Department of Computer Science Programme Catalogue 2024/25
USCM-AFM14: MComp (hons) Computer Science and Mathematics
Route: MComp(Hons) Computer Science and Mathematics
Leading to the award of MASTER OF COMPUTING IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
Mode of Attendance: Full-time
Normal course duration: 4 Years
[Page last updated: 03 September 2024]
This course is for students who will be in Year 3 or later in 2024/25
Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
| This course is being replaced Years 1 and 2 of this version of the course are not available in 2024/25. |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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- Students must check the Mathematical Sciences teaching timeslots (pdf - link opens in new tab) when choosing units. To minimise timetable clashes, you should not choose more than one unit from each timeslot within the same semester.
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Academic Year: Stage 3
Designated Essential Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| CM30082 | Individual project | 24 Credits |
Semester 1: Stage 3
Optional Units: Select 3 units from the following list:
- Students must select either two CM units and one MA unit or two MA units and one CM unit from this list (you must take three CM and three MA units across the programme year).
- Unit CM30070 from this list counts as either CM or MA.
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Unit Code | Title | |
| CM30075 | Advanced computer graphics | 6 Credits |
| CM30359 | Reinforcement learning | 6 Credits |
| MA30039 | Differential geometry of curves & surfaces | 6 Credits |
| MA30087 | Optimisation methods of operational research | 6 Credits |
| MA30237 | Group theory | 6 Credits |
| MA30252 | Advanced real analysis | 6 Credits |
| MA40238 | Number theory | 6 Credits |
| MA40254 | Differential and geometric analysis | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 3
Optional Units: Select 3 units from the following list:
- Students must select either two CM units and one MA unit or two MA units and one CM unit from this list (you must take three CM and three MA units across the programme year).
- Units CM30073, CM30173 and CM30226 from this list counts as either CM or MA.
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Unit Code | Title | |
| CM30073 | Advanced algorithms & complexity | 6 Credits |
| CM30080 | Computer vision | 6 Credits |
| CM30173 | Cryptography | 6 Credits |
| CM30226 | Logic and semantics of programming languages | 6 Credits |
| CM40179 | Entrepreneurship | 6 Credits |
| MA30055 | Introduction to topology | 6 Credits |
| MA30231 | Projective geometry | 6 Credits |
| MA30245 | Graphs and networks: theory and applications | 6 Credits |
| MA40037 | Galois theory | 6 Credits |
| MA40050 | Numerical optimisation and large-scale systems | 6 Credits |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
|
- Students must check the Mathematical Sciences teaching timeslots (pdf - link opens in new tab) when choosing units. To minimise timetable clashes, you should not choose more than one unit from each timeslot within the same semester.
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Academic Year: Final Stage
Designated Essential Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| XX40211 | Research project | 18 Credits |
Semester 1: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 24 credits from the following list:
- Students must select at least two CM and at least two MA across this programme year.
- Students who have previously taken CM30174 may not select CM50206 from this list.
- Units CM50264 and XX50215 must be taken together.
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Unit Code | Title | |
| CM50264 | Machine learning 1 | 6 Credits |
| XX50215 | Statistics for data science | 6 Credits |
| MA40040 | Algebraic topology | 6 Credits |
| MA40042 | Measure theory & integration | 6 Credits |
| MA40238 | Number theory | 6 Credits |
| MA40254 | Differential and geometric analysis | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 24 credits from the following list:
- Students must select at least two CM units and at least two MA units from the options available in this programme year.
- Students who have previously taken CM30173 may not select CM50210 from this list.
- CM50210 may be counted as an MA unit.
- You may only choose a MA3* unit if you have taken a MA4* unit during the previous year.
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Unit Code | Title | |
| CM50200 | Mobile and pervasive systems | 6 Credits |
| CM50210 | Cryptography | 6 Credits |
| CM50265 | Machine learning 2 | 6 Credits |
| CM50268 | Bayesian machine learning | 6 Credits |
| CM50270 | Reinforcement learning | 6 Credits |
| MA30055 | Introduction to topology | 6 Credits |
| MA30231 | Projective geometry | 6 Credits |
| MA40037 | Galois theory | 6 Credits |
| MA40050 | Numerical optimisation and large-scale systems | 6 Credits |
| MA40057 | Functional analysis | 6 Credits |
| MA40177 | Scientific computing | 6 Credits |
| MA40203 | Theory of partial differential equations | 6 Credits |
Notes: - Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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Director of Studies approved option allowed: students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list