Course details

Summary

The Postgraduate Diploma in Science (PGDipSci) is an opportunity for Bachelor of Science graduates to advance their qualifications.

We are living in an information age. In our work, our leisure, our health and our education, we increasingly depend on access to information. We get the information that we need by using the tools of information technology (IT) by which information is stored, transmitted and processed.

The subjects covered by the department in its courses and research at postgraduate level lie mostly in the two general areas of "software systems" and "theory of computing". Other areas of informatics are covered in more depth by other departments in the University. The Department of Management Science and Information Systems (within the Business School) specialises in data base systems, groupware, and applications of computers to business and management. The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Faculty of Engineering) has interests in computer systems engineering and software engineering.

Within the broad areas stated above, the department offers graduate programmes leading to the MSc and PhD degrees with specializations including (but not limited to): algorithmic information theory, artificial intelligence, combinatory, data compression, data communications and networks, distributed computing, graphics, image processing, multimedia and hypermedia systems, neural networks, parallel computation, programming languages and systems, robotics, software engineering, software security, theory of computation, and visual programming.

The department has many research-active staff and excellent national and international links, both to commerce and academia.

Requirements:

At least 90 points from COMPSCI 601, 602, 691, 701-780, 790

Up to 30 points from 600 and 700 level courses in a related subject with approval of the Head of Department

Where could this programme take you?

Because science plays a vital role in addressing the key issues that confront us and future generations, studying the sciences opens up a wide range of career opportunities.

Further study options

• Master of Science
• Master of Speech Language Therapy Practice
• Master of Bioscience Enterprise
• Doctor of Philosophy
• Doctor of Clinical Psychology

Entry criteria

The prerequisite is a BSc with a major in Computer Science and a B average in four COMPSCI courses (60 points) at Stage III level.

English language requirements: IELTS 6.5; TOEFL (iBT) 90; TOEFL (paper-based) 575; CAE or CPE 176; PTE 58; MELAB 85.