COMPUTER NETWORKING
OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAMME
Take your hands-on computer networking skills to the next level with our industry-focused course. As the demand for specialists in the computer networking industry continues to grow, this course will support you to develop the specialist technical and consultative skills required to progress to higher technical and managerial positions within businesses or work towards doctoral study.
Concentrating on practical networking rather than abstract concepts or theories in data communications, the programme is centred around real-world network problem-solving, the planning, design and development of network services and infrastructures, plus the use and application of current and emerging hardware and protocols.
For your dissertation, you will be expected to investigate cutting-edge technologies, implement and test novel networking solutions, or develop or analyse original network applications
WHAT WILL YOU STUDY?As with most masters programmes, this has 2 parts, a taught part followed by a dissertation.
Students study 6 core modules of 20 credits each, followed by a 60 credit dissertation, making a total of 180 credits. All modules are core.
MODULES
- Postgraduate Study & Research Methods
- Networking Hardware and Software
- Networking Techniques & Technologies
- Remote Access & Security
- Network Protocols & Algorithms
- Technological Horizon-Scanning
- Dissertation
Successful completion of the course enables you to put greater focus on your future career in the field of Computer Networking or the educational paths. You will have the knowledge and competence necessary to continue to develop professionally in the workplace. You might take the opportunity to progress to the higher-level academic investigation.
It is expected that you will be able to gain employment at higher technical and managerial levels, develop particular specialist technical and consultative skills, and be capable of embarking upon Doctoral-level study.
Previous students have found employment as:
- Computing Consultants
- Network Engineer / Management in large Internet companies
- Continued Research to PhD level
- Teaching in 6th Form Colleges
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