Academic Eligibility:

• Applicants will have or should be expecting to achieve an Honours degree (2:1 or higher) or postgraduate diploma from a UK university (or overseas equivalent) in any subject.

Indian Student Eligibility:

• Indian students are eligible to apply if they meet the following eligibility criteria:
  • Students must have a minimum 55% - 60% or higher for 2:1 equivalency, or
    50% - 55% for 2:2 equivalency depending on the awarding institution.  
  • A four-year Bachelors degree (first-class or very good upper second class) or
    A three-year Bachelor's degree (first-class) from recognized institutions in India.
  • Standard English language requirements apply.

Along with the minimum eligibility requirements, international students hailing from non-English speaking countries need to prove English proficiency through IELTS/TOEFL/PTE any equivalent test to get admission to this program.

The importance of project work, together with a very wide range of options, makes this MSc unusually suited as a preparation for a research career in computer science.

Students graduating from this programme have usually developed a taste for working on difficult problems and look for a career where they will be able to apply their enhanced analytical and technical skills.

Some students go on to a PhD, either at Birmingham, elsewhere in the UK or abroad. Other graduates move into industry, typically taking technically demanding jobs.