DPT: High Performance Computing (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCHPCMP1F)

Students should meet with a member of the EPCC Student Support Team to discuss their course choices. The EPCC Student Support Team are able to provide guidance and support to students for course selections.

All optional course choices are subject to students meeting (and demonstrating that they meet/will meet) the prerequisite requirements of courses they wish to take. Course choices must be approved by a member of the EPCC Student Support Team

Students are strongly recommended to balance their credit-load evenly between Semester 1 and Semester 2 (n.b. although INFR11173 Project Preparation takes place over two Semesters the workload is almost entirely located within Semester 2). It would be very uncommon for the EPCC Student Support Team to approve an imbalanced creditload split: Semester 1's courses are very important for building a solid foundation in the core concepts underpinning the programmes and Semester 2's courses generally contain more advanced material building on those foundations.

Concessions to the Degree Programme Table may be possible and will be judged on a case-by-case basis. A concession to the DPT cannot be guaranteed in advance.

Performance Programming

Parallel Design Patterns

Advanced Message-passing Programming

Advanced Parallel Techniques

Numerical Algorithms for High Performance Computing

Design and Analysis of Parallel Algorithms

AND

Please note these are optional courses primarily designed for students on other programmes. Entry to these courses is dependent on students meeting (and being able to demonstrate that they meet) the course prerequisite requirements and there being spaces available. Speak to the EPCC Student Support Team in the first instance if you have queries about this.

N.B. Some of these courses are owned by School of Informatics not EPCC and in a specific academic year specific courses cannot be guaranteed to run due to availability of staff and teaching resources within the School of Informatics.

Data Analytics with High Performance Computing

Fundamentals of Data Management

AND

Students may request to take a relevant 10 credit 'wildcard' course from the selection specified below. Students must discuss this selection with a member of the EPCC Student Support Team and should explain their reasons for interest in a course. Students must ensure they meet any prerequisites for any such courses and that such courses do not clash with their other courses.

Concessions to the degree programme table may be requested, but will be determined on a case by case basis and cannot be guaranteed in advance.. Speak to the EPCC Student Support Team for further information.

THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2020/2021

Information in the Degree Programme Tables may still be subject to change in response to Covid-19

Degree Programme Table: High Performance Computing (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCHPCMP1F)

Year 1 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

Course options

Group A

High Performance Computing MSc, Full-time options

HPC Optional Extension Courses

Level 11 courses in Schedule K, M to Q