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Study Details: MSc One year full time two years part time
The MSc in Computing and Information Technology is a one-year taught programme run by the School of Computer Science. The course consists of two semesters of taught components followed by an 11-week project leading to the submission of a 15,000-word dissertation in August.
Highlights
After the first semester, students may switch to the more general MSc in Information Technology, in which programming modules are not required.
Teaching Format
The taught portion of the MSc programme includes eight modules: two compulsory and six optional from a wide range available.
Teaching methods include lectures, seminars, tutorials and practical classes.
Class sizes typically range from 20 to 110 students.
A good 2.1 Honours undergraduate degree.
The qualifications listed are indicative minimum requirements for entry. Some academic Schools will ask applicants to achieve significantly higher marks than the minimum. Obtaining the listed entry requirements will not guarantee you a place, as the University considers all aspects of every application including, where applicable, the writing sample, personal statement, and supporting documents.
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Alumni of Computer Science MSc programmes have gone on to work in a variety of global, commercial, financial and research institutions, including:
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Compulsory
and choose one of the following:
Optional
Students choose six of the following optional modules (up to two of these may be taken from the 'Additional optional' list). See the module catalogue for their descriptions.
Not all combinations of modules will be available for all programmes, and some modules are subject to pre-requisites being satisfied.
Here is a sample of optional modules that may be offered.
Optional modules are subject to change each year and require a minimum number of participants to be offered; some may only allow limited numbers of students (see the University's position on curriculum development).
Additional optional
Optional modules are subject to change each year and require a minimum number of participants to be offered; some may only allow limited numbers of students (see the University's position on curriculum development).
Dissertation
During the second semester, students work with staff to define and agree upon a topic for the extended project, which they will work on during the final three months of the course. The project finishes in a 15,000-word dissertation. Dissertation projects may be group-based or completed individually (students are assessed individually in either case).
The dissertation typically comprises:
Each project is supervised by one or two members of staff, typically through regular meetings and reviews of software and dissertation drafts.
If students choose not to complete the dissertation requirement for the MSc, there is an exit award available that allows suitably qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Diploma instead, finishing the course at the end of the second semester of study.
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