerequisites.


To enter the Master in Data Science, Information Technology orientation, the student must have a minimum of previous skills in mathematics, computer science, algorithms and probability-statistics. If this is not the case, he/she must add additional courses to his/her Master's program.聽 The content of this additional training is determined by the program commission.聽 The skills to be mastered correspond to those of the following courses:


Optional Mathematics - Calculus and linear algebra
The student follows one of the following blocks:
Optional Module 1
Mandatory LINFO1111  Analysis
FR q1  45h+37.5h  7 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Pierre-Antoine Absil

> Guillaume Berger

> Fran莽ois Glineur

Pierre-Antoine Absil
, Guillaume Berger
, Fran莽ois Glineur
Mandatory LINFO1112  Algebra
FR q2  30h+30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Christophe Craeye

> Enrico Vitale

Christophe Craeye
, Enrico Vitale
Optional Module 2
Mandatory LINGE1114  Mathematics I: analysis
FR q1  30h+30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Heiner Olbermann

Heiner Olbermann
Mandatory LINGE1121  Mathematics II: algebra and matrix calculus
FR q2  30h+30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Tom Claeys

Tom Claeys
Mandatory Probability and statistics
The student follows one of the following blocks:
Optional Module 1
Mandatory LBIR1315  Probability and statistics II
FR q1  22.5h+22.5h  3 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Patrick Bogaert

Patrick Bogaert
Mandatory LBIR1212  Probabilities and statistics (I)
FR q1  30h+15h  4 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Patrick Bogaert

Patrick Bogaert
Optional Module 2
Mandatory LEPL1108  Discrete mathematics and probability
FR q1  30h+30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Jean-Charles Delvenne

> Jean-Charles Delvenne (compensates Olivier Pereira)

Jean-Charles Delvenne
, Jean-Charles Delvenne (compensates Olivier Pereira)
Mandatory LEPL1109  Statistics and data sciences
FR q1  30h+30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Donatien Hainaut

> Laurent Jacques

Donatien Hainaut
, Laurent Jacques
Mandatory Programming and computer science
The student follows one of the following blocks:
Mandatory LINFO1101  Introduction to programming
FR q1  30h+30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Kim Mens

> Siegfried Nijssen

> Charles Pecheur

Kim Mens
, Siegfried Nijssen
, Charles Pecheur
Mandatory LINFO1104  Programming language concepts
FR q2  30h+30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Peter Van Roy

Peter Van Roy
Mandatory LEPL1402  Informatics 2
FR q1  30h+30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> S茅bastien Jodogne

> Ramin Sadre

> Pierre Schaus

S茅bastien Jodogne
, Ramin Sadre
, Pierre Schaus
Mandatory Un cours parmi :
Optional LINMA2111  Discrete mathematics II : Algorithms and complexity
EN q1  30h+22.5h  5 credits       > French-friendly  
Teacher(s):

> Jean-Charles Delvenne

> Jean-Charles Delvenne (compensates Vincent Blondel)

Jean-Charles Delvenne
, Jean-Charles Delvenne (compensates Vincent Blondel)
Optional LINFO1121  Algorithms and data structures
FR q1  30h+30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Pierre Schaus

Pierre Schaus
Optional Computer systems:
The student follows one of the following blocks:
Mandatory LINFO1341  Computer networks
FR q2  30h+30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Olivier Bonaventure

Olivier Bonaventure
Mandatory LINFO1252  Informatic Systems
FR q1  30h+30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Etienne Riviere

Etienne Riviere
Optional Numerical methods and optimisation:
The student follows one of the following blocks:
Mandatory LINMA1702  Optimization models and methods I
FR q2  30h+22.5h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Fran莽ois Glineur

Fran莽ois Glineur
Mandatory Un cours parmi :
Optional LEPL1104  Numerical methods
FR q2  30h+30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Vincent Legat

Vincent Legat
Optional LINFO1113  Numerical algorithmic
FR q2  30h+30h  6 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Estelle Massart

> Lo茂c Quertenmont

Estelle Massart
, Lo茂c Quertenmont
Optional Other EU to be determined with the Study Advisor
Depending on his / her previous academic background, the student (in consultation with the study advisor) can add other UEs in order to acquire the necessary prerequisites for the program.