Welcome to Linnaeus University 

Congratulation, you have been admitted to Software Technology, Master Programme 60 credits at the Faculty of Technology at Linnaeus University. With this page, I would like to introduce myself and provide you with brief information related to your master’s studies.

Introduction:My name is Nadeem Abbas, and I am Programme Director for the Master's programmes in Software Technology at Linnaeus University in Växjö. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me at nadeem.abbas@lnu.se.

The program in Software Technology focuses on the development of complex software systems; systems with millions of lines of code, often distributed and involving a lot of different components. You will study theories, tools, and methods that are used for or enable the development of high-quality software. The program starts with a mix of practical and theoretical courses, so make sure that you refresh your programming and some of the mathematics/theoretical computer science before you start.

Visa/Residence Permit: If you are not an EU citizen or already have a residence permit in Sweden, you need to apply for a visa. In order to get a visa, you must contact the Swedish embassy responsible for your home country. The administrative process associated with visa applications is often very slow. Hopefully, you already know this and have started the process. If not, apply for a visa immediately! The university is not involved in the visa process, so unfortunately we cannot help you with that. If you have questions related visa, you should better contact the embassy or the Swedish Migration Agency

Study period (required in visa applications): 02 Sep, 2024 - 08 Jun, 2025.

Accommodation: You need a place to stay (accommodation) when you arrive in Växjö. Getting student accommodation can be difficult, especially if you wait too long. Hence, start looking for accommodation immediately! You should already have received information about this from the admission office. The student union also offers some help finding accommodation, see https://linnek.se/eng/bostadsportal/

Program Start: Information about the Mandatory "Program Start" Meeting will be posted here. The meeting is mandatory to attend for all admitted program students. The official program start date is Sept 02. In addition to this, there will be orientation days for all international students on August 29 and 30. The International Relations office will give more information on this. 

Registration: The registration period opens on August 26 and closes on September 8, 2024. If you don't register in time, you will not be able to join and continue the program.

We use MyMoodle and Slack to share programme related news and updates, communicate with the course management, discuss course assignments, and socialize with other classmates. You need your Linnaues University student account to access both MyMoodle and Slack. Information about obtaining your student account is given on the following link along with other useful information for new students: https://lnu.se/en/student/new-student/. Moodle course rooms are open for admitted students until midnight between day 1 and day 2 after the course starts. After that, only registered students will have access to the rooms

For slack, we have a channel named #mscst. Steps to join the slack channel are as follows:

  1. Go to https://coursepress.slack.com/
  2. "Create an account" using your LNU student email ID.
  3. Login to the slack workspace coursepress.slack.com, search for channel #mscst, and join the channel.

First Semester Courses - Syllabi and Literature 

You will take following five courses during your first semester:

  • 4DV650, Systems Modeling and Simulation
  • 4DV507, Code Transformation and Interpretation
  • 4DV701, Formal Methods
  • 4DV504, Selected Topics in Computer Science
  • 4DV651, Project in Model­-based Development

Reading materials and such are available in the syllabi that are available on each of the courses’ webpages. 

Career opportunities

After this programme, you will probably work as a software developer at a consultancy firm or at the IT department of a big enterprise. From that you can move on to work as a project coordinator, a software technology expert, or possibly as a manager. You will also have the opportunity to pursue an academic career, starting with a PhD education. For more information please contact Career Center.

Other Important Information/Links

Important

New students admitted to Linnaeus University must register by the official start of the semester at the latest, to keep the study place. Students studying on site must be on campus by the official start of the semester. Please note that no exceptions can be made.


More information

For more information and help, please contact:

  • For questions related to courses and exams registrations: Ewa Püschl,  ewa.puschl@lnu.se
  • For questions related to admission: admission@lnu.se
  • For studies and career counseling: Johan Gylling, johan.gylling@lnu.se 
  • For tuition fee related questions: tuitionfees@lnu.se
  • For other program related questions: Nadeem Abbas, nadeem.abbas@lnu.se Looking forward to seeing you this autumn!

Again, welcome to Växjö and Linnaeus University. I look forward to meeting you on campus. 

Regards
Nadeem Abbas, PhD.

Last modified: Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 9:08 AM