The master's programme in Software Engineering of Distributed Systems provides students with advanced knowledge for building distributed software applications that operate on various devices, from cloud servers to smartphones.

Students will explore this rapidly evolving field through specialisation in software development or data analysis. Graduates have expertise in cutting-edge methods and technologies in distributed software systems and are highly demanded by the industry.

Software Engineering of Distributed Systems at KTH:

The devices in which distributed software applications may operate range from cloud servers to smartphones. New technological developments create considerable demand from industry and for engineers who can design software systems utilising these developments. This master's programme is an educational response to such industrial demands. It provides you with state-of-the-art knowledge of the field, develops your practical skills to meet current industry requirements and enhances your ability to adapt to the new developments of tomorrow's technology.

The programme offers two tracks:

• The Software track emphasises software development courses. 
• The Data Science track focuses on data analysis courses.

All students in the programme take 60 ECTS credits of mandatory courses including the degree project and 60 ECTS credits of conditionally elective courses. You must choose four elective courses corresponding to 30 ECTS credits from your tracks list of elective courses. 

The final semester is dedicated to the degree project, with one set of thesis topics provided by the faculty. Many students choose to conduct their project in collaboration with industry, either in Sweden or abroad. Some students also pursue their project at a university abroad. The choice of degree project depends on the students' plans for future industrial or research work.

This is a two-year programme (120 ECTS credits) given in English. Graduates are awarded the degree of Master of Science. The programme is given mainly at KTH Kista campus in Stockholm by the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (at KTH).

Career:

Since the programme is oriented to educate software engineers with a comprehensive knowledge of current advanced methods and technologies in distributed software systems, opportunities for graduates to find a job are extensive.

The programme qualifications allow you to work in a multitude of companies developing or maintaining software, and this is a vast market. Graduates work in companies such as Ericsson, Spotify, Google, Nasdaq, Netlight, Scania group and SEB. Many students have been offered permanent positions either in Swveden or abroad, even before graduating. Feedback from graduates shows that they appreciate the knowledge of modern technologies they acquired through the programme, which enables them to be very competitive in the labour market. There are also many examples of graduates becoming key employees in their companies by promoting these modern technologies.

A large number of graduates also target an academic career, and many of them have proceeded to doctoral positions in well-known universities all over the world.