About the course

Reasons to study

1. Accreditation – This course is accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS), the Chartered Institute for the IT Industry. Accreditation provides an indicator of quality to you and potential employers.â?¯ 
2. Boosted Career Prospects – 88.2% of our graduates from the School of Computing and Engineering were in work or further study 15 months after graduation.*â?¯ 
3. Practical Experience – Our team will support you in securing a six-month placement to practice the skills and techniques developed throughout the course. You could work in industry, a research group or within a teaching environment.  

*HESA Graduate Outcomes 19/20â?¯ 

This course is specifically aimed at International students, supporting those wishing to gain practical work based experiential learning. Together with studying your chosen course we are offering you the opportunity to secure a placement* for an additional 6 months, making the course 18 months in length. This allows students with limited experience to put into practice the skills and techniques developed throughout the Master’s degree.

The IT industry is constantly evolving and it is now incredibly challenging to keep up with the cutting edge developments that industry is facing.Microsoft's research has identified two key areas for growth. Using LinkedIn data, they anticipate the need for more than three million skilled people in UK technology careers over the next five years.*

This course is aimed at sharing advanced knowledge across a broad range of Computer Science modules. It is suitable for those of you who wish to enhance your computing skills in order to improve your contribution in an IT-related industry or to pursue research and development in academia.

We want to support you in making an impact into the field of Computer Science. This course has been designed to:

• to extend development of your intellectual skills to facilitate critical enquiry and an analytical approach to complex IT practice
• to develop further proficiency in the theory and practice of software development, with the opportunity to specialise in advanced areas of software development.
• to develop the skills and attitudes required to design and construct high quality software systems that meet an identified requirement, relevant to contemporary employment markets.
• to master a critical appreciation of your specialist, technical role in the human and organisational context of technology, systems and people in the wider organisational environment.

We will provide you with with knowledge of systematic approaches, tools and techniques for systems development, and learn how to embed them all within suitable frameworks to enable success. Our aim is to equip you with the skills for fast-tracking your career in IT.

Microsoft’s Get On 2021 campaign, Oct 2020. Please see placement section for more details.

Course detail

Core Modules

Teaching and Assessment

Teaching excellence

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for this course are normally:

• An Honours degree (2:1 or above) in a Business Computing, Information Systems or IT (Information Technology) related subject or equivalent professional qualification
• Applicants with other appropriate profession qualifications will be considered on an individual basis

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 7.0 overall with no element lower than 6.5, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our Where are you from information pages.