Overview

The MSc Computing is a full time, one year taught course with a focus on programming and programming related aspects. This is to enable our graduates to go on to a professional career in the computing industry in roles such as team leaders or skilled developers. The course is designed for students who already possess a degree in IT or related discipline or have equivalent industrial experience, and want to deepen their knowledge in software systems. It covers a range of topics including advanced programming, software engineering and testing, privacy and security, advanced user-interface design and high performance computing.

You can also choose to apply for our internship scheme, which will begin when you have finished your course. Find out more about the scheme.

Course aims

Advanced Programming: You will gain a thorough grounding of advanced programming concepts using Java, concurrent and real-time programming principles.
User-Interfaces: You will be introduced to introductory and advanced methods in how users interact with systems (Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)).
Advanced Software Engineering: You will learn the principles of software engineering using UML, formal methods and software testing.

Accreditation

This course is recognised by the BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, in partial fulfilment of the educational requirement for Chartered Engineer (CEng) registration.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

High Performance Computing

IUCD

Java Programming Concepts

Software Testing

Software Engineering

Topics in Privacy & Security

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

York, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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79

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Other requirements

General requirements

The MSc in Computing is intended for students who already have a Computing or related degree.

Typically, you will have achieved at least an upper second class honours degree (or international equivalent), and you will have already studied programming, computer organisation and architecture.

We are willing to consider applications from those who do not fit this profile. We will, for example, consider applicants who do not have an appropriate qualification but have appropriate industrial experience. We are willing to consider applications from students with lower qualifications, particularly when the student has high marks in relevant modules and/or appropriate industrial experience.

Selectors for the course are looking for two essential criteria to be satisfied:

Good knowledge of programming in any programming language
Basic knowledge of computer organisation and architecture

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

20300 GBP / year

≈ 20300 GBP / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

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EU/EEA Nationals

7350 GBP / year

≈ 7350 GBP / year

Living costs

York

United Kingdom

646 - 1124 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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