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Programme structure: Computer Science (MSci) - what's running in 2022/23

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 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 Levels represent?

    What do the teaching blocks (TB) mean?

  • Year 3 (2022/23)

Students may transfer to this programme on successful completion of years 1 and 2 of the MEng Computer Science.

This Integrated Master's programme has been designated as type III: Professional 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.

The MSci Computer Science award is currently not BCS accredited. BSc Engineering (Computer Science) is the unaccredited bachelors level exit award for students who have opted for the MSci.

Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
Select five options from the following list, then select an assessment for each from Lists 2 and 3. Three of your selected options should be assessed by Exam (List 2). Two of your selected options should be assessed by Coursework (List 3)
Advanced Algorithms (Teaching Unit) COMS30042 0 Optional TB-1
Artificial Intelligence (Teaching Unit) COMS30014 0 Optional TB-1
Computational Neuroscience (Teaching Unit) COMS30017 0 Optional TB-1
Computer Graphics (Teaching Unit) COMS30020 0 Optional TB-1
Cryptology (Teaching Unit) COMS30023 0 Optional TB-1
Design Verification (Teaching Unit) COMS30026 0 Optional TB-1
Human-Computer Interaction (Teaching Unit) COMS30029 0 Optional TB-1
Image Processing and Computer Vision (Teaching Unit) COMS30030 0 Optional TB-1
Machine Learning (Teaching Unit) COMS30035 0 Optional TB-1
Security Behaviours (Teaching Unit) COMS30038 0 Optional TB-1
Types and Lambda Calculus (Teaching Unit) COMS30040 0 Optional TB-1
Select three Exam Assessments from the list below, associated with three of the options that you selected from List 1.
Advanced Algorithms COMS30041 10 Optional TB-1
Artificial Intelligence COMS30013 10 Optional TB-1
Computational Neuroscience COMS30016 10 Optional TB-1
Computer Graphics COMS30018 10 Optional TB-1
Cryptology COMS30021 10 Optional TB-1
Design Verification COMS30024 10 Optional TB-1
Human-Computer Interaction COMS30027 10 Optional TB-1
Image Processing and Computer Vision COMS30032 10 Optional TB-1
Machine Learning COMS30033 10 Optional TB-1
Security Behaviours COMS30036 10 Optional TB-1
Types and Lambda Calculus COMS30039 10 Optional TB-1
Select two Coursework Assessments from the list below, associated with two of the options that you selected from List 1.
Artificial Intelligence (with Coursework) COMS30062 15 Optional TB-1
Computational Neuroscience (with Coursework) COMS30063 15 Optional TB-1
Computer Graphics (with Coursework) COMS30064 15 Optional TB-1
Cryptology (with Coursework) COMS30065 15 Optional TB-1
Design Verification (with Coursework) COMS30066 15 Optional TB-1
Human-Computer Interaction (with Coursework) COMS30067 15 Optional TB-1
Image Processing and Computer Vision (with Coursework) COMS30068 15 Optional TB-1
Machine Learning (with Coursework) COMS30069 15 Optional TB-1
Security Behaviours (with Coursework) COMS30070 15 Optional TB-1
Select three options 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 COMS30047 20 Optional TB-2
Applied Cryptology (Teaching Unit) COMS30048 0 Optional TB-2
Applied Cryptology COMS30049 20 Optional TB-2
Applied Data Science (Teaching Unit) COMS30050 0 Optional TB-2
Applied Data Science COMS30051 20 Optional TB-2
CGI (Teaching Unit) COMS30058 0 Optional TB-2
CGI COMS30059 20 Optional TB-2
High Performance Computing (Teaching Unit) COMS30053 0 Optional TB-2
High Performance Computing COMS30052 20 Optional TB-2
Interactive Devices (Teaching Unit) COMS30054 0 Optional TB-2
Interactive Devices COMS30055 20 Optional TB-2
BSc   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).

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