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Information Management (specialist) – (M.Sc.)

Location: London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 12 months Start Date: September
Educational Form:
  • Taught
Education Variants:
  • Parttime
  • Fulltime
Languages: English 
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Location of Queen Mary, University of London

This MSc focuses on the specialist skills required to develop and manage search tools for large-scale, complex information repositories, such as the Web, digital libraries, and interactive digital TV.

This programme provides advanced study in a range of modelling, evaluation and design methods used in information management research and development. You will learn about effective and efficient techniques for representing, managing, retrieving, and presenting electronic information, and gain experience of their application in practice. Strong emphasis is given to the design of information management systems in increasingly intricate and diverse information environments. You will also gain experience in the development of search engines using the latest technologies and standards (for example XML and MPEG-7).

The programme prepares you both for research study and for specialist employment in the information industry. Typical jobs after graduation include web search engine architect, digital library research, database manager/administrator, content manager, knowledge engineer, and data visualisation engineer.


Contents

Core modules:

* Foundations for Information Retrieval
* Special Topics in Information Retrieval
* Research Methods (double module)
* XML and Structured Information
* Advanced Database Systems and Technologies
* MSc Project

Study options include:

* Advanced Program Design (in Java)
* Algorithms and Complexity
* Computability
* Computational Genomics
* Computer Vision and Neural Networks
* Design for Human Interaction
* Distributed Systems and Security
* Entrepreneurship in Information Technology
* Interactive Systems Design
* Multimedia Systems
* Software Risk Assessment
* Specification and Verification
* Techniques in Computer Vision
* The Semantic Web

Please note that module availability is subject to change.

Assessment The Research Methods modules are assessed through coursework alone. All other modules are examined through a combination of coursework and written examinations taken in May/June. To obtain an MSc, students must gain passes in six of the eight modules taken with an overall average of 50 per cent. In addition to the above, the MSc requires that a satisfactory individual project be completed. MSc students who do not pass the written examinations are only allowed to attempt the project after passing resit examinations the following May.

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Requirements

You should possess a good Honours degree (minimum 2.1) with a substantial computer science component (at least half) or equivalent industrial experience. You should also have good programming skills for undertaking the practical elements of the programme.

For international students we require English language qualifications IELTS 6.5, TOEFL (CBT) 237 or TOEFL (written test) 575.

Additional Requirements

Minimal degree required: Bachelor's degree
Minimal amount of work experience Not specified

Language Proficiency

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): Grade B (Score: 75)

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