MCOMP Computer Science with Mathematics (COMU118) FT

2021 - 2022

For students whose initial registration is from the 2018-19 academic session

Year 1

This level is no longer running.

Year 2

This level is no longer running.

Year 3

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (80 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
COM3004 XCannot be taken with: COM2004 + This module cannot be taken with COM2004..	Data Driven Computing	AUT SEM	20 credits
COM3008 XCannot be taken with: COM2008 + This module cannot be taken with COM2008..	Systems Design and Security	AUT SEM	20 credits
MGT388	Finance and Law for Engineers	AUT SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
COM3500 + Only available to COMU109, COMU118, COMU48 and COMU49..	Individual Research Project	ACAD YR	30 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MAS330 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS2001 + This unit cannot be taken by any student who has previously taken MAS208..	Topics in Number Theory	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAS331 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: MAS2004 Is a pre-requisite for: MAS347 MAS435 MAS435 MAS436 MAS61015 MAS61018 (when the module is running)	Metric Spaces	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAS332 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: MAS2001 Is a pre-requisite for: MAS342 MAS430 MAS436 (when the module is running)	Complex Analysis	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAS333 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: MAS220 Is a pre-requisite for: MAS442 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: MAS438	Fields	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAS334 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS2001	Combinatorics	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAS336 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS211 + MAS201, MAS202.	Differential Geometry	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAS348 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS2001 MAS2004	Game Theory	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAS361 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS2010 XCannot be taken with: MAS61002 + Not with MAS461.	Medical Statistics	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAS362 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS2001 XCannot be taken with: MAS61017 MAS61017	Financial Mathematics	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAS364 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS2010 XCannot be taken with: MAS61006	Bayesian Statistics	AUT SEM	10 credits
MAS377	Mathematical Biology	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
MAS31001 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS2010 XCannot be taken with: MAS61001 + Excluded module is level 4 version of this module - not yet entered into IMM.	Generalised Linear models	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAS322 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS2001	Operations Research	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAS325 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS2001	Mathematical Methods	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAS341 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS2001	Graph Theory	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAS343	History of Mathematics	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAS344 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS107	Knots and Surfaces	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAS345 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS2004	Codes and Cryptography	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAS346 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS211 MAS220 + MAS201, MAS276.	Groups and Symmetry	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAS370 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS2010 XCannot be taken with: MAS61003	Sampling Theory and Design of Experiments	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAS371 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS223 MAS275	Applied Probability	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAS372 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS2010 XCannot be taken with: MAS61005	Time Series	SPR SEM	10 credits
MAS442 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS333 MAS438	Galois Theory	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
MAS302	Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme in Mathematics	ACAD YR	20 credits
MAS360 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS223 XCannot be taken with: MAS301	Practical and Applied Statistics	ACAD YR	20 credits

A student must pass COM3500 (Individual Research Project) at the first attempt in order to continue as a student for the degree of MComp in Computer Science with Mathematics. A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BSc in Computer Science and Mathematics (COMU109) but will be ineligible for the award of the Degree with Honours.

Year 4

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (30 credits)

A student will take

Full academic year
COM4520	Darwin Project	ACAD YR	30 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (90 credits)

A student will take 90 credits from this group.

Semester 1
COM4115 XCannot be taken with: COM3110 + Not permitted for students who have already taken COM3110..	Text Processing	AUT SEM	15 credits
COM4502 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: COM4511 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: COM3502 + Not permitted for students who have already taken COM3502.	Speech Processing	AUT SEM	15 credits
COM4503 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: COM4518 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: COM3503 + Not permitted for students who have already taken COM3503. Students from other depts will need to demonstrate skills in imperative programming, software design, data structures + their applications, + experience of vector + matrix arithmetric.	3D Computer Graphics	AUT SEM	15 credits
COM4506 + Students taking this module are expected to have done a programming module such as COM160 or have completed a first year in the Computer Science Department. The language used in COM4506 assignment is Java hence prior familiarity with it is necessary..	Testing and verification in safety-critical systems	AUT SEM	15 credits
COM4509 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: COM4513 (when the module is running) + The maximum number of students allowed on the module is 30..	Machine Learning and Adaptive Intelligence	AUT SEM	15 credits
COM4510 XCannot be taken with: COM31007 COM6510 + Students should be experienced in object-oriented software development and programming..	Software development for mobile devices	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
COM4501	Computer Security and Forensics	SPR SEM	15 credits
COM4507	Software and Hardware Verification	SPR SEM	15 credits
COM4511 ⇐PPre-requisites: COM3502 COM4502 + This module is only open to students who have taken COM3502 or COM4502..	Speech Technology	SPR SEM	15 credits
COM4513 ⇐PPre-requisites: COM3110 COM4509 + This module is only open to students who have taken Text Processing (COM3110/COM4115/COM6115) and Machine Learning and Adaptive Intelligence (COM4509/6509)..	Natural Language Processing	SPR SEM	15 credits
COM4515 + The course requires basic probability theory and knowledge of arithmetic and geometric progressions. This knowledge is basic and it is covered in all undergraduate engineering and physics degrees..	Network Performance Analysis	SPR SEM	15 credits
COM4521 + This module has a large amount of practical programming. Only students with a strong programming background should participate. The maximum number of students allowed on the module is 35..	Parallel Computing with Graphical Processing Units (GPUs)	SPR SEM	15 credits

A student must satisfy the requirements of the General Regulations for First Degrees as to progression in order to continue as a student for the Degree of MComp in Computer Science with Mathematics (COMU118). A student who fails to satisfy these requirements may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BSc in Computer Science and Mathematics (COMU109).

⇐P	-	This module has pre-requisite(s).
P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
C	-	This module has co-requisite(s).
X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
+	-	Additional information about requirements for studying this module.

Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2021/22 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.