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Computing – (M.Sc.)
Oxford Brookes University
Department of Computing and Communication Technologies| Application Deadline: | as early as possible | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,418 - ≈ € 13,586 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Oxford / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 180 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Oxford Brookes University
So your first degree is not in computing but you want to move into IT? This course provides the background you need. No previous computing experience is assumed. We teach you the fundamentals of programming, software engineering, and the hardware involved.
The course will enable you to develop a sound knowledge of computer software development for a range of problem areas, such as interactive websites, stand-alone applications and network systems. Because of its emphasis on software system construction and data organisation, the qualification is applicable to a wide variety of fields concerned with using computers, as well as directly to the computer industry itself.
Why Brookes?
Our computing courses are rooted in real-world and industry-relevant experiences. They give students the opportunity to develop the advanced skills and knowledge needed to pursue successful careers in their chosen fields. Lecturing staff have extensive experience in research, teaching on undergraduate and specialist MSc courses in computing, as well as a wide range of previous industrial and commercial backgrounds.
You will be joining a department with a diverse and truly international postgraduate community. Students from many countries around the world study with us. Their contribution helps ensure our courses reflects the global reach of modern computing and communication technologies. The universal nature of the technical skills developed in our programmes means our courses are of equal relevance to both new graduates and those with many years of industrial experience.
Career prospects
Our MSc students come from all over the world and graduate to follow careers in technical, business-related and creative roles, for example as developers, engineers, managers or consultants. Whatever their interest, our graduates tell us that the relevance of our courses and the skills they've learnt enable them to achieve their goals and build their careers.
Contents
Course length
Full-time: 1 year (12 months)
Part-time: 2 years
The MSc in Computing has a modular course-unit design. To qualify for a master’s degree, you must pass modules amounting to 180 credits. This comprises six taught modules (20 credits each) plus your dissertation (50 credits) and a module on research and study methods (10 credits).
For the taught part of your course, you will take three modules in Semester 1 (September to December) and three more in Semester 2 (January to May). This makes up two-thirds of your studies. Part-time students normally take four modules in their first year and two in their second year.
Semester 1
In Semester 1 you take three compulsory modules:
* Computer Systems and Networks introduces the concepts, operations and components of computer systems and the principles of computer networks.
* Object-Oriented Programming covers the principles of programming and object orientation, giving you the opportunity to apply these using an object-oriented programming language.
* Structured Data covers the principles and practice of structured data, including how it is represented, managed and transformed.
Semester 2
In Semester 2 you take one compulsory module and two optional modules:
* Software Project Management (compulsory) studies the latest practices, skill and techniques that are used in the project management and quality assurance of computing software projects.
* Programming Mobile Devices covers the current and emerging mobile technologies, giving you experience of developing software applications for mobile devices using appropriate programming languages and tools.
* Computer and Network Security covers the technological and human issues involved in securing and assessing the security level of modern networked computer systems, as well as looking at digital forensics.
* Semantic Web covers the key current technologies associated with the semantic web and introduces you to current research directions in this rapidly evolving field.
* Web Interfaces and Media looks at the challenges of designing and constructing interfaces using a variety of media (eg text, speech, graphics) that are accessible to users in a wide variety of situations. It covers the physical, technical and psychological aspects of web interfaces design.
As courses are reviewed regularly, the list of taught modules you choose from may vary from the list here.
You also take:
* Research and Study Methods covers the research skills, planning and management techniques and guidance on analysis and technical presentation that you will need for your dissertation. This is taken in Semester 1.
* MSc Dissertation is an individual research and development project that allows you to study a topic of your choice in depth, guided by your supervisor. The work may be undertaken in close co-operation with a research, industrial or commercial organisation. You start your dissertation in Semester 2, continuing over the summer period.
Part-time students normally take these modules in their second year.
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Requirements
You should normally hold a first degree equivalent to at least a British lower second-class bachelor's degree, in a non-computing subject. If your first degree contains only a small element of technical computing you can also be considered.
English language requirements
If your first language is not English you must satisfy our English language requirement by providing us with evidence of a minimum TOEFL score of 80 (internet-based), or IELTS score of 6.0.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 80 |
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