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Framework Level HETAC Level 9

Course Duration
Full-Time 1 year
Part-Time 2 year
 

About the Course
Computing Science plays an exciting and ever-increasing role in today’s society. Technological innovation has been one of the driving forces behind Ireland’s rapid growth and this Masters programme will help you to advance that innovation. The programme extends your education and skills and prepares you for an active role in a dynamic and evolving industry.

The MSc degree has been designed to give students an insight into the world of academic and industrial computing research. By focusing on today’s hot topics, students will have the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of how things work. In so doing you will develop the skills necessary to carry out innovative work within the discipline of computing. Students who complete this Masters degree will gain the ability to research and master technical issues, to analyse and present findings coherently, and to document their work in a professional manner.

Progression
Students who obtain a second class honours or higher are eligible to be considered for entry onto a doctoral degree.

Careers
The course is designed with major input from the computing industry. As a result it is up-to-date and highly relevant, making graduates very attractive to employers. You will find opportunities as technical applications developers and consultants, systems analysts, database administrators, network managers and other leading computing science roles, in academia. Industry research and development roles in the creation of new technologies will also present themselves.

Course Content
Students undertaking the MSc programme from September 2008 will be required to complete eight mandatory modules. On successful completion of these modules students will be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma. On successful completion of an additional dissertation module students shall then be awarded an MSc in Computing Science.

The modules taught as part of the programme are:

• Algorithm Design and Analysis
• Telecommunication and Network Services
• Research Methods
• Computational Paradigms
• Concurrent and Parallel Programming
• Communication Security
• Collaborative Distributed Systems
• Information Retrieval and Web Search

Learner protection for this programme is provided in accordance with section 43 of the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999.