ObjectivesThis programme will equip you with advanced software development skills. It is an intensive, practically-oriented taught postgraduate programme, intended for students with good undergraduate degrees in subjects other than computing science. Specifically, this programme aims to: * enable you to benefit from leading-edge research-led teaching * enable you to apply independent research skills and knowledge in project work * prepare you for academic or industrial research careers.
Entry requirementsEntry requirements A degree in a subject other than computing science: either a cognate subject such as mathematics, physics or engineering (minimum 2.2 Honours degree or equivalent, eg GPA 3.0/4) or a degree in a non-cognate subject (minimum 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent, eg GPA 3.2/4).
Academic titleMSc Information Technology
Course descriptionContent
Core courses:
* Programming
* Information systems and databases
* Systems and networks
* Professional software development
* Professional skills
* General readings in computing science
* Algorithms and data structures
* Project proposal.
Options: three courses chosen from:
* Advanced programming
* Bioinformatics
* Digitisation
* Document encoding
* Internet technology
* Multimedia systems
* Security and cryptography
* Project management.
Project: MSc students additionally undertake a substantial application project, based on a problem statement developed during the earlier project proposal course.
Specialisms: By appropriate choice of electives and project you can specialise in any of the following areas of information technology:
* Humanities informatics
* Project management
* Software development