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    Key Information

    • Study Level:

      Master

    • Duration:

      4 Years

    • Study Mode:

      Full Time

    • Start Date:

      01 October 2019

    • Tuition Fees EU/EEA:

      £ 9,250 Per Year

      These fees apply to students from the EU/EEA

    • Tuition Fees International :

      £ 17,500

      These fees apply to students from outside the EU/EEA

    institution

    University of Essex

    The University of Essex was one of the first universities of its kind in the UK. An institution founded right after the period of post-war austerity and dedicated to providing an environment where its students could live and learn as well as where its faculty could conduct the kind of research that would lead the […]

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    Course Summary

    The University of Essex’s Computer Science MSci degree program covers everything form the physics of how computers work (semiconductors and materials science) to computational theory and the philosophy behind computer science itself. You’ll study the Java coding language, app programming interfaces, the principles of software engineering and algorithm analysis, but you’ll also go on to develop a specialty is fields such as robotics, evolutionary computation, AI, compute games design or assistive technologies.

    This four year MSci degree will also give you an understanding of how these amazing branches of computer science can be applied in hundreds of different industries and commercial specialisations across the UK and around the world.

    You’ll learn in classrooms, but also in some of the UK’s finest dedicated computer science and engineering labs, and with true experts in their fields. More than 2/3 of the University of Essex’s computer science research was ranked as either ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in the last Research Excellence Framework.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    Course Outline

    This course is delivered over four years for most students. Over 4 years you will begin with a core curriculum, but branch out to a series of elective modules which will help to define your filed (or fields) of special expertise. Modules available include:

    Year 1:

    Core

    • Fundamentals of Digital Systems
    • Introduction to Databases
    • Introduction to Programming
    • Mathematics for Computing
    • Network Fundamentals
    • Object-Oriented Programming
    • Team Project Challenge
    • Web Development

    Year 2:

    Core

    • Application Programming
    • Data Structures & Algorithms
    • Software Engineering

    Elective

    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Databases & Information Retrieval
    • Human-Computer Interaction & Information Visualisation
    • Web Application Programming
    • Team Project Challenge

    Year 3:

    Core

    • Individual Capstone Project Challenge

    Elective

    • High-Level Games Development
    • Large Scale Software Systems & Extreme Programming
    • Mobile Robotics
    • Network Engineering
    • Virtual Worlds

    Year 4:

    Core

    • Computer Security
    • Group Project
    • Mobile and Social Application Programming
    • Professional Practice & Research Methodology

    Elective

    • Creating and Growing a New Business Venture
    • Intelligent Systems and Robotics
    • Machine Learning and Data Mining
    • Text Analytics

    Learning & Teaching

    The University of Essex’s Computer Science program allows students to decide for themselves the kind of specialist degree they wish to pursue. In addition to lecture classes, you will do a great deal of group and individual work in the Department’s specialist labs in association with its world-leading researchers.

    Career Possiblities

    Essex’s Computer Science MSci degree program prepares students to take up exciting roles in nearly any industry imaginable. Past graduates have secured roles as Systems Engineers, Programmers, Software Engineers, Systems analysts and a host of other job descriptions with employers such as Google, Accenture, RBS, IBM Light Speed IT Solutions and even Formula One.

    Entry Credit

    Entry Requirements for UK and EU-nationals

    The University of Essex’s Computer Science program is typically open to students who have completed a relevant undergraduate degree. You can find an application with detailed entry requirements here.  

    Entry Requirements for overseas (non-EU) students                         

    International students must be fluent in written and spoken English. This can be demonstrated by an IELTS score of 6.0 or better overall.

    International students must also have undergraduate accreditation equivalent to that required for UK and EU students.

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