Computing Science, MSc
Course Duration: 12 months full time; up to 24 months part time
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Why do an MSc in Computing Science at Newcastle?
An Excellent Employment Record - Our graduates have an excellent record of finding employment.
An Excellent Research Reputation - The School has an excellent research reputation, and has been awarded grade 5 (on a scale of 1 to 5*) for its research programme in every one of the four successive government Research Assessment Exercises. These awards indicate research quality of international excellence in significant areas and national excellence in all areas.
World Class Facilities - We have over 200 workstations solely for the use of our students. We also have specialist machines to provide specific services. We are connected to the University campus network which in turn is connected through gateways to other national and international networks and the Internet.
Study in Europe - The School is an active participant in the Socrates-Erasmus exchange programme. As a postgraduate student, you will have the opportunity to study at our partner institutions in Europe.
Careers
Our graduates have an excellent record of finding employment. Recent examples have included a graduate trainee for British Airways, a computer programme analyst for South Western Electricity Board, and a software engineer for BT.
This comment from a recent graduate is typical:
"I developed my interest in computing during the six years I spent working as a secretary. I had lots of PC experience, but no programming experience. I found returning to full-time education a challenge. The pace and volume of material covered in the course made a very demanding, but also a very fulfilling year. The syllabus was comprehensive, relevant and surprisingly interesting. I now work as a programmer for British Airways, and feel that the MSc has not only equipped me with the skills to be a professional in my field, but also to continue learning about computing science. I would definitely choose the same course again."
Course Structure
The first nine months of the programme are devoted to lectures totalling about 20 hours per week, which are examined by written papers. You will also undertake a substantial amount of supervised and unsupervised practical work.
The final three months are devoted to an individual project. An important part of the MSc is the preparation of a dissertation describing the project. You will also be required to give a demonstration of your project where you will be questioned on your dissertation.
Compulsory Modules (2011-2012)
Title |
Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
Semester 3 |
| CSC8001 Programming and Data Structures | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| CSC8002 Advanced Computing | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| CSC8004 Networks and Web Technologies | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| CSC8005 Software Engineering with Group Project | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| CSC8008 Information Systems | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| CSC8009 Research Methods | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| CSC8010 Computer Environments | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| CSC8099 Dissertation | 0 | 0 | 60 |
Entry Requirements
Entry requirements are found in our current online prospectus entry for MSc Computing Science.
Further Information
E-mail: cs.admissions@ncl.ac.uk