Master

In Luton

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Luton

Develop the internet computing skills necessary for students to be immediately effective in industry and commerce. To equip students with the highly focused skills required for the modern internet engineer or programmer. Suitable for Computer Science graduates only. For those employed in a computing area of the IT industry, wishing to enhance their knowledge and continue education to a higher level. For graduates from computing disciplines who wish to update or focus their computing skills and competencies for effective work within the internet industry.

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Location

Start date

Luton (Bedfordshire)
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University Of Bedfordshire, Luton Campus, LU1 3JU

Start date

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About this course

* For standard entry, applicants should have a good honours degree or equivalent qualifications, or a postgraduate qualification, in a computer science related subject area. Example subjects may be first awards in Computing and Computer Science/Studies.
* For mature applicants with non-standard academic profiles, entry and exemption on the basis of Accreditation by Prior Learning, certificated or experiential (APL/APEL) is available.
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Course programme

MSc Computer Science
Mode: part-time (
2-3 years)

This course will introduce you to the latest innovations in internet programming and delivery.

You will study the latest technologies and applications commonly in use, such as database connectivity, to manage and access data remotely, networking and communication protocols, and internet programming, to give you the expertise to write your own applications.

Those taking the course may go on to become internet engineers or programmers in the majority of today’s internet enterprises and will be well placed for career development in most companies.

Why choose this course?

  • You will study in a friendly environment with state-of-the-art computer facilities
  • There are opportunities for Independent and Work-Related Learning
  • There are opportunities for professionals or employees wishing to pursue Continuing Professional Development via our individual taught modular scheme (Postgraduate Diploma or Certificate)

Career Opportunities

You will be well-qualified for positions including internet design, remote data access and management, remote method invocation, delivery of sound and vision across the web, and networking.

There is a clear market for graduates of the MSc programme in Computer Science. A survey conducted by the e-Skills National Training Organisation (NTO) reveals that there is a 'skills gap', and that IT and telecoms businesses suffered most from the skills shortage, with one in four companies affected (Computer Weekly, 2002).

More specifically, where jobs involving the Internet are concerned, there is an even greater expectation that these skills will be in demand. Recent research has found that one of the top areas for projects in the next six months would be e-commerce.

It is expected that there will be much demand for skills in customer service, Web development and middleware … David Metcalfe, an analyst at Forrester Research, believes there will be further demand for skills in Web services using XML to expose application interfaces to the outside world (From the article: The skills you need to succeed in 2002, Computer Weekly, 2001).

Assessment

Assignments, exams, group work and Computer Assisted Assessment.

Entry Requirements

  • For standard entry, applicants should have a good honours degree or equivalent qualifications, or a postgraduate qualification, in a computer science related subject area. Example subjects may be first awards in Computing and Computer Science/Studies.
  • For mature applicants with non-standard academic profiles, entry and exemption on the basis of Accreditation by Prior Learning, certificated or experiential (APL/APEL) is available.

Special entry requirements

For international students, evidence of sufficient skill in English is required, with a minimum requirement being an IELTS score of 6.0, a TOEFL score of 580, or an equivalent score in TELAS, the University of Luton's own testing scheme.

Attendance

Part-time study can be taken either in the form of a day-release programme, or as evening classes, typically starting at 6.30pm, for two evenings a week.

Computer Science

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