What do the teaching blocks (TB) mean?
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 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 assessed by Exam (List 2). Two of your selected options should be assessed by 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 |
| Cloud Computing and Big Data (Teaching Unit) | COMSM0072 | 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 |
| 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 three 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 |
| Cloud Computing and Big Data | COMSM0071 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Information Processing and the Brain | COMSM0073 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Internet Economics and Financial Technology | COMSM0047 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Systems and Software Security | COMSM0050 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
| List 3: Teaching Block 1 Coursework Assessments | ||||
| Select two Coursework Assessments from the list below, associated with two of the options that you selected from List 1. | ||||
| Advanced Cryptology (with Coursework) | COMSM0041 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Applied Deep Learning (with Coursework) | COMSM0044 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Cloud Computing and Big Data (with Coursework) | COMSM0070 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Information Processing and the Brain (with Coursework) | COMSM0074 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Internet Economics and Financial Technology (with Coursework) | COMSM0048 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Systems and Software Security (with Coursework) | COMSM0051 | 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 |
| Interaction Design (Teaching Unit) | COMS30060 | 0 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Interaction Design | COMSM0083 | 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.
