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at University of Manchester

Course unit details

This is a high quality course aimed at imparting advanced knowledge across a broad range of Computer Science and offering training in advanced skills. It is suitable for those who wish to enhance their computing skills in order to improve their contribution to IT-related industry or to pursue R&D in academia or industry.
 

A student following the Advanced Computer Science course chooses two from about a dozen themes, each of which combines two related course units that build on top of each other. Certain combinations are integrated into specialised  pathways . A student who opts to follow the pathways will have the pathway specialism included in their degree certificate.
 

Course unit list

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
 

Title

• Masters Project
• Automated Reasoning and Verification
• Modelling Data on the Web
• Principles of Digital Biology
• Introduction to Health Informatics
• Data Engineering
• Systems Governance
• Foundations of Machine Learning
• Representation Learning
• Text Mining

Academic entry qualification overview
 

• We require a First or strong Upper Second-class honours degree (2:1 with 65% average) from a UK university, or the overseas equivalent, in a Computer Science degree with a minimum of 50% Computer Science content.
• When assessing your academic record, we take into account your grade average, references and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification. 
• Applicants with extensive Computer Science industrial experience and a 2:I honours degree in Computer Science, or its overseas equivalent, may also be considered for admission. We also require that all applicants have a strong background in Computer Science reflected, for example, in solid programming and software development skills.
   

We accept a range of qualifications, and welcome applications from overseas applicants:

• China: a minimum of 83% in a 4-year bachelor's degree from a well ranked institution.
• India: a minimum of 70% (First Class with Distinction) in a BSc Eng, BEng or BTech degree from a prestigious institution
  
   

English language
 

In order to be accepted onto an MSc programme in the Department of Computer Science, applicants need to provide evidence of having achieved the required level in a recognised English language qualification.
 

• IELTS: overall score of 7.0 with no sub-test below 6.5

• Pre-sessional English run by the University Language Centre
   

We also accept many other English language qualifications from overseas, depending on the qualification, the scores obtained and the University's assessment of its academic suitability.

• MSc (full-time)
  
  UK students (per annum): £13,000
  
  International, including EU, students (per annum): £27,500

You will join the many Advanced Computer Science MSc graduates who have gone on to secure promising employment opportunities across nearly all areas of business and society. Whether in finance, films and games, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, consumer products, public services and more, you will find your MSc award opens doors.Our courses are considered among the best in the country, and our graduates are actively targeted for the very top jobs in industry and academia. In fact, Manchester was named the most targeted university in The Graduate Market in 2020 - High Fliers Research .The MSc in Advanced Computer Science can also provide a smooth route to further study at research level, or to careers in industrial or academic research.