Computer Science

Goldsmiths, University of London
Undergraduate PhD Full-time 3 Years Computer science

About this course

Our MPhil/PhD programme in computer science offers you the opportunity to participate fully in the highly interdisciplinary research environment of our department and of the College as a whole.

We currently offer MPhil/PhD supervision in many areas of computing, including:

+ Computational creativity

+ Computer vision and audition

+ Interactions between art, media and technology

+ Adaptive hypermedia systems

+ Artificial intelligence

  • We aim for all our students to produce innovative ideas and to develop those ideas into fully-fledged research results and software and hardware systems, working within the creative atmosphere of our department.

  • We welcome outstanding applications to study and perform research in any aspect of computer science, and strongly encourage you to contact members of staff with overlapping research interests to discuss your research proposal in the first instance; if you are unsure who to talk to, please contact the department with a description of your interests.

  • We provide you with office space and computer equipment along with access to computer labs and other facilities, in addition to resources and facilities made available by the Goldsmiths and support provided by the Research Office.

  • The department and the Goldsmiths Graduate School provide training in research methods and in technical skills; we have a number of regular research meetings and seminars, from formal lectures to more informal workshops and discussion groups, and you are encouraged to present your work to the department at least once a year. There are also opportunities for you to participate in the teaching activities of the department.
  • Study Options

    This course is available in 4 study options:

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 3 Years

    Qualification: PhD

    Location: London

    Part-time

    Duration: 4 Years

    Qualification: PhD

    Location: London

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 3 Years

    Qualification: MPhil

    Location: London

    Part-time

    Duration: 4 Years

    Qualification: MPhil

    Location: London

    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
    3131 IT operations technicians
    2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
    3132 IT user support technicians

    Course Details

    Qualification
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    3 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    London
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Computer science