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MAKINGKNOWLEDGE

WORKFORYOU

School o Computing,Inormatics and MediaPostgraduate Prospectus 2011


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Introduction to the School 3

Research at Bradord 6

Research at the School 7

How to applyTerm Dates and Contact Details 12

Taught CoursesComputingAdvanced Computer Science 16

Articial Intelligence or Games 17

Computing 18

Computing by Research 19Forensic Computing 20

Internet, Computer and System Security 21

Mobile Applications 22

Mobile Computing 23

Multidisciplinary Computing 24

Networks and Perormance Engineering 25

Sotware Engineering 26

Creative TechnologyAdvanced Computer Animation and Special Eects 27

Computer Animation and Special Eects 28

Creative Technology by Research 29

Visual Computing 30Visual Eects or Post-Production 31

Web Technologies 32

InformaticsInormatics by Research 33

MediaDigital Arts and Media 34

Digital Filmmaking 35

Digital Media by Research 36

Film Studies 37

Media Studies 38

Proessional Media Practice 39

For other courses at the University o Bradordsee inside back cover

British Computer Society

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WORKFORCOMPUTINGINFORMATICS

AND MEDIA


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Students have privileged access to

world-class media-related archivesat the National Media Museum

Our students areup to date with the latest

developmentsand techniques inthe games industry

Our learningenvironment includes a

state-of-the-art

Artslab to supportinterdisciplinary

art and design

Guest lecturers and speakers offer the

opportunity to make connectionswith media professionals and enterprises

Bradord Media School is a leader in the

teaching o digital media production and

cultural and contextual studies o media

Bradords status as the frst

UNESCO World City of Film

recognises the quality

o ilm making and mediaeducation in the city

The school is one

of the largestresearch schools

in computing

in the UK


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FORCOMPUTINGINFORMATICSAND MEDIA

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WELCOME FROM THE DEANThe School o Computing, Inormatics and Media hosts

innovative taught programmes and world-leading researchacross a wide range o subjects, rom technical areas such

as perormance engineering and articial intelligence to

highly creative subjects such as computer animation and

digital media. This mix o the technical and the creative

leads to constant invention and reinvention o our oer, and

makes the School an exciting place to work and study.

Dr Ian Palmer

Dean o the School o Computing, Inormatics and Media

About the School

The School is one o the largest research schools in computing

and computer applications in the UK, and it has a track record

o developing innovative new courses to meet the needs o

industry, society and education.

The School is the lead partner in the Yorkshire & Humber

Skillset Media Academy and has partnerships with a number o

academic, industrial and proessional organisations including

the National Media Museum, the BBC, Skillset, Game Republic,

AVID, the British Computer Society and Microsot. The School

played a key role in helping Bradord secure its status as the

worlds rst UNESCO City o Film in 2009.

Our strong international reputation in areas including

Articial Intelligence, Visual Computing, Networks, Applied

Mathematics and Media is evidenced by 85% o the researchbeing deemed world leading or internationally recognised in

the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.

Our unique and well-established partnership with the National

Media Museum in Bradord oers our students privileged

access to the Museums archives (including its new National

Games Archive), research acilities, conerences, symposia,

special screenings and exhibitions.

Bradord Media School is home to a suite o high-specication

widescreen Apple Macintosh computers and our digital

photography acilities, including a photographic/video studio

with state-o-the-art lighting, proessional digital photo anddigital video cameras, large-ormat printers and lm scanners.

Department of Computing

Computing degree courses at Bradord were among the rst

to be established in any UK university, and the Department

is now driving the revolution in computer applications in

communications, business, health, science and games.

The Departments dynamic and leading edge sta are

internationally-acknowledged researchers, having developed

new techniques or network perormance, hyperheuristics,

quantum computing, data mining and hybrid intelligence

systems, optimisation techniques, articial intelligence

applications, robotics, mobile computing and computer games.

Many o the course programmes are accredited by British

Computer Society.

Department of Creative Technology

The Department o Creative Technology is at the leading edge o

computer animation and interactive media technologies applied

across the range o animation, special eects or lm and

television, visual computing applications and computer games.

Research projects involve creativity, communications

technology, social analysis and human-computer interaction.

The jewel in our crown is our 24-camera Vicon Optical Motion

Capture Suite, enabling proessional-standard acquisition

o human and animal body motion. This industrial-standard

acility utilises the same technology used to create characters

in lms such as Avatar and the Lord o the Rings trilogy.

Bradford Media School

Bradord Media School is a leader in the teaching o digital

media production and cultural and contextual studies o

media. Our academics are involved in research that is having

a proound impact on the uture development o media

studies and production in areas as diverse as experimental

cinema, mobile media and augmented public spaces.

Guest lecturers and events, many o which are hosted in

partnership with the National Media Museum, will oer you

the opportunity to directly engage with innovative lm and

media producers, writers and academics.

The core production resources in the Media School are our

state-o-the-art HDTV solid-state digital-video production

acilities and our video post-production acilities, which include

Final Cut Pro and AVID. In addition to our broadcast-quality

camera equipment we have a range o proessional lighting,sound recording and grips equipment, and acilities or

chroma-key and other special eects, as well as equipment

and acilities or mobile applications and development.

Investing in Your Future

Paying or your education is an investment. By making this

investment, you will be distinguishing yoursel in your chosen

career or research eld, and taking the rst step towards a

bright and successul uture.

For urther inormation on the nancial support that may

be available rom the University in the orm o bursaries,

scholarships and studentships, please visit

www.bradford.ac.uk/scholarships


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DEVELOPINGSECURITYSYSTEMS OFTHE FUTUREThrough research in the area o Visual Computingwe are currently developing a passive lie detector

in order to prole people as they pass through

border controls to help security agencies identiy

smugglers. In partnership with the University o

Aberystwyth, UK Border Agency and QinetiQ we are

developing a computer system to detect human guilt

by means o analysing human acial expressions

through video. The system will link human emotions

and physiological processes such as blood fow,

eye movement patterns and body language.


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The University o Bradord has a unique portolio o world-class

research and knowledge transer (RKT) in the UK and abroad.

Knowledge transer is the exchange o ideas, knowledgeand expertise between the University and a range o external

organisations where the intention is to create economic and

social benet through innovation in products, services, ways o

working and business models.

Track Record

More than 40 years of research activity

Multi-disciplinary/cross-school research teams

International reputation for knowledge transfer

Ranked in the Top 50 English Universities for research

unding (HEFCE 2009/10)

80% of research output of RAE-rated international quality

Customer-focused (Customer First accredited)

Research Quality

The University o Bradords reputation or international quality

research has been urther enhanced by a strong perormance

in the 2008 national Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).

The RAE is a key measure o a universitys research strengths

and quality. Almost two thirds o our academic sta were

entered in the RAE and, on average, 80% o our return was

recognised as research o international and world leading

quality. This gure rose in some disciplines to above 90%.

In total 15 research disciplines were entered and all o these

gained at least international recognition.

Research & Knowledge Transfer Centres

Research and knowledge transer activity takes place across

all University disciplines. In the strongest areas we have

established ten RKT centres:

Centre for Advanced Materials Engineering

Centre for Applied Social Research

Centre for Automotive Engineering

Centre for Infection Control and Biophysics

Centre for Managerial Excellence

Centre for Polymer, Micro & Nano Technology

Centre for Pharmaceutical Engineering Science

Centre for Skin Sciences

Centre for Sustainable Environments

Centre for Visual Computing

All have impressive track records o research council

unding, research studentships, and working with industry

and business.

For more informationwww.bradford.ac.uk/gateway

BRADFORD FOR RESEARCH

One o the Universitys strengths is that itteaches its students in an atmosphere oresearch. Our students are being taughttheir courses by members o sta who areinternationally recognised or research.Professor Phil Coates FREng

Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research & Knowledge Transfer

In the past fve years Bradord hasinvested more than 20 million in researchcapability and inrastructure.Professor Phil Coates FREng

Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research & Knowledge Transfer

Our experience has been incredibly

positive; the support oered by Momentaand University o Bradord representativeshas been excellent.Craig Naylor

Managing Director, NTR Ltd

Collaborating (with the University oBradord) on this KTP has provedbenefcial. We have made someoutstanding technical advances whichcould result in efciency savings orour business, its shareholders andour customers.David Hanson,

Senior Project Engineer, Yorkshire Water Services Ltd


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Informatics Research Institute

The Inormatics Research Institute (IRI) is the ocus o the

computing research in the School. The Institute buzzes

with a strong spirit o innovation, ed by a long tradition

o leading-edge research in both core computer science

and collaborative interdisciplinary work at the boundaries

between computing and application areas.

The Institutes research activity is organised into our

interdisciplinary groups:

Articial Intelligence (AI)

Applied Mathematics

Digital Imaging and Visualisation

Networks and Performance Engineering

There are currently approximately 200 researchers working invarious disciplines throughout the Institute. Extensive national and

international collaborations have resulted rom our participation

in European projects under all o the Framework programmes,

with current projects encompassing image manipulation,

digital media and network perormance engineering.

Centre for Visual Computing

The University has recently established a number o

multi-disciplinary, cross-school research and knowledge transer

centres working at the leading edge o research and innovation.

Building on over 40 years o research activity, the centres deliver

world-class research through collaboration with a range o

universities, companies and organisations worldwide. All have

impressive track records o research council unding, research

studentships, and working with industry and business. The

School hosts the Centre or Visual Computing which builds and

expands on research rom the Digital Imaging and Visualisation

group. This exciting new initiative draws on expertise across

the University to work at the cutting edge o visual computing

developments and applications.

Communication, Culture and Media Research

This research group is based in Bradord Media School,

and both sta and students work closely with the those in

the IRI. This means that not only is there a strong research

record in the more traditional areas in the eld, but that

research that spans these areas and the uses, applications

and development o new technologies is at the heart o the

groups work. The group is also the home o the Bradord

City o Film studentship.

Postgraduate Research Degrees (PhD)

Information for Applicants

Fees (2010-11)*

Home / EU 3,470 p.a. (ull-time), 1,740 p.a. (part-time)

International 11,500 p.a.

*A small increase can be expected for 2011/12

Entrance Requirements

Minimum academic qualications required or entry are a

higher degree rom an approved university and a rst or

upper-second class undergraduate degree. Exceptionally,applications rom candidates with lower than the

qualications above but with experience and training as

suitable preparation will be accepted. I English is not your

main language or language o education, you will have to

show adequate command o English beore being admitted

to the programme. The minimum requirement is 6 (IELTS),

550 (TOEFL), 80 (internet-based TOEFL).

How to Apply

See page 12

Contact details

To discuss your proposed eld o research, or any generalqueries about the PhD or MPhil Programmes and to send

your completed application documents (i you choose not to

apply online) please contact:

Rona Wilson, Research Administrator

School o Computing Inormatics and Media,

University o Bradord, BD7 1DP

Tel: 00 44 1274 235857 Fax: 00 44 1274 235856


Further details of postgraduate opportunities and

application procedures are available at

http://iri.brad.ac.uk/

RESEARCH AT THE SCHOOL OF COMPUTING, INFORMATICS AND MEDIA

The Schools strong reputation is evidenced

by 85% of the research being deemed

world leading or internationally

recognised in the 2008 Research

Assessment Exercise.


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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

RESEARCH GROUP (AI)

The group has industrial, commercial, governmental and

academic collaborators or a range o projects in scheduling,

optimisation and articial intelligence. These range rom

small consultancy projects to large government-unded

collaborations.

Research Areas Include:

The investigation, modelling and solution of real-world

scheduling and optimisation problems in partnership with

commercial, scientic and governmental collaborators

The investigation of tailored and general-purpose models,

algorithms, heuristics, metaheuristics and evolutionaryalgorithms, and hyperheuristics

The development of exible and easy-to-use decision

support technologies, such as modelling languages,

object libraries and graphical user interaces

The application of articial intelligence (AI) to create

challenging articial game opponents

Investigation of machine learning approaches for real-time

intelligent control

Bioinformatics and Systems Biology

Data Mining in Biomedical Science

APPLIED MATHEMATICS

RESEARCH GROUP

The work o the group covers the areas o quantum

computing, discrete mathematics, space science, theory o

elasticity, probability theory, statistics and reliability.

The group has a very high international prole and

collaborates with many universities worldwide.

Theoretical studies include rational approximation, systems

o linear equations and convergence acceleration. There

is applied research in piezoelectric and elastic cracks,

elastic structures and numerical stress evaluation. Statistical

methods are applied to medical prognostic models, survival

analysis and psychometric unctions as well as appliedreliability theory.


Intelligent and Quantum Information Systems

The work o the group covers the areas o intelligent

systems and quantum inormation processing.

Solar Physics and Neutralised Beam Kinetics

This area o research is linked to electromagnetics

research in the School o Engineering, Design and

Technology under the Sir Edward Appleton Laboratory

o Electrodynamics.

This work concentrates on pattern recognition andreconstruction o the physical conditions rom solar images

taken in various wavelengths.

Fees / Entrance Requirements / Contact Details

See page 7

How to Apply

See page 12

The Informatics Research Institutebuzzes with a strong spirit of innovation,fed by a long tradition of leadingedge research in both corecomputer science and collaborativeinterdisciplinary work.


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DIGITAL IMAGING AND VISUALISATION

RESEARCH GROUP

This group incorporates the Digital Media & Systems

Research Institute. It supports research in applied imaging,

video processing, modelling, animation, gaming, virtual

environments and rendering.


2D/3D imaging ocuses on image/video processing in the

compressed domain, digital video coding, stereo image

coding, medical imaging, 3D modelling rom 2D images.

Some areas o application o this research include satellite/

space imaging, space weather prediction, watermarking,

OCR, super-resolution, and human ace recognition.

Visual modelling and simulation ocuses on geometric

modelling, 3D modelling, animation, human-computer

interaces, visualisation, multimedia, virtual reality,

distributed virtual environments, graphics algorithms, digital

content creation, computer-supported collaborative work,

telecommunications, education issues in interace modelling,

interaction and multimodal techniques.

Classication and verication principally or machine learning,

pattern recognition and data mining. Areas o application

include 2D/3D ace recognition, human ace analysis

and integrating imaging and machine learning by designing

automated eature extraction algorithms or

real-time applications.

NETWORKS AND PERFORMANCE ENGINEERING

RESEARCH GROUP

This group conducts advanced research towards the

creation o novel analytical techniques and related algorithms

or the perormance modelling, evaluation and engineering o

convergent multi-service networks o diverse technology, and

the next generation internet (NGI).


Information and theoretic schemes for mobility

management; End-to-end network quality-o-service (QoS);

Network routing algorithms and graph theoretic concepts;

Interconnection networks.

Performance Modelling and Evaluation Applications Sensorand Ad Hoc wireless networks;

3G and 4G wireless cell architectures, Heterogeneous

networks with dierentiated services;

WiMAX Networks, Optical multiservice networks,

Routing in Overlay networks;

Graph theoretic concepts for broadcasting and

multicasting schemes;

Software performance engineering;

Parallel and distributed systems.


See page 7

How to Apply

See page 12


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CENTRE FOR VISUAL COMPUTING

The Centre or Visual Computing (CVC) is unique in bringing

together computational, physiological and psychological

expertise to undertake world-leading R&D in digital imaging,

visualisation, human visual perception, computer-based

simulations and machine learning. This brings a unique

perspective to bear on industry challenges and yields

innovative solutions in a diverse range o sectors and

application areas.

By combining our expertise with state-o-the-art equipment,

we are able to measure, evaluate, model, visualise

and intelligently analyse 2D and 3D data. We work with

organisations in healthcare, visual media, personal care and

security in a number o ways providing services ranging rom

R&D and consultancy to bespoke sotware development and

digital content creation.

The centre is orward-thinking in its strong interdisciplinary

approach providing opportunities or research and

knowledge transer collaborations across a wide spectrum o

elds and with a large set o external partners (e.g. National

Media Museum, NHS, ESA, Autodesk, Xerox and QinetiQ).

We are looking to solve business problems in areas o

medical imaging, telemedicine, biometrics and ace

recognition, computer gaming, display device evaluation and

product design through digital modelling.

COMMUNICATION, CULTURE AND

MEDIA RESEARCH GROUP

A particular strength o the work o the CCM Research Group

is that it is based within the School o Computing, Inormatics

and Media. Researchers at Bradord in the eld o culture,

communication and media studies work closely with

colleagues in mobile telecommunications and computing

and this is relatively unusual in UK institutions.

This arrangement enables and encourages innovative

research in the eld o new, interactive and mobile media,

already showcased in research unding awarded by the

European Community, UK Research Councils and the

Arts Council.

We believe that this close relationship between theory

and technology is strategically vital to uture research in

the rapidly changing eld o digital media. The School o

Computing, Inormatics and Media has unique acilities to

support practice-based research, such as our 24-camera

motion capture suite, which is used commercially to translate

the movements o human actors into the actions o animated

characters, and has also proved to be a useul research tool.

Much o our research is in the eld o mobile and digital media

and musical sound synthesis and we are also engaged with

questions o media, community and cultural identity.

Bradord is the worlds rst UNESCO City o Film, and this

combined with the unique world class research archives and

acilities at the National Media Museum, make Bradord an

exciting and stimulating place to research into media in

all its orms.


See page 7

How to Apply

See page 12

Our unique and well-establishedpartnership with the National MediaMuseum offers our students privilegedaccess to the Museums archives.


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The course is really stimulatingand challenged me in waysId never expected,and has given me a head start

in my career.Annie Cowling,

MA Digital Cinema


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The easiest and quickest way to apply to study at the

University o Bradord is to use our online orm at

www.bradford.ac.uk/postgraduate

Downloadable orms are also available rom the above

website under the How to Apply sections.

I you would preer a paper copy o the Postgraduate

Application Form please contact the Course Enquiries Oce:


Tel: 0800 073 1225 (reephone) or rom outside the UK

dial 00 44 1274 233081

University o Bradord

Bradord

West Yorkshire BD7 1DPUnited Kingdom

I you complete a downloadable or paper orm, you should

return this to the contact person or oce listed on the course

or research page.

Some courses require you to apply to an alternative contact

(see course page or details):

Visual Eects or Post-Production page 31

Along with an application orm the ollowing supporting

documents are normally required:

Degree certicates/transcripts

Two references

Evidence of English language (if required)

A copy of your passport

I you apply online there is a acility to upload these

documents at the end o the process.

Entry Requirements

All applicants or postgraduate degrees have to satisy

the requirements o the relevant programme and also the

Ordinances o the University, available rom the Course

Enquiries Oce. The Ordinance o the University relating to

taught courses can also be ound via the internet at:

www.bradford.ac.uk/taught-degrees-qa

and the Ordinance or research can be ound at:

www.bradford.ac.uk/research-degrees-qa

Additional instructions for Taught Courses

I you wish to apply or a postgraduate taught course, you

should complete the online orm or complete the application

orm and return this to the contact person or oce listed on the

course page, preerably via email, at the University address.

We advise you to send in your application at an early stage,

especially i you will require a visa to study in the UK, even i

you have not yet completed your previous course o study.It is quite usual or oers to be made conditional on your

successul completion o a certain qualication.

All applications are considered careully and individually. It

helps us to process your application i the orm is typed or

clearly written, with all sections completed ully and accurately,

and all relevant supporting documentation submitted.

The application orm will ask you to provide the names o

two people who know your academic or proessional work,

and who would be willing to provide a condential statement

to the University regarding your suitability or the course you

are applying or. You must arrange or your reerees to sendreerences to the University, unless you have provided their

email addresses as part o the online application orm and

then the system will email your reerees direct.

HOW TO APPLY

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Additional instructions for Research Programmes

You will need to discuss your proposed eld o research in

some detail with the School. The School must ensure that the

University can provide the necessary supervision, equipment

and research materials. For this to happen, the School

needs to know about your proposed research topic in some

detail, and also be assured that you have the prerequisite

knowledge and experience.

So, in addition to your completed application orm and

supporting documents, you need to provide details about

your preerred research area. For more inormation on what

areas are available, please visit the Schools Research

website, or contact the person listed on the Schools

research page o the area that interests you.

I you dont apply online, you should send this inormation

and any supporting documents to the contact name given or

research on the appropriate page. I you have applied online,

your inormation will be sent automatically to the relevant

research group. Some Schools require a processing ee.

The majority o research students start in September, but

it may be possible to start with eect rom January, April or

July. Typical periods o registration or ull-time research are

teen months (minimum twelve) or an MPhil, and three

years minimum or a PhD.

Part-time and distance learning study

Distance learning is available or some taught courses, and

part-time study is possible or some taught courses and in

principle or all research degrees. Part-time taught courses

generally last or two years. Typical periods o registration or

part-time research degrees are three years or MPhil and ve

years or PhD.

Extramural study

In some limited circumstances it may be possible or

students to undertake a signicant part, or even the whole, o

a programme o research away rom the University, provided

that suitable arrangements or supervision can be made.

This must be negotiated with the School.

Visiting students

Each year we welcome a number o occasional and visiting

students who are not registered or a complete degree

programme. These students attend individual courses or

undertake a special programme o research as either ull-time

or part-time students, and pay ees at an appropriate rate.

I you are interested in undertaking a programme o study

or research which does not lead to any ormal Bradord

qualication, you should write to the contact name in the

appropriate area setting out your requirements.

Academic Year Dates and Enrolment

All ull-time taught Masters and research programmes

involve study over 12 calendar months.

I you are a home or EU student, enrolment and induction

will probably be rom Tuesday, 20 September 2011. For

international students enrolment and induction will be rom

14 September 2011 (a ew courses have dierent starting

dates, but you will be told about this in good time).

It is best i new research students can also enrol at the

beginning o the academic year in September, though there

is more fexibility here. I you wish to start your research

programme at any other time (such as the beginning o

January), then you will need to make arrangements with

your School.

You are encouraged to attend the special Welcome Week

organised by the Students Union which takes place

during the week o enrolment. This will introduce you to

the University in particular, and lie in the City o Bradord in

general. I you are coming rom overseas you should alsocertainly aim to attend the special programme o orientation

events or International Students, which will be held

throughout International Student Enrolment and

Welcome Week commencing 14 September 2011.

It is also a good idea to make sure o your accommodation

beore Semester One starts, especially i you are coming

rom overseas and/or making your own arrangements.

Accommodation is easier to nd in Bradord than in most

cities in the UK, but it is still wise to get this sorted out beore

you begin your ormal study.

Thereore we shall certainly expect you to come to Bradord

beore the rst day o the rst semester.

Important Dates, 2011 2012

International Student Enrolment

14-16 September 2011

Welcome Week

19-25 September 2011

Semester One

26 September 2011 20 January 2012

Semester Two

23 January 2012 25 May 2012

Masters Research Project / DissertationNormally ater the examinations in Semester Two until nal

submission in September 2012. Graduation should then be

in December 2012.

NB Not all courses necessarily ollow these dates exactly.

Visiting Us

For details o University Open Days or other opportunities to

visit us, visit:www.bradford.ac.uk/opendayor contact the

Course Enquiries Oce, email: [email protected]


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Taught courses cover a broad spectrum o specialist topics,

leading to a variety o qualications up to Masters degree.

Typically, a taught Masters course o ull-time study lasts

12 months. Two semesters o instruction are ollowed by a

dissertation written over the summer. However, many courses

may be studied part-time (one or two days per week) over two

or more years which makes it easier or students in ull-time

work to make day-release arrangements. The taught element o

part-time courses generally last two years instead o one, with a

urther year allowed or the completion o the dissertation.

Taught Course Structure

All courses have two stages: the taught course stage

(which takes up most o the rst two semesters) and the

project/dissertation stage.

For ull-time courses with a September start date, the taught

course stage runs rom late September to late January, and

late January to May. Some o the modules in the second

semester will be direct preparation or the research project

you will undertake over the summer, and which will orm the

basis o your Masters dissertation.

Courses are organised on a modular basis. Teaching is usually

concentrated on two or three days in the week during normal

term times. Modules are usually examined or assessed at the

end o the semester in which they are taught.

To complete the Masters course, you spend the summer

writing a dissertation (sometimes described as a project

report, a management project or a long essay), usually

between 10,000 and 15,000 words. The dissertation

is written on an agreed topic and is usually submitted by

mid-September, a year ater starting the course.

I you do not proceed to the dissertation you will be awarded

the Postgraduate Diploma on the basis o your perormancein the module assessments and examinations.

I you complete hal the taught course modules successully

then you will be eligible or the award o a Postgraduate

Certicate (PGCert).

For inormation about study patterns or ull-time courses

with a January start date, and all part-time courses, please

contact the School listed on the course page.

All o the postgraduate taught courses in our School are

eatured in this Prospectus. Other courses available at the

University o Bradord are set out in a table on the inside

back cover.

The course content listed is correct at the time o printing

however modules may be subject to change. Students

should enquire as to the up-to-date position when applying

or their course o study.


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Advanced Computer ScienceMSc

Todays inormation technology industry demands high-calibre

employees with a knowledge and understanding o advanced

computer sotware industry skills. Our MSc in Advanced

Computer Science course aims to enable you to develop

computing-related knowledge and understanding, practical

discipline skills and a range o transerable skills that will enhance

your personal and proessional development.

This course is designed or students with an appropriate

undergraduate degree who already possess a thorough

grounding in the undamental principles o computer science.

We will provide you with the knowledge o leading-edge

principles and methods or computer science, enabling you

to specialise in some o the more current directions in the eld

including ormal methods, advanced sotware development,

advanced database techniques, human-computer interaction or

internet security and protocols.

The programme o study culminates in a dissertation, enabling

you to bring your advanced studies together in a signicant

piece o work.

In summary, the MSc Advanced Computer Science oers

you the opportunity to build your own path o study rom the

advanced computing modules, the extended list o optional

modules available, as well as the dissertation so as to match

your specic career aspirations.

Modules: (C) = Core (O) = Option

Advanced Software Development (C)

Information Engineering (O)

Networks and Protocols (O)

Software Project Management (O)

Computer Graphics (O)

Digital Image Processing (O)

Advanced Database Techniques (C)

Formal Methods (O)

Human-Computer Interaction (Design and Development) (O)

Internet Security and Protocols (O)

Dissertation (C).

Suitable for International Students:

Yes ull-time route only

Level of English required for

non-native speakers:

IELTS at 6.0 or the equivalent

Start Date:

September

Attendance Mode:

Full-time, part-time

Duration:

12 months year (ull-time), 2 years (part-time)

Entry Requirements:

2:2 or above in computer science, computer

engineering, inormatics or other computer-

related subjects

If you have lesser academic qualications but

have substantial (approx. 5 years) relevant work

experience, your application may also

be considered

Two-year ull-time course options:

Students who do not quite meet our normal entry

criteria, such as those on the three-year Chinese

diploma, or those who in the opinion o theadmissions team would benet rom an additional

year o study, may be oered a place on an

alternative two-year ull-time MSc programme

Fees (2010-2011)*: FT PT

Home/EU: 4,160 2,080 p.a.

International: 11,500

*A small increase can be expected or 2011/12

Contact:


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Tel: 00 44 1274 234286

Fax: 00 44 1274 235972

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Artifcial Intelligence or GamesMSc

On this course you will learn advanced techniques in Articial

Intelligence (AI), to create a range o articial gameplaying

agents and non-player characters or a wide variety o games,

rom chess through to complex rst-person and real-time

strategy and multiplayer games.

The course will cover advanced topics in machine learning,

genetic and evolutionary algorithms, and neural networks.

Options during the course will allow you to study areas such as

computer graphics and animation, sound, sotware engineering

and project management.

The course is designed or students with an enthusiasm or

AI who preer a hands-on course where your ideas can be

implemented in a range o game environments, and or those

with an enthusiasm or computer games aiming to get into AI

design and development. You will be expected to have prior

knowledge o programming skills and an enthusiasm or games,

but knowledge o AI is not required.

Our graduates have skills that make them well suited to careers

in the computer games industry, and to AI jobs in other areas

such as nance, management and engineering, and or urther

AI research through to PhD.

Special Features:

The course is the rst course of its kind in the world

It has strong links with the UK games industry and games

Articial Intelligence research, including prize sponsorship romMicrosot and scholarships or exceptional students rom the

Game Republic Academy

Our partnership with Game Republic and our programme of

visiting speakers rom industry ensure that you are up to date

with the latest developments and techniques in the games

industry, as well as giving you the opportunity to make contacts

with potential uture employers

Collaborative Partners:

Partnership with Game Republic.


Concurrent and Distributed Systems (O)

Advanced Software Development (C) Articial Intelligence for Games 1 (C)

Computer Animation and Special Effects (O)

Software Project Management (O)

Advanced Character Animation (O)

Articial Intelligence for Games 2 (C)

Articial Intelligence with Applications (O)

Interactive Systems and Video Games Development (C)

Dissertation (C)






Start Date:

September

Attendance Mode:


Duration:

12 months (ull-time), 2 years (part-time)

Entry Requirements:

A good understanding of the principles and

practice o writing computer programs prior

to entry

2:2 or above in a subject:

Containing a signicant component in

Computing; OR

Other than with Computing, but can

demonstrate sucient relevant experience in

Computing; and relevant industrial experience

(e.g. obtained through substantial experience

o working in the games or sotware industry orthrough industrial experience o other relevant

programming work) that will be assessed via a

CV and reerences




diploma, or those who in the opinion o the

admissions team would benet rom an additional



Fees (2010-2011)*: FT PT

Home/EU: 4,160 2,080 p.a.



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ComputingMSc

Our course caters or graduates who have some knowledge and

experience o computing and who want to pursue a career in this

area, but who have majored in other subject areas. It is designed

or those wanting to obtain a good computing qualication and

will enable you to combine or re-orient your knowledge and skills

to greatly enhance and extend your career options.

The course is well established and our internationally recognised

research and close links with industry ensure that the academic

content is ully up to date and ahead o the game in meeting

the needs and expectations o both our students and their

uture employers.

In addition to the core computing modules, which are designed

to give you the oundations o your skills and knowledge, youcan choose rom a wide range o related options to allow you to

tailor your studies to best suit your intended career path.

The course combines a ormal approach to the analysis and

modelling o inormation systems with a practical engineering

approach to their construction.

Our aim is to provide you with a balance between the theory and

practice o inormation systems, which will orm the basis or your

uture career in the computing industry or related sectors such

as education, nance, government, communications, transport,

retail or manuacturing.

Special Features: The course has built a deserved reputation with industry and

government bodies or providing excellent graduates

This course is accredited by the British Computer Society


Computer Architecture and Systems (C)

Design or Human-Computer Interaction (C)

Formal Foundations (C)

Sotware Development (C)

Articial Intelligence or Games (O)




Database Systems (O)

Group Project (C)

Real-Time Systems (O)

Web Technologies (O)

Dissertation (C)






Start Date:

September

Attendance Mode:


Duration:


Entry Requirements:

2:2 or above in any discipline

You are not expected to have previous

computer programming experience, but those

that do will benet considerably

Applicants with lesser qualications, but

with a minimum o 5 years substantial work

experience in computing, will also

be considered

This course is not suitable or those already

well qualied or computing but some basic

computer literacy and mathematical/technicalbackground is expected, i.e. this MSc is not

targeted at graduates rom specialist Computing

undergraduate courses.

Fees (2010-2011)*: FT PT

Home/EU: 4,160 2,080 p.a.



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Computing by ResearchMSc

The School o Computing, Inormatics and Media has developed

the MSc Computing by Research to meet the needs o modern

Computing, Sotware, Internet, Digital Media, Mobile and

Telecommunications industries. The MSc Computing by Research

is a fexible programme o demand-based research supported

by an individually tailored system o learning material; hence it is

designed or highly motivated ull-time research students as well

as graduates employed within industries or organisations. You will

work as part o a research group to complete a project o Masters

quality which may also deliver real benet to the individual or to the

supporting industry/organisation. This close alignment with your

interest maximises your input to the learning programme while

minimising the o-site commitment or industry.

The programme is fexibly structured so that you will be able to

join in September or January. In consultation with your academic

supervisors you will identiy taught modules or 60 credits (during

two normal academic semesters, September to January and

February to May), plus a major research project (or 120 credits)

that is carried out with any o the research groups in the School.

The expectation is that every graduate rom the degree would

have published at least one conerence paper as part o the

research. It is worth noting that you can select a maximum o 20

credits rom the existing level 3 modules i deemed appropriate

by the supervisor.

Core Modules:

Module option 1 rom SCIM Module Catalogue

Module option 2 rom SCIM Module Catalogue

Research Skills and Methodologies

Research Project Part 1 (MSc by research)



Suitable for International Students





Start Date:

September or January

Attendance Mode:


Duration:


Entry Requirements:

2:2 UK Honours degree or equivalent in

computing, a physical science or engineering

or mathematics, rom an approved degree

awarding body


have substantial (approx. 5 years) relevant

work experience, your application may also be

considered

Fees (2010-2011)*: FT PT

Home/EU: 4,160 2,080 p.a.



Contact:


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Fax: 00 44 1274 235972


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Forensic ComputingMSc

Forensic computing is the application o computer investigation

and analysis techniques in the interests o determining potential

legal evidence. Evidence might be sought in a wide range o

computer crime or misuse, including but not limited to thet o

trade secrets, thet or destruction o intellectual property, and

raud. This course will provide you with the skills, knowledge

and training required in order to apply orensic science on a

computer or network o computers.

Designed or students with a computing background, our course

will enable you to expand your knowledge o how computers

operate and communicate and issues related to networking and

web technologies, in order to develop the skills required to be

able to use computers as criminal investigation tools.

Our MSc in Forensic Computing comprises both advanced

computer science and particular developments in orensic

sciences. The course draws upon the successul research

expertise o the Department o Computing and the Division o

Archaeological, Geographical and Environmental Sciences.

The course is also backed by external collaboration with the UK

governments orensic laboratory, and sta and students oten work

closely with the West Yorkshire Police and other constabularies.

Special Features:

This course is accredited by the British Computer Society.

Collaborative Partners:Forensic Science Services and the West Yorkshire Police


Computer Architecture and Operating Systems (C)

Crime Scene Management, Courtroom and Expert

Witness Skills (C)

Network and Protocols (C)

Security, Privacy, and Data Protection (C)

Computer Crime Investigation (C)

Digital Image Processing (C)


Crime Analysis (C)

Internet Security and Protocols (O)

Introduction to Cryptography (C)

Research Skills and Methodologies (O)

Dissertation (C)

Suitable for International Students:Yes ull-time route only




Start Date:

September

Attendance Mode:


Duration:


Entry Requirements:

2:2 or above in:

Computer Science, or Mathematics or

Engineering, ollowing a course which contained

a signicant proportion o computing; OR

A subject other than those above with

demonstrable sucient relevant proessional

computing experience

I you have lesser academic qualications but



considered two-year course options.







Fees (2010-2011)*: FT PT

Home/EU: 4,160 2,080 p.a.



Contact:

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Internet, Computer and System SecurityMSc

With the ongoing expansion o the internet and its associated

applications such as e-commerce, the secure transmission o

inormation over the internet and its constituent systems has

become a major issue. The main goal o this course is to prepare

proessionally-trained graduates or industry.

You will be able to understand the security issues aced by

modern connected businesses, and develop secure and reliable

computer and network systems. Privacy and data protection will

orm a key element o the programme.

Our MSc in Internet, Computer and System Security comprises

both advanced computer science and particular developments

in security and reliability. The course identies the objects to be

secured, which may be hardware, sotware or inormation; theeects o security challenges such as disclosure or destruction;

the nature o the challenges, which could be the accidental or

deliberate denial o service; and the protection measures, which

may be technological or administrative.

This course meets a new and growing demand or specialists

in this area. In particular the course is designed or graduates

wishing to enhance their undergraduate studies in core

computing topics along with advanced study o reliability and

security, to equip them or senior positions with responsibility or

the IT-based security o an organisation.

Special Features:



Computer Architecture and Operating Systems (C)

Networks and Protocols (C)

Security, Privacy and Data Protection (C)

Computer Crime Investigation (C)

Incidence Response and Novel Approaches to Security (C)

Advanced Simulation Modelling (O)


Internet Security and Protocols (C)

Introduction to Cryptography (C)

Dissertation (C)






Start Date:

September

Attendance Mode:


Duration:


Entry Requirements:

2:2 or above, or an equivalent overseas

qualication, in an area relevant to your proposed

programme o study


have substantial (approx. 5 years) relevant work

experience, your application may also

be considered

Two-year ull-time course options






Fees (2010-2011)*: FT PT

Home/EU: 4,160 2,080 p.a.



Contact:


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Fax: 00 44 1274 235972


How to apply:

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Mobile ApplicationsMSc

As the technology or integrating computer and communication

systems matures there will be greater emphasis on developing

appropriate services and applications. MSc in Mobile Applications

seeks to strike a balance between advanced study o

heterogeneous network inrastructure and computing systems and

the study o the development o applications or new devices and

technologies (mobile, ubiquitous, wearable). The success o the

next generation o mobile systems will depend largely on the ability

o the industry and academia to develop and provide appropriate

applications to the users o the new mobile and wireless world.

The MSc in Mobile Applications course is designed or

graduates wishing to bridge the disciplines o computing and

digital content management and creation, with special emphasis

on mobile applications.

Special Features:

This course is one o the rst ew o its kind worldwide



Information Engineering (O)

Mobile Applications (C)


Security, Privacy and Data Protection (O)

Articial Intelligence for Games (O)




Human-Computer Interaction (Design and Development) (O)

Multimedia Systems (O)

Software Systems for e-Business and WWW (C)

Web Engineering (O)

Dissertation (C)






Start Date:

September

Attendance Mode:


Duration:


Entry Requirements:

A 2:2 or above in:

Computer Science, or Mathematics or

Engineering, ollowing a course which contained

a signicant proportion o computing; OR

A subject other than with above, but can

demonstrate sucient relevant proessional

computing experience







Fees (2010-2011)*: FT PT

Home/EU: 4,160 2,080 p.a.



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Mobile ComputingMSc

Computing is moving away rom the desktop and even the

laptop into mobile handheld devices and embedded systems.

The aim o this course is to prepare proessionally-trained

graduates or the mobile computing industry.

Students will gain a sound understanding o the core concepts

o mobile networks and the design o cellular networks including

approaches to maximise the available capacity. You will learn

about the design o robust mobility management mechanisms,

and develop skills or the modelling and simulation o mobile

networks. Third Generation (3G) mobile systems are now a

part o our everyday lie, bringing the internet and sophisticated

mobile applications into our pockets. In addition, the recent

introduction o 4G Lite networks and the soon to be deployed

4G networks will likely continue and consolidate this trend,

where the emphasis will be on developing appropriate services

and applications over heterogeneous network inrastructures

including Bluetooth, WiMAX and WiFi. The success of 3G and

4G mobile systems will depend largely on the ability o industry

and academia to develop and provide appropriate solutions to

the users o the new mobile and wireless world.

The course comprises both the basics o mobile technologies

and advances in computing, mobile telecommunications, and

applications. Students will study the tools and techniques or the

design o network protocols. They will also develop simulation

and perormance modelling o networked systems.

Special Features:

This course draws upon the successul research expertise o

the internationally recognised Networks Research Group



Mobile Applications (C)


Networks Performance Modelling and Analysis (C)

Advanced Simulation Modelling (C)



Reliability Modelling and Analysis (O)

Dissertation (C)






Start Date:

September

Attendance Mode:


Duration:


Entry Requirements:


qualication, in an area relevant to your

proposed programme o study




considered







Fees (2010-2011)*: FT PT

Home/EU: 4,160 2,080 p.a.



Contact:


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Fax: 00 44 1274 235972


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Multidisciplinary ComputingMSc

With todays rapidly developing digital technology, companies

are increasingly demanding proessionals with a broad range

o advanced computing skills and complementary disciplines.

This course is designed or students with a background in

computing who wish to enhance their skills in this discipline

and gain specialist knowledge in the elds o public policy and

programme management, multimedia or biomedical sciences.

Through the module options, you are given the opportunity to build

your own programme o study to match your previous experience

and education as well as your career aspirations.Thereore,

in addition to the generic title, you will also have the opportunity

o graduating with the degree o MSc in Multidisciplinary

Computing (Creative Technologies), MSc in Multidisciplinary

Computing (Public Policy and Programme Management) or

MSc in Multidisciplinary Computing (Biomedical Sciences).

Special Features:

This course draws upon the successul research expertise o

the Department o Computing, and the exciting and extensive

knowledge base within the School o Computing, Inormatics

and Media, and other Schools across the University o Bradord,

such as the Department o Development and Economic Studies

and the Division o Biomedical Sciences.


Advanced Sotware Development (C) or Sotware Development (C);

Sotware Project Management (C); Group Project(MSc Multidisciplinary Computing) (C); Dissertation (C);

Internet Security and Protocols (O); Advanced Simulation

Modelling (O); Human-Computer Interaction (Design and

Development) (O); Articial Intelligence with Applications (O);

Advanced Database Techniques (O).

In addition, students can select modules according to their

chosen pathway:

Creative Technologies pathway:

Computer Animation and Special Eects (C); Design or Mobile

Content (O); Computer Graphics and Systems (O); Advanced

Character Animation (O); Research Skills and Methodologies (O).

Biomedical Sciences pathway:

Communication in Biomedical Sciences (O); Diagnostic and Public

Health Microbiology (O); Principles o Management (O); Critical

Appraisal o a Current Topic in the Biomedical Sciences (O);

Research and Analytical Methods (O); Toxicology and Oncology (O).

ID Pathway (School of Social and International Studies):

Project and Programme Management (C); Project Planning

Design and Appraisal (O); Human Resource Management and

Development (O); Public Policy Analysis and Management (O);

Statistical Analysis or Development (O).






Start Date:

September

Attendance Mode:


Duration:


Entry Requirements:

2:2 or above in:

Computer science, computer engineering,

inormatics or other computer-related subjects

rom an approved degree-awarding body; OR

Any subject from area relevant to the eld(s)

o your proposed multidisciplinary programme

o study, together with skills and relevant

experience in a computer-related area such as

computer programming or inormation systems

I you have lesser academic qualications but

have substantial (approx. 5 years) relevantwork experience, your application may also

be considered.








Fees (2010-2011)*: FT PT

Home/EU: 4,160 2,080 p.a.



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Networks and Perormance EngineeringMSc

Global markets are demanding greater numbers o proessionals

with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills in computing

engineering, networks and perormance engineering, sotware

development, and industrial inormation systems applications.

In particular there is a great need to produce postgraduates

with in-depth knowledge and skills in the design, development,

tuning and upgrading o computer, communication and sotware

systems which meet perormance objectives.

Our pioneering course will equip you to use modelling and

quantitative analysis techniques to predict and evaluate

perormance implications o design and implementation decisions.

Many o our graduates have moved on to roles in the computer

and telecom industries, especially the rapidly-developing high-

speed networks such as mobile and wireless ad hoc networks,

as well as all optical networks.

The techniques covered are equally applicable to careers in

manuacturing, vehicle and people movement, and logistics.

Within these industries, the application o perormance

modelling and engineering is key, and there is strong demand

or graduates with strategic skills to investigate the eects o

changes o operational parameters on a systems behaviour.

Special Features:

The projects of the course relate to the themes of the NetPEn

Networks and Perormance Engineering Research Groupwhich is a member o the European Network o Excellence

(NoE), a Euro-NGI ocusing on the design and dimensioning

o the next generation internet towards the convergence o

multi-service heterogeneous networks

The project work of is also motivated by the activities of HET-

NETs, an international working conerence on the Perormance

Modelling and Evaluation o Heterogeneous networks

under the auspices o prestigious academic and industrial

organisations worldwide



Advanced Software Development (C) OR

Sotware Development (C)


Networks Performance Modelling and Analysis (C)

Advanced Simulation and Modelling (O)


Reliability Modelling and Analysis (O)

Software (Performance) Engineering Group Project (C)

Dissertation (C)






Start Date:

September

Attendance Mode:


Duration:


Entry Requirements:


qualication, in an area relevant to your

proposed programme o study




considered







Fees (2010-2011)*: FT PT

Home/EU: 4,160 2,080 p.a.



Contact:


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Fax: 00 44 1274 235972


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Sotware EngineeringMSc

The MSc in Sotware Engineering is an advanced course which

aims to provide you with the skills and knowledge required to enable

you to take up a leading role in the complex sotware engineering

projects that are currently challenging industry and commerce.

The course will enable you to develop computing-related

knowledge and understanding, practical skills, and a range o

transerable skills that will enhance your personal and proessional

development. This is achieved by providing students who already

possess a thorough grounding in the principles o computing, with

an advanced knowledge o current best practice in the principles

and methods o sotware engineering, and the opportunity to

exercise that knowledge in the context o a Masters project o

signicant size and complexity.

In addition, you will have the opportunity to develop your

awareness o the concerns o sotware reliability, correctness,

saety, usability and cost. The course also provides optional

modules or those students who wish to acquire additional

knowledge in particular areas such as Articial Intelligence or

Web Engineering.

Special Features:



Concurrent and Distributed Systems (O)

Advanced Software Development (C) Information Engineering (C)

Networks Performance Modelling and Analysis (O)

Software Project Management (C)

Articial Intelligence for Games (Networks & Web) (C)

Advanced Database Techniques (O)


Formal Methods (C)

Group Project (MSc SE) (C)

Human-Computer Interaction (Design and Development)

[Networks & Web] (C)

Real-Time Systems [Networks & Web] (C)

Web Engineering (O)

Dissertation (C)






Start Date:

September and January

Attendance Mode:


Duration:


Entry Requirements:

2:2 or above, or equivalent qualication, in:

Software Engineering or containing a signicant

component in Sotware Engineering; OR

A subject related to Computing or Software

Engineering subject with demonstrable

sucient relevant industrial experience in

Sotware Engineering






alternative two-year ull-time MSc programme.

Fees (2010-2011)*: FT PT

Home/EU: 4,160 2,080 p.a.



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Advanced Computer Animation and Special EectsMA/MSc

The past decade has seen a rapid expansion in the use o

computer-based imagery in the generation o lm, television,

interactive entertainment and computer games. Hardly a piece

o visual media is produced today that has not at some time

been manipulated by a computer. The need or well-qualied

proessionals to take a lead in developing and exploiting existing

and new computer graphics technologies will continue to grow

with this widespread use.

This advanced course is designed or students who already

have a relevant undergraduate degree in computer animation

or computer-generated special eects, or or people with a

computing / engineering undergraduate degree who can

demonstrate sucient relevant experience in these elds, and

who want to urther extend and develop their skills, knowledgeand understanding. We aim to equip you to become a well-

qualied proessional who will take a lead in developing and

exploiting existing and emerging media technologies.

Our teaching is backed up by an international research programme

in imaging, multimedia, computer animation, virtual reality,

distributed virtual environments, visualisation, digital video, human-

computer interaction, telecommunications and articial intelligence.

Your choice o either the MA or the MSc route will depend

on your previous experience, your interests and your career

ambitions. Both routes share many modules; however the MA

route allows you to develop your artistic and creative animation

talents, while the MSc route allows you to develop your practicaland technical skills.


MA

Computer Animation and Special Effects (C)

Project: Research and Proposal (C)

Motion Capture (O)

Visualisation and Storyboarding (O)

Computer Graphics and Applications (O)


Build your own Enterprise (O)

Issues in Digital Media (O)

Computer-Generated Special Effects (O)

Project: Pre-Production (C)

Project: Production and Post-Production (C)

MSc

Computer Animation and Special Effects (C)

Project: Research and Proposal (C)

Motion Capture (O)

Design for Human-Computer Interaction (O)

Advanced Technical Animation and Tool Development (O)

Computer Graphics and Applications (O)


Build your own Enterprise (O)

Computer-Generated Special Effects (O)

Project: Pre-Production (C) Project: Production and Post-Production (C)






Start Date:

September

Attendance Mode:


Duration:


Entry Requirements:

2:2 or above:

Containing a signicant component in the eld

o Computer Animation and/or Special Eects

rom an approved degree-awarding body; OR

In a subject other than Computer Animation, but

can demonstrate sucient relevant experience in

Computer Animation and/or Special Eects

Fees (2010-2011)*: FT PT

Home/EU: 4,160 2,080 p.a.



Contact:


Admissions Oce


Tel: 00 44 1274 234286

Fax: 00 44 1274 235972


How to apply:

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Computer Animation and Special EectsMA / MSc

There is a clear demand today or well-qualied proessionals

able to take a lead in developing and exploiting existing and

emerging new media technologies. Computer technology and its

creative application have already reached such a level o maturity

and sophistication that a number o distinct and specialised

areas have emerged including computer animation, digital

special eects, multimedia authoring, web-based application

development and computer game design.

This course is primarily designed or those students who do

not have an undergraduate degree in computer animation

and special eects but who would nevertheless like to extend

their skills, knowledge and understanding into this area. With

an undergraduate degree in a subject ranging rom the arts

to science, you would be expected to have some skills andexperience o computing, or computer imaging and design,

although not necessarily in animation.

The programme aims to enable you to develop advanced

knowledge, skills and understanding o creative technologies, in

particular within the eld o computer animation.

Your choice o either the MA or the MSc route will depend

on your previous experience, your interest

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