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Studying with the
Department of Computer
Science & Information Systems
Choosing Your Course –
the level you want to study
 Certificate and
Professional Development
 Undergraduate
 Postgraduate taught courses
 Postgraduate research
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Choosing Your Course –
your level of previous study
 No degree
 Foundation degree in IT or
HE Certificate in Computing
 Degree in Computer Science, Information
Systems or Management
 Other Degree
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Programmes of Study
Professional Development
• Certificates of Continuing Education
• IT Applications
• Web Design & Authoring
• Open Source and Database Web Applications
• Certificates of Higher Education
• Information Technology
• Web Design Technologies
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IT Applications Programme
 Introduction to the use of ICT and web
technologies in a business environment
 Develop professional and work-related IT
skills
 Learn how to apply these skills in commercial
and not-for-profit organisations
 Obtain a Certificate of Continuing Education
(4 modules)
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IT Applications Programme
 Progress to a Certificate of Higher Education
(4 modules) or Foundation Degree (2 years of
study)
 No formal entry qualification but require good
level of IT skills
 Flexible start
 Study in evening or on Saturday
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Undergraduate
Programmes of Study
Undergraduate (part-time):
• Foundation Degree in IT
• Foundation Degree in Web Technologies
• BSc Computing
• BSc in Information Systems & Management
Undergraduate (full-time, evening)
• BSc Computing
• FD in IT & FD in Web Tech, from Oct 2014
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Foundation Degrees
 Develop practical IT skills
 Integrate academic and work-based learning
 Aim to equip students with skills, knowledge
and understanding relevant to employment
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Foundation Degrees
 No formal entry requirement
 Entry based on short selection test – English,
maths, IT
 Two years and two terms of study
 Obtain a recognised qualification (FdSc)
 Progress to an honours degree (BSc)
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Foundation Degree in
Information Technology
 For those aiming for a career in the IT sector
• IT fundamentals
• Web design
• Database
• Management studies
• Information systems
• Programming
 October or January start
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Foundation Degree in Web
Technologies
 For those aiming for a career in the Web
technologies sector
• Web design
• Web development
• Programming
• Database
 October or January start
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BSc Computing – part-time
 4yr BSc in Computing, part-time evening, Y1 entry
 Admission via selection test, A-levels or equivalent
 Also “follow-on” from our FdIT and FdWT – two
more years part-time study, Y3 entry
 Accept entrants with equivalent degrees
 Equivalent of six 15-credit modules per year
 3 evenings per week
 17 compulsory modules; 7 choices from many
options
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BSc Computing – full-time
 3yr BSc in Computing, full-time evening, Y1 entry
 Admission via A-levels or equivalent qualifications
 Applications only through UCAS
• At least 280 UCAS points, normally at least BBC
• At least one A-level in mathematics or science
• GCSEs in mathematics and English; at least a B in each
 Equivalent of eight 15-credit modules per year
 4 evenings per week
 Same module choices as part-time option
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BSc Information Systems &
Management
 For those entry to a career in Information
Systems
 Aims to equip students with programming, IS
and Management skills & knowledge
 Obtain a recognised qualification (BSc)
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BSc Information Systems &
Management
 Entry based on 90 minute selection test in
English & maths
 Covers design, implementation and operation
of Information Systems, together with the
practice and theory of Management
 Wide range of advanced IS, Computing and
Management modules
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Postgraduate Programmes
of Study
October start, full-time (1 year) & part-time (2 years):
 MSc Computer Science
 MSc Information Technology
 MSc in Computing for Financial Services (pt only)
 MSc Advanced Computing Technologies, with pathways in Internet &
Web Technologies, Intelligent Technologies, and Data Analytics
 PGCert Cloud & Data Technologies (pt only – over 1 or 2 years)
 MSc Information Systems & Management
 MSc in Learning Technologies
 MSc Creative Industries (Computing Pathway)
 MRes in Computer Science
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MSc Computer Science
 For holders of degrees in a subject other than
computing
 Facilitates entry to the Computing industry,
through knowledge of:
• Object-oriented programming, analysis and design
• Information systems, database management,
internet technologies, computer systems,
foundations of computing
• Other specialist options in computing
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MSc Information Technology
 For holders of degrees in a subject other than
computing
 Facilitates entry to the IT industry, through
knowledge of:
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Information Systems Development
Management topics
Professionalism in IT
Specialist options in computing and management
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MSc Computing for
Financial Services
 For holders of non-computing degrees
 Facilitates entry to Computing professions
specifically in the Finance sector, through
knowledge of:
• Theory and practice of financial markets and
portfolio management
• Object-oriented programming, analysis and design
• Software engineering tools and environments
• Database Management
• Other specialist options in computing
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MSc Advanced Computing
Technologies
 For those who already have a degree in
Computer Science, or equivalent
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MSc
MSc
Advanced Computing Technologies
Information and Web Technologies
Intelligent Technologies
Data Analytics
 Specialised modules covering advanced
technologies and recent research developments
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PG Cert Cloud and Data
Technologies
 For those who already have a degree in
Computer Science, or equivalent
 Specialised modules covering cloud and data
technologies and recent research developments
 May be followed 1 or 2 years part-time
 Successful students may proceed to the final
year part-time of MSc Advanced Computing
Technologies
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MSc Information Systems &
Management
 A mid-career programme
 For those with a degree in Computing,
Information Systems or Management
 Focuses on Project Management
• Some exemption available for holders of PRINCE2
Foundation & Practitioner
 Facilitates a wide range of socio-technical
innovation studies
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MSc in Learning
Technologies
 For those wishing to gain specialist knowledge
of developing learning technologies
 First degree may be in Computing or in another
subject (there are 2 routes through the degree)
 Twin focus on both the computer science and
the learning theory underpinning the optimal
development of learning technologies
 Jointly taught by LKL staff from Birkbeck and
the Institute of Education
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MSc Creative Industries
(Computing Pathway)
 For those with a background in either
computing or creative industries
 Two different sets of compulsory computer
science modules for students with and without
significant computing experience respectively
 The opportunity to cross disciplines and
explore topics in journalism, screenwriting,
digital media, arts management, web design,
and computer programming
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MRes Computer Science
 For those wishing to
• advance their knowledge of an area of research
interest and research methods before embarking
on an MPhil/PhD research degree; or
• apply the specialist knowledge gained on this
degree in their career
 Consists of
• Dissertation: relating to a research project
• A Research Methods module
• Three further specialist taught modules
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Postgraduate research
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MPhil and PhD research degrees
Full-time (3 years) and part-time (6 years)
Flexible start
Individual supervised research
Research Groups and Centres:
Computational Intelligence
Information & Web Technologies
London Knowledge Lab
Some areas of particular research interest:
Data mining, search engines, semantic web, information
retrieval, information management, information systems,
computational intelligence, learning environments,
pervasive computing, adaptive systems, computer vision,
image processing…
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Computing Facilities
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Newly refurbished labs with 125 computers
running multiple operating systems
Computing Facilities
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operating systems: Unix, Windows, Linux
programming languages/environments: C++, C#, C, Java (J2SE, J2EE), ANSI-C, ANSI-C++,
AspectJ, Jakarta Tomcat, Glider, Eclipse, Poseidon, BlueJ, WebMatrix, Netbeans, Python,
Ruby, Groovy ...
software design/development: IBM Rational Rose (C++, Java, Visual Studio), VS.NET
modelling environments: Matlab, Image Precessing Toolbox, Fuzzy Logic Toolbox, StarLogo,
Protege
database management systems: Oracle, SQLserver, MySQL, DB2, PostgreSQL
data mining: SPSS Modeler, SQLserver
web content development: Adobe CS4 (Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks), Perl, PHP, GIMP
XML development: XMLSpy, xt, xmlgrep, oxygen
X/Unix: Hummingbird, Cygwin bash, Putty, Hummingbird Secure Shell
office tools: Microsoft Office, Open Office, Visio, LaTeX (MikTeX), TextPad,
GhostScript/GSview
virtual learning environment: Blackboard, Moodle, WebCT
browsers: Firefox, Firefox svg, Opera, IE, Chrome
email: Thunderbird, OutlookExpress, webmail
logic circuit design: Digital Works
More information
http://www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/courses/