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| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,077 - ≈ € 16,599 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Lancaster / United Kingdom | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Gain core technical expertise in multimedia and networked systems.
Choose from a range of complementary advanced level courses closely aligned to our areas of research expertise, including including Network & System Security, Advanced Topics in Networking and Mobile Computing.
Be taught by internationally renowned researchers, leading experts in their field.
Enjoy unique state of the art interactive learning including novel methods of teaching.
Benefit from significant individual research or industrial led projects with one-to-one supervision.
Study in block mode, which offers the luxury of focusing on one course at a time as a full-time student spending a year on campus or convenience as a part-time student balancing this course and your role in industry.
Flexible full and part-time study options.
Course Details
The course contains a set of compulsory modules, option modules and a dissertation project.
Compulsory Modules
* Systems Engineering
* Advanced Interactive Systems Design
* Advanced Distributed Systems
* Advanced Networking and the Internet
* Multimedia Systems Engineering
Option Modules
* Mobile Computing
* System Dependability
* Network and System Security
* Ubiquitous Computing
* Contemporary Operating Systems: Inside Microsoft Windows and Linux
* Aspect-Oriented Software Development
* Advanced Topics in Networking
Dissertation Project
* A substantial piece of individual project work in the area of Multimedia Networking that is supervised by one of the internationally recognized members of staff.
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At least a second class honours degree, or its equivalent, in Computer Science or a closely related discipline. Applicants who do not meet this criterion but who have significant industrial experience will also be considered subject to individual circumstances.
Overseas Students
For students whose first language is not English, there may be an additional requirement to demonstrate fluency in English. The school requires one of the following: a minimum of IELTS 6.5; TOEFL 580 (paper-based test), 238 (computer-based test), 93 (internet-based test); or Pearson PTE Academic 62.
You will require a visa to be able to study with us in the UK (you do not also need an ATAS certificate). From April, the UK Border agency will be scoring applications against a new points based system. There is more information on the Home Office website.
To get a visa you will need to show that you have the money to pay the course fees and to support yourself for 9 months. You must have held the funds for 28 days when you apply for the visa. See here for more information.
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 580 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 238 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 93 |
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