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Advanced Computer Science with Industry MSc

Advanced Computer Science with Industry MSc

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Study mode

Full time

Duration

24 months

Start date

23-SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Computer Science

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Course description

This MSc is designed for students who wish to supplement their education in 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 PhD on a specific topic. It offers a broad menu of modules from which you can construct your own pathway with the advice and assistance of a member of staff.

Teaching and learning

Teaching methods include lectures, seminars, self-paced learning and practicals. Assessment is a mix of coursework - computer-based practicals, essays and small group projects - and exams.

Your project and, where relevant, industry placement will be assessed separately.

Careers and employability

All our postgraduate Informatics degrees are available 'with industry': stimulating your creativity and capacity to innovate, and ensuring that you acquire key transferable skills. These courses will allow you to develop into a highly skilled professional, well versed in advanced methods and tools. Colleagues from industry participate directly in the delivery of some of the modules, including hands-on tutorials that allow you to use some of the tools and methodologies that are shaping the software development landscape.

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

Modules

This module can be studied in both semester 1 and 2. This module includes seminars especially commissioned from speakers selected for their presentation skills and state-of-the-art research, together with group discussions and collective essay writing on topics related to the seminars. Recent seminar topics have included: Scheduling for Electricity Cost in the Smart Grid; Formal Verification of Secure Hypervisors; Privacy in the Large; and Developing Interactive Systems for Different Cultures. There will also be a series of workshops on transferable skills and career planning run by the University?s Student Learning Centre, Library and Career Development Service. These cover job hunting, interviews and assessment centres, group working and presentation skills, literature and online searching skills, and writing development and avoiding plagiarism.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£10,700

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£25,350

Entry requirements

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

University information

The University of Leicester has a distinguished history of excellence in education for more than a hundred years. It has been a crucible in which great minds and mentors have come together to break new ground, develop fresh ideas and invent useful methods of understanding our world. Research has always been a driving force behind the university’s success, and Leicester’s postgraduate community engages with some of the most significant social,...more

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