Program Overview
The Advanced Computing at Imperial College London is a MRes programme in Humanities over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Advanced Computing programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 6.5
- Tuition: GBP 27,100 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 12,000 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: London, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Advanced Computing programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:
- Researcher / Academic
- Cultural Programme Manager
- Editor / Writer
- Translator / Interpreter
- Museum Curator
- Communications Specialist
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- AUTUMN
- MRes Research Project (1st)
- AUTUMN AND SPRING
- Research Skills
- Short Introduction to Prolog and Matlab
- SPRING
- MRes Research Project (2nd)
- Academic Writing for Computer Science
- SUMMER
- MRes Individual Project
- You choose two to four modules from the following lists:
- AUTUMN
- Separation Logic: Local Reasoning about Programs (half course)
- Computing in Space with OpenSPL (half course)
- Concurrent Processes (half course)
- Medical Image Computing (half course)
- Privacy Enhancing Techniques (half course)
- Modal Logic (half course)
- Computational Neurodynamics
- Machine Learning and Neural Computation
- Complexity
- Advanced Issues in Object Oriented Programming
- Computing for Optimal Decisions
- SPRING
- Advanced Computer Graphics
- Computational Finance
- Performance Analysis
- Argumentation and Multi-agent Systems
- Automated Reasoning
- Quantum Computing
- Knowledge Representation
- Intelligent Data and Probabilistic Inference
- Advanced Statistical Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition
- AUTUMN
- Advanced Databases
- Computer Vision
- Complex Systems
- Network Security
- Type Systems for Programming Languages
- Machine Learning
- SPRING
- Custom Computing
- Advanced Computer Architecture
- Distributed Algorithms
- Systems Verification
- Logic-Based Learning
- Network and Web Security
- AUTUMN
- Prolog
- AUTUMN AND SPRING
- Software Engineering for Industry
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
- Applicants should normally have a good first Honours degree in computer science, or a subject with a substantial computing component.
- If your first degree is from a country other than the UK, you may find the guidelines within our Country Index helpful. Please note that these guidelines indicate the College minimum. Our requirement is usually higher.
- All candidates must demonstrate a minimum level of English language proficiency for admission to the College.
- For admission to this course, you must achieve the standard College requirement in the appropriate English language qualification. For details of the minimum grades required to achieve this requirement, please see the English language requirements for postgraduate applicants.
English Proficiency: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 27,100 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 12,000 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 27,100 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 12,000 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 6.5
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact Imperial College London directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About Imperial College London
Imperial College London
London, United Kingdom
Imperial College London is a distinguished institution of higher education committed to academic excellence, innovative research, and preparing students for leadership in their chosen fields. The...
University Profile- Start Date 2017-10-01
- Language English
- Duration 12 months