D-​INFK: Computer Science

Special considerations / prerequisites

Compulsory background  

• We require a sound technical background: By the beginning of the exchange, students should have completed courses in computer science and mathematics that in total amount to at least 1.5 years of full-​time studies at ETH Zurich.
• The courses do not have to match exactly the contents of our Bachelor’s courses, but the complexity and the volume have to be comparable. Use our Bachelor's programme as a reference.

Study plan rules

• You must take at least 20 ECTS per semester. Recommended are 20 to 26 ECTS. If you want to take more than 30 ECTS, a consultation is mandatory.
• Half of all earned credits in each semester must be obtained in computer science (not in related fields, interdisciplinary courses or outside computer science).
• Each semester 2/3 of the credits may be earned in computer science or related fields such as electrical engineering, mathematics or physics.
  
• Attendance of at most 1 computer science seminar per semester is allowed.
• Interfocus courses are not open for exchange students (see category in Course Catalogue under Programme, Section).

All rules for the study plan are listed in detail in a presentation for incoming students.