Advanced Computer Science

University of South Wales
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year Computer science

About this course

Computer science is one of the fastest growing subjects around the world. It is a wide field, from its theoretical and algorithmic foundations to cutting-edge development in robotics and intelligent systems. You’ll work on real problems in readiness for employment, enabling you to keep up to pace with this rapidly changing field.

The course has been designed to connect the theory and practice. This Advanced Computer Science course introduces you to a number of software and hardware technologies and their real world applications. You’ll learn about abstraction, complexity, evolutionary change, sharing of common resources, security and concurrency. From system functionality to usability and performance, you’ll also be better placed to solve real-life problems with an understanding of how they affect people’s lives.

Our Advanced Computer Science course would be a good choice if you are keen to gain knowledge of Advanced Computer Science with an emphasis on further improving and developing programming and problem-solving skills. You will learn to think rationally and creatively and we will teach you to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, for technical and lay audiences.

Study Options

This course is available in 2 study options:

Full-time Shown above

Duration: 1 Year

Qualification: MSc

Location: Pontypridd

Part-time

Duration: 2 Years

Qualification: MSc

Location: Pontypridd

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

5244 Computer system and equipment installers and servicers
2139 Information technology professionals
2134 Programmers and software development professionals
2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
2141 Web design professionals
3131 IT operations technicians

Course Details

Qualification
MSc
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Year
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Pontypridd
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Computer science