入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求： Entry Requirements
•Undergraduate Degree Subject Good first degree (minimum 2.1 or equivalent) in Computer Science or a related subject at bachelor level.
英语要求：Students for whom English is a foreign language
International applicants are required to provide evidence of proficiency in the English language (if English is not their first language).
Preferred qualifications are:
•IELTS Minimum score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component
•TOEFL Minimum score of 580 (paper based test), 230 (computer based test) or 92 (internet based test)
•Pearsons Test of English (PTE) Minimum score of 62 with no less than 47 in each component
•GCSE or GCE Ordinary Level English Language at grade C or above
Applicants who have previously studied in the English language may not be required to provide evidence of English language ability.
学费 Tuition Fee ：Fees And Funding
Tuition Fees 2011/12
•UK/EU £4,500
•International £11,200
Funding
•International (ISF) Scholarships, which cover up to 50% of tuition fees, available for excellently qualified international students.
课程特征 Course Features
Overview
Why take this course?
The rapid development of computing in all its forms is prompting many recent graduates to broaden and deepen their knowledge through studying a MSc course. Many practitioners also want to expand their expertise and refresh their skills.
The MSc Advanced Computing Science offers a flexible programme that covers a broad spectrum of computing, reflecting the research interests and specialisms of the School. It is a full-time, one-year taught programme, which can also be taken part-time over two years. The course is aimed at students with a first degree in computing science wishing to broaden and deepen their knowledge of the subject.
Contact time
Students have on average 15 hours of contact time per week with teaching staff through lectures, laboratory sessions and seminars, though this may vary depending on module choices. Additionally, students should allocate at least 25 hours per week for study, coursework assignments and projects.
Teaching and Assessment
The course offers greater flexibility than our other more specialised MSc courses. Once on the programme you will affiliate with one of the broad areas of the School’s research. You will normally take five optional modules, of which at least two are related to your chosen research area. Other modules are designed to complement these and to allow you to broaden your knowledge. You will choose your dissertation topic and undertake preliminary work on it during the spring semester and work on it full-time after the exams until mid-September. This course will give you enhanced technical and analytical skills in your chosen area of specialisation.
Some project work may be done with companies and could involve paid placement at a company
Some recent dissertation titles
•Systems and Internet Security
•Video shot detection
•Web-based interface for a static remote sensor configuration
课程内容 Course Content ：
Disclaimer
Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules and regular (five-yearly) review of course programmes. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, there will normally be prior consultation of students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff or sabbatical leave. Where this is the case, the University will endeavour to inform students.
•Year 1
Compulsory Study (100 credits)
Students will select 100 credits from the following module(s).
Name Code Credits Semester
Advanced Programming Concepts and Techniques CMPSMC31-A-SEM1 20 Semester 1
Dissertation CMPSMP6X-B-SEM2 60 Semester 2
Research Techniques CMPSMP2Y-A-YEAR 20 Semesters 1 & 2
Option A Study (40 credits)
Students will select 40 credits from the following module(s).
Name Code Credits Semester
Artificial Intelligence and Algorithmics CMPSMA24-B-SEM2 20 Semester 2
Computer Games Development CMPSME27-A-SEM1 20 Semester 1
Computer Networks CMPSMD22-B-SEM2 20 Semester 2
Data Mining CMPSMC24-B-SEM2 20 Semester 2
Distributed Computing CMPSMC34-B-SEM2 20 Semester 2
Human Computer Interaction CMPSMM23-A-SEM1 20 Semester 1
Option B Study (40 credits)
Students will select 40 credits from the following module(s).
Name Code Credits Semester
Applied Statistics CMPSMC28-B-SEM2 20 Semester 2
Artificial Intelligence and Algorithmics CMPSMA24-B-SEM2 20 Semester 2
Audio and Visual Processing CMPSMI05-A-SEM1 20 Semester 1
Computer Games Development CMPSME27-A-SEM1 20 Semester 1
Computer Games Laboratory CMPSME22-B-SEM2 20 Semester 2
Computer Networks CMPSMD22-B-SEM2 20 Semester 2
Computer Vision (For Digital Photography) CMPSMI16-B-SEM2 20 Semester 2
Data Mining CMPSMC24-B-SEM2 20 Semester 2
Distributed Computing CMPSMC34-B-SEM2 20 Semester 2
E-Business Systems Development CMPSMB22-B-SEM2 20 Semester 2
Human Computer Interaction CMPSMM23-A-SEM1 20 Semester 1
Information Retrieval and Natural
Language Processing CMPSMB29-A-SEM1 20 Semester 1
Internet&multimedia Techniques CMPSMB13-A-SEM1 20 Semester 1
Systems Engineering Issues CMPSMB20-B-SEM2 20 Semester 2
其它信息 Other Information：
Why Choose Us?
•90% of research activity classified as internationally leading, excellent or recognised in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.
•Teaching of the highest quality; rated “Commendable” in the most recent Teaching Quality Assessment.
•In the last National Student survey, rated 26th out of over 200 computing departments in England, Scotland and Wales for overall satisfaction.
•In March 2009 the British Computer Society (BCS) renewed accreditation for taught programmes for five years.
•The School has its own consultancy company, SYSCO, through which it maintains close links with industry.
•Some of the projects in the taught programmes may be done in collaboration with industry and could involve paid placements.