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Degree Programme Table: Computer Science and Management Science (BSc Hons) (UTCMPMS)

Year 1, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: September


COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 8 compulsory course(s).


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
INFR08012 Informatics 1 - Computation and Logic As available 10
INFR08013 Informatics 1 - Functional Programming As available 10
INFR08014 Informatics 1 - Object-Oriented Programming As available 10
INFR08015 Informatics 1 - Data and Analysis As available 10
BUST08001 Business Studies 1 As available 40
BUST08014 Computing for Business As available 0
MATH08057 Introduction to Linear Algebra As available 20
MATH08058 Calculus and its Applications As available 20




COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 0 set(s) of course options with the following rules.




Year 2, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Director of Studies.

    Entry to Honours requires a pass at 50% or above at the first attempt in at least 20 credit points' worth of the Informatics 2 courses listed and a mark of 50% or above at the first attempt in Management Science and Information Systems and one other Business Studies course in second year, together with passes in all remaining compulsory courses, or the permission of the Head of School.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 7 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    INFR08008 Informatics 2A - Processing Formal and Natural Languages As available 20
    INFR08009 Informatics 2B - Algorithms, Data Structures, Learning As available 20
    BUST08007 Management Science and Information Systems As available 20
    MATH08042 Mathematics for Informatics 3a As available 10
    MATH08043 Mathematics for Informatics 3b As available 10
    MATH08044 Mathematics for Informatics 4a As available 10
    MATH08045 Mathematics for Informatics 4b As available 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    BUST08005    Business Economics   20  
    BUST08008    International Business: Globalisation and Trade 2A   20  
    BUST08011    Organisation Studies   20  
    BUST08003    Principles of Finance   20  
    BUST08009    International Business and the Multinational Enterprise 2B   20  
    BUST08007    Management Science and Information Systems   20  
    BUST08010    Managing Employment Relations   20  
    BUST08004    Marketing   20  
    BUST08015    Innovation and Entrepreneurship   20  
    BUST08018    Applications of Finance   20  

     


    Year 3, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August

  • Notes: The Research in Management course is compulsory for students who plan to choose the Management Honours Dissertation in 4th Year.

    Students seeking BCS accreditation must select Professional Issues (Level 10), normally in 3rd Year, and must also select the Informatics Honours Project in 4th Year.

    With the permission of the School Curriculum Approval Officer, an additional 10 points may be taken at level 10 to assist in preparation for the Honours project.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    BUST10020 Management Science and Operations Planning As available 20
    BUST10011 Mathematical Programming As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 6 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 80 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 10 credits and maximum of 30 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    INFR09032    System Design Project   20  
    INFR09030    CS/SE Individual Practical   10  

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 70 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    INFR09006    Algorithms and Data Structures   10  
    INFR09007    Compiling Techniques   10  
    INFR09008    Computability and Intractability   10  
    INFR09009    Computer Architecture   10  
    INFR09010    Computer Design   10  
    INFR09011    Database Systems   10  
    INFR09014    Language Semantics and Implementation   10  
    INFR09015    Operating Systems   10  
    INFR09016    Software Engineering with Objects and Components   10  
    INFR09025    Computer Security   10  
    INFR09027    Computer Communications and Networks   10  
    INFR09029    Introductory Applied Machine Learning   10  
    INFR09031    Logic Programming   10  

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 10 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    INFR10022    Professional Issues (Level 10)   10  

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 30 credits from Business Studies Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Must not include Decision Making Under Uncertainty.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 10 credits from Level 9 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:This code comprises all level 9 courses in all schools other than Medicine or Veterinary Studies.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 0 credits course level 09, as available
    BUST09001     Research in Management     (0 credits)

    Notes:The Research in Management course is compulsory for students who plan to choose the Management Honours Dissertation in 4th Year.
     



    Year 4, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August

  • Notes: You may choose an Honours Project from either Informatics or Management Science.

    Note that Research in Management, taken in 3rd Year, is a pre-requisite to the Management Science Honours Project.

    Students seeking BCS accreditation must take the Informatics Honours Project.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    BUST10013 Decision-Making under Uncertainty As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 9 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 100 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 40 credits course level 10, as available
    INFR10044     Honours Project (Informatics)     (40 credits)

     
    AND   


    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 30 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    INFR10002    Advanced Databases (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10007    Communication and Concurrency   10  
    INFR10008    Computational Complexity   10  
    INFR10009    Computer Algebra   10  
    INFR10010    Computer Graphics (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10011    Computer Networking (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10012    Distributed Systems (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10015    Parallel Programming Languages and Systems (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10016    Parallel Architectures (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10017    Querying and Storing XML   10  
    INFR10018    Human-Computer Interaction (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10023    Compiler Optimisation (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10032    Data Integration and Exchange (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10039    Computer Animation & Visualisation (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10041    Automated Reasoning (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10042    System Level Integration Practical   10  
    INFR10046    Performance Modelling (Level 10)   10  
    INFR11073    Machine Learning & Pattern Recognition (Level 11)   10  

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 10 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    INFR11005    Bioinformatics 2   10  
    INFR11015    Applied Databases   10  
    INFR11016    Bioinformatics 1   10  
    INFR11020    Algorithmic Game Theory and its Applications   10  
    INFR11025    Topics in Distributed Databases   10  
    INFR11028    Design and Analysis of Parallel Algorithms   10  
    INFR11050    Probabilistic Modelling and Reasoning   10  
    INFR11088    Extreme Computing   10  

     

    AND   

    Select exactly 10 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:This refers to all level 10 courses in all schools other than Medicine or Veterinary Studies.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from Business Studies Level 10 courses, as available

     


    OR   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 100 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 40 credits course level 10, as available
    BUST10049     Management Honours Dissertation     (40 credits)

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from Business Studies Level 10 courses, as available

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 30 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    INFR10002    Advanced Databases (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10007    Communication and Concurrency   10  
    INFR10008    Computational Complexity   10  
    INFR10009    Computer Algebra   10  
    INFR10010    Computer Graphics (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10011    Computer Networking (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10012    Distributed Systems (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10015    Parallel Programming Languages and Systems (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10016    Parallel Architectures (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10017    Querying and Storing XML   10  
    INFR10018    Human-Computer Interaction (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10023    Compiler Optimisation (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10032    Data Integration and Exchange (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10039    Computer Animation & Visualisation (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10041    Automated Reasoning (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10042    System Level Integration Practical   10  
    INFR10046    Performance Modelling (Level 10)   10  
    INFR11073    Machine Learning & Pattern Recognition (Level 11)   10  

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 10 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    INFR11005    Bioinformatics 2   10  
    INFR11015    Applied Databases   10  
    INFR11016    Bioinformatics 1   10  
    INFR11020    Algorithmic Game Theory and its Applications   10  
    INFR11025    Topics in Distributed Databases   10  
    INFR11028    Design and Analysis of Parallel Algorithms   10  
    INFR11050    Probabilistic Modelling and Reasoning   10  
    INFR11088    Extreme Computing   10  

     


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