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Programme structure: Computer Science and Electronics (MEng) for 2021/22 entry cohort

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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 Research Project 4 EENGM8889 40 Mandatory TB-4
Select 40 Credit Points from the following:
Analogue Integrated Circuits EEMEM0006 20 Optional TB-1
Computer Networks and the Internet EEMEM0011 20 Optional TB-1
Information Theory and Coding EEMEM0012 20 Optional TB-1
Advanced Topics in Computer Science COMSM0158 20 Optional TB-1
If you select Advanced Topics in Computer Science (COMSM0158), you will also need to select TWO of the topics from the below list:
Applied Deep Learning (Teaching Unit) COMSM0045 0 Optional TB-1
Sustainable Computing (Teaching Unit) COMSM0134 0 Optional TB-1
Advanced Visual AI (Teaching Unit) COMSM0159 0 Optional TB-1
Advanced Topics in Theoretical Computer Science (Teaching Unit) COMSM0068 0 Optional TB-1
Select 40 credit points from the following:
If you select a COMS unit, you will be required to select the 0 credit point teaching unit, alongside the associated 20 credit point assessment unit.
VLSI Design and Emerging Technologies EEMEM0005 20 Optional TB-2
Digital Signal Processing EEMEM0007 20 Optional TB-2
Advanced Networks EEMEM0010 20 Optional TB-2
Mobile and Wireless Communications EEMEM0013 20 Optional TB-2
Image and Video Processing EEMEM0014 20 Optional TB-2
Advanced Computer Architecture (Teaching Unit) COMS30046 0 Optional TB-2
Advanced Computer Architecture COMSM0053 20 Optional TB-2
CGI (Teaching Unit) COMS30058 0 Optional TB-2
CGI COMSM0076 20 Optional TB-2
Applied Data Science (Teaching Unit) COMS30050 0 Optional TB-2
Applied Data Science COMSM0055 20 Optional TB-2
Computer Science and Electronics (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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