MSc Advanced Computer Science
Manchester, United Kingdom
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 13,000 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* UK students. International, including EU, students per annum: £27,500
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Introduction
Course overview
- Take your computer science understanding to the next level at the subject's birthplace: Manchester.
- Choose from a broad range of units, including core computer science topics and branching out across Manchester's various interdisciplinary research strengths.
- Tailor your route by choosing the topics that best suit your interests.
Course description
With our Advanced Computer Science MSc, you will have the flexibility to tailor your learning and pursue the topics that interest you most. You have the opportunity to choose three from around nine themes, each of which combines around two related course units that build on top of each other.
Certain combinations are integrated into specialised pathways, including advanced web technologies, artificial intelligence, computer security, data and knowledge management, digital biology, and software engineering.
Computational thinking is becoming increasingly pervasive and is informing our understanding of phenomena across a range of areas; from engineering and physical sciences to business and society. With the Advanced Computer Science MSc, you will learn from world-leading academic staff to amplify your skills ahead of a successful career in either industry or academia.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Curriculum
Aims
- You will progress down your own chosen pathway, taking advantage of the flexibility of units on offer.
- You will boost your employability across nearly all areas of business and society, with the technical skills you acquire being in great demand.
Special features
Flexibility
You will choose three from nine themes, each of which combines two related course units that build on top of each other.
Strong links with employers
We maintain close relationships with potential employers and run various activities throughout the year, including career fairs, guest lectures, and projects run jointly with partners from the industry.
Excellent facilities
You will have access to a fantastic range of facilities and equipment.
Teaching and learning
You can choose from a broad range of units, including core computer science topics and Digital Biology and Health Informatics.
Coursework and assessment
You will learn through a mix of lectures and seminars, and supported by practical exercises. These skills are augmented through an MSc project, enabling you to put into practice the techniques you have been taught throughout the course.
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 the 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.
Career Opportunities
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 the research level, or to careers in industrial or academic research.