Computer Science, MRes

This exciting course is designed to give you the opportunity to develop research skills in a computing area that meets your interests and career development needs. It allows you to combine material from any of our taught Masters courses with an extended research project over a one-year period.

Key Information

Entry requirements

A UK honours degree (minimum 2.1) or equivalent in a related discipline such as Computer Science or ICT. Applications are also invited from mature students with non-traditional qualifications
Students must produce a research proposal as part of their application
International students please see the English language requirements section

Course length

One year full-time

Study location

Clifton campus

Fees and funding

Please see the fees, funding and scholarships section.

Start date

October

Schools

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Overview

Current demands are greater than ever for individuals to attain postgraduate levels of qualification in an increasingly competitive jobs market. As a result, the MRes in Computer Science has been designed to meet the needs of students and employers, providing superior qualified graduates to national and international employers.

Contact details
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Course

You will undertake a 20 credit point research methods module at the beginning of this course. It is designed to develop knowledge, skills and experience that will provide you with a firm foundation for your main research work. You will have the have the opportunity to study two further 20 credit point modules in order to develop specific technical knowledge related to your research project. These can be selected from the full range of modules delivered on the taught Masters programmes in the School. A further 120 credit points will come from your research projects. The full list of modules is below.

3D Games Algorithms and Prototyping
Advanced Analysis and Software Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
Computing Systems
Digital 3D
Entrepreneurial Leadership and Project Management
Games Prototyping
Global Business Management
Internet Development and Programming
Multimedia Applications and Computer Aided Learning
Soft Computing
Wireless Communications and Mobile Networking.

Facilities
This course benefits from the excellent facilities and equipment available in the School of Science and Technology.

Careers

The MRes offers two main opportunities. Firstly, by developing significant expertise in a specific area of study, you will differentiate yourself from other applicants in the same field.

Alternatively, if you wish to continue your research as a career, this qualification is an ideal basis for further study leading to a PhD. If you continue your studies at Nottingham Trent University, work originally undertaken for an MRes may be put towards building a research portfolio leading to a PhD.

Placements

This course does not currently offer placements.

How to apply

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