MSc Computer Science

These entry requirements are for the 2026-27 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2027-28 academic year will be published on 1 Oct 2026.

A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in informatics, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics, physics or another quantitative discipline.

Entry to this programme is competitive. A typical offer will normally require a UK first class honours degree.

Competence in programming is essential. During your degree you must have completed a programming course in at least one of the following: C/C++, Java, Python, R, Matlab, Haskell, ML.

During your degree you must have completed the equivalent of 60

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Around half your taught course credits must be chosen from areas in core computer science (foundations and systems). Course offerings follow the main research areas of our staff, which include:

parallelism and distributed systems
security and privacy
programming languages
theoretical computer science
quantum informatics
Example courses offered recently in computer science foundations and systems include:

Advanced Databases Systems
Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers
Computer Networking
Distributed Systems
Introduction to Quantum Computing
Parallel Programming Languages and Systems
Secure Programming
Option courses
For your remaining courses, you may choose further options from foundations and systems or from a wide range of courses offered in other areas of Informatics, including:

artificial intelligence
software engineering
social and biological computation