Department of Computer Science Course Catalogue 2025/26
USCM-AKM02: MComp (hons) Computer Science
Route: MComp(Hons) Computer Science with Year long work placement
Leading to the award of MASTER OF COMPUTING IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Mode of Attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement
Normal course duration: 5 Years
[Page last updated: 22 April 2025]
This course is for students who will be in Year 4 or later in 2025/26
Applicable assessment regulations: | Undergraduate assessment regulations - /publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/ |
Approved exemptions: | None |
Coexistent Masters course?: | Yes |
DACS and exit awards: | BSc (hons) Computer Science
Diploma of Higher Education [exit award]
Certificate of Higher Education [exit award]
Transfer to DAP possible from study years as follows: Year 1: Yes; Year 2: Yes; Year 3: Yes; Year 4: Yes; Year 5: Yes |
Weighting towards final award by stage: | Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 16%
Stage 3: 34%
Stage 4: 0%
Final Stage: 50% |
Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
| This course is being replaced. Years 1 to 3 of this version are not available in 2025/6. |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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Academic Year: Stage 4
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| CM20105 | Industrial placement | 60 Credits |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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| Students need to choose 20 credits of options, with equal weighted semesters. 10 credit AY units are treated as having 5 credits per semester. Students are not allowed to take a CM5 unit if they have previously taken the CM3 equivalent (e.g. students may not take CM52035 Advanced computer vision if they have previously studied CM32022 Advanced computer vision or CM30080 Computer vision). |
Academic Year: Final Stage
Must Pass Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| CM52018 | Research project | 40 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| CM52034 | Advanced computer graphics | 10 Credits |
| CM52035 | Advanced computer vision | 10 Credits |
| CM52036 | Advanced human-computer interaction | 10 Credits |
| CM52040 | Entrepreneurship | 10 Credits |
| CM52044 | Reading module in artificial Intelligence and machine learning | 10 Credits |
| CM52045 | Reading module in human-computer Interaction | 10 Credits |
| CM52046 | Reading module in mathematical foundations | 10 Credits |
| CM52047 | Reading module in visual computing | 10 Credits |
| CM52048 | Reinforcement learning | 10 Credits |
Semester 1: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
| : students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| CM52038 | Computational complexity | 5 Credits |
Semester 2: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
| : students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| CM52041 | Logic and semantics | 5 Credits |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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