Advanced Computing MSc King's College London, University of London

The Advanced Computing MSc provides knowledge and experience of computing at an advanced level. The programme allows students to select modules on a wide range of advanced computer science subjects, so that they can build a programme that suits their interests and career aspirations.

Description

Rooted in the renowned research strengths of the Department of Informatics, this course enables you to study a wide variety of topics in advanced computing while allowing you to specialise through your choice of modules.

You will complete the course in one year, studying September to September. You must take modules totalling 180 credits to meet the requirements of the qualification, 60 of which will come from an individual project.

Career prospects

Our graduates have progressed to have very successful careers in general software consultancy companies, in specialised software development companies and IT departments of large institutions (financial, telecommunications and public sector). Their jobs involve specialist programming and problem-solving as well more conventional software development, maintenance and project management roles.

Some of our graduates have chosen to pursue academic and industrial research in software engineering, bio-informatics, algorithms and computer networks.