Advanced Computing Science (MSc) (G404T1)

Programme Director:
Dr G D Smith

Programme Duration:
1 Year

Programme Weight:
Year 1: 100%

Year 1

Compulsory Study (80 credits)

Unit Description Credits Semester
CMPSMP2Y Research Techniques 20 Full Year
CMPSMP6Y Dissertation 60 Full Year

Options Range A (40 credits)

Students will select 40 credits from the following units:

Unit Description Credits Semester
CMPSMB20 Systems Engineering Issues 20 Spring Semester
CMPSMB22 E-Business Software Engineering 20 Spring Semester
CMPSMB29 Information Retrieval and Natural Language Processing 20 Autumn Semester
CMPSME20 Virtual Environments Laboratory 20 Spring Semester
CMPSME29 Rendering Virtual Environments and Games Development 20 Autumn Semester

Options Range B (60 credits)

Students will select 60 credits from the following units:

Unit Description Credits Semester
CMPSME20 Virtual Environments Laboratory 20 Spring Semester
CMPSMB20 Systems Engineering Issues 20 Spring Semester
CMPSME29 Rendering Virtual Environments and Games Development 20 Autumn Semester
CMPSMB13 Internet and Multimedia Technologies 20 Autumn Semester
CMPSMB29 Information Retrieval and Natural Language Processing 20 Autumn Semester
CMPSMM23 Human Computer Interaction 20 Autumn Semester
CMPSMB22 E-Business Software Engineering 20 Spring Semester
CMPSMA2Y Directed Study 20 Full Year
CMPSMC24 Data Mining 20 Spring Semester
CMPSMM27 Computer Vision 20 Autumn Semester
CMPSMD22 Computer Networks 20 Spring Semester
CMPSMA24 Artificial Intelligence and Algorithmics 20 Spring Semester
CMPSMB24 Approaches to Systems Development 20 Spring Semester
CMPSMC28 Applied Statistics 20 Spring Semester