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  • DeadlineStudy Details: MSc 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Masters Degree Description

The MSc Computer Science is a conversion course that aims to produce well rounded graduates, irrespective of their prior academic background. Recognising the global demand for skilled professionals, this programme is structured to provide an intensive, yet accessible pathway for students to pivot into the field of Computer Science.

The course provides broad knowledge and practical skills needed to develop software systems entailing programming, databases, web technologies, networks, artificial intelligence, and data science. The integral academic writing, research and project management skills and a mandatory independent dissertation/project in the final semester further underpin application of the industry-style professional approaches as well as an appreciation of future directions of technological advances and research.

The balanced academic preparation is aligned with emerging trends in job market and allows graduates to pursue in-demand and lucrative careers in IT industry or assume interdisciplinary roles by effectively combining applied computing with their first degrees. The course also provides foundations and opportunity to progress to and formally pursue specialized computer science research on a Ph.D. programme.

Entry Requirements

UK Home students

  • An honours degree of a British University of equivalent institution (minimum of 2.2)
  • Consideration will be given to UK students with lower-level qualifications (e.g. a 3rd class degree or non-honours degree) who have a relevant range of professional experience. Professional experience will be considered by the programme leader in conjunction with the quality office.

International Applicants

  • An equivalent graduate level qualification from an overseas University of Equivalent institution (minimum 2.2).
  • Secure English Language Test (SELT) equivalent to IELTS 6.5 with no component below 6.0.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Computer science offers an incredibly wide range of high demand careers at the forefront of software-based technologies, such as:

  • Artificial Intelligence engineers
  • Data scientists
  • Information and Cyber security analysts
  • Information systems developers
  • Database administrators
  • Systems/network managers
  • Healthcare informatics experts
  • Game developers
  • IT consultants/project managers
  • Systems architects
  • Web/mobile application developers
  • Big Data analysts
  • Financial technology experts etc.

Module Details

Semester 1

  • Software Development
  • Database Design and Development
  • Web Application Development

Semester 2

  • Fundamentals of Networks and Cyber Security
  • Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Fundamentals
  • Research Methods & Project Management

Semester 3

  • Dissertation

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