Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 2 years
This course aims to enhance your current skills and introduce a variety of cutting-edge computer science competencies, enabling you to tackle complex technical challenges as a highly independent thinker and an advanced, reflexive practitioner.
Throughout this course, you will have numerous opportunities to expand and strengthen your knowledge, skills and practical experience, enabling you to thrive in the fast-paced and constantly evolving field of computer science.
Our course showcases the expertise of the School of Computer and Engineering Sciences by offering a state-of-the-art curriculum in areas such as robotics, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, and user experience. It also covers core computer science subjects such as algorithm design.
There is a regular seminar programme in which leading experts present recent findings and introduce contemporary developments in the above and other areas.
There is an option to choose a Project/Placement year for this course, at an additional cost. The full-time and part-time study options for this course are accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, to partially meet the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional. Please note that the placement year and project year variants of the course are not accredited.
Students are normally required to have a 2:2 honours degree or above in a computer science related discipline and this must include gained at least 20 credits of programming modules at Level 5 or above.
The University has an award-winning Careers and Employability service which provides a variety of employability-enhancing experiences; through the curriculum, through employer contact, tailored group sessions, individual information, advice and guidance.
Careers and Employability aims to deliver a service which is inclusive, impartial, welcoming, informed and tailored to your personal goals and aspirations, to enable you to develop as an individual and contribute to the business and community in which you will live and work.
We are here to help you plan your future, make the most of your time at University and to enhance your employability. We provide access to part-time jobs, extra-curricular employability-enhancing workshops and offer practical one-to-one help with career planning, including help with CVs, applications and mock interviews. We also deliver group sessions on career planning within each course and we have a wide range of extensive information covering graduate jobs and postgraduate study.
Core Modules:
User-Centred Design and User Experience (20 Credits)
Programming and Optimisation (20 Credits)
Databases and Security (20 Credits)
Bio-inspired Computing (20 Credits)
Research Methods (20 Credits)
Optional Modules:
Digital Forensics and Penetration Testing (20 Credits)
Robotics (20 Credits)
Statistical Programming (20 Credits)
Programming for A1/Machine Learning (20 Credits)
Software Studio (20 Credits)
Research Project (60 Credits)
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