Computer Science MEng (Hons)

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Level 1 options for September 2021

Information icon You will be automatically enrolled on these nine course units which total 120 credits.

Level 1 - compulsory units

All of the units in this pool are mandatory.

Code	Title	Credits
COMP10120	First Year Team Project	20
COMP11120	Mathematical Techniques for Computer Science	20
COMP11212	Fundamentals of Computation	10
COMP12111	Fundamentals of Computer Engineering	10
COMP15111	Fundamentals of Computer Architecture	10
COMP13212	Data Science	10
COMP15212	Operating Systems	10
COMP16321	Introduction to Programming 1	20
COMP16412	Introduction to Programming 2	10

Level 2 options for September 2022

Information icon You 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.

Code	Title	Credits
COMP23311	Software Engineering 1	10
COMP23412	Software Engineering 2	10
COMP26120	Algorithms and Data Structures	20
COMP26020	Programming Languages & Paradigms	20

Level 2 - option pool 1

From this option pool choose a maximum of 30 credits and a minimum of 20 credits.

Code	Title	Credits
COMP21111	Logic and Modelling	10
COMP22111	Processor Microarchitecture	10
COMP23111	Database Systems	10
COMP24011	Introduction to AI	10

Level 2 - option pool 2

From this option pool choose a maximum of 30 credits and a minimum of 20 credits.

Code	Title	Credits
COMP22712	Microcontrollers	10
COMP24112	Machine Learning	10
COMP24412	Knowledge-based AI	10
COMP25212	System Architecture	10
COMP27112	Introduction to Visual Computing	10
COMP28112	Distributed Systems	10

Level 3 options for September 2023

Information icon You 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 - compulsory units

All of the units in this pool are mandatory.

Code	Title	Credits
COMP30040	3rd Year Project (Single Honours 40 Credits)	40
MCEL30031	Enterprise Management for Computer Scientists	10
MCEL30032	Managing Finance in Enterprises for Computer Scientists	10

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

Level 3 - option pool 1

From this option pool choose 30 credits.

Code	Title	Credits
COMP31311	Giving meaning to programs	10
COMP32211	Implementing System-on-Chip Designs	10
COMP33511	User Experience	10
COMP34111	AI & Games	10
COMP34711	Natural Language Processing	10
COMP36111	Algorithms and Complexity	10
COMP37111	Graphics and Virtual Environments	10
COMP38311	Advanced Distributed Systems	10

Level 3 - option pool 2

From this option pool choose 30 credits.

Code	Title	Credits
COMP33312	Agile Software Pipelines	10
COMP34812	Natural Language Understanding	10
COMP35112	Chip Multiprocessors	10
COMP36212	Mathematical Systems and Computation	10
COMP37212	Computer Vision	10
COMP38412	Cyber Security	10
COMP32412	The Internet of Things: Architectures and Applications	10
COMP34212	Cognitive Robotics	10
COMP34312	Mathematical Topics in Machine Learning	10
COMP34612	Computational Game Theory	10

Level 4 options for September 2023

Information icon You 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.

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

You will be automatically enrolled on the Summer Industrial Project and MCEL 40042: Business Feasibility Study which totals 40 credits

Level 4 - option pool 1

From this option pool choose a maximum of 30 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
COMP61411	Cryptography	15

Level 4 - option pool 2

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

Code	Title	Credits
COMP61021	Representation Learning	15
COMP61421	Cyber Security	15
COMP62421	Querying Data on the Web	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
COMP60332	Automated Reasoning and Verification	15
COMP60532	Principles of Digital Biology	15
COMP61332	Text Mining	15

Level 4 - option pool 4

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

Code	Title	Credits
COMP60542	Introduction to Health Informatics	15
COMP61342	Cognitive Robotics and Computer Vision	15
COMP63342	Software Security	15

Level 4 - option pool 5

From this option pool choose 15 credits.

Code	Title	Credits
BMAN60422	Data Analytics for Business Decision Making	15
BMAN70391	Strategic Project Organising	15
BMAN71652	Information and Knowledge Management	15
BMAN73271	Decision Behaviour, Analysis and Support	15