Computer Science (Human Computer Interaction) MEng (Hons)

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Level 1 options for September 2017

Information icon You must take these core units making up a minimum of 120 credits.

Level 1 - compulsory units

All of the units in this pool are mandatory.

Code	Title	Credits
COMP10120	First Year Team Project	20
COMP15111	Fundamentals of Computer Architecture	10
COMP16121	Object Oriented Programming with Java 1	20
COMP16212	Object Oriented Programming with Java 2	10
COMP18112	Fundamentals of Distributed Systems	10
BIOL10832	Excitable Cells	10
PSYC10100	Research Methods	20
PSYC10431	Introduction to Cognition	5
PSYC11222	Brain and Behaviour	10
PSYC11322	Sensation & Perception	5

Level 2 options for September 2018

Information icon You will be automatically enrolled on nine course units which total 90 credits.

For the remaining 30 credits:

You need to select a minimum of two course units totalling 20 credits or a maximum of three course units totalling 30 credits from Option Pool 1.

You may select a minimum of zero course units or a maximum of one course unit totalling 10 credits from Option Pool 2.

If you take a 20 credit whole year course unit you are not permitted to drop this unit when course unit selection reopens at the start of semester 2.

You must ensure your credits are balanced over the academic year (60 credits in each semester).

Level 2 - compulsory units

All of the units in this pool are mandatory.

Code	Title	Credits	Theme
COMP23111	Fundamentals of Databases	10	Web and Distributed Systems
COMP23311	Software Engineering 1	10	Software Engineering / Agile Methods
COMP23412	Software Engineering 2	10	Software Engineering / Agile Methods
COMP25111	Operating Systems	10	Computer Architecture
COMP28112	Distributed Computing	10	Web and Distributed Systems
BIOL22332	Motor Systems for Human Computer Interaction	10
BIOL22341	Sensory Systems for Human Computer Interaction	10
PSYC21112	Perception & Action	5
PSYC21122	Cognitive Neuroscience	10
PSYC21181	Cognition	5
SOST20022	Essentials of Survey Design & Analysis	20

Level 2 - option pool 1

From this option pool choose 10 credits.

Code	Title	Credits	Theme
COMP25212	System Architecture	10	Computer Architecture
COMP27112	Computer Graphics and Image Processing	10	Visual Computing
COMP28512	Mobile Systems	10	Mobile Computing and Networks
BIOL21321	Membrane Excitability	10
BIOL21451	How to Make a Brain	10

Due to the pre-requisite knowledge required, enrolment on COMP27112 requires permission - please e-mail the Student Support Office (COMPSCI-SSO@listserv.manchester.ac.uk) for further information.

Level 3 options for September 2019

Information icon You will be automatically enrolled on six course units, including the Third Year Project course unit, totalling 100 credits.

For the remaining 20 credits:

You may choose a minimum of zero course units or a maximum of one course unit totalling 10 credits from Option Pool 1.

You may choose a minimum of zero course units or a maximum of one course unit totalling 10 credits from Option Pool 2.

You may choose a minimum of zero course units or a maximum of two course units totalling 20 credits from External Option Pool 1 (listed as Option Pool 3 below).

If you take a 20 credit whole year course unit you are not permitted to drop this unit when course unit selection reopens at the start of semester 2.

You must ensure your credits are balanced over the academic year (60 credits in each semester).

Level 3 - compulsory units

All of the units in this pool are mandatory.

Code	Title	Credits	Theme
COMP30030	3rd Year Project (Joint Hons 30 Credits)	30	None
COMP33511	User Experience	10	Software Engineering / Interactive Systems Design
MCEL30031	Enterprise Management for Computer Scientists	10
MCEL30032	Managing Finance in Enterprises for Computer Scientists	10
SOST30022	Advanced Social Network Analysis	20

Level 3 - option pool 1

From this option pool choose 20 credits.

Code	Title	Credits	Theme
COMP33711	Agile Software Engineering	10	Agile Methods
COMP34412	Natural Language Systems	10	Natural Language, Representation and Reasoning
COMP35112	Chip Multiprocessors	10	Computer Architecture
COMP36512	Compilers	10	Computer Languages
COMP37111	Advanced Computer Graphics	10	Visual Computing
COMP38411	Cryptography and Network Security	10	Mobile Computing and Networks
COMP32412	The Internet of Things: Architectures and Applications	10	Web and Distributed Systems
COMP34212	Cognitive Robotics	10
COMP38211	Documents and Data on the Web	10

Level 3 - option pool 2

From this option pool choose 20 credits.

Code	Title	Credits
BIOL21451	How to Make a Brain	10
BIOL31681	Clocks, Sleep & the Rhythms of Life	10
BIOL31692	Learning, Memory & Cognition	10
PSYC31122	Emotion	20
PSYC31142	The Psychology of Time	10
PSYC31242	Understanding Dementia: Brain & Behaviour	20
SOAN30811	Anthropology of Vision, Memory and the Senses	20
SOST30031	Modelling Social Inequality	20

Level 4 options for September 2020

Information icon You will be automatically enrolled on the Summer Industrial Project and MCEL40042: Business Feasibility Study which totals 40 credits.

For the remaining 90 credits:

You need to select a minimum of one course unit totalling 15 credits or a maximum of two course units totalling 30 credits from Option Pool 1.

You need to select one course unit totalling 15 credits from Option Pool 2.

You may select a minimum of zero course units and a maximum of one course unit totalling 15 credits from Option Pool 3.

You need to select a minimum of one course unit totalling 15 credits or a maximum of two course units totalling 30 credits from Option Pool 4.

You need to select a minimum of one course unit totalling 15 credits or a maximum of two course units totalling 30 credits from Option Pool 5.

Level 4 - compulsory units

All of the units in this pool are mandatory.

Code	Title	Credits
COMP40901	Summer Industrial Project	25
MCEL40042	Business Feasibility Study	15

Level 4 - option pool 1

From this option pool choose a maximum of 45 credits and a minimum of 15 credits.

Code	Title	Credits
COMP60411	Modelling Data on the Web	15
COMP60711	Data Engineering	15
COMP61011	Foundations of Machine Learning	15
COMP61021	Representation Learning	15
COMP62421	Querying Data on the Web	15

Level 4 - option pool 2

From this option pool choose a maximum of 60 credits and a minimum of 30 credits.

Code	Title	Credits
COMP60332	Automated Reasoning and Verification	15
COMP60532	Principles of Digital Biology	15
COMP60542	Introduction to Health Informatics	15
COMP60542	Introduction to Health Informatics	15
COMP61332	Text Mining	15
COMP61342	Computer Vision	15
COMP62532	Component-based Software Development	15
COMP63342	Software Security	15

Level 4 - option pool 3

From this option pool choose a maximum of 30 credits and a minimum of 15 credits.

Code	Title	Credits
BIOL60140	Advanced Methods for Biological Sequence Analysis	15
BIOL60771	Advanced Biotechnology	15
BMAN60422	Data Analytics for Business Decision Making	15
BMAN71652	Information and Knowledge Management	15
MCEL63402	Essential Risk Management for Business	15
SOST70011	Introduction to Statistical Modelling	15