- The University of Hertfordshire offers an MSc Computer Science with a duration of 1 year.
- The program is a course-based and delivered on-campus.
- The program is available on a full-time (1 year/15 months) and part-time (3 years) basis.
- It is accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS) enabling graduates to register at The Chartered Institute for IT as a Chartered IT Professional.
- This MSc is one of a range of advanced courses within the postgraduate master's program in Computer Science, this particular course provides students with a specialism in software engineering.
- Students will develop knowledge and skills in the models, methodologies, measures, and tools that can be employed in software development considered as an engineering discipline.
- Some of the modules students will study are:
- Operating Systems and Networks
- Computer Architecture
- Systems Modelling
- Programming and Program Design
- Professional Issues
- Software Development Exercise
- Computer Science Masters Project
- Students have an optional one-year industry placement.
- Previous graduates have worked for organizations including Hewlett Packard, BT, and Vodafone.
- Graduates work as Business and IT Analysts, HR system managers, and IT managers for organizations including Google, Parker Hannifin, and Kellkoo.
- The student-faculty ratio is 4:5.
- According to payscale, the average salary goes up to 64,111 USD.