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MComp Computer Science
Key Information
Why study this 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 our bachelor’s 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.

Indicative modules

For first, second and third year
indicative modules, please refer
to the Computer Science course
entry on page 66.
Fourth year
• Research Horizons
• Statistical Techniques for Data
Analytics
• Distributed Intelligent Systems
• User Interaction Design
• MComp Project
• Problem Solving Skills for
Consultants
• Web Technologies and Security
• Cloud Computing

What will this mean
for my future?

Obtaining this integrated master’s
degree will demonstrate your
ability to think critically and apply
technology more effectively.
You’ll have the opportunity to
explore subjects of particular
interest to you and pursue
specialist modules. A broad range
of careers will be open to you,
possibly in a technology company,
a consultancy firm, or in-house
with a business or in public
service. Alternatively, you might
continue your studies or enter
teaching or research.

Course type

Integrated master’s

Course duration
Four years

Indicative entry
requirements
ABB

For further information on
entry requirements please
visit www.keele.ac.uk/
entryrequirements

Study abroad
Yes

5th

in the UK for
student experience
(The Times and Sunday Times)
Good University
Guide 2016

For more course information please visit

keele.ac.uk/scm

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