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?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topics in Computer Science | COMS30081 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
| Your TWO MINOR topics chosen from list 1 will be assessed as part of the Topics in Computer Science unit. | ||||
| List 1: Teaching Block 1 options - teaching units | ||||
| Select FOUR options from the following list. TWO will be your MINOR topics assessed as part of the Topics for Computer Science unit and TWO will be your MAJOR topics assessed by an associated 20 credit point unit. Then select the associated 20 credit point MAJOR units from list TWO. | ||||
| Advanced Algorithms (Teaching Unit) | COMS30042 | 0 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Artificial Intelligence (Teaching Unit) | COMS30014 | 0 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Computational Neuroscience (Teaching Unit) | SEMT30003 | 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 |
| List 2: Teaching Block 1 MAJOR unit selection | ||||
| Select TWO 20 credit point MAJOR units from the list below, associated with two of the teaching units that you selected from List 1. Please note these should be different to the minor topics you have selected. | ||||
| Artificial Intelligence | COMS30084 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Computational Neuroscience | SEMT30004 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Computer Graphics | COMS30082 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Cryptology | COMS30085 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Design Verification | COMS30086 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Human-Computer Interaction | COMS30089 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Image Processing and Computer Vision | COMS30087 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Machine Learning | COMS30083 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Security Behaviours | COMS30088 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| List 3: Teaching Block 2 Options | ||||
| 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 | |||
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 100 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).
