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Degree Programme Table: Computer Science and Mathematics (BSc Hons) (UTCMPMA)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

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

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

Please note that all students must pass INF1A (Informatics 1 - Introduction to Computation INFR08025), and INF1B (Informatics 1 - Object-Orientated Programming INFR08029), before they are allowed to progress into Year 2 of this degree.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Introduction to Linear Algebra

Must be passed

MATH08057 20 credits
Calculus and its Applications

Must be passed

MATH08058 20 credits
Proofs and Problem Solving

Must be passed

MATH08059 20 credits
Informatics 1 - Introduction to Computation

Must be passed

INFR08025 20 credits
Informatics 1 - Object Oriented Programming

Must be passed

INFR08029 20 credits

Course options

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select exactly 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
These are courses in all schools other than Medicine, Veterinary Studies, or the Centre for Open Learning.

Year 2 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: August

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

Please Note: Maths have 10 credit courses available in both S1 and S2. Probability is needed as background for S2 of INF2-FDS

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Informatics 2 - Introduction to Algorithms and Data Structures

Must be passed

INFR08026 20 credits
Informatics 2 - Foundations of Data Science

Must be passed

INFR08030 20 credits
Several Variable Calculus and Differential Equations

Must be passed

MATH08063 20 credits
Probability

Must be passed

MATH08066 10 credits
Fundamentals of Pure Mathematics

Must be passed

MATH08064 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 30 credits in this group.

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select exactly 30 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
These are courses in all schools other than Medicine, Veterinary Studies, or the Centre for Open Learning.

Year 3 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: August

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

Some third year courses are prerequisites for specific fourth year courses, and you are advised to consider your plans for fourth year when making your course choices.

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.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 120 credits in this group.

Informatics Hons 3rd Year SDP and Large Practical

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
System Design Project
INFR09032 20 credits
Informatics Large Practical
INFR09051 20 credits
AND

Informatics Hons 3rd Year CS Courses

Select between 20 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are the Computer Science courses at level 9 or 10 open to third-year undergraduate students.
Algorithms and Data Structures
INFR10052 10 credits
Software Testing
INFR10057 10 credits
Computer Communications and Networks
INFR10074 20 credits
Operating Systems
INFR10079 20 credits
Introduction to Databases
INFR10080 20 credits
AND

Informatics Hons 3rd Year AI Courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Introduction to Vision and Robotics
INFR09019 10 credits
Automated Reasoning
INFR09042 10 credits
Introductory Applied Machine Learning
INFR10069 20 credits
Speech Processing (Hons)
LASC10061 20 credits
AND

Informatics - Computer Security

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Computer Security
INFR10067 20 credits
AND

Informatics - Professional Issues

Select between 0 and 10 credits of the following courses
Professional Issues (Level 10)
INFR10022 10 credits
AND

HAlg/HAna/HCoV/HDEq choice

Select between 40 and 80 credits of the following courses
Honours Differential Equations
MATH10066 20 credits
Honours Complex Variables
MATH10067 20 credits
Honours Analysis
MATH10068 20 credits
Honours Algebra
MATH10069 20 credits
AND

Level 9 and 10 courses in the School of Mathematics

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in the School of Mathematics
Notes:
These are courses in the School of Mathematics. Level 10 courses are only permitted under this option when the 'normal year taken' is 'year 3 undergraduate'.
AND

Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 10 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
These are courses in all schools other than Medicine, Veterinary Studies, or the Centre for Open Learning, and include courses normally taken by 4th-year students. In the case that this DPT option is chosen, you are advised to obtain permission to take the course from the course organiser, and have the course choice approved by your personal tutor.

Year 4 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: August

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

These lists include courses at level 10 (code INFR10xxx) and level 11 (code INFR11xxx). In general, level 11 courses will contain more advanced material and be taught at a higher level than level 10 courses; you should take account of this when planning your course combination. Each entry links to a matching page in the University course catalogue, where you can find a description of the course content and information about any specific entry requirements.

You should choose a 40 credit Honours Project from EITHER Informatics (Group A) OR Mathematics (Group B).

Students seeking BCS accreditation must take the Informatics Honours Project.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 120 credits in this group.

Honours Project (Informatics)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Honours Project (Informatics)
INFR10044 40 credits
AND

Informatics Hons 4th Year Courses

Select between 30 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are Informatics courses at level 10 or 11 open to fourth-year undergraduate students.
Algorithms and Data Structures
INFR10052 10 credits
Software Testing
INFR10057 10 credits
Computer Security
INFR10067 20 credits
Introductory Applied Machine Learning
INFR10069 20 credits
Computer Communications and Networks
INFR10074 20 credits
Computing in the Classroom
INFR10077 20 credits
Operating Systems
INFR10079 20 credits
Introduction to Databases
INFR10080 20 credits
Human-Computer Interaction (Level 11)
INFR11017 10 credits
Algorithmic Game Theory and its Applications
INFR11020 10 credits
Parallel Architectures (Level 11)
INFR11024 10 credits
Automatic Speech Recognition
INFR11033 10 credits
Introduction to Quantum Computing
INFR11099 10 credits
Computational Complexity
INFR11102 10 credits
Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition
INFR11130 20 credits
Introduction to Modern Cryptography
INFR11131 10 credits
Machine Learning Practical
INFR11132 20 credits
Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers
INFR11144 10 credits
Text Technologies for Data Science
INFR11145 20 credits
Internet of Things Systems, Security, and the Cloud (IoTSSC)
INFR11146 20 credits
Principles and Design of IoT Systems
INFR11150 20 credits
Natural Language Understanding, Generation, and Machine Translation
INFR11157 20 credits
Bioinformatics 1
INFR11160 10 credits
Natural Computing
INFR11161 10 credits
Advanced Database Systems
INFR11199 20 credits
Logic, Computability and Incompleteness
PHIL10133 20 credits
AND

Level 10 and 11 courses in the School of Mathematics

Select between 40 and 50 credits from Level 10 and 11 courses in the School of Mathematics
Notes:
These are courses in the School of Mathematics. Level 11 courses are only permitted under this option when the 'normal year taken' is 'year 4 undergraduate'.
If choosing to do the 'Honours Project (Informatics)', you are not permitted to also take the 'Project In Mathematics (Double)'.
AND

Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 10 credits from Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
These are courses in all schools other than Medicine, Veterinary Studies, or the Centre for Open Learning, and include courses normally taken by postgraduate students. In the case that this DPT option is chosen, you are advised to obtain permission to take the course from the course organiser, and have the course choice approved by your personal tutor.
OR

Group B

Select exactly 120 credits in this group.

Project in Mathematics (Double)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Project in Mathematics (Double)
MATH10031 40 credits
AND

Level 10 courses in the School of Mathematics

Select between 30 and 40 credits from Level 10 courses in the School of Mathematics
Notes:
These are courses in the School of Mathematics. Level 11 courses are only permitted under this option when the 'normal year taken' is 'year 4 undergraduate'.
AND

Informatics Hons 4th Year Courses

Select between 30 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are Informatics courses at level 10 or 11 open to fourth-year undergraduate students.
Algorithms and Data Structures
INFR10052 10 credits
Software Testing
INFR10057 10 credits
Computer Security
INFR10067 20 credits
Introductory Applied Machine Learning
INFR10069 20 credits
Computer Communications and Networks
INFR10074 20 credits
Computing in the Classroom
INFR10077 20 credits
Operating Systems
INFR10079 20 credits
Introduction to Databases
INFR10080 20 credits
Human-Computer Interaction (Level 11)
INFR11017 10 credits
Algorithmic Game Theory and its Applications
INFR11020 10 credits
Parallel Architectures (Level 11)
INFR11024 10 credits
Automatic Speech Recognition
INFR11033 10 credits
Introduction to Quantum Computing
INFR11099 10 credits
Computational Complexity
INFR11102 10 credits
Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition
INFR11130 20 credits
Introduction to Modern Cryptography
INFR11131 10 credits
Machine Learning Practical
INFR11132 20 credits
Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers
INFR11144 10 credits
Text Technologies for Data Science
INFR11145 20 credits
Internet of Things Systems, Security, and the Cloud (IoTSSC)
INFR11146 20 credits
Principles and Design of IoT Systems
INFR11150 20 credits
Natural Language Understanding, Generation, and Machine Translation
INFR11157 20 credits
Bioinformatics 1
INFR11160 10 credits
Natural Computing
INFR11161 10 credits
Advanced Database Systems
INFR11199 20 credits
Logic, Computability and Incompleteness
PHIL10133 20 credits
AND

Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 10 credits from Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
These are courses in all schools other than Medicine, Veterinary Studies, or the Centre for Open Learning, and include courses normally taken by postgraduate students. In the case that this DPT option is chosen, you are advised to obtain permission to take the course from the course organiser, and have the course choice approved by your personal tutor.
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