Computing Science

University of Glasgow
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 12 Months Computer science

About this course

The Masters in Computing Science provides you with a thorough grounding in advanced computing science, together with experience of conducting a development project, preparing you for responsible positions in the IT industry.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • The School of Computing Science is ranked 7th in the UK (Complete University Guide 2020).

  • The School is a member of the Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance: SICSA. This collaboration of Scottish universities aims to develop Scotland's place as a world leader in Informatics and Computer Science research and education.

  • The School of Computing Science has extensive contacts with industrial partners who contribute to several of their taught courses, through active teaching, curriculum development, and panel discussion. Recent contributors include representatives from IBM, J.P. Morgan, Amazon, Adobe and Red Hat.

  • You will have opportunities to meet employers who come to make recruitment presentations, and often seek to recruit our graduates during the programme.

  • You will benefit from having 24-hour access to a computer laboratory equipped with state-of-the-art hardware and software.

    PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

    Modes of delivery of the MSc in Computing Science include lectures, seminars and tutorials and allow students the opportunity to take part in lab, project and team work.

    Core Courses PROGRAMMING AND SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT (H) RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS (M) INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE AND SYSTEMS (M) MSC PROJECT FOR COMPUTING SCIENCE+

    Elective Course (choose one) ENTERPRISE CYBER SECURITY (M) MACHINE LEARNING & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR DATA SCIENTISTS (M)

    Optional Courses (choose 6) CYBER SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS (M) HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION DESIGN AND EVALUATION (M) HUMAN-CENTRED SECURITY (M) INFORMATION RETRIEVAL (M) INTERNET TECHNOLOGY (M) RECOMMENDER SYSTEMS (M) WEB SCIENCE (M) TEXT AS DATA - AN INTRODUCTION TO DOCUMENT ANALYTICS (M) SECURED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (M)

    Please note the availability of optional courses is dependent on staff availability and timetabling constraints.

    • Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    5244 Computer system and equipment installers and servicers
    2134 Programmers and software development professionals
    2139 Information technology professionals
    3131 IT operations technicians
    3132 IT user support technicians
    2433 Actuaries, economists and statisticians

    Related Courses

    Archaeology/Politics

    University of Glasgow

    MA (Hons) Full-time 4 Years UG Glasgow

    Avg. Salary

    £24,500

    Archaeology/Politics (SocSci)

    University of Glasgow

    MA (Hons) Full-time 4 Years UG Glasgow

    Business Economics (SocSci)

    University of Glasgow

    MA (Hons) Full-time 4 Years UG Glasgow

    Avg. Salary

    £30,000

    Course Details

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

    Offered by

    University of Glasgow

    Glasgow

     View university profile
    Visit university website