The School of Natural and Computing Sciences offers academically challenging taught programmes of study (each designed to provide students with an engaging and supportive learning environment grounded in teaching and research excellence) in the following areas:
- Advanced Information SystemsCloud Computing
- E-Commerce Technology
- Environmental Analytical Chemistry
- Informatics: Software Project Management
- Information Technology
- Mathematics
- Oil & Gas Chemistry Artificial Intelligence
Advanced Information Systems
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MSc: 20 months (full-time) PgDip: 12 months (full-time) |
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| Department: | Computing Science | |
| Start Date: | September |
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| Overview: | A specialist masters degrees intended for students who have a first degree in Computing or a related topic. The programme provides in-depth knowledge and skills of leading edge techniques, such as user modelling, information filtering, personalisation, adaptive hypermedia, data mining and visualisation, and natural language processing. | |
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Artificial Intelligence
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Degrees Available: |
MSc: 20 months (full-time) PgDip: 12 months (full-time) |
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| Department: | Computing Science | |
| Start Date: | September |
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| Overview: | A specialist masters degrees intended for students who have a first degree in Computing or a related topic and wish to learn more about advanced technologies. | |
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Cloud Computing
| Degrees Available: | MSc: 12 months (full-time) PgDip: 9 months (full-time) |
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| Department: | Computing Science | |
| Start Date: | September | |
| Overview: | Preparing students for careers in advanced software development, technology management and commercial and academic research. This programme balances the technical with the business and finance issues of cloud computing. | |
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E-Commerce Technology
| Degrees Available: |
MSc: 12 months (full-time) PgDip: 9 months (full-time) |
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| Department: | Computing Science | |
| Start Date: | September |
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| Overview: | A specialist masters degrees intended for students who have a first degree in Computing or a related topic and wish to learn more about the specific state-of-the-art technologies which are in use in modern commercial applications. The programme looks beyond the immediate horizon to new developments and next-generation techniques. | |
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Environmental Analytical Chemistry
| Degrees Available: |
MSc: 12 months (full-time) PgDip: 9 months (full-time) PgCert: 4 months (full-time) |
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| Department: | Chemistry | |
| Start Date: | September |
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| Overview: | This porgramme focuses on specialisation in advanced modern analytical methodology to face challenges in environmental, pharmaceutical, oil & gas industry and other related industry in R&D. A particular focus is on the use of NMR and elemental & molecular mass spectrometry for the identification and quantification of small biomolecules in complex mixtures at trace level. | |
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Informatics Software Project Management
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MSc / PgDip / PgCert | |
| Department: | Computing Science | |
| Start Date: | September |
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| Overview: | A specialist masters degrees intended for students who have a first degree in Computing or a related topic and wish to learn more about the specific state-of-the-art technologies which are in use in modern commercial applications. The programme looks beyond the immediate horizon to new developments and next-generation techniques. | |
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Information Technology
| Degrees Available: |
MSc: 12 months (full-time) PgDip: 9 months (full-time) PgCert: 3 months (full-time) |
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| Department: | Computing Science | |
| Start Date: | September |
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| Overview: | A conversion degree intended for people who have a first degree in a non-Computing area, and wish to learn about Computing Science and Information Technology. | |
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Mathematics
| Degrees Available: |
MSc: 12 months (full-time) PgDip: 9 months (full-time) |
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| Department: | Mathematics | |
| Start Date: | September |
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| Overview: |
The MSc in Mathematics prepares students for meeting this need. It aims to develop students' logical and analytical abilities, problem solving skills, and aptitude for thinking abstractly. The programme gives students the flexibility to decide the topics of most interest to them. It is possible to study a wide range of subjects, or to focus more on a single subject area. A distinguishing feature from taught MSc's at other institutions is the ability to choose mathematical courses from a range of disciplines, including computing, physics and biology. |
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Oil & Gas Chemistry
| Degrees Available: |
MSc: 12 months (full-time) PgDip: 9 months (full-time) PgCert: 4 months (full-time) |
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| Department: | Chemistry | |
| Start Date: | September |
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| Overview: | Despite the growing research emphasis on renewable forms of energy generation and the anticipated energy gap between need and supply, the oil & gas industry is expected to remain an important source of energy provision for the foreseeable future; oil and gas is projected to meet 60% of the world's energy needs in 2030. In the current environmentally conscious climate, the industry recognises the need for efficiency and its environmental responsibility, and this new postgraduate course focuses on the chemistry applicable to topics within these themes, addressing materials and energetics relevant to production and refining, and environmental impact and remediation. | |
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