{"id":23,"date":"2016-05-23T10:37:15","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T10:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2019-11-27T13:57:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T11:57:18","slug":"blois","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/?page_id=23","title":{"rendered":"Blois"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-435 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Blois_JPO-1-1024x382.jpg\" alt=\"blois_jpo\" width=\"1024\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Blois_JPO-1-1024x382.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Blois_JPO-1-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Blois_JPO-1-768x287.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Blois_JPO-1-150x56.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Universit\u00e9 Fran<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-112\" src=\"http:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/blois.jpg\" alt=\"blois\" width=\"137\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/blois.jpg 263w, https:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/blois-150x110.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" \/><\/strong><strong>cois Rabelais<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Specialization : Information Systems and\u00a0Software Development<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Location<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This specialization is offered by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.info.univ-tours.fr\/Blois\/\">Computer Science Department<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/international.univ-tours.fr\/a-european-university\/\">University Fran\u00e7ois Rabelais of Tours<\/a>. Please consider that the department in located at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.blois.fr\/283-some-key-figures.htm\">Blois<\/a>, a little city (75000 inhabitants) which is situated 50 kms from Tours&#8230; Blois is a well-known old city (UNESCO heritage) with a rich architectural heritage from the Renaissance : Blois was the informal capital of France when kings appreciated to live along the &#8220;Loire valley&#8221;.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-436 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Blois-1024x486.jpg\" alt=\"blois\" width=\"1024\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Blois-1024x486.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Blois-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Blois-768x365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Blois-150x71.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The international degrees in Computer Science that are offered by the University Fran\u00e7ois-Rabelais are all located in Blois, aside from French standard curriculums. In particular, you will meet in Blois students from our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.info.univ-tours.fr\/dp\/en\/formation\/master\/master-it4bi\">Eramus Mundus IT4BI Master<\/a> that come from all other the world. ECS BSc. students are warmly invited to apply to this international Master degree.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Aims<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This specialization, offered to 3rd-year ECS students, focuses on the fundamental aspects of information systems and software development, including the development of Web applications. Please note that this specialization corresponds to the standard 3rd year of our Bachelor in Computer Science : most lectures are given in French, and around 80% of the students are French students.<\/p>\n<h3><a name=\"TOC-Synopsis\"><\/a><strong>Synopsis<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This year consists of subjects among\u00a0advanced IT and CS skills, including also additional topics on system programming, formal languages, complexity, local area networks and TCP\/IP protocols. This year also includes a mandatory 12-weeks industrial placement.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-437 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/diblois_www_slide_4-1024x282.jpg\" alt=\"diblois_www_slide_4\" width=\"1024\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/diblois_www_slide_4-1024x282.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/diblois_www_slide_4-300x83.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/diblois_www_slide_4-768x211.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/diblois_www_slide_4-150x41.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/diblois_www_slide_4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the whole,\u00a0the course consists of 18 ECTS of software development modules, 9 ECTS of Information systems modules, 10 ECTS of networks and system programming, 12 ECTS of theoretical aspects of computer science or business intelligence, 8 ECTS of Humanities modules and 3 ECTS of practical training including a 12 weeks industrial placement.<\/p>\n<table width=\"780\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"216\"><strong><span style=\"color: #666699;\">SEMESTER 1<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"49\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>ECTS<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"56\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>Hours<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"235\"><strong><span style=\"color: #666699;\">SEMESTER 2<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"56\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>ECTS<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><strong><span style=\"color: #666699;\">Hours<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"216\">Local Area Network<\/td>\n<td width=\"49\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\">26<\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">TCP\/IP Networks<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"216\">Databases administration<\/td>\n<td width=\"49\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\">24<\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">OO programming project<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">48h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"216\">Formal Languages and Compilers<\/td>\n<td width=\"49\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\">24<\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">Statistics<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"216\">System Programming<\/td>\n<td width=\"49\">4<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\">44<\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">Operational Research<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"216\">Software Engineering : UML<\/td>\n<td width=\"49\">4<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\">48<\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">Theory of Complexity and Graph<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"216\">Advanced Object-Oriented Programming<\/td>\n<td width=\"49\">4<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\">42<\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">Web Applications<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\">4<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"216\">Probabilities<\/td>\n<td width=\"49\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\">24<\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">Human Machine Interaction &amp; Software \u00a0Quality<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\">4<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"216\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"49\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"56\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">English Language<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"216\">English Language<\/td>\n<td width=\"49\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\">22<\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">Communication<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"216\">IT Free Elective Module<\/td>\n<td width=\"49\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\">22<\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">IT Free Elective Module<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"216\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"49\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"56\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">Industrial Placement<\/td>\n<td width=\"56\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">12 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a name=\"TOC-More-detailed-information-about-cour\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/ecs-emacs.net\/viewer?a=v&amp;pid=sites&amp;srcid=ZWNzLWVtYWNzLm5ldHxlY3N8Z3g6MmRhYWU3OTc5ZmJjYjJhMQ\">More detailed information about courses<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a name=\"TOC-Prerequisites\"><\/a><strong>Prerequisites<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For ECS students, the prerequisites are those of the ECS core studies of 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0and 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0years.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>French language requirement<\/strong> &#8211; According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/Common European Framework of Reference for Languages\">Common European Framework of Reference for Languages<\/a>, a B2 level is expected at least in the &#8220;spoken understandig&#8221; competency, and a B1 level is expected at least in all other competencies. Any certification for that will be accepted, also a declaration from a French teacher of the sending University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a name=\"TOC-Academic-calendar-2013-2014-\"><\/a><strong>Academic calendar (2016-2017)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Semester 1\u00a0: lectures from September 8th, 2016 to December 16th 2016\u00a0 (Final exams : from December 12th, 2016 to December 16th, 2016)<\/li>\n<li>Semester 2\u00a0: lectures from January 3th, 2017 to\u00a0 April 7th 2017 (Final exams : from April 3rd to April 7th 2014<\/li>\n<li>Industrial Placement\u00a0: at least 12 weeks from April 10th 2017<\/li>\n<li>Additional Holidays\u00a0: one week in the middle of every semester.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Being an ECS student in Blois&#8230;<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A testimony from Natalie DUSKE, BSc. student at Blois University, who was an international student coming from HAW Hamburg.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/inwicast.univ-tours.fr\/videos?video=MEDIA150703104928509\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" align=\"middle\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>A<\/strong><strong>ccommodation and student life<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-242 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016_02_11_FESTIVAL_MUSIQUE_IMG_0253_PIERRE_RUDELOU_CLEMENT_DEHAUT-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"2016_02_11_FESTIVAL_MUSIQUE_IMG_0253_PIERRE_RUDELOU_CLEMENT_DEHAUT\" width=\"601\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016_02_11_FESTIVAL_MUSIQUE_IMG_0253_PIERRE_RUDELOU_CLEMENT_DEHAUT-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016_02_11_FESTIVAL_MUSIQUE_IMG_0253_PIERRE_RUDELOU_CLEMENT_DEHAUT-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016_02_11_FESTIVAL_MUSIQUE_IMG_0253_PIERRE_RUDELOU_CLEMENT_DEHAUT-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ecs.dc.turkuamk.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016_02_11_FESTIVAL_MUSIQUE_IMG_0253_PIERRE_RUDELOU_CLEMENT_DEHAUT-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>If you wish to live in a student&#8217;s residence, international exchanges students have the highest priority to book an apartment : please contact the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crous-orleans-tours.fr\/logements\/nos-residences\/blois\/\">CROUS office,<\/a> which can also give you information about\u00a0 other accommodation solutions.<\/li>\n<li>Blois is quite close to Paris (2 hours by train) and Tours is well known for its lively student life (more than 30 000 students). In Blois, many events are organized by our local students associations (musical evenings, sport tournaments, on-line gaming nights, hackathons&#8230;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>A<\/strong><strong>pplication<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Follow the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/international.univ-tours.fr\/profils-en\/admissions-262309.kjsp?RH=1325532101299&amp;RF=1325532132049\">online application procedure<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:veronika.peralta@univ-tours.fr\">Veronika PERALTA<\/a>, in charge of the ECS program in Blois<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Application deadline : around\u00a0March (not precisely defined yet) for next year : place keep an eye on our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/international.univ-tours.fr\/profils-en\/admissions-262309.kjsp?RH=1325532101299&amp;RF=1325532132049\">international portal<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Contacts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"mailto:veronika.peralta@univ-tours.fr\">Veronika PERALTA<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Local head of the ECS program.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/international.univ-tours.fr\/welcome-international-265902.kjsp?RF=INTER-EN\">International Relationships Office<\/a>. Your dedicated contact for Erasmus \/ ECS exchanges is\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:%20incoming.mobility@univ-tours.fr\">Frederic SOREAU<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Universit\u00e9 Francois Rabelais &nbsp; Specialization : Information Systems and\u00a0Software Development &nbsp; Location This specialization is offered by the\u00a0Computer Science Department\u00a0of the\u00a0University Fran\u00e7ois Rabelais of Tours. 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