Master in Computational Science

Master in Computational Science is one of 11 English-taught Computer Science programmes at master’s level in the register, offered by 9 institutions. 11 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, from EUR 727 to EUR 1,453; this programme lists EUR 1,453 a year. 8 are at a public university, where EU, EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition within the standard duration plus two semesters.

What you study

Computational Science at the University of Vienna sits where computer science and mathematics meet the natural sciences. The register describes it as computer assistance within the natural sciences, with astronomy, biology, chemistry and physics named as the partner fields. The emphasis falls on the computationally relevant side of research and data processing in whichever natural science you work in. So you are not just learning to code in the abstract. You are learning how computation drives research questions in a science domain.

The programme is interdisciplinary by design, connecting computer science and mathematics with the natural sciences. Expect to work across those boundaries rather than stay inside one department.

Admission, language and next steps

The teaching language is English. The register lists no entrance examination for this programme, so admission runs on the general master's requirements of the University of Vienna rather than a separate test. Check the programme page for the exact admission requirements and the application period, because there is no central application portal: you apply directly to the University of Vienna.

The degree is a Master of Science, MSc, worth 120 ECTS over two years (four semesters), taught in Vienna. As a public university, the University of Vienna charges no tuition to EU/EEA and Swiss students within the standard duration plus two semesters; other students pay a fee per semester. The register gives no intake date, so confirm the application window on the institution's own page before you plan.

The master's programme in Computational Science deals with computer assistance within the natural sciences. By its interdisciplinary approach that connects computer science and mathematics with the natural sciences (astronomy, biology, chemistry and physics) the emphasis is on computationally relevant aspects of research and data processing in the respective domain of the natural sciences.

There is no central application portal in Austria: you apply to the institution, here University of Vienna. A public university sets the admission requirements and dates for this level, so read them on the programme page. Entrance examination, as the register states it: No. Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, the student residence permit and housing.