The minor 'Information Sciences' enables students to bridge the gap between non-RU bachelor programmes and our master programme in Information Sciences.

Courses include

• NWI-IBC043 - Introduction to Academic Writing and Research Methods for Computing Scientists (3 EC)
• MAN-BCU321 - Systems Theory (6 EC)
• NWI-IPK001 - Introduction to Formal Reasoning (6 EC)
• [TBD] - Security related courses (6 EC) *
• NWI-IPC033 - Information Modeling & Databases (6 EC)
• NWI-IPC034 Data Analysis 

* = Still under construction

As the minor prepares for the master Information Sciences, it contains introductory courses to areas that are typically lacking in the students' background, i.e., mathematics (i.e., formal reasoning), scientific research, and specialization courses from computing science and business administration.

Third or fourth year's students from the Bachelor's of Applied Sciences Universities. Acceptable course programmes include, for example, computing science, information sciences, electrical engineering, artificial intelligence, bio-informatics. If unsure about your eligibility for this minor please contact us. 

The literature used for each course is mentioned in the course description in the on-line Osiris Catalogue:

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It is recommended that students already prepare themselves before starting with this minor. For this, they can use the following reader:

www.cs.ru.nl/~perry/hbominor/fr.pdf

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The type of examination for each course is mentioned in the course description in the on-line Osiris Catalogue:

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The minor is scheduled in the 1st semester (1 September 2025 till 24 January 2026). The schedule and new online Osiris Catalogue will be available from 1 July 2025.