MSc, PGDip, PGCert Advanced Computer Science

This MSc is designed for students who wish to supplement their education with 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 Ph.D. in a particular case. It offers a broad menu of modules from which you can construct your pathway with the advice and assistance of a staff member. All our postgraduate Informatics degrees are available 'with industry': stimulating your creativity and capacity to innovate and ensuring you acquire vital transferable skills. These courses will allow you to develop into a highly skilled professional, well-versed in advanced methods and tools. Colleagues from the industry participate directly in delivering some of the modules, including hands-on tutorials that allow you to use some of the tools and methodologies shaping the software development landscape.

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

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

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.