入学要求：
学术要求： The MSc IT course is intended for students with minimal or no background in computing. However, we do require they have studied a basic programming course or have relevant basic programming skills through work experience.
Applicants should usually have an upper second class honours degree (or international equivalent) in any discipline other than Computer Science and should possess a good knowledge of programming concepts. However, we are willing to consider applications from those who do not fit this profile.
Selectors for the course are looking for four essential criteria to be satisfied:
1.Candidates should show high academic ability in their own field of study, normally indicated by a good honours degree.
2.Candidates should not already have studied the material covered in the course.
3.Candidates should show the intellectual robustness and liveliness necessary to make the transition from their previous field of study to a new one, and to cope with the intensive nature of the course.
4.Candidates should already possess a good working knowledge of programming concepts either through coursework or work experience.
Criteria (1), (2) and (4) will be evaluated from application forms; interviews are carried out where possible to assess candidates against criterion (3).
Because of the number of applicants and the high competition for places, you should have, or expect to get, at least an upper second class degree (or equivalent GPA for overseas candidates). However, if you have had significant work experience since graduating, we will take that into account if you have a lower-second 2ii or better. Please note: We will not be able to offer places to applicants with less than a 2ii.
英语要求： IELTS 6.5 (min 6.0 each)
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 International Students: £15,600
课程特征 Course Features：
Information Technology is now fundamental in every aspect of our daily lives. IT systems are crucial for delivering every day services such as banking, web based services and information systems.
The MSc Information Technology is a full time, one year taught course, intended for students seeking a professional career in the IT industry. The course covers a range of topics including advanced programming, user-interface design, software engineering and management. The course has been specifically designed to suit the requirements of the IT industry, with graduates entering employment as computer programmers, technical authors and research associates. The course is accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS) allowing successful MSc graduates to apply for various exemptions from the BCS Professional Examinations and project.
课程内容 Course Content：
The subjects taught cover the following strands:
•Programming: how to write programs and design and implement efficient data structures and algorithms; programming in the large.
•Systems: the architecture of computer systems, networks and operating systems.
•Information: databases, business systems and management.
Interfaces: how to design user interfaces that are easy to learn and use.
The components of the course for 2011/2012 are listed below:
| Module Title |
Term |
Short Description |
| Advanced Programming Concepts (Using Java) |
Autumn |
Teaches Object-Oriented Programming in depth as well as data structures and algorithms. |
| Computer Systems Architecture for IT |
Autumn |
Provides a broad introduction to the fundamentals of computer systems. |
| Maths for IT |
Autumn |
Maths for IT provides a broad foundation in discrete mathematics for Computer Science primarily covering basic set theory, propositional logic and predication logic. |
| Users Centred Design |
Autum |
User Centred Design introduces students the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). This field covers all aspects of people's interaction with digital systems. |
| Software Engineering |
Spring |
Understand the process of engineering and design of large software systems with an emphasis on models, and methods. |
| Database Systems |
Spring |
Database Systems covers specification, design, and implementation of information system. It uses UML-based notations for modelling. For design, it introduces the theory of relational databases. Concerning implementation, it discusses issues related to security, concurrency and recovery. |
| Web Design |
Spring |
Building on students' prior knowledge of usability principles in general, this module looks at how web pages can be designed to give users a positive experience. |
| Systems & Networking |
Spring |
Rrecognise the abstractions provided by operating systems and networks from the point of view of users, administrators and application developers. |
| Information Systems & Organisations |
Spring |
The primary objective of this module is to consider the interactions between information systems, organisations, competitive strategy, and the wider economic, legal, social and political contexts. |
| Group Project: Computing & IT |
Spring |
The module aims to provide students with object-oriented analysis and design techniques and software engineering principals, which are directly applicable to an IT project. Students will work in teams to engage in a practical IT project. |
| Project Preperation |
Summer |
You choose your project in the previous term (March), from those marked as suitable for your degree programme on the list of projects available. PPC is essential preparation time for this project. |
| Final Project - Information Technology |
Summer & Vacation |
A substantial, independent research project building on the taught course. The deliverable is a dissertation. |
教学与评估：
Assessment of students' performance in the course modules takes place in a variety of forms: practical exercises, reports, closed examinations and a dissertation for the project. Students are deliberately exposed to a variety of assessment methods so that they are not disadvantaged by background.
Assessment Dates: The assessments take place at various times during the year.
Closed examinations take place in:
•The 1st week of Term 2 (for those courses taught during Term 1) and
•Around the 8th week of Term 3 (for those courses taught during Terms 2 and 3).
Practical exercises, reports and other forms of open assessment are due either during the course module or just after its completion.
Timescales, Modules and Project Descriptions may be subject to change.