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MSc Advanced Computer Science / Overview

Year of entry: 2019

Degree awarded
MSc
Duration
12 months. [Full-time, September-September only]
Entry requirements
We require a First or strong Upper Second class honours degree or equivalent in Computer Science or in a joint degree with at least 50% Computer Science content. Applicants with extensive Computer Science industrial experience and a good 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.

Full entry requirements

How to apply

Apply online

As there is high demand for this course we operate a staged admissions process with selection deadlines throughout the year.  Due to the competition for places, we give preference to applicants with grades above our minimum entry requirements.  

Applications for 2019 entry:

Stage 1: Application received by 2 November 2018; Decision by 11 January 2019.

Stage 2: Application received by  4 January 2019; Decision by 1 March 2019.

Stage 3: Application received by 8 March 2019; Decision by 26 April 2019.

Stage 4: Application received by 31 May 2019; Decision by 28 June 2019.

Whilst we aim to give you a decision on your application by the deadline date, in some instances due to the competition for places and the volume of applications received, it may be necessary to roll your application forward to the next deadline date. If this is the case we will let you know after the deadline date.

We can only process applications that are submitted with the following supporting documents:

  • Online application form
  • First and second year transcripts (translated if not in English)
  • A list of your final year units and a GPA certificate which shows your current average, expressed as a percentage and verified by your current institution.
  • Two academic reference letter s, ora professional reference letter if you graduated more than two years ago

You need to ensure that you submit your supporting documents with your application as it may delay us processing your application before the decision deadline.

Applications received after our final selection deadline will be considered at our discretion.

Course options

Full-time Part-time Full-time distance learning Part-time distance learning
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Course description

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.

Fees

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2019, the tuition fees are as follows:

  • MSc (full-time)
    UK/EU students (per annum): £11,000
    International students (per annum): £23,000
  • MSc (part-time)
    UK/EU students (per annum): £5,500
    International students (per annum): £11,500

The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive for the course tuition, administration and computational costs during your studies.

All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of courses lasting more than a year for UK/EU students (fees are typically fixed for International students, for the course duration at the year of entry). For general fees information please visit: postgraduate fees . Always contact the department if you are unsure which fee applies to your qualification award and method of attendance.

Self-funded international applicants for this course will be required to pay a deposit of £1000 towards their tuition fees before a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) is issued. This deposit will only be refunded if immigration permission is refused. We will notify you about how and when to make this payment.

Contact details

Academic department
School of Computer Science
Contact name
Postgraduate Admissions Officer
Telephone
+44 (0)161 275 6181
Facsimile
+44 (0)161 275 6204
Email
Website
http://www.cs.manchester.ac.uk/study/taught-masters/
Academic department overview
See: About the School .

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