Welcome new Master's Students!

Please note that this page is subject to change and that content may be added or changed before and during the introduction week. Check for updates regularly.

Program Syllabus

Program Outline

Contact information

Programme coordinator Ramanathan Thinniyam Srinivasan - for technical questions regarding

IMPORTANT NOTE: Study advisor Liselott is currently on leave and is expected to return in October. Hence it is important to use <studievagledare@it.uu.se> to send your queries, so that the other study advisors can answer your questions for the time being.

Student advisor Liselott Dominicus (Please use <studievagledare@it.uu.se> when emailing Liselott)
Relevant contact information at the university (for non-programme-specific questions)
General information for new Master Students https://www.uu.se/en/students/department/information-technology/new-masters-students

Roll call and enrollment formalities

The 2026 autumn term will start with some activities during the introduction week on 24-28 August. There will be two information meetings (on Monday and Tuesday) and then individual meetings with each student (Wednesday to Friday). You can find a preliminary schedule for the introduction week further down on this page. The courses start the week after the introduction week, from August 31.

Note that it is mandatory to attend the roll call on 24 August and an individual meeting later in the week. If for some reason you are unable to attend, contact Ramanathan Thinniyam Srinivasan

as soon as possible (before the missed meeting) to discuss if there are any possibilities to proceed. The roll call will be held at the Ångström Laboratory campus, house 10, at 10.15, in room 2002.

Here is a map to room 2002 at the Ångström Laboratory in maze map: https://use.mazemap.com/#v=1&config=uu&campusid=49&zlevel=1&center=17.647017,59.839097&zoom=18&sharepoitype=poi&sharepoi=390514

Here is the Ångström Laboratory marked on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/o6bUB42oCoKw3vyb8

During the individual meeting you will talk to the programme coordinator to discuss your study plan, select courses for the autumn term and finalise enrollment. Students with a conditional offer of enrollment must have provided the necessary documents to the University admissions ahead of time, as per the separate instructions that you should have received. The schedule for these meetings will be arranged after the roll call on August 24. You must have completed your course selection and enrollment in an individual meeting before the orientation week is over on August 28.

Get in touch with a student: For questions regarding the program and Uppsala, you can also get in touch with a currently graduating Student in the program.

Radhakrishna Joshi: joshiradhakrishna02@gmail.com

Rohit Joseph Mamutil: rjmrohit94@gmail.com

Courses: On Tuesday, 25 August, at 10.15-12.00 in 2002 (maze map link above), you will be given practical information around courses and some brief presentations of the "recommended" courses for the autumn.

Note that you are not required to take all the courses that are marked as recommended for the programme (and indeed you shouldn't if you have already taken a similar course in your bachelor's). The programme syllabus lists several optional courses that can be taken instead, and it is sometimes possible to take courses that are not in the programme syllabus at all.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Following government guidelines, there is a requirement for students to take sufficient course material on ethics and sustainability, in order to do the Degree project. For this, one of two options must be satisfied as given below for the 30/45 credit degree project courses (in addition to doing the introductory course 1DT).

(Option 1): at least two of the courses Programming of Embedded Systems (1DT106), Wireless Communication and Networked Embedded Systems (1DT194) and Model-based Development of Embedded Software (1DT059), or

(Option 2): one course of IT, Sustainability and Social Responsibility (1DL008) or IT, Ethics and Organisation (1MD004).

In the case of the 15 credit degree project (for 1 year masters), the Option 1 above is relaxed to 1 out of 3 courses, Option 2 is the same.

It is a good idea to already now take a closer look at the syllabus of the master programme and in particular the list of courses offered as part of the programme. Note that each course has entry requirements that must be fulfilled in order to take it.

You can also look at the wider list of all courses offered by the Department of Information Technology during the autumn (including non-programme courses that it may be possible to take). Brief presentations of some of the courses on that list can be found here.

The courses that are recommended during the first semester of the programme are

Introduction to Studies in Embedded Systems, 5 credits (1DT086)
Computer Programming II, 5 credits (1TD722)
Operating Systems I, 5 credits (1DT044)
Real Time Systems, 10 credits (1DT004)
Microcontroller Programming, 5 credits (1TE723)

The above courses will be presented on Aug. 25. Previously, the course Introduction to Parallel Programming, 5 credits (1DL530) was recommended, but is now optional. You can consider to take it instead of Computer Programming II, if previously you have taken a second course in programming.

The courses that are recommended during the second semester of the programme are

Wireless Communication and Networked Embedded Systems, 5 credits (1DT194)
Advanced Computer Architecture, 5 (out of 10) credits (1DT024)
Programming Embedded Systems, 5 credits (1DT106)
Wireless Communication and Networked Embedded Systems, Project, 5 credits (1DT195)
Advanced Computer Architecture, 5 (out of 10) credits (1DT024) (this is the continuation of the same course into the next period)
Programming Embedded Systems, Project, 5 credits (1DT108)

The above courses will be presented at a meeting in October 2026.

Student account and campus card

To participate in the programme it is very important that you have a student account. You can read more about getting a student account here.

Get your Campus Card in the Ångström Reception here

Other welcoming activities

Activities are organized by various organizations every year to welcome new students.

The Uppsala Union of Engineering and Science students (UTN) arranges social activities and informative meetings specifically for you, the new students in one of our master's programmes. Read about those activities here (this page might not have been updated for 2026 yet).

For hundreds of years, the student nations have been a central part of student life for many. Uppsala's 13 student nations regularly organize events to welcome new students and then throughout the year. Read more about student nations here, here, and here. The student nations will post information on their web pages about welcoming activities over the summer.
Centrally, the University arranges help with some practical matters and a welcoming reception. See the Welcome Programme of the University (the official arrival days are 19 and 20 August).

On Wednesday, Aug. 26, a social activity is organised: using the museum steam train Lennakatten from Uppsala train station to the village Marielund, about 15 km from Uppsala. The train leaves at 10.10 from track 10, on the east side of the station.

In Marielund we will socialise and have some fun and games. A light lunch and refreshments will be served. Students in the masters programme in computer science are also invited, We'll be back in Uppsala at about 14.10

Preliminary introduction week schedule

When	What	Who	Where
Monday, August 24, 10:15-12:00	Roll call and welcome	Ramanathan Thinniyam, Olle Gällmo, UTN and others	Ångström Laboratory, house 10, room 2002
	=Welcome, introduction to programme: presentation =Info about studies and administrative procedures: presentation =Roll call =Around 1100: presentation by UTN (students union) =questions and possibly booking of individual slots
Tuesday, August 25, 10:15-12:00	Information about studies	Ramanathan Thinniyam, and teachers during 1st semester	Ångström Laboratory, house 10, room 2002
	= Overview of courses: link = Presentations by teachers Real-time systems Programming II Microcontroller programming Operating systems
Wednesday August 26 10.10	Optional social activity (museum train excursion) (sign-up by Monday Aug. 24). Leaves from Uppsala station, track 10 (on the East side of the station) at 10.10 sharp to Marielund, where light lunch is provided. Back in Uppsala at about 14.10
Wednesday August 26 15.30 - 17.00 or Thursday August 27 08.00 - 17.00	Individual meetings	Ramanathan Thinniyam	Meeting with Ram: Ångström Laboratory, house 10, room 105277 Pick a slot with Ram: link
	Before your meeting, think carefully about the courses that you want to take and fill in a study plan. You must now select courses for the autumn 2026. You are also encouraged to plan future courses for your entire program. During the meeting we will discuss (and possibly revise) your choices for the autumn, and then finalise course registration. You can download the study plan template here: study-plan-2026 The ISP template is here: ISP.docx
Friday August 28 08.00 - 17.00	Individual meetings, Same as above	Ramanathan Thinniyam/ Mohammed Atig Faouzi	Do not pick a slot on Friday if you have already done so on Wed/Thu. Meeting with Ram: Ångström Laboratory, house 10, room 105277 Pick a slot with Ram: link Meeting with Faouzi: room 105170 Pick a slot with Faouzi: link

Other information:

Info on Installing Matlab (w. toolboxes, e.g., Simulink)

We are looking forward to meeting you in Uppsala!