This MSc programme lies within an area of growing technological change and provides advanced skills and knowledge.

Students are equipped with knowledge of the current state of the industry.
There is also an emphasis on skills for lifelong learning, so that students will be able to update their skills throughout their careers.

Reasons to study this course

• Taught by staff with academic and industry qualifications.
• Hands on experience with all relevant hardware and software.
• Learn in-depth, a range of programming concepts, data visualisation and data mining techniques to develop sophisticated and complex information systems solutions.
• Highly trained staff constantly update the programme to reflect the exciting, dynamic and rapidly developing computing field in today’s business environment.
• The programme structure was developed in conjunction with industry-leading companies.

Course Overview

This MSc provides significant technical content which will develop students' skills in the development of intelligent systems.

In recent years, major organisations have made significant investments into data warehousing and data mining technologies which are now at the forefront of business intelligence.

Artificial intelligence is another huge growth area - predicting future direction in many fields including business, health and transport to name a few.

You will learn to use databases and analytical tools to identify trends, patterns and correlations in data. You will also learn about the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to allow deep analysis of large datasets.

Professional Accreditations

Successful completion of the Programme offers the eligibility for registration by the British Computer Society (BCS) of Chartered IT Professional (CITP) full status.

Career Opportunities

Students on this programme develop a broad range of technical skills and will study a number of topics related to information systems.

The programme covers the three themes of Data Management, User Experience and Web Technologies in the computing sector.

A significant emphasis is placed on data management and the implementation of applications for manipulating information including both database systems and web applications. Additionally, graduates would be able to lead teams and manage projects.

It is expected that graduates would seek positions such as:

• Project manager (within the Computing field)
• Data analyst
• Database administrator
• Application developer
• Web developer

Students can also exit with PGCert and PGDip awards.