入学要求 Requirement:
学术要求: First or second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in Computer Science or a closely related mathematical or engineering discipline.
英语要求:Applicants whose first language is not English are normally required to have an IELTS score of 6.5 or TOEFL 90-95 IBT
学费 Tuition Fee: £14800英镑 (2012/2013)
课程特征 Course Features:
Computer science underpins the construction, development and deployment of computer systems. Systems development is of central importance in more and more aspects of modern life and there is an intense and growing need, worldwide, for skilled, advanced computer science professionals.
课程内容 Course Content :
1. Mobile Systems: Software systems are increasingly deployed on mobile platforms, offering constrained modes of interaction and placing further constraints on the functionality and performance of applications. This pathway will focus on the challenges in designing software systems for mobile platforms.
Computer Security
Designing Usable Systems
Distributed Information Systems
Embedded Systems
Mobile Software and Applications
2.Advanced Software Engineering: This pathway extends and develops the skills necessary for professional software engineers to design and deploy sophisticated modern software systems in a range of application areas.
Software Architecture and Design
Advanced Topics in Software Engineering
Designing Usable Systems
Distributed Information Systems
Mobile Software and Applications
3.Enterprise Information Systems: Enterprise-level information systems are complex distributed and multidimensional systems encompassing people, processes, and technologies, which benefit from a holistic perspective and approach. This pathway focuses on design and management challenges.
Business Analytics
Distributed Information Systems
Information Retrieval and Access
Information Systems Architecture
Service Management
All pathways also include the following compulsory elements, designed to enhance the contextual knowledge of students in support of the practice and application of advanced computer science skills.
Compulsory classes:
•Personal Study
•Research Methods
Individual Project/Dissertation
The Individual Project/Dissertation is the last compulsory element and is an individual research project on an approved topic related to the selected pathway, which allows students to pursue a specific interest in depth, giving scope for original thought, research and technical presentation of complex ideas.