MSc/PGDip/PGCert Advanced Computer Science

Overview

Our Advanced Computer Science course has been designed in response to the growing need from industry for graduates that are equipped with the skills to manage and solve complex projects.

This course is for recent graduates and those with substantial experience in the computing industry. You will gain a qualification which develops your expertise and prepares you for career advancement. Our modules are designed to introduce you to important evolving trends in Advanced Computer Science, such as:

• Distributed Computing,
• Networking,
• Cyber Security
• and Machine Learning

By studying this course at Oxford Brookes, you will be part of a diverse and truly international postgraduate community.

The course is accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.

Assessment

We will assess you throughout your course with coursework and projects. And you will discuss your work and progress directly with your lecturers.

Career prospects

Graduates of this course are employed across a whole range of careers from development roles in small software houses, to the activities of IT departments in large, multinational corporations, to more specialist roles for providers of IT and telecommunications services.

These include:

• technical roles, including software design and development
• specialist product support
• infrastructure and security management roles.

Students can also exit with Pgdip/PgCert awards.