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Postgraduate Prospectus 2017

Advanced Computer Science
Key Information
Course type

Overview

With the international increase in demand for employees with
advanced IT and computing skills, our MSc in Advanced Computer
Science will prepare you for a career in a range of contemporary roles.
These include the use of data management, analysis and visualisation
tools; the development of software to deliver services or to control
complex processes and equipment; or to provide system analysis and
development consultancy to a diverse range of clients. The course
aims to develop both technical and people skills, making our graduates
ready for jobs that offer both high satisfaction and regular challenge.
Applicants do not require a background in programming or data
analysis, as training is provided to catch up with those who already
have such experience.

MSc, postgraduate diploma,
postgraduate certificate

Mode of study
Full-time

Indicative entry
requirements

2:2
For a list of full entry
requirements please visit
www.keele.ac.uk/pgtcourses

Contact email

You will use a variety of innovative learning tools and methods
in studying for this course. Formal lectures, taken by experts within
the field from academia and industry, are supplemented by smaller,
group tutorials and practical sessions, dependent on the topics being
covered in the module. A virtual learning environment is used to provide
you with access to a wide range of electronic learning materials.

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Indicative modules

This is a twelve month programme starting in September, comprising
of eight taught modules supported by leading experts within the field,
plus a project or industrial placement where you will choose one of
the areas covered during the course to explore further. During the first
semester you will take three core modules and one elective module.
There is also one core module which runs throughout the first and
second semesters. During the second semester you will take three
further modules. From the end of May to September, you will
undertake either a dissertation or an industrial placement.
The following is a list of indicative modules:
• System Design and Programming
• User Interaction Design
• Cloud Computing
• Collaborative Application Development
• Problem Solving Skills for Consultants
• Statistical Techniques for Data Analytics
• Visualisation Techniques for Data Analytics
• Distributed Intelligent Systems
• Research Horizons
• Web Technologies and Security
• Project/Industrial Placement

Did you
know?

Lara Saunders

Advanced Computer Science
2016
Advanced Computer Science
has been hugely beneficial to me,
with a wide variety of interesting
modules; covering user interaction
and design, to pure Python
programming. I’ve been able
to develop programming skills
in a range of different languages,
as well as HTML, to help me in
my career. It has proven to be a
challenging but enjoyable course.

This course is designed to provide you with the key elements to enable academic and business
application of leading edge computing concepts, techniques and technologies. A number of our
modules have been developed to complement active research interests within the department such
as Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Computational Intelligence and Evolutionary Systems.

For more information please visit

keele.ac.uk/pg/advancedcomputersciencemsc
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