Bachelor Technical Computer Science

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Use your fascination for computers and technology to impact business and society.

Are you fascinated by computers, the science behind them, and what you can do with them? Do you enjoy programming, or are you eager to get started with it? Would you like to study computer science, while also gaining expertise in other essential fields, such as electrical engineering or business information technology? Do you see yourself becoming a technical computer scientist committed to societal improvements, for example in healthcare, finance, or the environment? If so, our three-year, English-taught Bachelor’s in Technical Computer Science (TCS) is the right choice for you.

A day in the life of a Technical Computer Science student

Wondering what it's like to study Technical Computer Science? Heleen gives you a glimpse into her student life.

Why study Technical Computer Science?

  • Combine computer science with other essential technical expertise

    In Bachelor's, you will combine in-depth computer science with broad technical insights. You will soon understand the devices, services and processes that people, companies and organisations need to exchange, process and store information. This programme covers topics like Cyber Security, Data Science, and AI. This involves a lot of programming as well, so the better you are at mathematics, the more successful you will be in your studies.

    In essence, you will learn to think like a computer scientist, distinguishing clearly and sharply what goes well and what goes wrong, and what can be improved between all the separate links a computer system is made of. At the same time, you will become an engineer, capable of applying the basic computer knowledge you acquire in virtually every area of life: from transport to business, from politics to leisure.

  • A study programme with a lot of teamwork and practical application

    Technical Computer Science plays a key role in more and more societal, scientific and technical domains. That is why it is important to be able to work together with experts from other disciplines, from electrical engineers, business information technologists and mechanical engineers to management experts. You will come across all these disciplines at the University of Twente. In fact, interdisciplinary cooperation plays an important role in this programme, both in the research you do and in the challenging team projects you complete each module with.  In Module 2, for example, you and your team will design, test and implement a game in which you compete against other teams – with the winners receiving bonus marks. And in Module 4, you get to work on a project taken from the business world.

  • An international programme at a leading university of technology

    An added benefit of our Bachelor’s Technical Computer Science is its international setting. The language of choice is English, we have an international staff – representing countries such as Germany, Italy, Brazil and Romania – and around 40% of our students come from abroad. We focus strongly on intercultural skills, and if you want to follow courses abroad, we will help you. All in all, we offer a great place for you to gain valuable intercultural experience and prepare yourself for a career in a field that increasingly transcends the borders of countries, organisations and cultures.

  • The optional added challenge of getting a double degree

    If you are sufficiently talented and ambitious, you can combine Technical Computer Science with our Bachelor’s Applied Mathematics. If you choose this, you will follow a very demanding, combined programme. After finishing this double degree programme, you will receive two full bachelor's diplomas from the University of Twente. With some extra effort, this double bachelor’s can be completed in three years.

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Programme overview

Degree
Bachelor’s degree in Technical Computer Science
Certification: BSc
CROHO code
59335
Faculty
Electrical Engineering Mathematics and Computer Science
Duration
3 years
Full-time/part-time
Full-time (no part-time programs possible)
Language
English-taught
Starting date
1 September 2025
1 September 2026
1 September 2026
Location
Drienerlolaan 5
7522 NB Enschede
The Netherlands
Numerus fixus
Does not apply for the programme
Accreditation
NVAO
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