Advanced Computer Science

Northumbria University, Newcastle
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 16 Months Computer science

About this course

Please note this course is now closed to international applicants for the September 2022 intake.

Designed to meet the needs of industry, MSc Advanced Computer Science will help you to build on your computing experience and develop cutting-edge IT skills.

You will develop an in-depth understanding of the topics that are defining the industry today and will gain advanced technical skills in areas such as application design, computer network security, system development and big data and cloud computing. You will be taught in Northumbria’s brand new purpose-built computing facility on our Newcastle City Centre campus with access to industry standard equipment and technology.

Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT for the purposes of fully meeting the further learning academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional.

Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

Study Options

This course is available in 3 study options:

Full-time Shown above

Duration: 16 Months

Qualification: MSc

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

Full-time Shown above

Duration: 1 Year

Qualification: MSc

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

Full-time with advanced practice

Duration: 2 Years

Qualification: MSc

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

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
2141 Web design professionals
3131 IT operations technicians
2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers

Course Details

Qualification
MSc
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
16 Months
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Newcastle upon Tyne
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Computer science