入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求：At least a second class honours degree, or its equivalent, in Computer Science or a closely related discipline.
英语要求： IELTS 6.5 min
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £14,580.00
课程特征 Course Features：
Lancaster has an international reputation for its Networking and Distributed Systems research. This course provides a chance to study with leading experts in Networking, Distributed System, HCI and Software Engineering. Students take the same core modules as the Advanced Computer Science MSc, but align their dissertation research in the distributed systems engineeering topic area (e.g. focusing on next genereation middle ware design or taking challenges in large scale internet systems). There is freedom to choose from the full range of elective modules including Mobile Computing, Ubiquitous Computing and Advanced Topics in Networking.
课程内容 Course Content ：
The courses run in "block mode" with each module block consisting of one week intensive classroom contact, followed by coursework to be completed in your own time. This format is especially suitable whether you are a full-time student spending a year on campus or a part-time student undertaking this course while working in industry.
Students are required to complete six from the twelve available taught modules, plus a project dissertation and a self study research methods module. Industrial projects are often available allowing students to gain valuable experience of commercially driven projects.
Your module choices will depend on the route you wish to take through the programme but this can be decided after registration.
Taught modules
Advanced distributed systems
Advanced interactive systems design
Systems engineering
Mobile computing
Ubiquitous computing
Network and system security
System dependability
Multimedia systems engineering
Advanced networking and the internet
Aspect oriented system design
Advanced topics in networking
Contemporary operating systems
评估 Assessment：
Combination of coursework, exams and dissertation.