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Department of Computer Science
Courses
Postgraduate
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Erasmus Mundus MSc in Dependable Software Systems (desem)
Course Co-ordinator: Dr. Rosemary Monahan
This programme is aimed at highly skilled students who wish to gain the knowledge, skill and in-depth technical understanding of the key concepts required to design and build dependable software systems. Successful students will achieve a two-year double Masters through achieving 120ECTS from two of the three partner universities, achieving a degree from each university in which they accomplish 60 ECTS.
Our objective is to provide students with the knowledge, skill and in-depth technical understanding of the key concepts required to design and build dependable software systems. This will be achieved by bringing together the theory and practice of software development and, in particular, through the transfer of knowledge from the classroom via research driven and commercially relevant projects.
MSc in Computer Science (mscse)
Course Co-ordinator: Dr. Rosemary Monahan
This programme is aimed at graduates with a high honours degree in Computer Science or a strongly related discipline. The course consists of eight taught modules, a dissertation and a six-month Industrial Work Placement.
Postgraduate Diploma in Science (Software Engineering) (pgdipse)
Course Co-ordinator: Dr. Rosemary Monahan
This programme is aimed at graduates with an honours degree in Computer Science or equivalent. The course consists of eight taught modules where the primary emphasis is on the principles of good scientific software engineering practice, grounded in a hands-on understanding of the applicability of these practices. The primary emphasis in this stream is on the principles of good scientific software engineering practice, grounded in a hands-on understanding of the applicability of these practices, so that successful participants will be able to lead major software engineering projects.
Higher Diploma in Science (Computer Science) (hdipcs)
Course Co-ordinator: Dr. Adam Winstanley
The Higher Diploma in Science (Computer Science) is a postgraduate course intended for graduates whose primary degree included 3-year’s study of Computing. On completion of the course participants would be expected to reach a level of competence equivalent to that of a four year BSc graduate in Computer Science.
Higher Diploma in Information Technology (hdit)
Course Co-ordinator: Mr. Dermot Kelly
The Higher Diploma in Information Technology is a postgraduate conversion course intended for graduates whose primary degrees are not in Computing and Information Technology. On completion of the course participants would be expected to reach a level of competence equivalent to that of computer science graduates.
M.Sc. by research, and Ph.D. (research)
Course Co-ordinator: Dr. Joe Timoney
The postgraduate community in the Department of Computer Science is central to our research, and we are committed to expanding the department's role in attracting and graduating high-quality researchers. We're looking for bright students who have achieved high marks in their undergraduate degree. This is typically a first-class honours in Computer Science or a closely-related discipline, although students with a second class honours primary degree can also be considered. Typically, a research MSc. takes between one and two years, and a PhD. takes three or four years. A student will usually register for an MSc. initially, and can then transfer to the PhD. register after a year, based upon satisfactory progress. At present our research degrees do not involve coursework.
Higher Diploma in Software Engineering (hdipse)
Course Co-ordinator: Dr. Diarmuid O'Donoghue
Higher Diploma in Information Technology (part-time)
This is a half-time course primarily aimed at people eligible for funding under the Labour Market Activation Scheme.