Undergraduate Programmes 2020 | 15
Computer Science with
Intergrated Master’s
(MComp)
UCAS Code: G402
Duration: 4 Years
Degree awarded: MComp Computer Science
The MComp programme enables students to study three
years of Single Honours Computer Science with an additional
one-year Master’s course. Adding a Master’s year will extend
your subject knowledge to a higher level, enable you to work
more independently and prepare you for a specialist career
or for doctoral research.
You’ll combine the three years of single honours degree with
a distinctive fourth year at Master’s level. In your final year,
you’ll strengthen your independent critical thinking, problem
solving, professional and research skills, enhancing your ability
to analyse particular issues in depth. You’ll focus on a small
number of modules informed by important current issues
in industry as well as the research interests of your tutors
(perhaps looking at distributed intelligence, statistical
techniques, security or ethical issues). You’ll focus even
further by completing a substantial research project,
culminating in a written dissertation following the format
of research papers published in scientific journals.
Currently, a selection of modules studied in the final MComp
fourth year of study includes:
• Distributed Intelligent Systems provides the knowledge
and skills required to be able to develop applications to
control intelligent systems in a distributed and collaborative
context, including the programming of robots or intelligent
home appliances (e.g. TV, fridge, etc. equipped with
embedded computers)
• Statistical Techniques for Data Analytics provides the
knowledge and skills required for a student to be able to
develop applications to store, process, distribute, visualise and
analyse large volumes of big data using distributed databases,
statistical techniques and machine intelligence methods.
• Cloud Computing provides the knowledge and skills required
for a student to be able to understand the principles of
operations of cloud computing and to develop applications
for cloud computing environments.
We are proud that our MComp programme
is a BCS accredited degree.
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