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Programme structure: Computer Science and Electronics with Study Abroad (MEng) for 2018/19 entry cohort

Please note: you are viewing unit and programme information for a past academic year. Please see the current academic year for up to date information.

This Integrated Master's programme has been designated as type III: Professional, with a formal period of study abroad, in accordance with the QAA descriptors for Master's programmes. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.

Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
Individual Research Project 4 EENGM8889 40 Mandatory TB-4
Select 80 Credit Points from the options listed below:
If you pick Computer Science options, you MUST pick the 0 credit Teaching Unit and ONE of the associated credit-bearing Assessment units. Students who want to take the COMS 15 credit coursework assessment options can only pick two of these, and they cannot be taken alongside EENG or INOV TB1 options - and students cannot take both the 10 credit exam assessment and the 15 credit coursework assessment. Please note, if you have already taken one of the 20 credit Computer Science options in Year 3, you cannot also choose it in Year 4.
Advanced Cryptology (Teaching Unit) COMSM0042 0 Optional TB-1
Advanced Cryptology COMSM0040 10 Optional TB-1
Advanced Cryptology (with Coursework) COMSM0097 15 Optional TB-1
Applied Deep Learning (Teaching Unit) COMSM0045 0 Optional TB-1
Applied Deep Learning COMSM0043 10 Optional TB-1
Applied Deep Learning (with Coursework) COMSM0098 15 Optional TB-1
Information Processing and the Brain (Teaching Unit) COMSM0075 0 Optional TB-1
Information Processing and the Brain COMSM0073 10 Optional TB-1
Information Processing and the Brain (with Coursework) COMSM0100 15 Optional TB-1
Internet Economics and Financial Technology (Teaching Unit) COMSM0046 0 Optional TB-1
Internet Economics and Financial Technology COMSM0047 10 Optional TB-1
Internet Economics and Financial Technology (with Coursework) COMSM0101 15 Optional TB-1
Coding Theory 4 EENGM2011 10 Optional TB-1
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise INOVM0015 20 Optional TB-1
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
Advanced DSP & FPGA Implementation EENGM4120 10 Optional TB-2
Advanced Mobile Radio Techniques EENGM2510 10 Optional TB-2
Advanced Optoelectronic Devices EENGM6000 10 Optional TB-2C
Broadband Wireless Communications EENGM4221 10 Optional TB-2
Data Center Networking EENGM0008 10 Optional TB-2
Image and Video Coding EENGM4021 10 Optional TB-2
Optical Networks EENGM0003 10 Optional TB-2
Networked Systems and Applications EENGM0009 10 Optional TB-2
VLSI Design M EENGM4050 10 Optional TB-2
Robotics Systems UG EMATM0053 20 Optional TB-2
Options choices subject to timetabling availability.
Computer Science and Electronics with Study Abroad (MEng)   120    

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

  • 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
  • 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

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.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

  • To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
  • To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

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).

Degree classifications:

  • First Class Honours 70 and above
  • Second Class Honours, First Division 60-69
  • Second Class Honours, Second Division 50-59
  • Third Class Honours 40-49
  • Fail 39 and below

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.

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