Course Summary
This qualification covers various topics, incorporating transferable skills applicable to professional development.
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Career Sectors
This course prepares you for working in the Career Sectors below. Follow the links to get a fuller understanding of the sectors you are preparing for.
Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
Although this qualification has no entry requirements, we recommend you have
a UK honours degree (or equivalent) in a computing discipline or relevant industry experience
minimum IELTS (International English Language Testing System) scores of
Reading: 5.5
Writing: 5.5
Speaking: 5.5
Listening: 5.5
Overall: 6.0.
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Application Details
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The Student
Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests. If these interests do not describe you, this course may prepare you for work you may not find satisfying.
Investigative
The Investigative person will usually find a particular area of science to be of interest. They are inclined toward intellectual and analytical activities and enjoy observation and theory. They may prefer thought to action, and enjoy the challenge of solving problems with sophiscticated technology. These types prefer mentally stimulating environments and often pay close attention to developments in their chosen field.
Career Progression
In addition they aim to encourage you, through the provision of appropriate educational activities, to develop study and transferable skills applicable to your employment and your continuing professional development.
Careers and Employability Services have more information on how OU study can improve your employability.
Accreditation
Information Security and Forensics route and Software Engineering route:
Accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, for the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional. BCS accreditation provides assurance that programmes of study meet high standards set by the profession.
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, for the award of Euro-Inf Master Quality Label on behalf of EQANIE (European Quality Assurance Network for Informatics Education e.V.) as satisfying the outcomes of Second Cycle Programmes specified by the Euro-Inf Framework Standards and Accreditation Criteria for Informatics Degree Programmes.
Duration
How long it takes
Most students study the MSc in Computing part-time, completing 60 credits a year over three years. Typically, this means 12–13 study hours each week.
You must complete the MSc in Computing within six years.*
*You must complete the MSc in Computing (Networking) within six years or by 31 December 2030, whichever is sooner.