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Degree Programme Table: Artificial Intelligence (MSc) (Part-time) - 3 Years (PTMSCINFEM5P)

Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before making your course choices, make sure you have discussed them with your Personal Tutor.

    During the first two years of this programme: 1) students are required to take a minimum of 30 credits of Artificial Intelligence courses; 2) Students are permitted to take a maximum of 30 credits of courses that are below level 11 or not individually listed below.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    INFR11136 Informatics Research Review As available 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 5 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 50 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 50 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    INFR11020    Algorithmic Game Theory and its Applications   10  
    INFR11069    Adaptive Learning Environments 1 (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11033    Automatic Speech Recognition   10  
    INFR11036    Computational Cognitive Neuroscience   10  
    INFR11021    Computer Graphics (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11017    Human-Computer Interaction (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11008    Neural Computation   10  
    INFR11035    Neural Information Processing   10  
    INFR11061    Natural Language Understanding (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11010    Reinforcement Learning   10  
    INFR11091    Robot Learning and Sensorimotor Control   10  
    INFR11092    Robotics: Science and Systems   20  
    INFR11113    Topics in Natural Language Processing   10  
    INFR11125    Accelerated Natural Language Processing   20  
    INFR11031    Advanced Vision (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11134    Probabilistic Modelling and Reasoning   20  
    INFR11133    Machine Translation   20  
    INFR11130    Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition   20  
    INFR11132    Machine Learning Practical   20  
    INFR11129    Formal Verification   10  
    INFR11079    Music Informatics   10  

    Notes:These are AI courses at level 11 open to taught postgraduate students.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 50 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    INFR11016    Bioinformatics 1   10  
    INFR11005    Bioinformatics 2   10  
    INFR11032    Compiler Optimisation (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11022    Distributed Systems (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11088    Extreme Computing   10  
    INFR11024    Parallel Architectures (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11023    Parallel Programming Languages and Systems (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11038    Software Architecture, Process, and Management (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11111    Computer Algebra   10  
    INFR11049    Computer Networking (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11098    Secure Programming   10  
    INFR11120    Embedded Systems   10  
    INFR11122    Advanced Topics in Foundations of Databases   20  
    INFR11124    Social and Technological Networks   10  
    INFR11114    Types and Semantics for Programming Languages   10  
    INFR11011    Advanced Databases (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11082    Performance Modelling (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11089    Randomness and Computation   10  
    INFR11101    Advances in Programming Languages   10  
    INFR11123    Scalable Data Management Systems   10  
    INFR11128    Categories and Quantum Informatics   10  
    INFR11131    Introduction to Modern Cryptography   10  
    INFR11015    Applied Databases   10  
    INFR11099    Introduction to Quantum Computing   10  
    INFR11007    Data Mining and Exploration   10  

    Notes:These are other level 11 courses open to taught postgraduate students.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from Level 9, 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:These are courses in all schools other than Medicine or Veterinary Studies. Note this includes courses within the School of Informatics.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 10 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedule O, as available

    Notes:These are courses in the School of Informatics.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:These are courses in all schools other than Medicine or Veterinary Studies. Note this includes courses within the School of Informatics.
     



    Year 2, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before making your course choices, make sure you have discussed them with your Personal Tutor.

    During the first two years of this programme: 1) students are required to take a minimum of 30 credits of Artificial Intelligence courses; 2) Students are permitted to take a maximum of 30 credits of courses that are below level 11 or not individually listed below.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    INFR11137 Informatics Research Proposal As available 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 5 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 50 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 50 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    INFR11020    Algorithmic Game Theory and its Applications   10  
    INFR11069    Adaptive Learning Environments 1 (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11033    Automatic Speech Recognition   10  
    INFR11036    Computational Cognitive Neuroscience   10  
    INFR11021    Computer Graphics (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11017    Human-Computer Interaction (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11008    Neural Computation   10  
    INFR11035    Neural Information Processing   10  
    INFR11061    Natural Language Understanding (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11010    Reinforcement Learning   10  
    INFR11091    Robot Learning and Sensorimotor Control   10  
    INFR11092    Robotics: Science and Systems   20  
    INFR11113    Topics in Natural Language Processing   10  
    INFR11125    Accelerated Natural Language Processing   20  
    INFR11031    Advanced Vision (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11134    Probabilistic Modelling and Reasoning   20  
    INFR11133    Machine Translation   20  
    INFR11130    Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition   20  
    INFR11132    Machine Learning Practical   20  
    INFR11129    Formal Verification   10  
    INFR11079    Music Informatics   10  

    Notes:These are AI courses at level 11 open to taught postgraduate students.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 50 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    INFR11016    Bioinformatics 1   10  
    INFR11005    Bioinformatics 2   10  
    INFR11032    Compiler Optimisation (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11022    Distributed Systems (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11088    Extreme Computing   10  
    INFR11024    Parallel Architectures (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11023    Parallel Programming Languages and Systems (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11038    Software Architecture, Process, and Management (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11111    Computer Algebra   10  
    INFR11049    Computer Networking (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11098    Secure Programming   10  
    INFR11120    Embedded Systems   10  
    INFR11122    Advanced Topics in Foundations of Databases   20  
    INFR11124    Social and Technological Networks   10  
    INFR11114    Types and Semantics for Programming Languages   10  
    INFR11011    Advanced Databases (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11082    Performance Modelling (Level 11)   10  
    INFR11089    Randomness and Computation   10  
    INFR11101    Advances in Programming Languages   10  
    INFR11123    Scalable Data Management Systems   10  
    INFR11128    Categories and Quantum Informatics   10  
    INFR11131    Introduction to Modern Cryptography   10  
    INFR11015    Applied Databases   10  
    INFR11099    Introduction to Quantum Computing   10  
    INFR11007    Data Mining and Exploration   10  

    Notes:These are other level 11 courses open to taught postgraduate students.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from Level 9, 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:These are courses in all schools other than Medicine or Veterinary Studies. Note this includes courses within the School of Informatics.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 10 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedule O, as available

    Notes:These are courses in the School of of Informatics.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:These are courses in all schools other than Medicine or Veterinary Studies. Note this includes courses within the School of Informatics.
     



    Year 3, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before making your course choices, make sure you have discussed them with your Personal Tutor.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    INFR11077 MSc Dissertation (Informatics) As available 60




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




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