Computing

MSc Full-time

Suitable for International Students?

Yes

Course Introduction

Our course caters for graduates who have some knowledge and experience of computing and who want to pursue a career in this area, but who have majored in other subject areas. It is designed for those wanting to obtain a good computing qualification and will enable you to combine or re-orient your knowledge and skills to greatly enhance and extend your career options.

The course is well established and our internationally recognised research and close links with industry ensure that the academic content is fully up to date and ahead of the game in meeting the needs and expectations of both our students and their future employers.

In addition to the core computing modules, which are designed to give you the foundations of your skills and knowledge, you can choose from a wide range of related options to allow you to tailor your studies to best suit your intended career path. The course combines a formal approach to the analysis and modelling of information systems with a practical engineering approach to their construction.

Our aim is to provide you with a balance between the theory and practice of information systems, which will form the basis for your future career in the computing industry or related sectors such as education, finance, government, communications, transport, retail or manufacturing.

Course Syllabus

Modules 2011/12: (C) = Core (O) = Option

Semester 1 (60 Credits - 4 x (C) Modules):

• Computer Architecture and Systems (10 Credits) (C)
• Formal Foundations (20 Credits) (C)
• Design for Human-Computer Interaction (10 Credits) (C)
• Software Development (20 Credits) (C)

Semester 2 (60 Credits - 1 x (C) Module and 40 Credits from the (O) Modules listed):

• Group Project (20 Credits) (C)
• Artificial Intelligence for Games (20 Credits) (O) †
• Artificial Intelligence with Applications (20 Credits) (O)
• Computer Graphics (10 Credits) (O) †
• Database Systems (20 Credits) (O)
• Digital Image Processing (10 Credits) (O) †
• Real-Time Systems (20 Credits) (O)
• Software Engineering (20 Credits) (O)
• Web Technologies (20 Credits) (O)

End of Semester 2 onwards (60 Credits - 1 x (C) Module):

• Dissertation (60 Credits) (C)

† Indicates Level 3 Modules - a maximum of 20 Level-3 credits is permitted overall

MSc Part-time

Suitable for International Students?

Not suitable for International Students

Course Introduction

Our course caters for graduates who have some knowledge and experience of computing and who want to pursue a career in this area, but who have majored in other subject areas. It is designed for those wanting to obtain a good computing qualification and will enable you to combine or re-orient your knowledge and skills to greatly enhance and extend your career options.

The course is well established and our internationally recognised research and close links with industry ensure that the academic content is fully up to date and ahead of the game in meeting the needs and expectations of both our students and their future employers.

In addition to the core computing modules, which are designed to give you the foundations of your skills and knowledge, you can choose from a wide range of related options to allow you to tailor your studies to best suit your intended career path. The course combines a formal approach to the analysis and modelling of information systems with a practical engineering approach to their construction.

Our aim is to provide you with a balance between the theory and practice of information systems, which will form the basis for your future career in the computing industry or related sectors such as education, finance, government, communications, transport, retail or manufacturing.

Course Syllabus

Modules 2011/12: (C) = Core (O) = Option

180 Credits (6 x S1, S2 and S3 (C) Modules, and 40 Credits from the S2 (O) Modules)

Stage 1 (S1) (60 Credits - 4 x (C) Modules):

• Computer Architecture and Systems (10 Credits) (C)
• Formal Foundations (20 Credits) (C)
• Design for Human-Computer Interaction (10 Credits) (C)
• Software Development (20 Credits) (C)

Stage 2 (S2) (60 Credits - 1 x (C) Module and 40 Credits from the (O) Modules listed):

• Group Project (20 Credits) (C)
• Artificial Intelligence for Games (20 Credits) (O) †
• Artificial Intelligence with Applications (20 Credits) (O)
• Computer Graphics (10 Credits) (O) †
• Database Systems (20 Credits) (O)
• Digital Image Processing (10 Credits) (O) †
• Real-Time Systems (20 Credits) (O)
• Software Engineering (20 Credits) (O)
• Web Technologies (20 Credits) (O)

Stage 3 (S3) (60 Credits - 1 x (C) Module):

• Dissertation (60 Credits) (C)

† Indicates Level 3 Modules - a maximum of 20 Level-3 credits is permitted overall