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Computer Science MEng (Hons)

Level 2 options for September 2018

Information iconYou will be automatically enrolled on four course units which total 60 credits.

For the remaining 60 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 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 2.

You may choose a maximum of 10 credits of external units from External Option Pool 1 and a maximum of 10 credits of external units from External Option Pool 2.


External option units can be any Level 1 or 2 options, provided that they fit with your timetable and you meet all pre-requisites, these may be:

- Business and Management course units: https://www.ambs.ughandbook.manchester.ac.uk/non-ambs-students/
- University College course units
- Language course units: https://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/study/university-language-centre-leap-courses/course-information/leap-courses/courses-for-all/
- HSTM20282 Information Visions https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/2021/00485/bsc-biology-with-science-and-society/course-details/HSTM20282#course-unit-details

Please note: to enrol on some external course units (such as Language) will require permission from the associated School/Department.

To select any external course units outside of the list given above will require permission from the 2nd Year Tutor.

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.
CodeTitleCreditsTheme
COMP23111 Fundamentals of Databases10Web and Distributed Systems
COMP23311 Software Engineering 110Software Engineering / Agile Methods
COMP23412 Software Engineering 210Software Engineering / Agile Methods
COMP25111 Operating Systems10Computer Architecture
COMP26120 Algorithms and Imperative Programming20Programming and Algorithms / Computer Languages

Level 2 - option pool 1

From this option pool choose a maximum of 20 credits and a minimum of 10 credits.
CodeTitleCreditsTheme
COMP21111 Logic and Modelling10Rigorous Development
COMP22111 Processor Microarchitecture10System-on-Chip
COMP24111 Machine Learning and Optimisation10Learning and Search in Artificial Intelligence

Level 2 - option pool 2

From this option pool choose a maximum of 40 credits and a minimum of 30 credits.
CodeTitleCreditsTheme
COMP22712 Microcontrollers10None
COMP24412 Symbolic AI10Natural Language, Representation and Reasoning
COMP25212 System Architecture10Computer Architecture
COMP27112 Computer Graphics and Image Processing10Visual Computing
COMP28112 Distributed Computing10Web and Distributed Systems
COMP28512 Mobile Systems10Mobile Computing and Networks

Level 2 - option pool 3

From this option pool choose a maximum of 20 credits and a minimum of 0 credits.
CodeTitleCreditsTheme
BMAN10011 Fundamentals of Management10
BMAN10252 Fundamentals of Technological Change10
BMAN10552 Fundamentals of Finance10
BMAN10612 Business Economics10
BMAN10621B Fundamentals of Financial Reporting10
BMAN10632 Fundamentals of Accounting10
BMAN20242 Introduction to Corporate Finance & Financial Instruments10
BMAN20792 Technology Strategy & Innovation 110
BMAN20821 New Product Development and Innovation10
BMAN20832 Marketing10
BMAN21012 Global Contexts of Business and Management10
BMAN21061 Introduction to Management Information Systems10
UCIL10221 Science and the Modern World10
UCIL20001 Leadership of Learning10
UCIL20021 Leadership in Action10
UCIL20022 Leadership in Action10
UCIL20031 Leadership in Action Online Unit10
UCIL20032 Leadership in Action Online Unit10
UCIL20092 The Crisis of Nature: Issues in Environmental History10
UCIL20102 Multilingual Manchester10
UCIL20112 Understanding Mental Health10
UCIL20122 AI: Robot Overlord, Replacement or Colleague?10
UCIL20282 The Information Age10
UCIL20331 From Cholera to Aids: A Global History of Epidemics10
UCIL20882 An Introduction to Current Topics in Biology10
UCIL21002 Leadership of Learning10
UCIL21202 Bioethics: Contemporary Issues in Science and Biomedicine10
UCIL21301 Communicating with Confidence10
UCIL21302 Communicating with Confidence10
UCIL21802 Body, Health and Well-Being10
UCIL22501 Global Citizenship and Sustainability10
UCIL24002 The Art of Enterprise10
UCIL25002 The Digital Society10
UCIL29002 Physics & The Grand Challenges of Today10
ULAR10010 Beginners' Arabic20
ULAR10020 Elementary Arabic20
ULAR10032 Introduction to Spoken Arabic10
ULAR11010 Beginners' Arabic20
ULAR20110 Intermediate Arabic20
ULAR20210 Pre-intermedite Arabic20
ULAR21110 Intermediate Arabic NC20
ULCH10022 Introduction to Spoken Chinese10
ULCH10200 Beginners' Mandarin Chinese20
ULCH20020 Post-intermediate Mandarin Chinese20
ULCH20021 Post-intermediate Chinese - first semester10
ULCH20110 Pre-intermediate Mandarin Chinese20
ULDU10010 Beginners' Dutch20
ULDU20010 Intermediate Dutch20
ULFR10010 Beginners' French20
ULFR10022 Introductory French10
ULFR10032 Introductory French10
ULFR11010 Intermediate Business French20
ULFR20010 Intermediate French20
ULFR20020 Post-intermediate French20
ULFR20030 Further French20
ULFR20110 Pre-Intermediate French20
ULGE10010 Beginners' German20
ULGE10012 Beginners German10
ULGE10021 Introductory German10
ULGE10022 Introductory German10
ULGE20010 Intermediate German20
ULGE20020 Post-Intermediate German20
ULGE20030 Further German20
ULGE20110 Pre-intermediate German20
ULGE30022 Introductory German (A1.1+) - Enhanced10
ULHB10030 Beginners' Hebrew20
ULHB20030 Intermediate Hebrew20
ULIT10010 Beginner's Italian20
ULIT10011 Beginners' Italian10
ULIT10022 Introductory Italian10
ULIT20010 Intermediate Italian20
ULIT20020 Post-Intermediate Italian20
ULIT20110 Pre-Intermediate Italian20
ULIT30010 Beginners' Italian20
ULJA10010 Beginners' Japanese20
ULJA10022 Introduction to Spoken Japanese10
ULJA11010 Beginners' Japanese0
ULJA20010 Intermediate Japanese20
ULJA20020 Post-intermediate Japanese20
ULJA20110 Pre-Intermediate Japanese20
ULJA20112 Pre-intermediate Japanese10
ULJA21010 Intermediate Japanese0
ULKR10010 Beginners' Korean20
ULPT10010 Beginners' Portuguese20
ULRU10010 Beginners' Russian20
ULRU20010 Intermediate Russian20
ULSP10010 Beginners' Spanish20
ULSP10021 Introductory Spanish10
ULSP10022 Introductory Spanish10
ULSP10050 Beginners Spanish (Fast track)20
ULSP20010 Intermediate Spanish20
ULSP20020 Intermediate Spanish20
ULSP20030 Further Spanish20
ULSP20110 Pre-Intermediate Spanish20

Level 3 options for September 2019

Information iconYou will be automatically enrolled on three course units, including the Third Year Project course unit, totalling 60 credits.

For the remaining 60 credits:

You need to select three courses totalling 30 credits from Option Pool 1.

You need to select three courses totalling 30 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 3 - option pool 1

From this option pool choose a maximum of 30 credits and a minimum of 20 credits.
CodeTitleCreditsTheme
COMP32211 Implementing System-on-Chip Designs10System-on-Chip
COMP33511 User Experience10Software Engineering / Interactive Systems Design
COMP33711 Agile Software Engineering10Agile Methods
COMP36111 Advanced Algorithms 110Programming and Algorithms
COMP37111 Advanced Computer Graphics10Visual Computing
COMP38411 Cryptography and Network Security10Mobile Computing and Networks
COMP38211 Documents and Data on the Web10

Level 3 - option pool 2

From this option pool choose a maximum of 30 credits and a minimum of 20 credits.
CodeTitleCreditsTheme
COMP34412 Natural Language Systems10Natural Language, Representation and Reasoning
COMP35112 Chip Multiprocessors10Computer Architecture
COMP36512 Compilers10Computer Languages
COMP37212 Computer Vision10Visual Computing
COMP32412 The Internet of Things: Architectures and Applications10Web and Distributed Systems
COMP34212 Cognitive Robotics10

Level 3 - option pool 3

From this option pool choose a maximum of 20 credits and a minimum of 0 credits.
CodeTitleCreditsTheme
COMP34120 AI and Games20Learning and Search in Artificial Intelligence

Level 4 options for September 2020

Information iconYou will be automatically enrolled on the Summer Industrial Project and MCEL 40042: 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 a minimum of one course unit totalling 15 credits or a maximum of two course units totalling 30 credits from Option Pool 2.

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 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 one course unit totalling 15 credits from Option Pool 5.

Level 4 - compulsory units

All of the units in this pool are mandatory.
CodeTitleCredits
COMP40901 Summer Industrial Project25
MCEL40042 Business Feasibility Study15

Level 4 - option pool 1

From this option pool choose a maximum of 30 credits and a minimum of 15 credits.
CodeTitleCredits
COMP60411 Modelling Data on the Web15
COMP60711 Data Engineering15
COMP61011 Foundations of Machine Learning15
COMP61411 Cryptography15

Level 4 - option pool 2

From this option pool choose a maximum of 30 credits and a minimum of 15 credits.
CodeTitleCredits
COMP61021 Representation Learning15
COMP61421 Cyber Security15
COMP62421 Querying Data on the Web15
COMP62521 Agile and Test-Driven Development15

Level 4 - option pool 3

From this option pool choose a maximum of 30 credits and a minimum of 0 credits.
CodeTitleCredits
COMP60332 Automated Reasoning and Verification15
COMP60532 Principles of Digital Biology15
COMP61332 Text Mining15
COMP62532 Component-based Software Development15
BMAN60422 Data Analytics for Business Decision Making15

Level 4 - option pool 4

From this option pool choose a maximum of 30 credits and a minimum of 0 credits.
CodeTitleCredits
COMP60542 Introduction to Health Informatics15
COMP61342 Computer Vision15
COMP63342 Software Security15