MSc in Computing (with Major Options)

at Dublin City University

Major 2 - Data Analytics (This Major is available both Full Time and Part Time)
 

•  Professional & Research Practice
•  Statistical Data Analysis
•  Cloud Technologies
•  Data Management and Visualisation
•  Mathematical Methods/Computational Science
•  Artificial Intelligence, Information and Information Seeking
•  Data Analytics and Data Mining
•  Machine Learning

(all of the above are 7.5 ECTS each)

•  DA Practicum 30 ECTS

Major 3 - Artificial Intelligence (This Major is available Full Time Only)
 

•  Professional and Research Practice
•  Foundations of Artificial Intelligence  
•  Statistical Data Analysis             
•  Data Analytics and Data Mining                       
•  Machine Learning                                                
•  Artificial Intelligence, Information and Information Seeking                          
•  Data Management and Visualization               
•  Statistical Machine Translation (Elective)                        
•  Mechanics of Search (Elective)                                           

(all of the above are 7.5 ECTS each)

•  AI Practicum  30 ECTS
   

Major 4 - Secure Software Engineering  (This Major is available both Full Time and Part Time)
 

•  Professional & Research Practice
•  System Software
•  Secure Programming
•  Cryptography and Number Theory
•  Formal Programming
•  Concurrent Programming
•  Software Process Quality
•  Network Security

(all of the above are 7.5 ECTS each)

•   SSE Practicum 30 ECTS

Minimum English Standards

IELTS Academic: Composite score of 6.5 or above, with no less than 6.0 in any one component

TOEFL iBT: Total Score of 92
 

Non EU Fees

€ 17,000

The MSc in Computing aims to help meet the demand from industry for recruitment of personnel with significant exposure to relevant, advanced topics in computing. This programme is suitable for both experienced professionals and recent graduates. It enables software professionals with a number of years' experience to improve proficiency across a range of key disciplines in the field and to update skills beyond the narrow remit of training courses. It also supports recent graduates of computing and cognate disciplines to gain specialised knowledge and skills for higher-level industry entry at an early stage in their careers.

The focused nature of the majors on our MSc in Computing will ensure that you are in a pole position to gain employment in a wide range of jobs in Ireland and overseas. Graduates of this course have gained employment as a:
 

• Software Engineer

• Computer Programmer

• IT Project Analyst

• Performance Engineer

• Python/Java Developer

• Web Applications Developer

• Business Analyst

• Technical Analyst

• Technical Consultant

• Data Analyst
   

Graduates have gone on to successful careers in leading companies including Google, Facebook, Hubspot, Intel, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and much more. 

Others have progressed to PhD research and gained further advancement and recognition.