An MSc in Advanced Computing will improve your ability to solve advanced computational problems by gaining knowledge of data structures, design, quantitative analysis of algorithms and their applications and implementation within the context of software development. Delivered by the Department of Informatics, which has an enviable reputation for research-led teaching and project supervision from experts in their field. KEY BENEFITS * Unrivalled location in the heart of London giving access to major libraries and leading scientific societies, including the BCS Chartered Institute for IT, and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). * Equips graduates with practical techniques and implementation skills for solving advanced computational problems. * Develops critical awareness and appreciation of the changing role of computing in society, motivating graduates to pursue continuing professinoal development and further research. * Access to speakers of international repute through seminars and external lectures, enabling students to keep abreast of emerging knowledge in advanced computing and related fields.

Via the Department’s Careers Programme, students are able to network with top employers and obtain advice on how to enhance career prospects. Our graduates have gone on to have very successful careers in general software consultancy companies, in specialised software development companies and in 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. Our graduates have also entered into academic and industrial research in software engineering, bioinformatics, algorithms and computer networks.