About this course
The UK economy is facing a well-documented digital skills gap, costing an estimated £63 billion a year in potential GDP, prompting the Government to launch various initiatives to address this issue, including the designated Institute of Coding and the announcement of a Digital Skills Strategy to make the UK a global tech superpower. Recent estimates predict that by 2025 there will be 3 million new tech vacancies in the UK and 149 million world-wide.
The MSc in Computer Science and Technology will provide you with the knowledge and practical experience of the advanced concepts, algorithms, theories and techniques underlying advanced computing systems for a successful career in this booming industry.
The course covers leading-edge subjects of programming such as:
- Big Data
- Deep learning
- Data mining
- Machine learning
- Statistical modelling — the most up-to-date topics in the areas of Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science.
- Scalable Software Solutions leveraging Cloud Infrastructure
This programme is also available as MSc in Computer Science and Technology with Advanced Practice , which includes either an internship or project.
Teaching methods
- You will be taught using a wide variety of teaching methods across the modules including lectures, seminars and tutorials. Typically, you will have 12-17.5 hours of contact time per week.
- In addition to your time in class, you will also be expected to engage in approximately 35 hours of self-study time per week.
- You will have access to Blackboard, our online learning environment, where you can access module resources and reading lists that will assist your preparation for classes and self-study.
- You’ll be taught by experienced lecturers and academics who use their industry and research experience to demonstrate how to apply best practice in software engineering to the development of a wide range of information systems in organisations.
