Overview

Course Overview

Besides studies in the fields of application from science and engineering, students will learn how to use the most important mathematical methods and computer tools. CSE is different from both computer science and the traditional science and engineering. It represents a third scientific way in addition to theory and experiment. In brief, computational science and engineering is interdisciplinary, application oriented, focused on problem solving, and based on computer simulation.

Graduates from the Computational Science and Engineering program at ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology will be able to understand a problem from the scientific and technological point of view and have the requisite skills to perform a computer-based analysis. They will be capable of working and thinking in an interdisciplinary way.

Fields of Specialization

Astrophysics
Physics of the Atmosphere
Chemistry
Fluid Dynamics
Control Theory
Robotics
Physics
Computational Finance
Electromagnetics
Geophysics
Biology

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Numerical Methods
Advanced Machine Learning
Probabilistic Artificial Inteligence
Computational Statistics
Advanced Systems Lab
Optimization for Data Science
Deep Learning in Scientific Computing

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-30 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-30 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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IELTS

7

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Credits

90 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Zürich, Switzerland

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

An application to the MSc programme CSE at ETH Zurich is pointless, unless your academic record clearly states that you had an education (course) in

basic mathematics (calculus and linear algebra)
programming (C, C++, FORTRAN, etc); fluency in C++ prior joining CSE is important
basic numerical methods
foundations of physics

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

1460 CHF / year

≈ 1460 CHF / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

1460 CHF / year

≈ 1460 CHF / year

Living costs

Zürich

Switzerland

1920 - 2572 CHF / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Overview

Course Overview

Fields of Specialization

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Student Insurance via Studyportals Partner

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Zürich

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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