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The Masters in Computing Science provides you with a thorough grounding in advanced computing science, together with experience of conducting a development project, preparing you for responsible positions in the IT industry.
Why this programme
- We rank 6th in the UK ( Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026).
- The School is a member of the Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance: SICSA. This collaboration of Scottish universities aims to develop Scotland's place as a world leader in Informatics and Computer Science research and education.
- The School of Computing Science has extensive contacts with industrial partners who contribute to several of their taught courses, through active teaching, curriculum development, and panel discussion. Recent contributors include representatives from IBM, J.P. Morgan, Amazon, Adobe and Red Hat.
- You will have opportunities to meet employers who come to make recruitment presentations, and often seek to recruit our graduates during the programme.
- You will benefit from having 24-hour access to a computer laboratory equipped with state-of-the-art hardware and software.
Career opportunities include responsible positions, not only in the IT sector but also in many other sectors such as education, engineering, health services, financial services, government, manufacturing, retail, and transport. You will also be well qualified to proceed to study for a PhD in computing science.
Graduates of this programme have gone on to work for companies such as JP Morgan & Chase, Alliance, Airwave, Sensefly and Sky UK.
Positions include Software Developer, IT Analyst, System Engineer and Research Assistant.
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2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in any degree with Computing as a major subject with at least 50% of credit bearing modules in Computing at an average grade of pass.
Please note this programme is not available to recent graduates who have been awarded an undergraduate degree in either Computing Science or Software Engineering from the University of Glasgow. These applicants should, if not already graduated, consider continuing to the integrated MSci award.
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Career opportunities include responsible positions, not only in the IT sector but also in many other sectors such as education, engineering, health services, financial services, government, manufacturing, retail, and transport. You will also be well qualified to proceed to study for a PhD in computing science.
Graduates of this programme have gone on to work for companies such as JP Morgan & Chase, Alliance, Airwave, Sensefly and Sky UK.
Positions include Software Developer, IT Analyst, System Engineer and Research Assistant.
Modes of delivery of the MSc in Computing Science include lectures, seminars and tutorials and allow students the opportunity to take part in lab, project and team work.
Core courses
- Programming and Systems Development (H)
- Research and Professional Skills (M)
- Introduction to Data Science and Systems (M)
- MSc Project for Computing Science+
Elective course (choose one)
- Enterprise Cyber Security (M)
- Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence for Data Scientists (M)
Optional courses (choose 6)
- Cryptography and Secure Development (M)
- CyberSecurity Fundamentals for MSc (M)
- Deep Learning for MSc (M)
- Big Data: Systems, Programming, and Management (M)
- Information Visualisation (M)
- Mobile Human-Computer Interaction for MSc
- Cyber Systems Forensics (M)
- Human Computer Interaction Design and Evaluation (M)
- Human-Centred Security (M)
- Information Retrieval (M)
- Internet Technology (M)
- Web Science for MSc
- Text as Data for MSc
- Secured Software Engineering (M)
Please note the availability of optional courses is dependent on staff availability and timetabling constraints.
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