This section describes which Units you will take in which year of study. It indicates which units are mandatory and where you will be able to choose. The overall pass marks you will need to achieve in order to progress or achieve an award are shown. The full regulations concerning progression and completion are held in the University's Regulations and Code of Practice. Any particular aspects of your programme that are unusual will be highlighted. If any Units are must pass this will be shown below. The linked unit specifications detail any additional requirements.
What do the teaching blocks (TB) mean?
This integrated Masters programme has been designated as type III: Professional or Practice Masters in accordance with the QAA Degree Characteristics Statement. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.
Mandatory Unit EENGM8889 is must pass. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
| Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Project with Innovation Case | COMSM0052 | 40 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
| Select 80 credits of options from the lists below: | ||||
| List 1: Teaching Block 1 options | ||||
| Select four options from the following list, then select an assessment for each. Two of your selected options should be 10 credit units assessed by Exam (List 2). Two of your selected options should be 20 credit units assessed by Exam and Coursework (List 3). | ||||
| Advanced Cryptology (Teaching Unit) | COMSM0042 | 0 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Advanced Topics in Programming Languages (Teaching Unit) | COMSM0067 | 0 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Advanced Topics in Theoretical Computer Science (Teaching Unit) | COMSM0068 | 0 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Applied Deep Learning (Teaching Unit) | COMSM0045 | 0 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Information Processing and the Brain (Teaching Unit) | COMSM0075 | 0 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Internet Economics and Financial Technology (Teaching Unit) | COMSM0046 | 0 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Sustainable Computing (Teaching Unit) | COMSM0134 | 0 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Systems and Software Security (Teaching Unit) | COMSM0049 | 0 | Optional | TB-1 |
| List 2: Teaching Block 1 Exam Assessments | ||||
| Select two Exam Assessments from the list below, associated with two of the options that you select from List 1. | ||||
| Advanced Cryptology | COMSM0040 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Advanced Topics in Programming Languages | COMSM0066 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Advanced Topics in Theoretical Computer Science | COMSM0069 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Applied Deep Learning | COMSM0043 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Information Processing and the Brain | COMSM0073 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Internet Economics and Financial Technology | COMSM0047 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Sustainable Computing | COMSM0135 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Systems and Software Security | COMSM0050 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
| List 3: Teaching Block 1 Exam plus Coursework Assessments | ||||
| Select two 20 credit Exam plus Coursework Assessments from the list below, associated with two of the options that you selected from List 1. | ||||
| Advanced Cryptology (with Coursework) | COMSM0137 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Applied Deep Learning (with Coursework) | COMSM0138 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Information Processing and the Brain (with Coursework) | COMSM0139 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Internet Economics and Financial Technology (with Coursework) | COMSM0140 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Sustainable Computing (with Coursework) | COMSM0136 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Systems and Software Security (with Coursework) | COMSM0141 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| List 4: Teaching Block 2 Options | ||||
| Select one option from the list below, and also its associated 20-credit assessment co-requisite. | ||||
| Advanced Computer Architecture (Teaching Unit) | COMS30046 | 0 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Advanced Computer Architecture | COMSM0053 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Applied Cryptology (Teaching Unit) | COMS30048 | 0 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Applied Cryptology | COMSM0054 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Applied Data Science (Teaching Unit) | COMS30050 | 0 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Applied Data Science | COMSM0055 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| CGI (Teaching Unit) | COMS30058 | 0 | Optional | TB-2 |
| CGI | COMSM0076 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| High Performance Computing (Teaching Unit) | COMS30053 | 0 | Optional | TB-2 |
| High Performance Computing | COMSM0057 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Interactive Devices (Teaching Unit) | COMS30054 | 0 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Interactive Devices | COMSM0058 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Robotics Systems UG | EMATM0053 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Computer Science with Study Abroad (MEng) | 120 | |||
Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:
For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.
All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.
Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.
The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).
An Ordinary degree can be awarded if a student has successfully completed at least 300 credits with a minimum of 60 credits at Level 6.
The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
