The start of your studies in Computer Science & Engineering

You will receive an e-mail about the exact time and location at the end of August. This e-mail will also contain the programme of your first day, which will start with an introduction to the programme. 

Computer Science & Engineering has a selection procedure. To find the latest information on your enrolment, please see Studielink. 

Your studies will start on 2 September. There are a few things that are good to do before that day:

• Buy a laptop! Every CSE student is required to have a laptop. Check this page for more information.
• Get prepared by brushing up your calculus skills by joining our Pre-university Calculus MOOC: (link: https://www.edx.org/course/pre-university-calculus-delftx-calcsp01x). 
• Prepare for CSE1100 OOP by doing this online tutorial.

All required and suggested books and/or readers are stated in the course information in the studyguide. Type in a course code to view the course that you want to see.

Yes, you should! You will need it, not only to study from home, but also for your practical courses and projects on campus. You can buy a laptop from the TU, but you can also buy from another shop, as long as the laptop meets the required specifications. These will be published on the Delft TU Laptop project website.

Not entirely sure of what to buy? Or maybe you prefer Apple products? Contact the study association, they will be able to give you advice: coi@ch.tudelft.nl. 

Every study programme at TU Delft has a study association. The study association organises interesting and fun activities all year round. They also sell the books you need (members get a discount!) and if you have any questions or remarks concerning your study programme they can help you.

CSE students are joined by Applied Mathematics (AM) student in study association W.I.S.V. ‘Christiaan Huygens’ (CH). 

Computer Science & Engineering has compulsory Mentoring during the first semester. You will be divided into small groups and meet regularly with two mentors: a lecturer of the programme and a more experienced student. You will learn study skills and more about computer science, the faculty and Delft.

Besides the mentor programme your Academic Counsellors will be available to discuss you study progress and planning and answer any questions you may have. If you have a functional impairment, for instance a dyslexia or a physical disability, and you need support in your studies as a result, you may also contact the academic counsellors for advice and information.

Information about all courses of the CSE programme is available in the digital study guide (studyguide.tudelft.nl). On the following page you can also find the curriculum chart and year calendar: Modulekaarten en Roosters (tudelft.nl)

To see an indication of your timetable, you can go to mytimetable.tudelft.nl and click on "add timetable". Make sure that at the top right ‘Timetable view’ is selected, otherwise you can only see what courses are scheduled at different locations. Choose year 2024-2025, then select the Programme of Study and filter on department EEMCS. Now you can add your study programme, EEMCS-Bachelor Y1 TI. Then select the desired week in the calendar at the bottom right. You can also select your mentor group under ‘ Student groups’ to see your personal schedule. You will receive your mentor group number at the end of August.

The 2024-2025 timetable will be available in the summer.

Like all TU Delft bachelor programmes, CSE requires that you pass at least 45 EC worth of courses in the first year.

If you do not reach 45 EC, you cannot continue the Computer Science & Engineering programme after the first year and are prohibited from re-enrolling into the programme for four years. Find more information here. 

In case you study with a disability or chronic condition and you would like to have an individual meeting to discuss this before the start of your study programme, feel free to schedule an appointment with one of the academic counsellors for BSc CSE, Nadia Palliser, Jitske van der Laan or Christian Slieker through this link. Under category, select BSc CSE. You can choose an available date and time that suits you the best. Be aware that you can schedule ahead with a maximum of 4 weeks.

Has your question not been answered? More answers to general questions can be found on the TU Delft Welcome site.

More information about the EEMCS faculty can be found here.