Course Information
- 13 Jan 2026 (Tue)
- Available
- *The delivery and distribution of the certificate are subject to the policies and arrangements of the course provider.
Course Overview
You will learn from highly-regarded leading experts and passionate lecturers in a culture of research excellence - from software development to databases and information systems, to machine learning and web technology.
The career prospects for our graduates reaches over 90% of the University of Liverpool's computer science graduates going onto well-paid jobs. You will access careers across this sector and the highly popular field of artificial intelligence, with job roles ranging from software engineer, machine learning practitioner, big data analyst, network administrator, database manager, IT consultant, AI developer, research scientist to information strategy manager.
The MSc programme is accredited by the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, for the purposes of meeting the further learning academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional.
What You’ll Learn
Course Structure
Global Trends in Computer Science (15 credits)
Software Development in Practice (15 credits)
Databases and Information Systems (15 credits)
Networks and Web Technology (15 credits)
Choose 2 elective modules from: (15 credits each)
Reasoning and Intelligent Systems*
Machine Learning in Practice*
Robotics*
Data Visualisation and Warehousing
Cloud Computing
Security Risk Management
Information Technology Leadership
Strategic Technology Management
Technology Innovation and Change Management
*Note – One out of the two electives must be selected out of Reasoning and Intelligent Systems, Machine Learning in Practice and Robotics.
Multi-Agent Systems (15 credits)
Research Methods in Computer Science (15 credits)
Computer Science Capstone Project (60 credits)