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- Degree awarded
- Master of Science
- Duration
- 12 months full-time
- Entry requirements
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We operate a selective staged admissions process. We give preference to students with the strongest grades from high-ranking institutions.
Successful applicants typically hold a First-class honours degree (70% average) from a UK university, or the overseas equivalent, in a Computer Science degree with a minimum of 50% Computer Science content.
We 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. A typical successful offer-holder will evidence:
- China: a minimum of 87% in a 4-year bachelor's degree from a well ranked institution.
- India: a minimum of 65% (First Class with Distinction) in a BSc Eng, BEng or BTech degree, depending on the institution.
For further information on international entry requirements, please contact pgt.compsci@manchester.ac.uk
- How to apply
As the entry requirements are the same across all MSc programmes in the Department of Computer Science, we ask that applicants place only one application for their preferred programme .
As there is high demand for this course we operate a staged admissions process with selection deadlines throughout the year. Please see below for the staged admissions schedule.
Course options
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
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| MSc | Y | N | N | N |
Course overview
- Develop state of the software systems that are appropriate to a particular application, secure and usable software systems, with a good understanding of their potential risks and limitations.
- Part of pioneering history: take your computer science understanding to the next level at Manchester, a pioneer of computer science history and home to the first memory-stored computer
- Comprehensive curriculum: explore a broad range of expansive units, including core software engineering topics and a choice from a wide range of optional units
- Diverse specialisations: tailor your route to you, by choosing the areas which will best further your interests
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Hands-on experience:
gain practical experience through your individual project that lets you apply advanced software engineering techniques to real-world problems
Open days
For details of the next University Postgraduate open day, please visit open days and visits.
Fees
For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:
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MSc (full-time)
UK students (per annum): £14,500
International, including EU, students (per annum): £37,500
Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.
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.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
For more information, see the Department ofComputer Science Fees and funding page or visit the University of Manchester funding for master's courses website for more information.
Contact details
- Department
- Department of Computer Science
- Contact name
- Postgraduate Taught Admissions
- Telephone
- +44 (0)161 275 8200
- pgt.compsci@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- https://www.cs.manchester.ac.uk/
- School/Faculty
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