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MSc PG Dip PG Cert Advanced Computer Science

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    MSc/PGDip/PGCert 12-24 months full-time

Course Description

This MSc is designed for students who wish to supplement their education in a specific set of advanced topics and cutting-edge technologies that they require for their professional lives, or to pursue their studies further to a PhD on a specific topic. It offers a broad menu of modules from which you can construct your own pathway with the advice and assistance of a member of staff.

Entry Requirements

2:1 degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject with a substantial element of Computing. Relevant work experience may also be considered.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

There are a number of possible sources of funding: loans and grants, bursaries and scholarships.

Student Destinations

All our postgraduate Informatics degrees are available ‘with industry’: stimulating your creativity and capacity to innovate, and ensuring that you acquire key transferable skills. These courses will allow you to develop into a highly skilled professional, well versed in advanced methods and tools. Colleagues from industry participate directly in the delivery of some of the modules, including hands-on tutorials that allow you to use some of the tools and methodologies that are shaping the software development landscape.

We have an open approach to collaboration with industry. We undertake joint projects, provide consultancy services, and organise events to connect you with potential employers. We also run an Industrial Advisory Board: its members are computer scientists who hold successful careers in industry and who help us ensure that your training is industrially relevant.

Module Details

Semester 1

Core module

  • Personal and Group Skills – this can be taken in either Semester

Option modules

Choose three option modules (or choose four if you are going to take Personal and Group Skills in Semester 2) from:

  • Computational Intelligence and Software Engineering
  • Software Measurement and Quality Assurance
  • Mobile and Web Applications
  • Advanced C++ Programming
  • Advanced Web Technologies
  • Agile Cloud Automation
  • Internet and Cloud Computing
  • Interaction Design (ID) and User Experience (UX)
  • Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing
  • Operational Research

Semester 2

Core module

  • Personal and Group Skills – this can be taken in either Semester

Option modules

Choose three option modules (or choose four if you took Personal and Group Skills in Semester 1) from:

  • Analysis of Algorithms
  • Big Data and Predictive Analytics
  • Foundations of Cybersecurity
  • Algorithms for Bioinformatics
  • Generative Development
  • Service-Oriented Architectures
  • AI for Space
  • Service Design

Industry Placement (optional)

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