This is a specialist degree for applicants with substantial knowledge or practical experience of computer science who wish to develop and extend their knowledge and skills in particular areas. This degree maximises the study options during the year allowing students to emphasise Software Engineering or to choose from a range of specialist as well as more general topics.
Students undertake a project in any area of computer science.
The MSc in Computer Science builds on substantial knowledge or extensive experience in computing. The normal prerequisite for entry to this degree is a first or good second-class honours degree, or equivalent, with at least 50 per cent computer science content. Exceptionally, industrial or other experience may be regarded as an alternative to the computer science content of the degree.