These Regulations should be read in conjunction with Regulation XXI and the relevant Module Specifications. Notice of change will be given by the department responsible for the programme.
The Programmes are the responsibility of the Department of Computer Sciences.
The Programmes lead to the award of MSc, Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate.
Taken full-time, the programmes are of twelve months' duration. Two semesters, each of fifteen weeks duration, are spent in studying taught modules with a total modular weight of 120 credits. The remaining time is devoted to a project with a modular weight of 60 credits, which may, subject to satisfactory arrangements for supervision, be carried out in collaboration with an industrial partner.
The programme may be taken on a part-time basis. A part-time candidate must complete the project module within a maximum period of one year after completion of the taught modules.
Throughout these regulations the following acronyms will be used in place of full programme names:
The modules comprising the programme are shown in the tables below (the X indicates a compulsory module for this programme):
| Code | Module Title | Weight | IC+NS | MInC | IT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COP501 | Java and the Internet | 15 | X | X | |
| COP504 | Object-Oriented System Design For eCommerce | 15 | X | X | |
| ELP002 | Matlab | 15 | X | ||
| ELP009 | Communication Networks | 15 | X | ||
| COP506 | Fundamentals of Multimedia | 15 | X | ||
| COP507 | Computer Vision |
15 | X | ||
| COP450 | Essential skills for computing | 15 | X | ||
| COP451 | Internet Programming | 15 | X | ||
| COP452 | Computer Systems | 15 | X | ||
| COP455 | Operating Systems and Networks | 15 | X | ||
| IC+NS | MInC | IT |
| Code | Title | Weight | IC+NS | MInC | IT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COP502 | Management of IT Systems Security | 15 | X | X | |
| COP503 | Research Methods | 15 | X | X | |
| ELP013 | ATM Networks | 15 | X | ||
| ELP016 | Communication Network Security and Ecommerce | 15 | X | ||
| COP505 | Semantic Web Engineering | 15 | X | ||
| COP509 | The Management of IT Systems | 15 | X | ||
| COP453 | Systems modelling | 15 | X | ||
| COP511 | Practical IT Systems | 15 | X | ||
| COP454 | Project Preparation | 5 | X | ||
| COP510 | Practical Multimedia Systems | 15 | X | ||
| ISC035 | Ethical and Legal Issues for Computing | 10 | X | ||
| IC+NS | MInC | IT |
| Code | Title | Weight | IC+NS | MInC | IT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COP325 | Computing Project | 60 | X | X | |
| COP420 | Computing Project | 60 | X |
3.1 Each module in the programmes will be assessed and credit awarded in accordance with the levels of achievement specified in Regulation XXI.
3.2 The eligibility of candidates on the programmes for the award of the Degree of Master, for Distinction in this award, for the award of a Postgraduate Diploma and for the award of a Postgraduate Certificate, will be in accordance with Regulation XXI.
3.3 Candidates who have, over a period of not more than eight years:
are eligible for consideration for the award of MSc.
3.4 Candidates who have, over a period of not more than five years
are eligible for consideration for the award of Postgraduate Diploma.
3.5 Candidates who have, over a period of not more than three years
are eligible for consideration for the award of Postgraduate Certificate.
3.6 Candidates who have the right of re-assessment in any module, with the exception of project modules, may be offered the opportunity to undergo re-assessment in the University's Special Assessment Period. This right may not be available for all modules on the programmes. This right is not available for all modules, noteably the ELP modules on the IC+NS programme.
March 2006