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This is an on-campus program at Cardiff University in Cardiff.

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Master in Advanced Computer Science

Cardiff University

Cardiff, United Kingdom Taught in English Open to international students

Introduction

Cardiff University, established in 1883 and located in the capital of Wales, is a research-led institution with a global reputation for high-quality, innovative scholarship. Home to more than 33,000 students, including over 9,000 international students from more than 100 countries, the university offers a vibrant, multicultural campus within a dynamic city. Teaching is informed by cutting-edge research, ensuring students learn from academic leaders who are active in advancing knowledge and addressing real-world challenges.

The university provides a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across faculties, with roughly 266 programs available that span the arts, sciences, engineering, business, and health disciplines. Cardiff emphasizes a student-centered approach, offering strong academic support, opportunities for study abroad, and industry partnerships that help students gain practical experience. Many undergraduates benefit from international exchanges and placements that enhance employability and global perspective.

Cardiff’s civic mission prioritizes community engagement, sustainability, and public good, with initiatives that contribute to regional health, wealth, and wellbeing. The campus environment supports extracurricular involvement, research internships, and student societies that enrich campus life. For international applicants seeking a research-intensive university in a welcoming capital city, Cardiff combines academic rigor, global connections, and extensive support services to help students thrive.

About the Program

Designed for computing graduates who wish to differentiate themselves further through an advanced mastery of the discipline, this flagship programme offers exposure to contemporary topics that are driving key technological developments and trends. The MSc Advanced Computer Science will offer you exposure to key topics that are driving emerging technological developments and trends. Computer Science is one of the fastest moving academic disciplines and the outcomes of research and innovation in this field are likely to have a significant social impact. The subject spans all aspects of modern life, and this programme offers you the opportunity to apply new skills and advanced techniques to the area of your choice, whilst allowing you to demonstrate that you are at the forefront of your discipline. Core to this programme is the opportunity to further develop the scope of your problem solving skills by studying advanced programming languages and programming paradigms, and to gain knowledge and skills across a breadth of topics in Computer Science. You will choose to study optional, research-led modules that allow the freedom to build a distinctive personal portfolio of skills and knowledge. This is a specialist Masters degree programme which will require strong technical, mathematical and programming skills from day one of the course. ### Distinctive features The distinctive features of this course include: - A degree designed for computing graduates who wish to differentiate themselves further through an advanced mastery of the discipline. - In addition to coverage of core advanced computer science topics, you may select from three research topics in which to specialise - You will undertake an individual research project and complete a dissertation under the supervision of a member of academic research staff. The topic for this will be driven by your own interests. - You will be provided with a laptop during induction week that will remain with you throughout the duration of the course. Where you'll study

Tuition in Context

This program's tuition is 10% below the typical master's in the United Kingdom.

Median tuition for that cohort is 24,625 USD, across 12,153 programs in our catalog.

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